name	Nina Li Chi
tradchinesename	利智
simpchinesename	利智
birth date	December 31, 1961
birth place	Shanghai, China
spouse	Jet Li (1999-)
children	Jane (2000-)Jada (2002-)
yearsactive	1986 - 1992
occupation	actress }}

Nina Li Chi (; born December 31, 1961 in Shanghai) is a retired former Hong Kong actress. She is currently married to Chinese action superstar Jet Li. They have two children together, including daughter Jada.

Filmography

''A Kid from Tibet'' (1992) - Sorcerer's Sister

''Twin Dragons'' (1992) - Tammy

''Miracle 90 Days'' (1992) - The manager of the Ocean Park

''A Chinese Ghost Story Part III'' (1991) - Butterfly

''Stone Age Warriors'' (1991) - Lucy

''The Gambling Ghost'' (1991) - Lily

''Inspector Pink Dragon'' (1991) - Tam Lan Hing

''Lover's Tear'' (1991) - Fang Yi Ling, a deaf woman

''Legend of the Brothers'' (1991) - Movie Star

''The Dragon from Russia'' (1990) - Chime

''The Spooky Family'' (1990) - Colleague Sister

''Perfect Girls'' (1990) - Feng Mu-Jen

''To Spy with Love'' (1990) - Li Chi

''"Celebrity Talk Show"'' (1989) (TV Series) - Guest

''The Fun, the Luck, and the Tycoon'' (1989) - Cindy Chan

''Dragon Fight'' (1989) - Penny

''Pedicab Driver'' (1989) - Ping

''Four Loves'' (1989) - Chin Pui Ling

''What a Small World'' (1989) - Nina Lee

''Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit'' (1989) - Sister Thief

''Mr. Mistress'' (1988) - Ho's wife

''Profile of Pleasure'' (1988) - Yim Hung

''Ghost in the House'' (1988) - The friendly ghost

''Guests in the House'' (1988)

''Fractured Follies'' (1988) - Scarlet

''The Greatest Lover'' (1988) - Lychee

''Tiger on Beat'' (1988) - Marydonna

''Criminal Hunter'' (1988) - Mimi

''Amnesty Decree'' (1987) - Ah Kim

''"Diao Chan"'' (1987) (TV Series) - Diao Chan

''Seven Years Itch'' (1987) - Siu Hung

''The Seventh Curse'' (1986) (uncredited) - Girl drinking Champagne

References

External links

Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese actors Category:People from Shanghai

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Nina is a feminine given name.

Acronyms

National Iraqi News Agency, an Iraqi news service

No Income No Asset, a mortgage concept

No Irish Need Apply, an anti-Irish racism phrase found in some 19th century employment ads

Places

Nina, Estonia, a village in Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County, Estonia

Nina, Mozambique, a village in the Ancuabe District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique

Nina, Namibia, a settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency of Namibia

Nina, Russia, a rural locality (a ''khutor'') in Belgorod Oblast, Russia

Nina Station, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Ninaview, Colorado, an unincorporated area in Bent County, Colorado

Nina, Kentucky, an unincorporated area in Garrard County, Kentucky

Nina, West Virginia, an unincorporated area in Doddridge County, West Virginia

Entertainment

Solo singer

Nina, the stage name of Ana Maria Agustí Flores, a Spanish singer and actress known for performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989.

Nina Andersson, a Swedish eurodance artist.

Nina Girado, a Filipino R&B; singer, former girlfriend of Nyoy Volante.

Nina Radojičić, a Serbian singer known for performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Nina Gerhard, German eurodance singer of "The Reason Is You".

