Andy lau
Hong Kong film and television actor, singer, producer and lyricist
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Andy Lau - the king of the song world, the immortal male god
All-round artist - Andy Lau
Andy Lau in their eyes: perseverance, seriousness, never give up
Andy Lau (Born september 27, 1961 in Hong Kong, China), is a Hong Kong film and television actor, singer, producer and lyricist from Hong Kong, China.
In 1981, he starred in his film debut "Caiyun Song".
In 1983, he starred in the martial arts drama "Condor Heroes" and achieved a 62-point rating record in Hong Kong.
In 1985, he released his first solo album "Just Know That I Love You Now".
In 1990, he gained attention in the music scene with his album "Can You Or Not"
In 1991, he founded Tianmu Film Company.
In 1994, he won the Top Ten Golden Songs Most Popular Male Star Award; in the same year, he served as the producer of the feature film "Sky and Earth"
In 1995, he sang his masterpiece "Forgetting Love Water" on the Spring Evening of CCTV.
In 2000, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the police film "Dark War"
In the same year, he was named the most awarded Hong Kong male singer by the Guinness Book of World Records.
In 2004, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the feature film "Big Man has Great Wisdom"; in the same year, he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for the police film "Infernal Affairs 3: The Ultimate Infinity"; and won the Most Popular Male Singer Award for the Sixth Time in the Same Year.
In 2005, he won the Hong Kong Actor Award for the highest cumulative box office in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong UA Cinema Line.
In 2006, he won the Asia's Most Contributing Filmmaker Award at the Busan International Film Festival.
In 2012, he won the Golden Horse Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor with the feature film "Sister Peach"
In the same year, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 49th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. In 2015, he appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the fifth time and sang the song "The Way Home".
In 2020, he released his first digital album "Acting and Singing".
In addition to his acting career, Andy Lau cares about public welfare and charity.
In 1994, he founded the Andy Lau Charitable Foundation.
In 2000, he was named one of the world's top ten outstanding youths.
In 2005, the Asia Nova Program was launched.
In 2008, he was appointed as an unofficial Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong. In 2010, he won the 12th World Outstanding Chinese Award. In 2016, he was re-elected as the vice chairman of the China Welfare Foundation for the Disabled.
Chinese Name Andy Lau
His foreign name is Andy Lau
Lau Tak Wah
Aliases Hua Tsai, Hua Dee, Hua Ge
Nationality China
Ethnic Han
Early life
Born in the New Territories of Hong Kong, Andy Lau was the fourth oldest in his family, and when he was young, he moved with his family to the wooden house area of Diamond Hill in Kowloon, and together with his sister and brother, helped the family run the porridge business. In 1973, Andy Lau moved with his family to the 14th floor of Block 15, Lam Tin Estate, Hong Kong. After graduating from Wong Tai Sin Catholic Primary School, Andy Lau attended Keli Secondary School. During his studies at Keli Middle School, Andy Lau actively participated in the performance of the school drama club on campus, and learned the knowledge of drama under the guidance of teacher Du Guowei. In addition, he was involved in behind-the-scenes productions, including the screenwriter. Andy Lau obtained a score of 1B3D2E (Chinese Reader A) in the Secondary 5 Examination. After the first semester of Secondary 6, he went to the artist training class of Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Company Limited and thus began his career as an artist.
Interpretive experiences
The era of Hong Kong drama
Forty years after his debut, there are many classic works
In 1981, Andy Lau was admitted to the 10th TVB Artist Training Class. In the same year, he starred in his first TV series "Goodbye jianghu", in which he played Aaron, a small gangster who sold women for a living; the drama won the Special Award for Television Drama at the American Television Festival.
In 1982, Andy Lau officially signed a contract with TVB after graduating from the artist training class with Grade A results. In the same year, he played the loser Boy Qian Ritian in the comedy "Little Hero of the Flower Boat". In December, he starred in the fashion police drama "Falcon" with Ye Dexian and gained attention with the role of undercover police officer Jiang Dawei
In 1983, he starred in Jin Yong's martial arts drama "Divine Eagle Hero", in which he played the handsome and unruly Yang Guo, which achieved a 62-point rating record after being broadcast in Hong Kong. In the same year, together with Huang Rihua, Liang Chaowei, Miao Qiaowei and Tang Zhenye, the "Wireless Five Tigers" were formed.
