Chow Yun-fat

Chow Yun-fat SBS (born May 18, 1955), formerly called Donald Chow,^[1] is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He often worked with John Woo in the action movies A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled. He also acted in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and has acted in many drama movies.^[2]

Chow Yun-fat SBS
周潤發
Chow Yun-fat in 2007
Born	(1955-05-18) May 18, 1955 (age 70) Lamma Island, Hong Kong
Other names	Donald Chow
Alma mater	City University of Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Celebrity, Singer
Years active	1974 - present
Spouse(s)	Candice Yu ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1983)​ Jasmine Tan ​ (m. 1986)​
Parents	Chow Yung-wan (father) Chan Lai-fong (mother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1987 A Better Tomorrow 1988 City on Fire 1990 All About Ah Long Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor 1985 Hong Kong 1941 1987 An Autumn's Tale TVB Anniversary Awards – My Most Memorable Male Leading Role 1999 The Bund
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	周潤發
Simplified Chinese	周润发
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōu Rùnfā IPA [ʈʂóu ɻwə̂n.fá] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jāu Yeuhn-faat IPA [[tsɐ́u jɵ̀n.fāːt̚]] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 104: ̚) (help) Jyutping Zau1 Jeon6-faat3

Career

His parents were farmers and poor. He grew up on an island without electricity.^[3][4][5][6] While in college, Chow began training to become an actor with TVB. He first appeared on the 1980 TV series The Bund. Chow appeared in many TV series, but he wanted to act in movies. He acted in a few movies, but they were very bad.^[7] He finally became successful when he teamed with John Woo in A Better Tomorrow.