Stephen Chow
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File:ChowKL1 (cropped).JPG Chow in 2008 | |
Pronunciation | Jāu Sīngchìh (Cantonese Yale) |
Born | Stephen Chow Sing-chi June 22, 1962 |
Occupation(s) | Director, Celebrity, Screenwriter, Producer |
Years active | As Director 1994–present As Actor 1988–2008 |
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Stephen Chow (born June 22, 1962) is a director and actor from Hong Kong. He first played in the movie Final Justice, of 1988. Internationally, he became well-known with Shaolin Soccer, of 2001. In 2016, he directed the movie Mermaid, a comedy. With this, he earned 2,45 billion Yuan (375,6 million dollars) in only 12 days, which made it the most successful movie ever shown.