Groups

NiNa, a multinational six-piece J-pop group

Nina Sky, an American singing duo and identical twin sisters Nicole and Natalie Albino

Nina & Frederik, a Danish singing duo of the 1950s and 1960s

Songs

"Nina", from the album ''Street Punk Rulez!'' by Polish band The Analogs

"Niña" (song), from the album ''Flores de Alquiler'' by Spanish/Mexican group La 5ª Estación

"Draumur um Nínu" (A Dream about Nína), Iceland's 1991 Eurovision Song Contest entry

"Nina", song by Noel Coward

"Nina Never Knew", 1952 song with music by Milton Drake and melody by Louis Alter

"Nina in Ecstasy", an outtake from PJ Harvey's album ''Is This Desire?'' (1998)

"Nina, Pretty Ballerina", 1973 song by Swedish pop group ABBA

"Nina", song by rap artist Lil Wayne

Albums

''Nina'' (Nina Girado album), an album by Filipino pop singer Nina Girado

Operas

''Nina'' (opera), by Giovanni Paisiello

''Nina'' (Dalayrac), by Nicolas Dalayrac

Movies

''Nina'' (1959 film), by Jean Boyer (director)

''Nina'' (film), 2004 Brazilian movie

''Nina's Heavenly Delights'', 2006 British movie

''Nina's Tragedies'', 2003 Israeli movie

Television shows

"Niña Amada Mía" (telenovela), a Mexican soap opera

"Nina and the Neurons", a Scottish programme shown on the CBeebies channel

Nina Webster, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless

Nina Martin, a character from House of Anubis

Nina Einstein, a character from Code Geass

Other

Nina Printing House, the name of a secret underground printing house in Baku

Nina Tower, a skyscraper in Hong Kong

Nina (typeface), designed by Matthew Carter

See also

Nena (disambiguation)

Nina (name)

Nina, original name of Castro (clothing), an Israeli garment company

''Niña'' (real name ''Santa Clara''), one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies in 1492

La Niña, the cold phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation ocean-atmosphere phenomenon

Saint Nino (anglicized to Nina), an Eastern-orthodox saint

References

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playername	Li Chi 李炽
fullname	Li Chi
dateofbirth	March 06, 1983
cityofbirth	Wuhua, Guangdong
countryofbirth	China
currentclub	Jiangsu Sainty
clubnumber	18
height
position	Midfielder
youthclubs1	Guangdong Youth
years1	2003-2004
years2	2005-
clubs1	Guangdong Xiongying
clubs2	Jiangsu Sainty
caps1	42
goals1	1
goals2	}}

Li Chi (; born 6 March 1983 in Wuhua) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty.

Club career

Shenzhen Kejian

Li Chi played two years a senior soccer at second-tier league team Shenzhen Kejian, before the club became bankrupt.

Jiangsu Sainty

He transferred to Jiangsu Sainty in 2005 with his coach Wang Baoshan.

References

External links

Category:Chinese footballers Category:Living people Category:1983 births Category:Jiangsu Sainty players

zh:李炽

Name	Jet Li
Tradchinesename	李連杰
Simpchinesename	李连杰
Pinyinchinesename	Lǐ Liánjié
Jyutpingchinesename	Lei5 Lin4 Git6
Ancestry	Beijing, China
Birth date	April 26, 1963
Birth place	Beijing, China
Othername	Lee Yeung Chung /Li Yangzhong李陽中 (Traditional)李阳中 (Simplified)Lǐ Yángzhōng (Mandarin)Lei5 Joeng4 Zung1 (Cantonese) (Chinese producer pseudonym)
Occupation	ActorMartial artistFilm producer
Yearsactive	1982–present
Religion	Buddhist
Spouse	Huang Qiuyan (1987–1990)Nina Li Chi (1999–present)
Hongkongfilmwards	Best Actor2008 ''The Warlords''
Goldenhorseawards	Special Award1995
Hkfcsawards	Best Actor2006 ''Fearless''
Awards	Shanghai Film Critics Awards2008 Best Actor (''The Warlords'')
Website	www.jetli.com }}

Li Lianjie (; born April 26, 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist, actor, film producer, wushu champion, and international film star who was born in Beijing, and has taken up Singaporean citizenship in 2009.