In 1984, he co-starred with Zhao Yazhi in the costume martial arts drama "Magic Domain Taoyuan", in which he played Fu Qingyun, who had outstanding qualifications and strong martial arts. In the same year, he co-starred with Liang Chaowei in the Jin Yong martial arts drama "Deer DingJi", in which he played the wise and decisive Kangxi.
In 1985, he played Yang Liulang, who was brave and good at war, in the costume martial arts drama "Yang Jiajun". In the same year, TVB proposed to Andy Lau to sign an additional five-year contract, and Andy Lau was hidden by TVB for 400 days for refusing.
In 1986, under the mediation of Run Run Shaw, Andy Lau settled with TVB and signed a contract. In the same year, he starred in the costume drama "True Destiny". In 1988, after starring in the martial arts drama "Sirius Robbery", Andy Lau turned the focus of his acting career to the film industry.
The Age of Cinema
In 1981, Andy Lau starred in his film debut "Caiyun Qu", in which he played a student of a music class. In 1982, he played the ancestral name of the AMERICAN military translator in the feature film "Run to the Fury Sea", and was nominated for best new actor at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards for this film
In 1983, he starred with Zhu Hailing in the feature film "Home in Hong Kong", in which he played Aaron, a young man who was eager to make a quick profit. In the same year, he starred in the action film "Doom", in which he performed a love story with a Vietnamese girl.
In 1984, he played eric, a rich man, in the romance film "Unstoppable Love".
In 1985, he played Liu Zhipeng, a young lawyer who was a teenager in the drama film "Extralegal Affairs" co-starring with Ye Dexian.
In 1986, he starred in the science fiction adventure film "Magic Emerald", in which he played the adventure expert Falcon One, which was also his first time in a science fiction film. In the same year, he starred in the comedy film "Best Lucky Star", in which he played Lan Bao, a well-skilled SWAT police officer.
In 1987, he starred in the police film "Liver and Gallbladder", in which he played Ading, a member of a criminal group who is also good and evil.
In 1988, he starred in the gangster film "Carmen Mong Kok" directed by Wong Kar-wai, in which he played the affectionate gangster Hua Tsai, and was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. In the same year, he starred in the police film "The Falcon Project", in which he played Guohua, a police officer with a sense of justice. In addition, he also cooperated with Ye Dexian again, and played a mother-son relationship with Ye Dexian in the feature film "The Inner Story of the Law".
In 1989, he played Chen Ya crab, who was known as "Asia's first fast hand" in the action movie "Supreme". In the same year, he starred in the feature film "Shenxing Taibao", in which he played a fair, capable and brave Taibao. In addition, he also starred in the action film "The Lonely Hong of the Sea of People", in which he played the uneducated Gu QiuZai Shashi. In December, he co-starred in the action movie "God of Gamblers" with Zhou Runfa, in which he played DaoZai, the apprentice of Gao Jin, the god of gamblers.
In 1990, he starred in the romance film "Heavenly Lover's Dreamer", in which he played the kind, enthusiastic, and moralistic gangster Dee. In the same year, he starred in the feature film "Supreme Ji Zhuangyuancai". In December, he co-starred with Stephen Chow in the gambling film "Gambler", in which he played Chen Daozai, who was armed with extraordinary skills.
In 1991, Andy Lau began to change the image of the screen, starring in the biographical film series "The Biography of Inspector Leiluo", and for the first time interpreted the characters with a large age span in the film, two works in the series, "The Legend of Inspector Leiluo I Lei Tiger" and "The Biography of Inspector Leiluo 2: Father and Son Love" reached a cumulative box office of 53 million in Hong Kong. In June, he starred in the crime-themed movie "Supreme Supreme II" forever dominating the world. In addition, he also starred in the action film "91 Condor Heroes", which was the first film work invested by Andy Lau. In the same year, he founded Tianmu Film Company.
