Andy Lau

Andy Lau Tak-Wah ({{zh-tsp|t=劉德華|s=刘德华|p=Liú Déhuá}}; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮) is a Hong Kong popstar and a movie actor.

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Jyutping - September 27 - 1961 - Hong Kong - Popstar - Movie actor

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The first lead role that made his initial popularity was the TVB series Hunting in 1982. In the same year, Andy started in his first movie in Boat People. Later in 1983, his role as Yang Guo in wuxia TV serial The Return of the Condor Heroes made him even more popular and landed him his first leading role in a Shaw Brothers' film called On the Wrong Track.

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TVB - Hunting - 1982 - Boat People - 1983 - Yang Guo - Wuxia - The Return of the Condor Heroes - Shaw Brothers

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In 1999, after filming Century of the Dragon, due to increasing governmental controls on the arts after the handover of Hong Kong to mainland China in 1997, Andy attempted to relocate to Australia, but governmental pressure on his family forced him to return to Hong Kong.

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Century of the Dragon - Hong Kong - Mainland China - Australia

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Andy's most recent role was in A World Without Thieves, filmed in 2004 and co-starring Ge You.

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A World Without Thieves - Ge You

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