Cast & creator
Stephen Chow
Best known for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Shaolin Soccer, Shaolin Soccer
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.
Also known as: 주성치, Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, Zhōu Xīngchí , Sing-Chi Chow, Stephen Chow
107
film credits
29
television credits
88
1962–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
Showing 136 of 136 credits
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Shaolin Soccer
Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
2001Shaolin Soccer
Director
2001Shaolin Soccer
Screenplay
2001Shaolin Soccer
Presenter
2001
Kung Fu Soccer
Director
2026Kung Fu Soccer
Writer
2026Kung Fu Soccer
Action Director
2026Kung Fu Soccer
Producer
2026Kung Fu Soccer
Original Story
2026
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
The King of Stand-up Comedy
节目发起人
2024
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
宋兵甲
1983
Kung Fu Hustle
Sing
2004Kung Fu Hustle
Producer
2004Kung Fu Hustle
Music
2004Kung Fu Hustle
Screenplay
2004Kung Fu Hustle
Director
2004
The Justice of Life
何鑫淼 (阿水)
1989
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
The Price Of Growing Up
1987
The Monkey King
Executive Producer
2023
Gorgeous
Policeman with Dog
1999
Dragonball Evolution
Producer
2009
CJ7
Ti Chow
2008CJ7
Director
2008CJ7
Producer
2008CJ7
Writer
2008
It Runs in the Family
1990
Soldier of Fortune
1982
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Joker / Monkey King
1995
The Mermaid
Director
2016The Mermaid
Writer
2016The Mermaid
Executive Producer
2016
My Father's Son
1988
Love & Passion
1982
The Final Combat
Duen Fei
1989
From Beijing with Love
Ling Ling Chat
1994From Beijing with Love
Director
1994From Beijing with Love
Writer
1994
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Writer
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Producer
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Director
2013
Beyond the Rose Garden
1983
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Joker / Monkey King
1995
The God of Cookery
Stephen Chow
1996The God of Cookery
Director
1996The God of Cookery
Writer
1996
Woman on the Beat
1983
Screen Play
1992
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Theater Employee (uncredited)
2017Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Writer
2017Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Producer
2017
King of Beggars
So Chan Ha Yee Chan
1992
Crazy Safari
[Narrator]
1991
God of Gamblers II
Sing
1990
Angels And Devils
1983
TV total
Self
1999
King of Comedy
Wan Tin Sau
1999King of Comedy
Director
1999King of Comedy
Writer
1999
Flirting Scholar
Tang Pak Fu / Wah On
1993Flirting Scholar
Co-Director
1993
Fight Back to School 3
Chow Sing Sing / Million Wong
1993
Hail the Judge
Pao Lung Sing
1994
Forbidden City Cop
Ling Ling Fat
1996Forbidden City Cop
Director
1996Forbidden City Cop
Writer
1996
A Chinese Odyssey - Odyssey
Presenter
2024A Chinese Odyssey - Odyssey
Creator
2024
The Tribulation of Life
1988
The Magnificent Scoundrels
Valentino
1991
再見十九歲(數碼修復版)
绑匪
1983
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
Sing
1991
Curry & Pepper
Pepper
1990
Legend of the Dragon
Chow Siu-Lung
1991
Fight Back to School
Chow Sing Sing
1991
Dragon Fight
Andy Yau
1989
Fight Back to School 2
Chow Sing Sing
1992
Take Me Home
Producer
2024
Tricky Brains
Koo Jing / Che Man Jing
1991
File Noir
1989
Justice, My Foot!
Sung Sai-Kit
1992
Sixty Million Dollar Man
Lee Chak-Sing
1995
Royal Tramp
Wai Siu Bo
1992
Royal Tramp 2
Wai Siu Bo
1992
Out of the Dark
Leon
1995
Love on Delivery
Ho Kam An
1994
I.Q. 100
学生会会长
1981
The Mad Monk
Dragon Fighter Lo Han
1993
All for the Winner
Sing
1990
The Lucky Guy
Ho Kam Sui
1998
The Nuts
Zombie Star
1984The Nuts
Creator
1984
All's Well, End's Well '97
Lo Kung
1997
The Tricky Master
Master Wong
1999
Final Justice
Boy
1988
The Banquet
Stephen Chow
1991
Look Out, Officer!
Hsing
1990
All's Well, Ends Well
Shang Foon
1992
Fist of Fury 1991 II
Lau Ching
1992
Fist of Fury 1991
Lau Ching
1991
When Fortune Smiles
Vincent Hing
1990
Lawyer Lawyer
Chan Mon Gut
1997
Faithfully Yours
Puddin Lai
1988
Behind Silk Curtains
1988
The Top Bet
Sing
1991
The New King of Comedy
Director
2019The New King of Comedy
Writer
2019The New King of Comedy
Producer
2019
My Hero
Sing
1990
Love Is Love
Sam Shek Kam Shui
1990
The Unmatchable Match
Cheung Lon
1990
Just Heroes
Jacky
1989
1:99 Shorts
Director
2003
Shaolin Girl
Producer
2008
食神
Script
2008
電視先鋒群星會
Self
CJ7: The Cartoon
2010CJ7: The Cartoon
Writer
2010
Lung Fung Restaurant
Rubbish Pool
1990
The Last Conflict
Lau Ting Kin
1988
The Thief of Time
Dyun Siu Fei
1992
Thunder Cops II
Sui Yien
1989
He Who Chases After the Wind
Ah Sing
1988西游驱魔前传
Executive Producer
Sleazy Dizzy
Sing
1990
Back To The Beyond
Lau Ching
1987
Jump
Writer
2009
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
Archival Footage
2024
人生半山腰
Self (Archive)
2023
Triad Story
Sing
1990
CJ7: Super Q Team
Producer
2015
On the Brink
1988
Brother’s Girlfriend
1986