Chow Yun-Fat (Chow Yun-Fat): filmography, biography and the personal life of the actor

Chow Yun Fat is today one of the most famous Asian actors in the world. During his career, he managed to star in a lot of different films and successfully work with the Hollywood cinema gurus. He appeared before the audience in different images, each of which managed to recreate in perfection.

Chow Yun Fat: biography of the actor

Today, this famous Asian actor is the embodiment of the real hero of the militant. But it was not always so. He was born on May 18, 1955 on the territory of a small island of Lamma, which is near to Hong Kong. His parents were simple poor farmers who after a while moved to Hong Kong in search of a better life.

In the city, the boy's father found a job in an oil refinery, and Chow Yun Fat went to school. Unfortunately, he did not manage to finish it - at the age of seventeen, the guy dropped out and went to look for work, as it was necessary to help support the family. During this time the young man tried many professions - he carried letters and newspapers, worked as a corridor and a courier.

It is not necessary to say that there was no actor's education for the poor son of ordinary workers. Nevertheless, in 1973 he found an ad in the newspaper and went to the samples, which were conducted by one of the famous Hong Kong channels. To the joy and surprise of the guy, he was offered a job.

The first steps in a career

Immediately after the audition, the young man signed a contract, after which he participated in various TV projects for many years. After some time the actor decided to improve his stage art and entered the School of Professional Acting.

It should be noted that in the 1970s and 1980s Chow Yun Fat constantly appeared on different channels. In particular, he played gangster Hui Man-Kang in the cult Hong Kong series called "Shanghai Beach". And in 1976 he starred in the movie "The Masseuse". In the future there were other projects. In particular, in the film "The Story of Wu-Viet," the actor demonstrated his skills in a dramatic game.

"Bright future" and deserved success

In 1986, the screen came out the film "Bright Future", directed by the famous John Woo. One of the main characters in the picture was played by Chow Yun Fat. The filmography of the actor has replenished with the role of Mark Lee - a guy working for a mafia group. The film became a real breakthrough in the development of Hong Kong cinema. It is this picture that is considered the first example of the so-called "heroic bloodshed" style. The work of John Woo influenced the creative work of both Asian and European American directors. In 1986, the film became the leader of the rental. And to this day he is one of the top 100 Chinese tapes. Naturally, participating in such a popular and significant project made the actor famous.

In 1987, the second part was titled "Bright Future-2: Hurricane Fire". Here, Chow Yun Fat played Ken Lee, twin brother of Mark. And only 2 years later, in 1989, the premiere of the last part of the trilogy entitled "Bright Future-3: Love and Death in Saigon" was held. Naturally, one of the main roles went to Chow Yun Fatu. It is with these pictures that often link the breakthrough in the career of the actor, as well as his subsequent success in Hollywood.

Asian Actor Movies

Naturally, after such a success cult icon now became popular, and Chou Yun Fat himself. Films with his participation appeared almost every year. In 1987, a new action film called "City on Fire" was shot, where the actor played Ko Chow - a policeman working undercover. And in 1998, the comedy "Tiger in the Police" appeared on the screens, where Chow played Francis Lee - a cowardly policeman, who nevertheless yearns to perform a feat.

In 1989, he co-starred in another film by John Woo called "The Assassin". In the same year he got the role of a genius card player Ko Chun in the picture "God of the players". Then there were other films - "Born Thief" in 1991, "Cool cooked" in 1992, as well as "The Return of the God of Players" in 1994. Chow Yun Fat became a very popular actor, without which in Hong Kong did not do any serious thriller.

Moving to Hollywood and a new career stage

Of course, the beginning of work with European and American filmmakers was a real breakthrough for the extremely popular in Hong Kong, but little-known in the world of Asian actor. In 1998, he played the cold-blooded assassin of Jin Lee in the fighter Antoine Fukua "Assassins for replacement." This picture did not become very well known, but still helped Chow to demonstrate her talents.

And in 1999, he starred in the American action movie as Nick Chen, police lieutenant in the Chinatown, who will work with Detective Danny Wallace.

Filmography of the actor

The historical feature film "Anna and the King", released in 2000, finally cemented the success of the Chinese actor. Chow Yun Fat (photo in front of you) in this picture played a wise Siamese king who hired an English teacher to teach their children. Touching, platonic love of two heroes has led to huge popularity of a picture at fans of melodramas. The film was even nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best scenery and costumes."

And in 2001, the actor appeared on the screen in the image of martial artist Li Mubay in the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." In 2003, a new film featuring Chow Yun Fat was filmed - his filmography was replenished with a fantastic action film "Bulletproof Monk", where he played a silent monk.

The actor also won the role of Emperor Pin in the historical Chinese film "Curse of the Golden Flower" in 2006. By the way, this picture was also nominated for an Oscar for the best costumes. By the way, the film is today the most expensive masterpiece of Chinese cinema.

And in 2007, Chow won the role of Xiao Fen in the epic film "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." In 2009, the actor appeared on the screen in the guise of the master Roshy in the fantastic film by James Wong "Dragonball: Evolution." In the same year he got the role of Anthony Lantina, the leader of the Shanghai triad in the criminal thriller "Shanghai". A year later he played the main character in the biographical picture of Confucius.

New movies featuring Chow Yun Fata

Of course, the actor continues to actively withdraw today. In 2010 he took part in the creation of the film "Let the bullets fly", where he brilliantly played the role of the greedy tyrant Mr. Juan.

A year later, the premiere of the Chinese historical film entitled "The Creation of the Party" took place, the plot of which describes the events between the October Revolution in 1917 and the creation of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. Yun Fat played here Yuan Shikaya, a famous Chinese military leader who first became an authoritarian ruler, president, and then self-proclaimed emperor of China.

In 2012, the actor got a role in the film "The Last Tycoon", the plot of which is based on real life events of the famous leader of the Shanghai gangster grouping. And most recently, the premiere of a fantastic film called "The Monkey King".

Some interesting facts

Chow Yun Fat was awarded three times by the Hong Kong Academy of Motion Picture Arts Award as the best actor. He also wrote screenplays for several films, in particular All About A Long (1989) and The Hotel of the World (1995). By the way, one of the characters of the famous computer game John Woo Present Strangelehold received the appearance of the famous actor.

Chow Yun Fat: personal life

The first serious relationship with the actor began with actress Candice Yu. Young people met on the set of the project "Girls-masseuses". Several years they met, the relationship was serious, but then everything went wrong. When the actor was 26 years old, the couple broke up, and Yun Fat himself got acquainted with another girl - Idi Cheng. Before the marriage, the young man asked his mother for a blessing, but she refused. Naturally, no Chinese man, brought up in the spirit of old traditions, could not oppose the will of the parents. So Chow parted with his girlfriend and returned to Candice, who agreed to become his wife. Soon the young people got married. But the relationship with his wife did not work, and after six months the actor again turned to his mother, this time asking for blessings for divorce.

In 1984, when he was doing some business in Singapore, Chow met Jasmine, the daughter of an influential Singaporean businessman. And two years later the happy lovers played a wedding. Jasmine and Yun Fat are married and to this day - for years of marriage in the press did not appear any gossip or even a hint of infidelity of the famous actor or his wife. Today, Jasmine is also an accountant, an agent, and a lawyer for Chow.