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| Romanized Name: |
Chow Yun-Fat |
| Cantonese Pronunciation: |
Wavs 
Chow (jau1) Yun (yun6)
Fat (faat3) |
| In Pinyin (Mandarin): |
Zhou Run-Fa |
| In Chinese: |
 His
name in other languages. |
| His Signature: |
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| Nickname in Hong
Kong: |
Fat Gor or Fat Jai meaning
"Brother Fat" (Fat Gor if you're younger than him, Fat
Jai if you're older than him). |
| CYF
as a Child: |
Pic 1: Nicknamed Sai Gow meaning "little
dog". Pic 2: The first time small
CYF (age 10) went to HK from Lamma Island. Pic 3:
Already very attractive. Pic 4: First
suit, custom made, cost HK$100 for his office boy job.
More pictures of a young CYF.
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| Birthplace: |
Lamma Island, Hong Kong.
The family moved to the city when he was 10 years old. |
| Birthdate: |
18 May 1955 |
| Height: |
6'0" (but we think
he's really 6'2") |
| Education: |
Boarding
school established by the Nationalist Party Kuomintang in Kowloon,
Hong Kong. |
| Father: |
Oil rigger, died in
1974. |
| Mother: |
Mrs. Chow Chan Li-Feng,
housewife. His mom. |
| Siblings:
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3rd child,
1 brother and 2 sisters. His siblings. |
| Wife: |
Jasmine Tan (Chan Wui-Lin),
born in Singapore. Met in 1984, married on the 6th of May 1987 in
Singapore.
Yun-Fat and Jasmine
Their wedding pictures |
| Previously Married
to: |
Candice Yu On-On, married
for six months in 1983. Yun-Fat and
Candice. |
| Claim
to Fame: |
In
Hong Kong & Asia: Although he was already well-known for
his TVB serials like "The Bund" and "Hotel"
and films like "Hong Kong 1941", "The Story of
Woo Viet" and "Love in a Fallen City"; his popularity
ascended to superstar status with the release of John Woo's "A
Better Tomorrow" in 1986.
US and UK: He is best known by American and British cultists
as a hard-boiled action hero specializing in portrayals of honorable
hitmen, gangsters, thieves and trigger-happy cops.
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| Awards: |
- Best Actor, 9th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "All About
Ah Long", 1989.
- Best Actor, 7th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "City On
Fire", 1987.
- Best Actor, Taiwan Golden Horse, "An Autumn's Tale",
1987.
- Best Actor, 6th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "A Better
Tomorrow", 1986.
- Best Actor, Asia Pacific Film Festival (held in Tokyo), "Hong
Kong 1941", 1985.
- Best Actor, Taiwan Golden Horse, "Hong Kong 1941",
1985.
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Chow Yun-Fat donated all his awards to the Hong Kong Film
Archive.
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| Nominations: |
- Best Actor, 21st Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon", 2000.
Winner: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, "In the Mood for Love".
- Best Actor, 15th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Peace
Hotel", 1995.
Winner: Roy Chiao, "Summer Snow".
- Best Actor, 14th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Treasure
Hunt", 1994.
Winner: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, "Chungking Express".
- Best Actor, 11th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Once a
Thief", 1991.
Winner: Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, "Alan & Eric Between Hello
& Goodbye".
- Best Actor, 9th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "God of
Gamblers", 1989.
Lost to himself for "All About Ah Long".
- Best Actor, 7th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "An Autumn's
Tale", 1987.
Lost to himself for "City on Fire".
- Best Actor, 7th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Prison
on Fire", 1987.
Lost to himself for "City on Fire".
- Best Supporting Actor, 6th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Love
unto Waste", 1986.
Winner: Paul Chun Pui, "The Lunatics".
- Best Actor, Taiwan Golden Horse, "A Better Tomorrow",
1986.
Winner: Ti Lung, "A Better Tomorrow".
- Best Actor, 5th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Women",
1985.
Winner: Kent Cheng, "Why Me?".
- Best Actor, 4th Hong Kong Academy Awards, "Hong Kong
1941", 1984.
Winner: Danny Lee, "Law with Two Phases".
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This page last updated 10 November 2003 11:56 pm EST
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