Chow Yun-Fat

Did You Know?

• In case you didn't know, Asian names are written backwards from other countries. So, his first name is Yun-Fat and his last name is Chow.
• Yun-Fat answered an ad for a television station that was looking for a few new actors. That is how he got his start in acting in 1973.
• Director John Woo gave him the chance he needed to prove himself.
• He won the Best Actor Award three times in Hong Kong for A Better Tomorrow, City On Fire and All About Ah Long.
• One of his trademarks is to chew on a toothpick in his movies.
• His nickname is 'Fat Tsai.'
• He is married to Jasmine Chow.

Actor Credits

1. Shanghai (2009)
2. Dragonball: Evolution (2009)
3. Red Cliff (2009)
4. The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
6. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
7. Bulletproof Monk (2003)
8. King's Ransom (2001)
9. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
10. The Corruptor (1999)
11. Anna And The King (1999)
12. The Replacement Killers (1998)
13. Hard-Boiled Killers (1998)
14. Heroic Cops (1992)
15. Full Contact (1992)
16. Hard-Boiled (1992)
17. Once A Thief (1990)
18. The Killer (1989)
19. God Of Gamblers (1989)
20. A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
21. City On Fire (1987)
22. Rich And Famous (1987)
23. An Autumn's Tale (1987)
24. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
25. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
26. Hong Kong 1941 (1984)

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