Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow ({{zhstp|s=周星驰|t=周星馳|p=Zhōu Xīngchí}}; Cantonese Romanization: Chow Sing Chi) (born June 22 1962) is a highly popular Hong Kong actor and director, whose expertise in the comedic field led him to be dubbed the "king of comedy" by the Hong Kong entertainment media.

Trivia

• Almost every movie that Stephen Chow stars in has his character named "Sing" ? in it. Sing is his part of his real Chinese name and means star. Sometimes one his characters has "Chow Sing" in it.
• Chow learned Kung Fu on TV when he was young because his parents can't afford any lessons. He enjoys watching Kung Fu lessons.
• There is often an ugly bearded transvestite in cameo appearance in his films, and the role is almost always portrayed by Kin-yan Lee, a personal friend.
• Chow is a big fan of Bruce Lee, and his films often contain references to the late actor. Chow learned Wing Chun as a youth, an offshoot of Shaolin Kung Fu.
• Chow often collaborated with Lee Lik-chee (李力持) and Vincent Kok (谷德昭), both actors and directors, in the early stage of his career.