Stephen Chow

About

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After...

Known for

Kung Fu SoccerMovie • 2026Shaolin SoccerMovie • 2001The Legend of the Condor HeroesSeries • 1983Kung Fu HustleMovie • 2004The Price Of Growing UpSeries • 1987The Justice of LifeSeries • 1989Dragonball EvolutionMovie • 2009CJ7Movie • 2008The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-UpSeries • 2018The Monkey KingMovie • 2023The MermaidMovie • 2016A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: CinderellaMovie • 1995Journey to the West: Conquering the DemonsMovie • 2013Crazy SafariMovie • 1991GorgeousMovie • 1999A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's BoxMovie • 1995Forbidden City CopMovie • 1996King of ComedyMovie • 1999Journey to the West: The Demons Strike BackMovie • 2017From Beijing with LoveMovie • 1994The God of CookeryMovie • 1996Fight Back to School 3Movie • 1993Hail the JudgeMovie • 1994Flirting ScholarMovie • 1993