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As the successor of Hong Kong comedy films, with his unique performance style, he has forged an unshakable position in the Chinese film industry, especially in the film industry so far, starring in many classics.
These films are not only highly sought after by the public, but also have repeatedly created box office myths, becoming the most appealing and influential successful examples of Hong Kong comedy films.
Early life experience
In 1962, Stephen Chow, who was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong, was not wealthy and lived in a well-known poor area in the local area.
It can be seen that the reason why his parents named him "Stephen Chow" means that they hope that he will become a handsome talent and be as active as a star. [Information source: Golden Sheep Network - New Express released on September 5, 2006]
However, Stephen Chow's childhood was not happy, whenever he came home from school, he often saw his parents arguing because of some trivial matters in life, Stephen Chow wanted to admonish him several times, but the parents couldn't listen to it at all, and there was a huge crack in their relationship.
Over time, the parents could not bear this kind of life, and ended their married life in 1969, and finally after negotiation, the mother decided to take Stephen Chow and live with her sister and sister.
The result can be imagined, this to the family is not rich, brought a thousand holes, the most rare is poverty, in order to support the family, the mother insisted on working two jobs, difficult to raise them to adulthood.
Fortunately, Stephen Chow has been sensible since he was a child, and when he was studying at St. Mario English College in Hong Kong, in order to alleviate the major pressure on his mother, he decided to work part-time.
Although the misfortune of the family caused Stephen Chow to be introverted and often in a state of reticence, he had a soft spot for his idol Bruce Lee and often followed his news.
It is precisely because of the appearance of Bruce Lee that Stephen Chow's heart gradually has the goal of becoming an actor, so he gradually fell in love with movies, and in order to chase stars, he took out the 300 yuan savings that should have been used to go to school, found Bruce Lee's teaching brother Huang Chunliang, and worshipped him as a teacher, and began to learn "Wing Chun". [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Stephen Chow - Early Experience]
Due to the special audience in the film industry, Stephen Chow, after graduating from middle school, finally through his sister's friend, was fortunate to meet Tony Leung, who had not yet become popular, because the two had the same goal, they both wanted to become an actor, so they worked together.
On the premise of loving acting, the two applied for the 11th training course for wireless artists, and with excellent results, they joined it and officially became a member, forming an indissoluble bond with the road of acting. [Information source: Film and Television Entertainment-New Express released on September 5, 2006]
Become the "King of Comedy"
In 1980, after a period of training, Stephen Chow's outstanding ability was invited by Li's TV station to become a special actor, and thus entered the showbiz.
Although it only took one year for Stephen Chow to star in the first work in his life "When IQ is Mature", after the show was broadcast, it did not cause a response from the audience, after all, the fledgling Stephen Chow's acting skills and all aspects are not mature enough. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Stephen Chow - Acting Experience]
After realizing his shortcomings, Stephen Chow decided to apply for the 11th TVB Artist Training Class, but unfortunately, this time, he was not recognized by his mentor.
However, Stephen Chow never had the heart to give up, fortunately he was introduced by Qi Meizhen, and he was able to enter the training class to study, although it was a night patrol class, but this did not affect his efforts.
Until 1983, after graduation, Stephen Chow stood out among a group of outstanding artists, relying on his outstanding ability, reached an agreement with TVB, and officially became a contracted artist.
After that, Stephen Chow began to continue to precipitate, not only as the host of children's programs, but also invited to participate in "The Big Dipper", after the broadcast of this fashion drama, Stephen Chow played the "problem boy", which penetrated into the hearts of the audience.
In 1986, Stephen Chow switched to the drama team of TVB, appeared in front of the screen for the first time as a male protagonist, and captured the hearts of fans with the unit sitcom "Brother's Girlfriend".
In the same year, Stephen Chow starred in the fashion comedy "City Story", although he played a supporting role in the play, but with the blessing of the protagonist of the previous play, his popularity has never diminished.
In the following years, from romantic dramas to action comedies, Stephen Chow can be said to switch freely, and his acting skills have gradually grown in steps, especially in his own martial arts strength, every role he plays is vivid and very devoted.
One of the dramas that made Stephen Chow popular was the 1990 action comedy, called "The Saint of Gambling", in which he played a gangster and completely brought himself into the role, prompting the show to reach 41.32 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in Hong Kong in an instant after it was broadcast. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Stephen Chow-Acting Experience-"The Saint of Gambling"]
Since then, Stephen Chow has completely opened up the "Star Path", striking while the iron is hot and filming many classics one after another, such as the well-known movies, "Tricky Expert", "Truant Dragon" and "Gambler 2 Shanghai Beach Gambling Saint".
Almost every work has achieved very good results, and some even directly won the annual box office champion in Hong Kong, and Stephen Chow at that time, under the trend of only increasing popularity, once joined Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat, known as "Double Monday".
Then, Stephen Chow ushered in the peak of his career, and in 1993, the comedy "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" once again put him on the throne of the champion, with his unique comedy style, which made the audience's eyes shine.
The status quo today
Since his debut, 41 years of acting time have passed in a hurry, from the former trick to the actor, and then to the current director, it has been very difficult along the way, but he has never chosen to give up and has always insisted on going.
Stephen Chow, who is now 61 years old, is already a brilliant person, a national first-class actor, a visiting professor at Southwest University for Nationalities, and a professor at Chinese People's University, and is no longer the hot teenager he once was.
Looking back on Stephen Chow's acting career, it can be said that the scenery is infinite, but at the same time, he resolutely chose to give back to the society after becoming famous, and as early as 1999, he began to participate in public welfare activities.
Among them, the most eye-catching is that in 2005, Stephen Chow extended his charity hand to the world, when the Indian Ocean tsunami was affected, he decisively donated 500,000 Hong Kong dollars to the victims.
In 2008, he participated in the launching ceremony of the Children's Charity Fund and donated 30 film screening rooms to migrant children's schools in Beijing. [Information from Baidu Encyclopedia: Film and Television Entertainment-New Express released on January 23, 2008]
In the same year, he continued to appear in the public, participated in many charity activities to donate money, and supported the relief of refugees, helping many refugees to be redeemed.
Until the recent 2020, Stephen Chow did not hesitate to donate a batch of medical equipment for the Sichuan medical team to aid Hubei for the use of a medical team.