Yun-Fat Chow Net Worth
Yun-Fat Chow Net Worth is
$1.6 Million
Yun-Fat Chow Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Donald Chow Yun-fat, SBS (born May 18, 1955), commonly known as Chow Yun-fat, is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known in Asia for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and Hard Boiled; and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in dramatic films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan.Chow is the 2nd highest earning actor in Hong Kong with 170 million HKD (21.9 million USD) in 2014. | Full Name | Chung Mong-joon |
| Net Worth | 1.17 billion USD, 1.6 billion USD, 1.02 billion USD |
| Date Of Birth | May 18, 1955 |
| Died | January 20, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Place Of Birth | Lamma Island, Hong Kong |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Soundtrack |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Seoul National University, MIT Sloan School of Management, George Washington University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Liverpool, National Cheng Kung University |
| Nationality | South Korean, Chinese, South Korean |
| Spouse | Jasmine Tan (m. 1987), Candice Yu (m. 1983–1983) |
| Children | Chung Seon-i, Chung Nam-i, Chung Ye-seon, Chung gi-seon, Chung Hae-chan, Chung Hae-in, Chang Kuo-wei, Chang Shu-hua |
| Parents | Rongyun Zhou, Lifang Chen |
| Siblings | Chung Mong-koo, Chung Mong-hun, Chung Mong-yoon, Chung Mong-woo, Chung Mong-kun, Chung Mong-il, Chung Kyung-hee, Tung Chee-hwa, Tung Siu-ping, Tung Yi-ping, Tung Chee Ping, Chung Yoo-kyung |
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Asian Films People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor |
| Nominations | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song, Asian Film Award for Best Actor |
| Movies | God of Gamblers, From Vegas to Macau, A Better Tomorrow, The Last Tycoon, From Vegas to Macau II, From Vegas to Macau III, Once a Thief, Cold War 2, Curse of the Golden Flower, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Monkey King, Anna and the King, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Bulletproof Monk, Tragic Hero,... |
| TV Shows | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Conflict, The Bund, The Legend of Master So, The Radio Tycoon, The Superpower, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Battle Among the Clans, The Yang's Saga, Hotel |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | The action superstar can be seen in most of his movies with twin guns (usually two Beretta 92s) and dark shades during a gunfight. |
| 2 | Chow often is seen with a trademark toothpick in his mouth, particularly in his films with John Woo. |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on his Mandarin pronunciation in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)] It's awful. The first day I had to do 28 takes simply because of the language problem. That's never happened before in my life. It put me under a lot of pressure. There was a lot of dialogue in this film, more than I've ever had to speak before. It was like speaking Shakespeare. |
| 2 | Working in front of the camera keeps me alive. I couldn't care less about actors' trailers and food on sets and stuff like that - I just want to act. |
| 3 | As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. But I must do my job perfectly, and I love what I do. |
| 4 | If I can associate with the people very, very gently very, very friendly every day I'm happpy. If I don't pay them respect I feel terrible inside" - From an interview with Chow Yun-Fat in the Documentary Chow Yun-Fat goes Hollywood |
| 5 | In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Made a surprise cameo in the hit Chinese independent film Waiting Alone (2004). |
| 2 | Enjoys photography. His elder sister also is a photographer. |
| 3 | Attempted suicide over the break-up after 5-year (1978-1983) romance with popular TV star Idy Chan. |
| 4 | After a first unsuccessful marriage with a fellow Hong Kong star actress, he fell in love and re-married the daughter of one of the richest Chinese dynastic scions from Singapore. |
| 5 | He and Andy Lau made 4 movies together: Ying hung ho hon (1987), Gong woo ching (1987), Dou san (1989), and Dou hap (1991). They also made two TV-series together: Yang ka cheung (1986) and Sou hat yi (1982). |
| 6 | He helped Andy Lau in his movie career, after it almost crashed when he refused to sign a contract with TVB, which made him blacklisted from Hong Kong Television. |
| 7 | Credited as Chow Anderson in the Philippines in his earlier films. |
| 8 | Tri-lingual, speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. |
| 9 | Unusually tall by Chinese standards, he was often a head taller than his co-stars in his Hong Kong films, female or male. |
| 10 | Sponsors a lot of charity events such as "National Wildlife" and many others. |
| 11 | Before going to work on a movie each day, he goes to the nearest market and buys some fresh fruit. |
| 12 | Chosen one of 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002. |
| 13 | Turned down the role of Morpheus in The Matrix (1999). |
| 14 | CineAsia, the Asian Theatre Owners Convention, named Chow the Star of the Decade. |