After three years of intensive training with Wu Bin, Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team. After retiring from wushu at age 17, he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film ''Shaolin Temple'' (1982). He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films, most notably the ''Once Upon A Time In China'' series, in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung.

Li's first role in a Hollywood film was as a villain in ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998), but his first Hollywood film leading role was in ''Romeo Must Die'' (2000). He has gone on to star in many Hollywood action films, most recently co-starring in The ''Expendables'' (2010) with ''Sylvester Stallone'', in ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' (2008) with Jackie Chan, and as the title character villain in ''The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor'' (2008) opposite Brendan Fraser. He also appeared in the Hong Kong film ''Ocean Heaven'' (2010), directed and written by Xue Xiaolu.

Early life and martial arts career

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Li Lianjie was born in Beijing, People's Republic of China, the youngest of two boys and two girls. His father died when he was two years old, leaving the family struggling.

Li was eight when his talent for wushu was noticed at a summer course at school, and he began his practice there. Li participated in the sport of wushu in the non-sparring event. He began his wushu on the Beijing Wushu Team, an athletic group organized to perform martial arts forms during the All China Games. He was coached by renowned wushu coaches Li Junfeng and Wu Bin, who made extra efforts to help the talented boy develop. Wu Bin even bought food for Li's family because they could not afford to buy meat, which was essential for the good physical condition of an athlete. As a member of the team, he received wushu training and went on to win fifteen gold medals and one silver medal in Chinese wushu championships, where, despite his young age, he competed against adults. According to Li, once, as a child, when the Chinese National Wushu Team went to perform for President Richard Nixon in the United States, he was asked by Nixon to be his personal bodyguard. Li replied, "I don't want to protect any individual. When I grow up, I want to defend my one billion Chinese countrymen!" which earned him much respect in his homeland.

Li is a master of several styles of wushu, especially Changquan (Northern Longfist Style) and Fanziquan (Tumbling fist). He has also studied other arts including Baguazhang (Eight trigram palm), Taijiquan (Supreme ultimate fist), Xingyiquan (Shape intent fist), Zuiquan (Drunken fist), Yingzhaoquan (Eagle claw fist) and Tanglangquan (Praying mantis fist). He did not learn Nanquan (Southern fist), because his training focused only in the Northern Shaolin Styles. He has also studied some of wushu's main weapons, such Sanjiegun (Three section staff), Gun (staff), Dao (Broadsword), Jian (Straight sword) and many more.

It is Jet Li's authentic martial arts prowess that enabled his rise to domestic and international fame.

Acting career

Chinese films

The fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce. They likened his career to an aircraft, which likewise "takes-off" as quickly, so they placed the name Jet Li on the movie posters. Soon everybody was calling him by this new name, which was also based on the nickname, "Jet," given to him as a young student, due to his speed and grace when training with the Beijing Wushu team. He made his debut with the 1982 film ''Shaolin Temple''. Some of his more famous Chinese films include:

The ''Shaolin Temple'' series (1, 2 and 3), which are considered to be the films which sparked the rebirth of the real Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, China;

The ''Once Upon a Time in China'' series (Chinese title: ''Wong Fei Hung''), about the legendary Chinese folk hero Master Wong Fei Hung.

''Fist of Legend'' (Chinese title: ''Jing Wu Ying Xiong''), a remake of Bruce Lee's ''Fist of Fury.''

The ''Fong Sai Yuk'' films about another Chinese folk hero.

Li starred in the 1995 film ''High Risk'', where Jet Li plays a Captain who becomes disillusioned after his wife is murdered by crime lords. Along the way, he pairs up with a wacky sell-out actor, Frankie (played by Jacky Cheung), and proceeds to engage in a series of violent battles in a high-rise building. The setting is similar to that of ''Die Hard'' and both their Chinese film titles. This movie is notable in that director Wong Jing had such a terrible experience working with Jackie Chan in Jing's previous film ''City Hunter'' that he chose to make Cheung's character a biting satire of Chan. Jet Li would later publicly apologize to Chan for taking part in it.

