Stephen Chow (Chinese:周星驰), born in Hong Kong on June 22, 1962, with his ancestral home in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, is a Hong Kong, China film and television actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and businessman. He graduated from the TVB Artist Training Class.
In 1980, he became a special actor for Li's TV station and entered the showbiz industry. In 1981, he starred in his first TV series "When IQ Matures". In 1988, he turned the focus of his acting career to the big screen, and in the same year he starred in the film debut "The Wind Catcher". In 1990, he established his nonsensical performance style with the comedy film "A Comic Goes to the End of the World"; in the same year, he gained attention for his starring role in the comedy action film "Gambling Saint", which broke the box office record in Hong Kong. In 1991, he starred in the comedy film "Truant Veyron" and once again broke the box office record in Hong Kong . In 1995, he established his position in the Chinese-language film industry with the comedy romance film "Journey to the West". In 1999, the self-directed and self-starring comedy film "The King of Comedy" won the Hong Kong Film annual box office champion.
In 2002, he won the Best actor Award and Best Director Award at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards for the comedy film "Shaolin Football". In 2003, he became the cover of Time Magazine in the United States . In 2005, he won the best director award at the 42nd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for the comedy action film "Kung Fu". In 2008, the self-directed and self-starring sci-fi comedy "Yangtze River No. 7" won the Hong Kong film annual box office champion. In 2013, he directed the costume comedy "Journey to the West·Descending Demons", which broke the global box office record of Chinese-language films with a box office of US2218 million.. In 2016, he served as the director, screenwriter and producer of the science fiction comedy film "Mermaid", which set a box office record in mainland China with a box office of more than 3.3 billion yuan.
In addition to his acting career, Chow Xingchi is also involved in the business community. Xingwei Co., Ltd. was established in 1989. Xinghui Company was established in 1996. In 2010, he became an executive director of Bygone Group Co., Ltd.