In 1992, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards for his biopic "The Biography of Inspector Leiluo". In August, he co-starred with Wang Zuxian and Ye Dexian in the feature film "Twelve Lessers of Temple Street". In November, he co-starred with Lin Qingxia and Ye Dexian in the costume film "Absolute Double Glory", playing the clever little fish in the film. In the same year, he starred in the romance film "Ninety-Two Divine Eagle Heroes' Crazy Mood Longsword", in which he played the obsessive hero Ren.
In 1993, he played a fisherman with excellent martial arts in the costume film "Legend of the God of War". In the same year, he starred in the action comedy film "The Supreme Thirty-Six Schemes of Stealing the Sky and Changing the Day", in which he played Qian Wendi, a master of a thousand doors who is a master of gambling. In addition, he also starred in the romance film "Heaven and Earth", in which he created an image of an unruly prodigal son.
In 1994, Andy Lau invested in and starred in the feature film "Heaven and Earth" and served as the film's producer, in which he played Zhang Yipeng, an anti-drug commissioner who did not flinch in the face of evil forces.
In 1995, he starred in the racing inspirational film "Chariot of Fire", in which he played the rebellious and stubborn Azu, and was nominated for best actor at the 15th Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, in the action film "The Great Adventurer", liren was played from the death of his parents when he was a child to enter the Thai Air Force when he grew up, in 1996, he starred in the gangster-themed movie "New on the Beach", in which he played Ding Li, who was obsessed with Feng Chengcheng. In 1997, he worked as a producer for the feature film Made in Hong Kong. In the same year, he starred in the romance film "Heavenly Love Flame Lady", in which he played Liu Tianwei, a second lieutenant of the Air Force with a prominent family. In December, he co-starred with Leung Ka-fai in the police action film "Black Gold", in which he played the shrewd and capable, jealous and hateful head of the mobile team of the Bureau of Investigation.
In 1998, he starred in the action film "Dragon in the Jianghu", playing Wei Jixiang, a gangster member with heavy righteousness. In the same year, he starred in the comedy film "Gambler 1999". In addition, he also served as a producer for the feature film "Last Year's Fireworks Were Extraordinary".
In January 1999, he starred in the comedy film "Gambler vs. Las Vegas". In September, Andy Lau co-starred with Liu Qingyun in the police film "Dark War"; this film also became a transformation of Andy Lau's acting career, in which he changed his performance mode to play a terminally ill but not decadent thief; and won the Best Actor Award at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. In October, he played the big brother Feilong of the Hongxing Gang who was determined to change from evil to righteousness in the gangster movie "Dragon on the Edge". In the same year, he starred in the romance film "The Dark Horse Prince", in which he played Ah Hua, who was born poor and informal. In 2000, he played the sexy and cheerful and straightforward free-fighting boxer Ah Hu in the action film "Ah Hu", which was Andy Lau's 100th film since the film, and Andy Lau was nominated for Best Actor at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 6th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Awards.
On August 3, 2001, Andy Lau co-starred with Japanese actor Takashi Inomachi in the action film "Full-Time Killer", in which he played The Fame-based Professional Killer Tok and served as the film's producer.
In 2002, Andy Lau began to broaden his drama path, co-starring with Leung Chao-wai in the police film "Infernal Affairs", playing the complex villain Liu Jianming,[73][74],[74] which exceeded HK$30 million in the two weeks of hong Kong and eventually reached HK$55.05 million, for which Andy Lau was nominated for Best Actor at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 40th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards. On March 28, Andy Lau starred in the science fantasy film "Wesley's Blue Blood man", in which he played wesley, an adventurer with excellent kung fu.
On February 1, 2003, The romantic comedy "Mouse Loves Cat" starring Andy Lau was released, in which he played the charming and freedom-loving hero Zhan Zhao. In March, he starred in the feature film "The Big Man Has Great Wisdom", in which he played the role of a martial monk who is superficially bohemian but kind at heart. In December, he co-starred with Liang Chaowei in the police film "Infernal Affairs III: Ultimate Infinity", which emphasized the confrontation between good and evil and the exchange of roles, in which he played Liu Jianming, a police officer who was sent to the police force as a ghost; for this film, he won the Best Actor Award at the 41st Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards.