Li has two wuxia feature films scheduled for release in 2011, ''The Sorcerer and the White Snake'' and ''The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'', the latter is helmed by Tsui Hark.

In order to promote tai chi, in 2012 Jet Li will star in a film titled ''Tai Chi'' and will co-produce the movie with Chen Kuo-Fu. Li will portary Tai Chi master Yang Lu-ch'an.

American films

In 1998, he made his American film debut in ''Lethal Weapon 4'' which also marked the first time he had ever played a villain in a film. He agreed to do ''Lethal Weapon 4'' after the producer Joel Silver promised to give him the leading role in his next film, ''Romeo Must Die'' (2000) alongside late singer Aaliyah. The film became a box office hit.

Li turned down Chow Yun-fat's role in ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000) because he promised his wife that he would not make any films during her pregnancy. He also turned down the role of Seraph in ''The Matrix'' trilogy, based on his belief that the role was not one which required his skills and that the films were iconic and stunning enough without adding his name to the cast list.

In 2001, he appeared in two more Hollywood films: ''The One'' which was the first of his films with Jason Statham and ''Kiss of the Dragon'' opposite Bridget Fonda which did moderately well at the box office. In July 2001, Li agreed to produce and star in an action film with Jackie Chan which was to be released in 2002 or 2003, but no further news of their collaboration surfaced until 2006. In 2002, the period martial arts epic film ''Hero'' was released in the Chinese market. This film was both a commercial and critical success and became the highest-grossing motion picture in Chinese film history at the time. In 2003 he reunited with producer Joel Silver for the action thriller film ''Cradle 2 The Grave'' where he starred alongside rapper DMX and fellow martial artist Mark Dacascos. In 2004, Li lent his likeness, voice and provided motion capture work for the video game ''Jet Li: Rise to Honor''.

Li took on a more serious role in the 2005 film, ''Unleashed'' (a.k.a. ''Danny the Dog''), where he portrayed an adult with the mentality of a child who has been raised like an animal. Although his martial arts skills were utilized extensively, it was a somber film with more depth than had been previously seen in Li's films, and co-starred dramatic actors Bob Hoskins and Morgan Freeman.

In 2006, the martial arts film epic ''Fearless'', was released worldwide. Although he will continue to make martial arts films, ''Fearless'' is his last wushu epic. In ''Fearless'', he played Huo Yuanjia, the real-life founder of Chin Woo Athletic Association, who reportedly defeated foreign boxers and Japanese martial artists in publicized events at a time when China's power was seen as eroding. Together with the film ''Fist of Legend'', Li has portrayed both Chen Jun, the student and avenger of Huo Yuanjia (aka Fok Yun Gap), as well as Huo Yuanjia himself. ''Fearless'' was released on January 26, 2006 in Hong Kong, followed by a September 22, 2006 release in the United States where it reached second place in its first weekend.

Li has stated in an interview with the ''Shenzhen Daily'' newspaper that this will be his last martial arts epic, which is also stated in the film's television promotions. However, he plans to continue his film career in other genres. Specifically, he plans to continue acting in action and martial arts films; epic films deal more with religious and philosophical issues.

Li's 2007 Hollywood film, ''War'', was released in August of that year, and re-teamed him with actor Jason Statham, who previously starred with him in ''The One'', and action choreographer Corey Yuen. ''War'' raked in a disappointing $23 million at the box office, becoming one of Li's lowest grossers in America; however, it was a hit on video, accumulating nearly $52 million in rental revenue, more than doubling its box office take. With the exception of ''Romeo Must Die'' and the worldwide release of ''Hero'', most of Li's American films have been only modest hits like ''Kiss Of The Dragon'', ''The One'', ''Unleashed'', ''Cradle 2 the Grave'', and the worldwide release of ''Fearless''. }} In late 2007, Li returned again to China to participate in the China/Hong Kong co-production of the period war film ''The Warlords'' with Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro. This film with its focus on dramatics rather than martial arts netted Li the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.

