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Gorgeous (film)
''Gorgeous'' (; released in the Philippines as ''High Risk'') is a 1999 Hong Kong action romantic comedy film written and directed by Vincent Kok who played Lo's assistant, and co-written and produced by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Shu Qi, Tony Leung and Emil Chau. The film performed well at the Hong Kong box office. Plot Bu (Shu Qi) is a beautiful young girl from a small Taiwanese fishing village who discovers a romantic message in a bottle. She heads for Hong Kong to find its writer, only to learn that it was in fact written by Albert (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a lonely gay man. She then meets a wealthy recycling company owner, C.N. (Jackie Chan). They fall in love with each other. The plot is soon thickened by the rivalry between Howie Lo (Emil Chau) and C.N., who are both businessmen who have known each other since their childhood days. In the English dubbed version, some of the dialogues are changed and a few scenes are edited out. These scenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Kok
Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing with him the films ''Forbidden City Cop'', ''From Beijing with Love'' and ''The God of Cookery'' in addition to producing and co-writing Chow's 2007 film '' CJ7''. He also made a cameo appearance in Chow's ''Shaolin Soccer'' as a hapless soccer player. Kok also wrote, directed and starred alongside Jackie Chan in '' Gorgeous'', a romantic comedy by the martial arts actor. Filmography *''Love on Delivery'' (1994) *''The God of Cookery'' (1996) *''Troublesome Night 2'' (1997) *''Troublesome Night 3'' (1998) *''Shaolin Soccer'' (2001) *''Marry a Rich Man'' (2002) *'' My Lucky Star'' (2003) *''It's a Wonderful Life'' (2007) *''Adventure of the King'' (2010) *'' Frozen'' (2010) *''Echoes of the Rainbow'' (2010) *''Fortune King Is Coming to Town' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-chi (, born 22 June 1962), known professionally as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for ''Shaolin Soccer'' and ''Kung Fu Hustle''. Early life and education Stephen Chow was born in British Hong Kong, 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 (618–907) Chinese poet Wang Bo (poet), Wang Bo's essay ''Tengwang Ge Xu, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (; born 20 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actress. Career Maggie Cheung Ho-yee competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "potential artist" (最具演藝潛質獎) and was signed to the channel soon afterwards. Her career spun off to a whirlwind of a start, as she was offered a leading role. However, she wanted to start from the bottom up and hence declined the role, only to accept a subsidiary role in another series. Many will say that her career kicked off with the well accepted ''Old Time Buddy'', but some others say it is with her primary leading role in "One Good Turn Deserves Another". The popularity of artists in the Hong Kong television market depends as much on the popularity of the characters in a series as to the ability of the actors and it was not until 1998 that she achieved mainstream popularity with the series "Old Time Buddy", in which she play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ShellZ Zhu
ShellZ Zhu is a Chinese model and actress. Biography Born in Nanjing, China, ShellZ moved to Hong Kong as an early adolescent. After moving to Hong Kong, she began to initially garner public recognition through theatrical performances of traditional Chinese dance. At age 17, she transitioned from dance to modeling, as she began to promote fashion, commercial attire, editorials, and print-outs. While still modeling, she was offered her first movie role in the Hong Kong film '' Gorgeous''. After acting in Chinese language Hong Kong movies, ShellZ moved to Hollywood, California to further her acting career. While in the United States, she was offered acting roles in Hollywood hits, such as Steven Spielberg's ''The Terminal'' and Michael Mann's ''Collateral''. Before returning to Hong Kong in 2008, ShellZ (Stage name: Siu wai Cheung on IMDB) accepted a major role in the feature film ''Extra Ordinary Barry''. In the film "Hard Fall" she plays lead role Veronica. Personal life Shell Z c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Li
Li Xiaolu (, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'' (1998), idol drama ''All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel'' (2001) and the popular youth series ''Struggle'' (2007). At age 16, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. Early life Li was born into a literary family. Her grandfather was a worker at the August First Film Studios; and both her parents were actors. She first appeared in a television series at the age of 3. Career Li first rose to fame with the 1998 movie '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'', which won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Paris Film Festival and the Deauville Asian Film Festival. At age 17, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress. She laid low for the next two years, but in 2001, was thrust back into the limeligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Soo
