Stephen Chow Sing-Chi (Chinese: 周星馳) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards. Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon. In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region. In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work. His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia. For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy. Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s. In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
2024Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow as Archival Footage
2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
2010CJ7: The Cartoon as Unknown
2008CJ7 as Ti Chow
2004Kung Fu Hustle as Sing
2001Shaolin Soccer as Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
2000黃香蓮歌仔戲之唐伯虎點秋香 (1 Episode) as 唐伯虎
1999The Tricky Master as Master Wong
1999TV total (1 Episode) as Self
1999Gorgeous as Policeman with Dog
1999King of Comedy as Wan Tin Sau
1998The Lucky Guy as Ho Kam Sui
1997Lawyer Lawyer as Chan Mon Gut
1997All's Well, Ends Well '97 as Lo Kung
1996The God of Cookery as Stephen Chow
1996Forbidden City Cop as Ling Ling Fat
1995Sixty Million Dollar Man as Lee Chak-Sing
1995Out of the Dark as Leon
1995A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella as Joker / Monkey King
1995A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box as Joker / Monkey King
1994From Beijing with Love as Ling Ling Chat
1994Hail the Judge as Pao Lung Sing
1994Love on Delivery as Ho Kam An
1993The Mad Monk as Dragon Fighter Lo Han
1993Flirting Scholar as Tang Pak Fu / Wah On
1993Fight Back to School 3 as Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong
1992King of Beggars as So Chan Ha Yee Chan
1992Royal Tramp 2 as Wai Siu Bo
1992Royal Tramp as Wai Siu Bo
1992Justice, My Foot! as Sung Sai-Kit
1992Screen Play (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1992Fight Back to School 2 as Chow Sing Sing
1992All's Well, Ends Well as Shang Foon
1992The Thief of Time as Dyun Siu Fei
1992Fist of Fury 1991 II as Lau Ching
1991The Banquet as Stephen Chow
1991The Magnificent Scoundrels as Valentino
1991God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai as Sing
1991Fight Back to School as Chow Sing Sing
1991The Gods Must Be Crazy: Crazy Safari as [Narrator]
1991Fist of Fury 1991 as Lau Ching
1991Legend of the Dragon as Chow Siu-Lung
1991The Top Bet as Sing
1991Tricky Brains as Koo Jing / Che Man Jing
1990God of Gamblers II as Sing
1990Triad Story as Sing
1990When Fortune Smiles as Vincent Hing
1990All for the Winner as Sing
1990Look Out, Officer! as Hsing
1990It Runs in the Family (15 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Sleazy Dizzy as Sing
1990Curry & Pepper as Pepper
1990The Unmatchable Match as Cheung Lon
1990Lung Fung Restaurant as Rubbish Pool
1990My Hero as Sing
1990Love Is Love as Sam Shek Kam Shui
1989Thunder Cops II as Sui Yien
1989The Justice of Life (30 Episodes) as 何鑫淼 (阿水)
1989Just Heroes as Jacky
1989Dragon Fight as Andy Yau
1989File Noir (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1989The Final Combat (30 Episodes) as Duen Fei
1988Faithfully Yours as Puddin Lai
1988The Tribulation of Life (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1988My Father's Son (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1988Final Justice as Boy
1988He Who Chases After the Wind as Ah Sing
1988Behind Silk Curtains (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1988The Last Conflict as Lau Ting Kin
1988On the Brink as Unknown
1987The Price Of Growing Up (59 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Back To The Beyond as Lau Ching
1986Brother’s Girlfriend as Unknown
1984The Nuts (22 Episodes) as Zombie Star
1983Angels And Devils (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1983Woman on the Beat (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1983Beyond the Rose Garden (20 Episodes) as Unknown
1983Linqi:Decision as Unknown
1983The Legend of the Condor Heroes (19 Episodes) as 宋兵甲
1983Crossroads-Pocket Money as Unknown
1982Love & Passion (30 Episodes) as Unknown
1982Soldier of Fortune (30 Episodes) as Unknown
1981I.Q. 100 (20 Episodes) as 学生会会长
1962Golden Horse Awards (1 Episode) as Self
TBA西游驱魔前传 (1 Episode) ... Executive Producer
2024Take Me Home (12 Episodes) ... Producer
2023The Monkey King ... Executive Producer
2019The New King of Comedy ... Producer
2017Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back ... Producer
2016The Mermaid ... Executive Producer
2015CJ7: Super Q Team ... Producer
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons ... Producer
2009Dragonball Evolution ... Producer
2008Shaolin Girl ... Producer
2008CJ7 ... Producer
2004Kung Fu Hustle ... Producer
TBAShaolin Women's Soccer ... Director
2019The New King of Comedy ... Director
2016The Mermaid ... Director
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons ... Director
2008CJ7 ... Director
2004Kung Fu Hustle ... Director
20031:99 Shorts ... Director
2001Shaolin Soccer ... Director
1999King of Comedy ... Director
1996The God of Cookery ... Director
1996Forbidden City Cop ... Director
1994From Beijing with Love ... Director
1993Flirting Scholar ... Co-Director
2019The New King of Comedy ... Writer
2017Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back ... Writer
2016The Mermaid ... Writer
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons ... Writer
2010CJ7: The Cartoon ... Writer
2009Jump ... Writer
2008CJ7 ... Writer
2004Kung Fu Hustle ... Screenplay
2001Shaolin Soccer ... Screenplay
1999King of Comedy ... Writer
1996The God of Cookery ... Writer
1996Forbidden City Cop ... Writer
1994From Beijing with Love ... Writer
2004Kung Fu Hustle ... Music