Li and fellow martial arts veteran Jackie Chan finally appeared together onscreen for the first time in ''The Forbidden Kingdom'', which began filming in May 2007 and was released to critical and commercial success on April 18, 2008. The film was based on the legend of the Monkey King from the Chinese folk novel ''Journey to the West''. Li also starred as the lead villain in the fantasy action film ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' with actors Brendan Fraser, Isabella Leong and Michelle Yeoh.

After a one-year hiatus from filmmaking, Jet Li returned to acting in 2009, portraying a mercenary in the film ''The Expendables'', teaming up with action stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture. It was the third time he had teamed up with Statham.

Personal life

Li is a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. His master is Lho Kunsang of the Drikung Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu school.

In 1987, Li married Beijing Wushu Team member and ''Kids from Shaolin'' co-star Huang Qiuyan, with whom he has two daughters, Si and Taimi. They divorced in 1990. Since 1999, he has been married to Nina Li Chi (born Li Zhi), a Shanghai-born, Hong Kong-based actress. He has two daughters with her as well, Jane (born 2000) and Jada (born 2002).

Li was in the Maldives when a tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Although it was widely reported at the time that he had died during the disaster, he only suffered a minor foot injury, caused by a piece of floating furniture, while he was guiding his 4-year-old daughter Jane and the nanny holding his 1-year-old daughter Jada to safety. The four of them were by the pool and slightly above the beach when the wave came ashore.

In 2009, Li, who previously had American citizenship, after years working in the United States, was thought to have renounced his American citizenship and taken up Singaporean citizenship, although no official confirmation has been provided by Singapore authorities. On July 28, 2009, the chairman of One Foundation (the Charity fund of Jet Li) announced that Jet Li had indeed become a Singaporean citizen. He was said to have chosen Singapore for its education system for his two daughters.

In 2009 Li launched his own fitness program that he named "Wuji". The programme consists of elements of martial arts, yoga and pilates and Adidas launched a special clothing line for it that bears the initials of "JL".

In his free time he likes to play badminton, table tennis, volleyball, ride his bicycle, read and meditate. He collects rare Tibetan beads. He says he is never bored in his free time.

Views on life and martial arts

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Li as a Buddhist believes that the difficulties of everyday life can be overcome with the help of religious philosophies. He thinks that fame is not something he can control; therefore, he does not care about it.

According to Li, everything he has ever wanted to tell the world can be found in three of his films: the message of ''Hero'' is that the suffering of one person can never be as significant as the suffering of a nation; ''Unleashed'' shows that violence is never a solution and ''Fearless'' tells that the biggest enemy of a person is himself. Li thinks that the greatest weapon is a smile and the largest power is love.

About Wushu Li said that he believes the essence of martial arts is not power or speed but inner harmony and considers it a sad development that today's Wushu championships place greater emphasis on form than on the essence of being a martial artist. He believes Wushu now lacks individuality and competitors move like machines, whereas according to his views Wushu should not be considered a race where the fastest athlete wins. He would like to see Wushu as a form of art, where artists have a distinctive style. Li blames the new competition rules that, according to him, place limitations on martial artists.

Li believes that Wushu is not primarily for self-defense and instead of trying to play the hero people should think about peaceful resolutions of conflicts and call the police if necessary: "A gun outdoes years of martial arts training in a split second. Like I've said many times before, it is important to differentiate between movies and reality. The hero in movies may be able to knock the gun off his opponent and save the day, but in real life – probably that is not the case." He has also stated that he has never had to use his martial arts skills in a real life fight and he does not wish to, either.