| 15 | Chow Yun-Fat was born of the Hakkha (aka Ha Ka) race, an ethnic group from China that has moved from one region to another without taking up permanent residence since the ancient times. The Hakkha dialect is now the second most popular dialect in Taiwan. |
| 16 | Won Asian Pacific Festival "Best Actor" Award for Hong Kong 1941, 1985. |
| 17 | Won Taiwan Golden Horse "Best Actor" Awards Two Times: Hong Kong 1941, 1985. An Autumn's Tale, 1987. |
| 18 | Won Hong Kong Academy "Best Actor" Awards Three Times: A Better Tomorrow, 1987. City On Fire, 1988, All About Ah Long, 1990. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Monkey King: The Legend Begins | 2016 | Jade Emperor | |
| Cold War II | 2016 | Oswald Kan | |
| From Vegas to Macau III | 2016 | Ken Shek / Ko Chun | |
| Office | 2015 | Ho Chung Ping | |
| Du cheng feng yun II | 2015 | Ken / Ko Chun | |
| The Man from Macau | 2014 | Ken / Ko Chun | |
| Xi you ji: Da nao tian gong | 2014 | Jade Emperor | |
| Da Shang Hai | 2012 | Cheng Daiqi | |
| Tong que tai | 2012 | Cao Cao | |
| Jian dang wei ye | 2011 | Yuan Shikai | |
| Rang zi dan fei | 2010 | Master Huang | |
| Shanghai | 2010 | Anthony Lan-Ting (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Kong Zi | 2010 | Confucius | |
| Dragonball: Evolution | 2009 | Roshi | |
| The Children of Huang Shi | 2008 | Jack (Chen Hansheng) | |
| Stranglehold | 2007 | Video Game | Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen (voice) |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | Captain Sao Feng (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia | 2006 | Emperor Ping | |
| Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo | 2006 | Pan Zhichang | |
| Waiting Alone | 2004 | Chow Yun-Fat | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2003 | Video Game | Li Mu Bai |
| Bulletproof Monk | 2003 | Monk With No Name (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 2000 | Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Anna and the King | 1999 | King Mongkut (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| The Corruptor | 1999 | Nick Chen (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| The Replacement Killers | 1998 | John Lee (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| He ping fan dian | 1995 | The Killer (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Hua qi Shao Lin | 1994 | Chang Cheng | |
| Full Contact | 1992 | Gou Fei (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Hard Boiled | 1992 | Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen | |
| Now You See It, Now You Don't | 1992 | Ng Shan-shui (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Prison on Fire II | 1991 | Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Zong heng si hai | 1991 | Red Bean Puddin - Joe (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Gat seng gung ziu | 1990 | Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon | 1989 | Mark Gor (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Triads: The Inside Story | 1989 | Li Man-Ho (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ban wo chuang tian ya | 1989 | Lau Chung Pong / 'Mew-Mew' (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| The Killer | 1989 | Ah Jong (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ah Long dik goo si | 1989 | Ah-Long Yeung (as Chow Yun Fatt) | |
| Yu Ta-fu chuan ji | 1988 | Yu Da Fa as adult (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| City War | 1988 | Officer Dick Lee Chiu (as Chow Yun Fatt) | |
| Zai jian ying xiong | 1988 | Hung (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Gong zi duo qing | 1988 | Locomotive (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| The Diary of a Big Man | 1988 | Chow Chen-fat (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Fractured Follies | 1988 | Joe (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Tiger on Beat | 1988 | Sgt. Francis Li (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Baat seng bou hei | 1988 | 'Handsome' Long (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Jing zhuong zhui nu zi zhi er | 1988 | Wong Yat Fat | |
| Gam yuk fung wan | 1987 | 41671 / Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Spiritual Love | 1987 | Double Circle Pu (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Flaming Brothers | 1987 | Chang Ho-Tien (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Chou tin dik tong wah | 1987 | Samuel Pang (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| The Romancing Star | 1987 | Wong Yat Fat (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Gong woo ching | 1987 | Li Ah Chai (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Xiao sheng meng jing hun | 1987 | Inspector Chow (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| City on Fire | 1987 | Ko Chow (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ying hung ho hon | 1987 | Li Ah Chai (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Yi ben wu yan | 1987 | Hui (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ni qing wo yuan | 1986 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Yi gai yun tian | 1986 | Ho Ting-Bon (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| The Seventh Curse | 1986 | Wei (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Dei ha ching | 1986 | Detective Lan (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| A Better Tomorrow | 1986 | Mark (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife | 1986 | Football Fat (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Din lo jing juen | 1986 | Chung (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Chu yi shi wu | 1986 | Peter (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Dream Lovers | 1986 | Song Yu (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Witch from Nepal | 1986 | Joe (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Yang ka cheung | 1986 | TV Series | Lui Dong-bun |