In January 2004, he won the Best Actor Award at the 10th Hong Kong Film Critics Circle Awards for his feature film "Big Man has Great Wisdom". In April, he starred in the feature film "No Thief in the World" directed by Feng Xiaogang, breaking through the inherent screen image in the film and playing the leper-filled thief Wang Bo. On July 16, Andy Lau co-starred with Jin Chengwu and Zhang Ziyi in the martial arts film "Ten Faces Ambush", which was released in Chinese mainland, in which he played the undercover Liu Catcher of flying knife doors in the official palace. In the same year, he also won the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards for his feature film "Big Man with Great Wisdom".
In 2005, he served as the producer and male lead of the romantic film "Say I Love You Again", in which he played two roles, playing the depressed dr. Gao and the extroverted hairstylist DEREK. On September 29, Andy Lau starred in the fantasy drama film "Children's Dreams". In the same year, he served as the image ambassador of Chinese film in the centenary of Chinese film at the Chinese Film media awards. In 2006, he starred in the costume action film "Ink Attack", in which he played Ge Li, who used various strategies to win surprisingly; the film grossed more than 60 million yuan in the three weeks of release in Chinese mainland.
In 2007, he co-starred with Jet Li and Jin Chengwu in the costume action film "Cast Name", in which he created the image of Zhao Erhu's reckless hero. On February 13, he played the low-key drug dealer Lin Kun in the feature film "Disciple", and won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. In the same year, at the inaugural Asian Film Awards ceremony hosted by the Hong Kong International Film Festival, he won the Asian Film Box Office Superstar Award.
In 2008, he starred in the costume action film "Three Kingdoms Chronicles of the Dragon Unloading", in which he played The Wise and Courageous Zhao Zilong. On January 20, 2009, The romantic film "Dragon Play Phoenix" co-starring Andy Lau and Shu Qi was released in Chinese mainland, in which he first played the role of The Diamond King Lao Wu, playing the successful Cheng Zhongsen. In the same year, he participated in the war film "The Great Cause of Building the Country".
In 2010, Andy Lau starred in the costume film "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire" directed by Xu Ke, in which he created an image of a Tang Dynasty detective who was both literate and martial. On March 30, Andy Lau co-starred with Fan Bingbing in the sci-fi police film "Future Police" released in Chinese mainland; he played the decisive future policeman Zhou Zhihao. In May, he won the 12th World Outstanding Chinese Award.
On February 3, 2011, Andy Lau and Gong Li starred in the urban romance film "I Know the Woman's Heart", in which he played a prominent figure who wandered among beautiful women; in the same year, he played the warlord Hou Jie in the action movie "New Shaolin Temple".
On March 8, 2012, the literary film "Sister Peach" starring Ip Tak-hsien was released, in which Andy Lau played the young master Roger who grew up in a big family, and won the Best Actor Award at the 48th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards.
On January 16, 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the Jury of the 7th Asian Film Awards. On June 9, he starred in the 3D agent movie "Tianji Fuchun Mountain Jutu", in which he played Xiao Jinhan, an international agent who was trapped in an injustice. In the same year, the starring 3D police action film "Storm" was released in Chinese mainland.
In May 2014, he starred in China's first anti-abduction film "Lost Alone", in which he played the stubborn and kind farmer Lei Zekuan.
On March 20, 2015, the starring movie "Lost Alone" was released. On September 30, Andy Lau starred in the police film "Rescue Mr. Wu", in which he played the calm and witty movie star Mr. Wu. In the same year, he co-starred with Chow Yun Fat and Jacky Cheung in the action comedy film "Macau Storm 3".
On April 1, 2016, Andy Lau's action film "My Secret Agent Grandpa" was released, in which he played Lee Jeong-joo, a gambling-addicted and grumpy gangster. In the same year, he participated in the magical 3D action film "The Great Wall". In June, he won the Outstanding Actor Award at the 16th China Film Huabiao Awards for his feature film "Lost Alone". On October 1, Andy Lau starred in the comedy action film "Ace of Ace", in which he played the role of Detective Baoye, who has a strong ability to solve cases and break into disasters. In addition, Andy Lau made a cameo appearance in the movie "Railway Flying Tiger".