Philanthropy

Li has been a "philanthropic ambassador" of the Red Cross Society of China since January 2006. He contributed 500,000 yuan (US$62,500) of box office revenues from his film ''Fearless'' to the Red Cross' psychological sunshine project, which promotes mental health.

In April 2007, touched by his life-shaking experience in the Maldives when he was close to dying during the 2004 tsunami, Li formed his own non-profit foundation called The One Foundation. The One Foundation supports international disaster relief efforts in conjunction with the Red Cross as well as other efforts, including mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Since the starting of the foundation, Li has been involved with recovery efforts in seven disasters, including the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. Wu Jing was a One Foundation volunteer and help in the effort.

Li discussed his commitment to philanthropy in an interview with the December 2009 issue of Alliance magazine, stating that "grassroots Non-government-organizations can help the government in its blind spots. Government relief is not always detail-oriented. Grassroots NGOs can’t be as big as a government effort, but they need to be flexible and independent."

In September 2010, Jet Li was appointed by the International Red Cross as the first Good Will Ambassador. He posted online saying "Today I signed a deal with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC to become the FIRST goodwill ambassador in the history of this humanitarian organization. I am very honored! At the same time, I will not pause to celebrate, but instead keep pushing forward.. and do my best to help the world! Thank you all once again for your support and belief in me!"

It was also announced that Jet Li would be meeting Bill Gates and Buffet to talk about charity work. "Three days ago, I received an email from Gates, hoping I could make time because he and Buffett hoped I could go for a 30-minute chat before the dinner about the future we face as human beings, so I will go," Li said.

Filmography

Considering US box office statistics, the most successful Jet Li film as of August 2010 is ''Lethal Weapon 4'', which grossed over 130 million dollars domestically, while the second is ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' with over 102 million dollars. ''Hero'' is the third most successful foreign language film in the US, and one of the best critically acclaimed Li movies. ''Fearless'' is the sixth most successful foreign language film of all times in the US. From a critical point of view, the best acclaimed Li movie is ''Fist of Legend'' (Rotten Tomatoes: 100%) and the worst is ''War'' (Rotten Tomatoes: 12%).

See also

Cinema of China;

Cinema of Hong Kong.

References

Further reading

Ducker, Chris, and Stuart Cutler. ''The HKS Guide to Jet Li''. London: Hong Kong Superstars, 2000.

Marx, Christy. ''Jet Li''. Martial Arts Masters. Rosen Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0823935191.

Parish, James Robert. ''Jet Li: A Biography''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002. ISBN 1560253762.

Farquhar, M.(2010) ‘Jet Li: "Wushu Master" in Sport and Film’ in Jeffreys, Elaine. & Edwards, Louise (eds.), Celebrity in China, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong pp. 103–124. ISBN 9622090885

External links

Jet Li's Foundation: The One Foundation Project

Jet Li Biography (HKCinema)

Jet Li Biography (HKFilm)

Jet Li discusses The One Foundation

Interview At FarEastFilms.com

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Name	Samuel Hui
Tradchinesename	許冠傑
Simpchinesename	许冠杰
Pinyinchinesename	Xǔ Guàn jié
Jyutpingchinesename	heoi2 gun3 git6
Birth name	Samuel Hui Koon-kit
Ancestry	Panyu(Now Canton), Guangdong
Origin	Hong Kong
Birth date	September 06, 1948
Birth place	Hong Kong
Othername	God of Songs (歌神), Sam哥
Occupation	Singer, Actor, Composer, Songwriter
Genre	Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop
Instrument	Guitar, Bass guitar, Piano, Violin, Harmonica, Drums
Yearsactive	1967–19922003–present
Associatedact	The Lotus
Spouse	Rebecca Hui
Children	Ryan Hui Scott Hui
Parents	Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee See-wun (mother)
Influences	Elvis Presley
Influenced	Beyond
Hongkongfilmwards	Best Original Film Song1983 ''Aces Go Places''1991 ''The Swordsman''
Awards	}}

Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, lyricist and film actor. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both with the infusion of Western-style music and using popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop.