Soo Wai Ming (; born 14 October 1977), better known by her stage name Carmen Soo, is a Malaysian model and actress. Life and career Soo was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a Chinese father and to a half-Chinese, half-British mother. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management and can speak fluent Malay, Cantonese and English while also learning Tagalog to help her television acting career in the Philippines. She was part owner of a boutique named 'Kushi' located in Bangsar. In 2015, Soo married Benson Tan in Bali and they have one daughter. She currently resides in Petaling Jaya, Selangor with her family. Modeling Carmen Soo began modelling at age 17 and moved to Hong Kong at age 20 to pursue modelling career, which has brought her all over Asia, including Singapore. At 156 cm (just under 5'1") tall, her petite size is not conducive to catwalk modeling, hence most of her shoots tend to be print and television commercials. However, she has graced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wu
Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. He also starred in the AMC martial arts drama series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life Daniel N Wu was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. His parents, Diana (née Liu), a college professor, and George Wu, a retired engineer, are natives of Shanghai, China. His father immigrated to the United States from China and met his mother in New York, where she was a student. After marrying, they settled in California. Wu has two older sisters, Greta and Gloria, and an older brother who died when he was two. Wu developed an interest in martial arts when he saw Jet Li in '' The Shaolin Temple'' and Donnie Yen in '' Iron Monkey'', and consequently began studying wushu at age 11. His child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fung
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Law Kar-ying
Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor. Background Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) and his wife Lee Ngan-guen (李銀娟). His younger brothers are Law Yiu-tong (羅耀堂), Law Yau-tong (羅友堂), and Law Shiu-tong (羅紹堂). His younger sister is Law Sok-ching (羅素貞). In 1949, his family moved to Hong Kong. He was originally a Cantonese opera singer in the 1970s. And a practitioner of the Ng Ying Kungfu (Chinese: 五形功夫) Five Animal Kung Fu arts. In 1990 he turned to acting in movies. He became popular after being cast in ''From Beijing with Love'', which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of (useless) gadgets include a solar-powered torch. In 1990s, Law played Wong Yat-fei in his first movie debut in 1993 film '' Crime Story'' along with Jackie Chan. In 1994 he was cast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kot
Eric Kot Man-fai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who studied in California and is the second youngest of three brothers. He formed a comedic music duo with fellow DJ and comedian Jan Lamb called Softhard in the 1980s. He also runs a fashion store, ASIAACTSAGAINSTAIDS Like Black, focusing on selling menwear, denim, trucker hat and other accessories. Very often he do cross over merchandise with New Balance. Filmography Film Television series Award and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''The New Age of Living Together'' * Best Actor Nomination for ''Oh! My Three Guys'' * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' (1 Best Actor Nomination, 2 Best Supporting Actor Nominations) Golden Horse Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''A-1'' (1 Best Supporting Actor Nomination) References External links * * Eric Kotat Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Lo
Ken Lo (Kenneth Houi Kang Low) (born 19 March 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most notably for his antagonistic role as John in ''Drunken Master II'' (1994). Early life Ken Lo was born on 19 March 1957 as Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong in Stung Treng, Cambodia. Lo's father is Hong Kong-Chinese and his mother is a Laotian. In 1975, at age 18, Lo and his family moved from Cambodia to Udon Thani, Thailand. Five years later, in 1980, he went to Hong Kong and worked as a tour guide. His idol was Bruce Lee which led him to practise Muay Thai and Taekwondo in Thailand. He won the freestyle fighting championships seven times, so his chance finally came when he made his debut in ''Working Class'' (1985), which was directed by Tsui Hark and starred Sam Hui. Career In 1986, Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tats Lau
Tats Lau Yee-Tat (; born 23 February 1963) is a Hong Kong musician, songwriter, singer and actor. Music career During the 1980s, Tats Lau was active in Hong Kong's independent music scene. He established several underground bands including DLLM and OEO (Oriental Electric Orchestra, which was influenced by YMO). Lau's career reached its climax when he established classic Cantopop duo Tat Ming Pair with Anthony Wong Yiu Ming. Tats Lau is the chief music composer and instrumentalist in Tat Ming Pair while Anthony Wong is the lead singer. Unlike other Cantopop musicians in the same generation, Tats Lau has strong influence of Synthpop music from UK. Tat Ming Pair, along with Beyond and Tai Chi, eventually became one of the most important music groups in Hong Kong history. After the disbandment of Tat Ming Pair, Tats Lau has formed several music groups such as Tats Lau and Dream (劉以達與夢), Tats Lau Government School (劉以達官立小學) and 達與璐. However, those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
