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Chow Yun-Fat
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Actor Born: May 18, 1955 in Hong Kong Biography:One of the most instantly recognizable faces in Asia, "Chow Yun-Fat" is an actor of phenomenal renown and popularity. An icon of the action genre thanks to his numerous collaborations with Hong Kong directors "John Woo" and "Ringo Lam", Chow gained fame playing the killer with a soul (and two large guns) in such films as Woo's classic "A Better Tomorrow", and in doing so, inspired new trends in action filmmaking. However, although he is best known on the international level for his work in action films, Chow has also acted in films of almost every conceivable genre, proving himself equally adept in melodramas, romances, and comedies alike.
Born on May 18, 1955, on Lamma, a small island off of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor, Chow moved with his family to Hong Kong proper in 1965. Influenced early on by the Cantonese Opera, the yearly Goddess of the Sea festivals, and American movies, he got his start... Full Biography
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