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Name | Yuen Woo-ping |
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Chinesename | 袁和平 |
Pinyinchinesename | Yuán Hépíng |
Jyutpingchinesename | Jyun4 Wo4ping4 |
Birthdate | January 01, 1945 |
Location | Guangzhou, Republic of China |
Goldenhorseawards | Best Action Direction 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Hongkongfilmwards | Best Action Choreography 1993 Once Upon a Time in China II 2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2005 Kung Fu Hustle 2007 Fearless Professional Achievement Award 2001 |
Hkfcsawards | Special Achievement Award 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Yuen went on to work with such figures as Sammo Hung in Magnificent Butcher (1979), Yuen Biao in Dreadnaught (1981), Donnie Yen in Iron Monkey (1993), and Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh in Tai Chi Master (1993) and Wing Chun (1994).
Yuen's works, particularly his action choreography on Fist of Legend (1994), attracted the attention of the Wachowski brothers, who hired him as the martial arts choreographer on The Matrix (1999). The success of this collaboration, plus his action choreography on the following year's hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, made him a highly sought after figure in Hollywood. He went on to work on the Matrix sequels and Kill Bill (2003).
More recent action choreography duties in Hong Kong cinema have included Kung Fu Hustle (2004), starring Stephen Chow, and Fearless (2006), starring Jet Li.
Yuen also choreographed the action sequences in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), a Hollywood martial arts-adventure film. It is the first film to star together two of the best-known names in the martial arts film genre, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. He worked as a stunt coordinator for his first Indian film, Enthiran, directed by S. Shankar, which released in 2010.
In late 2008, Yuen began working on his first film as director since 1996, True Legend, starring Vincent Zhao and Jay Chou. He has recently worked as a fight choreography consultant on Ninja Assassin (2009).
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