On April 28, 2017, the police action film "Bomb Disposal Expert" was released in Chinese mainland, in which he played an undercover bomb disposal expert and served as the film's producer. In July, he starred in the action-adventure film "Rogue League" directed by Feng Delun, in which he played the gentle and elegant Jiangyang thief Zhang Dan. On September 30, the action crime film "Chasing the Dragon" co-starring Zhen Zidan was released, in which Andy Lau played the shrewd "500 million detective" Leiluo.
In February 2018, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards for his police film "Bomb Disposal Expert". In addition, he also participated in the filming of "Sweeping Drugs 2" as a supervising producer and starring actor. In May, the executive producer of the miniseries "Eastern Wall Street" aired.
In January 2019, he starred in the movie "Hong Kong Land". In March, he starred in the police film "Bomb Disposal Expert 2". On September 12, his friendship cameo movie "The Taste of Peppercorns" was released. In the same year, he starred in the movie "The Great Moscow Robbery" with Ge You and Zhang Hanyu, and he was also the screenwriter of the film.
On January 19, 2020, the "Seven Saints" series of movies based on classic mythological stories was officially launched, with Andy Lau as the supervising producer and starring actor, playing Sun Wukong in the film. In the same year, the global outdoor life culture reality show "Zhou Youji" was broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV. On November 13, Andy Lau supervised and starred in the youth inspirational movie "Blood Choir". On December 24, the action crime film "Bomb Disposal Expert 2", co-starring with Liu Qingyun and Ni Ni, was released, in which he played Pan Chengfeng, a former bomb disposal expert who found out the truth of the bombing while fleeing, and Andy Lau won the Best Actor Award and the Best Professionalism Award at the 30th Huading Awards for this film.
In 2021, he starred in the crime film "Goldfinger" directed by Zhuang Wenqiang. In the same year, he participated in the suspense comedy film "Detective Chinatown 3", playing Q in the film. On February 12, the crime comedy film "Surging Crowds", starring Xiao Yang and Wan Qian, was released, in which he played the cold-blooded killer Zhou Quan.
Character evaluation
Andy Lau is one of the representatives of the development of film, television and song in the Chinese entertainment industry; he has left a large number of representative works in television, film, music and other aspects. As an actor, he is a superstar in the Chinese film industry. He is committed to the development of the film industry and has contributed a lot. In the 1980s, from the grassroots, he matched the characteristics of Hong Kong cinematic intimacy. Since then, he has constantly sought transformation and breakthroughs. His performances in films such as "Dark War" and "Infernal Affairs" fully demonstrate his ability to control the role and the trajectory of his acting skills to maturity. His acting style is clean and calm. He rarely expresses fiery feelings through exaggerated expressions and actions; instead chooses to use lines and looks to complete the character shaping. (People's Daily, New Express, Legal Evening News, Shanxi News Network, Southern People Weekly, Shanghai Youth Daily, Beijing Times comprehensive evaluation) As a singer, he is a representative of Chinese performers and youze songs. His unique and mellow voice is unique in the music world, and his singing voice is also known as "Liu-style love songs" by the outside world. He sang many golden songs such as "Forgetting Love Water" and "Men CryIng Is Not Sin" with his signature vibrato voice. His musical style also implements his positive, healthy and enterprising image; from "The Dream I Chase" to "The Afterlife", from "Thank You for Your Love" to "True Love", Liu-style love songs have become synonymous with Hong Kong-style love songs. (Comprehensive evaluation of International Online, Time Network, Beijing News, Phoenix Network, Beijing News).
Andy Lau combines positive energy qualities such as perseverance, seriousness and never give up, and can be called a model for entertainers in the entertainment industry. From a young student in the early days of the industry to an all-round artist after becoming famous, his life trajectory reflects the down-to-earth pioneering spirit of a generation of Hong Kong people. His personality is cheerful and enthusiastic, he treats others equally and courteously, and he can put himself in the shoes of others, so his reputation and popularity in the show business world are very good. He is recognized as a model worker in the entertainment industry, and his diligence and dedication are well known in the industry. Even more precious, however, was his love and kindness. (Comprehensive evaluation of NetEase Entertainment, Legal Evening News, Phoenix Network, New Express, Hainan Daily)