Early life

Hui graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, Ying Wa College and St. Francis Xavier's College in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hui and his two older brothers, Michael and Ricky, worked on several comedies in the early 1970s. Hui has also gained credit for popularizing Cantopop, by incorporating the idiosyncrasies of Western popular music into the old Cantopop genre.

Career

Singer

Hui started his career as a host on a youth music TV show on the TV network TVB. Sam and Michael Hui starred as the host in 精裝雙星報喜 (The Hui's Brothers Show). At that time, he was the lead musician of his band named The Lotus. In the early years of his career, Hui performed English songs that were popular in Britain and the United States. He wrote the theme songs for the comedies produced by his brother, Michael Hui, and started performing Cantonese songs.

Hui's music appealed to the Hong Kong masses, particularly the working class, with simple lyrics and a light-hearted nature which was popular in Hong Kong music in the late 1970s. One of his most popular song during the mid '70s was the theme song of the film "The Private Eyes". It was a humorous reflection on the plight of the harsh working life for middle and lower class in Hong Kong. He penned most of the compositions and personally wrote most of the humorous lyrics that generally encompassed current issues in Hong Kong such as the song ''Could Not Care Less About 1997'' (), which literally encouraged Hong Kong people to throw caution to the wind and enjoy their life instead of worrying about the imminent handover to the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. While some of his songs are light hearted, other have philosophical messages that are brought out with artful use of Chinese words that have multiple symbolism. Examples can be seen in his farewell song in 1992 and ''From the Heart of Loafer'', where for Cantopop, sophisticated language and messages are rare in lyrics of contemporary artists.

Film

On a personal note, Hui is closer to his middle brother Ricky than to their oldest brother Michael. Sam and Michael reportedly fell out with each other after their pre-1985 successes. However, in Michael's ''Chicken and Duck Talk'' (1988), Hui appeared in a short 3-minute cameo, playing the role of himself as master of ceremonies at the grand opening of David's Chicken. Then in 1990, the three brothers reunited in 'Front Page', a lampoon on Hong Kong's sometimes over-zealous entertainment news industry. Hui also collaborated with several popular singers such as Leslie Cheung both musically and on-screen culminating in the hit single co-written by both Hui and Cheung entitled ''Silence is Golden'' () which Hui also sung as a solo track on his 1987 album Hot Summer, as well as the catchy tune "I've Never Been Afraid".

Hui also starred in the ''Aces Go Places'', a series of Hong Kong action–comedies in the 1980s, with Karl Maka. Hui held a farewell concert in 1991-92, in which he invited many music celebrities and officially declared that he would not be active in the movie industry nor in Cantopop in the future. He was once seriously injured while filming ''The Legend of Wisely'' in Tibet due to lack of oxygen, thereafter falling very ill and many of his fans pointed out that this near fatal accident may have been pivotal on his decision to retire as they superstitiously believed that he was haunted by a spirit.

Retirement

During the late 1990s, Hui's father had advised him to retire to avoid the stresses he endured from hosting concerts. Hui's "lack of oxygen" suffered on a previous film, was actually carbon monoxide poisoning. His mother purportedly also had some reservations against his performing, mainly that he could injure himself on stage. A Hong Kong concert in 1990 supposedly marked his early retirement, however Hui then agreed to host a 42 show concert. Around the time of the 30th show, Hui's father died but despite his grief, he continued to host. During 1991-1992, Hui hosted a total of 14 shows in Hong Kong preempting his actual retirement. He also hosted a show in Vancouver, Canada, in the Pacific Coliseum, and also in Toronto, Canada, in which he dedicated this concert to his late-father. Despite reiterating his plans for retirement, Hui came back for a short stint in the movie ''Winner Takes All'' co-starring Nicholas Tse and Ruby Lin. This he maintained, was a result of being unable to ignore his heart's desire. Widely acclaimed as the "God of Song" in Hong Kong, he decided to come out of retirement in 2004 and held multiple come-back concerts in which he was welcomed by a Hong Kong public and sell-out shows. In these concerts, he paid tribute to the recent passing of close colleagues, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in 2003 and claimed that their deaths had influenced his decision to come out of retirement, culminating in his comeback song in 2004 with '''04 Bless You''. Hui performed in a concert in Kuala Lumpur on 19 and 20 February 2005 with his brother Ricky and sons and his brother Ricky Hui but has not made active plans for any follow-ups. He also performed in Vancouver on 15 December 2005 and in Singapore on 29 March 2008. In 2007, Hui signed with EC Music and released his first album in 17 years, named "Life is Good" ().

