Film & Stage
Household Name
Chow Yun-fat
born 1955
Star of A Better Tomorrow and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Why they are here
A Hong Kong actor who became an icon of action cinema in John Woo's films and later starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Chow Yun-fat rose to fame in Hong Kong television before his role in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow in 1986 made him a star. He made films in Hollywood and starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000.
He has pledged to give most of his fortune to charity.
He has pledged to give most of his fortune to charity.
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