Chow Yun-Fat Biography

Chow Yun-Fat biography

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NAME: Chow Yun-Fat
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor
BIRTH DATE: May 18, 1955 (Age: 58)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lamma Island, China
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Chow Yun-Fat was named "The Coolest Actor in the World," by the Los Angeles Times in 1995. He starred in the Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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In 2000, Chow starred alongside martial arts superstar Michelle Yeoh in the highly-acclaimed Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,

directed by Ang Lee. The film won the top prize at the Toronto Film Festival and met with an extremely favorable reception in many countries in Asia and Europe before opening in the United States in December to much positive buzz. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Foreign Film, out of a staggering 10 nominations, including Best Picture.