ÿþ<html><head><title>Devotees of Chow :: A Stephen Chow Fansite - Biography</title> <style> A:link {text-decoration: none; color: blue} A:visited {text-decoration: none; color: darkblue} A:hover {text-decoration: none; color: silver} <! #E6E8FA - "Silver"> </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white text=black topmargin=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=750> <tr><td><img src=chowheader1.jpg height=150 width=750></td> <tr><td width=750 bgcolor=#E6E8FA><center><font face=Arial><small><b><a href=home.htm>Home</a> | <a href=bio.htm>Biography</a> | <A href=filmography.htm>Filmography</a> | <a href=stars.htm>Collaborators</a> | <a href=devotees.htm>Devotees</a> | <a href=site.htm>Site</a> | <a href=http://amazingforums.com/forum2/CHOW/forum.html>Forum</a> | <A href=links.htm>Links</a> </td> <tr><td> <font face=Arial> <small><i>Last updated <b>3/26/05:</b> page created</i> </small> <hr color=black> <b></small>Stephen Chow Sing-Chi hTf³™</b><small> <hr color=black> <tr><td> <font face=Verdana><b> <img src=images/chowbio.jpg align=right> Biography<small><br> </b><br> Chow Sing-Chi was born in Shanghai on June 22nd, 1962.<p> Chow was the only boy of his middle-class family and grew up a fan of Bruce Lee. With an interest in the entertainment industry, Chow took acting classes and landed himself a spot hosting a popular Hong Kong children's program, "430 Space Shuttle" in 1983. After a few years of that, he began taking supporting roles in films, gaining in popularity slowly.<p> His first real starring role came in 1990, in the Jeff Lau-directed <a href=filmsallforthewinner.htm>All For the Winner</a>. The film was a spoof on the popular Wong Jing/Chow Yun-Fat film, <i>God of Gamblers</i>. It was a smash success, propelling him to superstardom. It was also his first pairing with <a href=peoplengmantat.htm>Ng Man-Tat</a>. Many films followed, with Stephen Chow starring in 8 films in the next year alone, including <i>God of Gamblers II</i>, playing his same character from <i>All For the Winner</a></i>.<p> <img src=images/shadowchow.jpg align=left>Stephen Chow got his first film directing experience co-directing himself in <a href=filmsloveondelivery.htm>Love on Delivery</a> with oft-collaborator, <a href=peopleleelikchi.htm>Lee Lik-Chi</a>. Stephen Chow has become the biggest box office draw in Hong Kong cinema. His first solo directing venture, <a href=filmsshaolinsoccer.htm>Shaolin Soccer</a> in 2002, won audiences over and set domestically-produced records in Hong Kong. 2004's <a href=filmskungfuhustle.htm>Kung Fu Hustle</a> topped that record.<p> Chow currently has plans to direct a sequel to <i>Kung Fu Hustle</i>. </td> </table> <hr color=black width=750 align=left> <font face=Arial><small><i>This page is best viewed at 1024x768 resolution.<br> All images and other works © their respective owners. This site is run by fans and does not claim any affiliation with Stephen Chow or any studio.