Personal life

Hui is married to Filipino-American Rebecca "Rebu" Fleming, with whom he has two sons, Ryan and Scott. Ryan is also a singer-songwriter and has released several albums, while Scott has pursued a career in film, directing a few videos for his brother.

Guitars

Gibson Dove (Retired)

Ovation Adamas 1687 (Retired)

Ovation Custom Legend C2079 (Retired)

Taylor Doyle Dykes DDSM (Present)

Taylor 614-CE Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar (Present)

Ovation 1778T-RF (Present)

Discography

Cantonese albums

鬼馬雙星 (1974)

天才與白痴 (1975)

半斤八兩 (1976)

財神到 (1978)

賣身契 (1978)

79夏日之歌集 (1979)

念奴嬌 (1980)

摩登保鑣 (1981)

最佳拍檔 (1982)

最佳拍檔大顯神通 (1983)

新的開始 (1983.12)

最喜歡你 (1984.08)

最緊要好玩 (1985.08.30)

熱力之冠 (1986.08)

宇宙無限 (1986.12, EP)

潮流興夾Band (1987)

許冠傑新曲與精選 (1987)

Sam and Friends (1988)

許冠傑89歌集 (1989)

香港情懷90 (1990)

90電影金曲精選 (1990)

歌神與您繼續微笑(04) (2004.06.01)

人生多麼好 (2007)

English albums

''Time of The Season'' (1971)

''Morning After'' (1974)

''Interlude'' (1975)

''Came Travelling'' (1977)

Filmography

''Back Alley Princess'' (馬路小英雄,1973)

''The Tattooed Dragon'' (龍虎金剛, 1973)

''Chinatown Capers'' (小英雄大鬧唐人街, 1974)

''Naughty! Naughty!'' (綽頭狀元, 1974)

''Games Gamblers Play'' (鬼馬雙星, 1974)

''The Last Message'' (天才與白痴, 1975)

''The Private Eyes'' (半斤八兩, 1976)

''Money Crazy'' (發錢寒, 1977)

''The Contract'' (賣身契, 1978)

''Security Unlimited'' (摩登保鑣, 1981)

''Aces Go Places'' (最佳拍檔, 1982)

''Aces Go Places 2'' (最佳拍檔大顯神通, 1983)

''Aces Go Places 3'' (最佳拍檔之女皇密令, 1984)

''A Family Affair'' (全家福, 1984)

''Robby the Rascal'' (1985)

''Working Class'' (打工皇帝, 1985)

''Aces Go Places 4'' (最佳拍檔千里救差婆, 1986)

''The Legend of Wisely'' (衛斯理傳奇, 1987)

''Chicken and Duck Talk'' (雞同鴨講, 1988; Cameo)

''Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit'' (新最佳拍檔, 1989)

''The Dragon from Russia'' (紅場飛龍, 1990)

''The Swordsman'' (笑傲江湖, 1990)

''Front Page'' (新半斤八兩, 1990)

''Laughter of the Water Margins'' (水滸笑傳, 1993)

''All's Well, Ends Well Too'' (花田囍事, 1993)

''Winner Takes All'' (大贏家, 2000)

See also

List of graduates of University of Hong Kong

References

External links

Sam's latest album's official site

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