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Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳, born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from TVB's acting classes in 1982. Chow began to find some success with the children programme 430 Space Shuttle, which he co-hosted with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.
In 1987, Chow entered into the movie industry through the film Final Justice, which won him the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.
While Chow became quite well known on TVB for his comedies (especially 1989's The Final Combat), he shot to stardom in 1990's All for the Winner. This film made him and his older sidekick Ng Man-Tat two of the most sought-after stars in the Hong Kong film industry. Chow would collaborate with Ng on many of his more successful comedies, including Shaolin Soccer. Chow became Hong Kong's undisputed No. 1 comedian, taking over the mantle of Michael Hui. Unlike Hui, Chow's comedies are of the mo lei tau genre. With his expert comic timing and "rubber-faced mannerisms", Chow ranked alongside Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and Jackie Chan as the major box office draws of the 1990s.
Actors: Brandon McCormick (writer), Brandon McCormick (director), Brandon McCormick (producer), Adam Boyer (actor), Vince Canlas (actor), E. Roger Mitchell (actor), Nicholas Kirk (producer), Nicholas Kirk (composer), Dave Ronne (producer), Billy Wilkerson (actor), Karl Horstmann (producer), Mackenzie Reiland (miscellaneous crew), Dana Konick (costume designer), Chad Sarahina (editor), Atha Dalton (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Music, Short,Actors: James Le Gros (actor), Graham McTavish (actor), W. Earl Brown (actor), Brad Leland (actor), David Midthunder (actor), Clay M. Lilley (miscellaneous crew), David Manzanares (miscellaneous crew), David Manzanares (miscellaneous crew), William Sterchi (actor), Jeffrey Reiner (director), Jerome Butler (miscellaneous crew), Michael T. Boyd (costume designer), Gregory Doucette (miscellaneous crew), Ron Schmidt (producer), Jenny Gabrielle (actress),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Western,Actors: Eliezer Ortiz (actor), Y.J. Gold (actor), Alexander Arzu (actor), Cy Cho (actor), Felicia Hom (actress), Jack Chang (actor), Yujiro Seki (editor), Chewie Mon (actress), Christian Mangwa (producer), Yujiro Seki (producer), Christian Mangwa (writer), Christian Mangwa (director), Nathan Morisky (actor), William Chang (actor), Simon Theissen (composer),
Plot: A Fragile Dream is the tale of Bo, a Chinese immigrant who struggles to make his American dream come true. He works hard with his wife to offer his seven years old son a good education. For the first time in 8 years, his conservative mother comes to visit from his native village. Bo must find the balance between the American culture and his native culture. This would be easy if his son just knew a little about the Chinese culture...
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Emilio Palame (actor), Ron Hanks (actor), Y.J. Gold (actor), Natasha Ellis (actress), Zheng Liu (editor), Zheng Liu (producer), Zheng Liu (writer), Zheng Liu (writer), Zheng Liu (director), Jonathon Tyler Ford (actor), Rob Rock (actor), Rhiannon Hansen (actress), Ricardo Lira (writer), Charlie Scheerer (actor), Evan Manning (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Music, Short,Actors: Jake Kaufman (actor), Albert Kuo (actor), Henry Milton Chu (actor), Christine Lin (actress), Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz (actress), Tonee Dang (actor), Eddie Vee (writer), Duncan Tran (actor), Gregory Brian Cooke (writer), Gregory Brian Cooke (director), Lane Yuen (actor), John Cooke (miscellaneous crew), John Cooke (producer), James Michael Lee (actor), Alexandra Sorenson (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Kaleti Williams (actor), Tony Drake (actor), James Z. Feng (actor), Toy Lei (actress), Keye Chen (actor), Don Chao (actor), Rusty Trevino (actor), Rusty Trevino (writer), Rusty Trevino (director), Henry Dankwah (actor), Pin Young (actress), Seher Basak (producer), Joseph Rodriguez (miscellaneous crew), Nina Xining Zuo (actress), Joseph Rodriguez (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Cesar Montano (actor), Jun Lana (miscellaneous crew), Michael Tuviera (writer), Michael Tuviera (producer), Jeffrey Quizon (actor), Ruby Rodriguez (actress), Johnny Delgado (actor), Michael V. (actor), Eddie Garcia (actor), Jimmy Santos (actor), Jay Manalo (actor), Jimmy Santos (actor), Regine Velasquez (actress), Antonio P. Tuviera (producer), Manet A. Dayrit (editor),
Genres: War,Actors: Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Harvey Keitel (actor), Harvey Keitel (actor), Danny Lee (actor), Danny Lee (actor), Michael Madsen (actor), Michael Madsen (actor), Chris Penn (actor), Tim Roth (actor), Tim Roth (actor), Lawrence Tierney (actor), Sally Menke (editor), Ming Lam Wong (editor), Mike White (writer),
Genres: Crime, Documentary, Short,Actors: Chi-Leung Kwong (editor), Alfred Cheung (actor), Roy Cheung (actor), Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Maggie Cheung (actress), Ping Ha (actress), David Wu (editor), Yonfan (director), Yonfan (writer), Chris Babida (composer), Koon-Chung Chan (actor), Teresa Woo (producer), Shu Yi (writer), Sally Wu (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Billie Bennett (actress), Clara Horton (actress), Reginald Barker (director), Hallam Cooley (actor), Colin Kenny (actor), Cullen Landis (actor), Rex Beach (writer), Bert Sprotte (actor), Sidney Ainsworth (actor), Wilton Taylor (actor), Walter MacNamara (actor), Gus Saville (actor), Jacob Abrams (actor), Louie Cheung (actor), Ernest Spencer (actor),
Plot: A young woman, a tenderfoot in the Alaskan mining country, falls in with the Curly Kid and his gang, unaware of their criminal activities. The gang members come to love her and she in turn leads them toward a better life.
Keywords: alaska, based-on-novel, forgery, gold-mine, murder, thief, trader