| Mei gui di gu shi | 1985 | Charles Wong / Ga-Ming (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| San jaat si hing - juk jaap | 1985 | TV Series | Ging Shing (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| Why Me? | 1985 | Mr. Chow (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Nu ren xin | 1985 | Derek Sun (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Dai heung kong | 1985 | TV Series | Lok Ching Hing (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| The Occupant | 1984 | Valentino Chow (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Dang doi lai ming | 1984 | Yip Kim Fay (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Qing cheng zhi lian | 1984 | Fan Liu-Yuan (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Siu mo kong wu | 1984 | TV Series | Lingwu Chung |
| Shang Hai tan | 1983 | TV Series | Hui Man-keung (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| Last Affair | 1983 | Kwong-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| But dou san hung | 1983 | TV Series | |
| Xue han jin qian | 1983 | Bullet (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Shang Hai tan xu ji | 1983 | TV Movie as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Bo yum yan | 1983 | TV Series | Wai Yip-Cheung |
| Fo fung wong | 1982 | TV Series | Ngai Chun (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| Sou hat yi | 1982 | TV Series | Beggar So (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| Xun cheng ma | 1982 | Fu Jun (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Lie tou | 1982 | Nguyen Dich (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ai yu kuang chao | 1982 | Ko Ming-Chung (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| God of Killers | 1981 | Wu Yuet (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Chin wong kwun ying wui | 1981 | TV Series | Lung |
| Zhi fa zhe | 1981 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Shi ba | 1980 | Git (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Hard Boiled Killers | 1980 | Chu Ka-Wah (as Chow Yun-Fat) | |
| Meng nu da zei sha zhen tan | 1980 | ||
| Ban ye | 1980 | Jen Lung (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Mong chung yan | 1979 | TV Series | Ching Wai |
| Jing wang shuang xiong | 1978 | Ng To (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Keung yan | 1978 | TV Series as Chow Yun Fat | |
| 'O' nu | 1978 | Kuan Yen-Ping (as Chow Yun Fat) | |
| Ru ce | 1977 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Ga bin | 1977 | TV Series | |
| Chuang shang de gu shi | 1977 | ||
| Saat sau qi shi er siu si | 1976 | TV Series | Leui Gong (as Chow Yun Fat) |
| Lao jia xie pai gu ye zi | 1976 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Chi nu | 1976 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Xin Su xiao mei san nan xin lang | 1976 | as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Tou tai ren | 1976 | as Chow Yun Fat |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| He ping fan dian | 1995 | story | |
| Ah Long dik goo si | 1989 | story - as Chow Yun Fatt |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Boiled | 1992 | performer: "Hello" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting Alone | 2004 | special thanks | |
| StarCraft | 1998 | Video Game thanks - as Chow Yun Fat | |
| Diablo | 1996 | Video Game thanks | |
| Reservoir Dogs | 1992 | dedicatee - as Chow Yuen Fat |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Jiang La | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The World of Chow Yun-Fan | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Bloopers of the Caribbean | 2007 | Video short | Himself / Captain Sao Feng (uncredited) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Editing (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1998-1999 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of 'The Corruptor' | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| Ôsama no buranchi | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Where the Action Is | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 | 1996 | Video | Himself (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
| Cinema of Vengeance | 1994 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng feng po lang | 2017 | ||
| Rémy Julienne: 50 ans de cascades | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2012 | TV Series | Master Roshi |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | |
| Planet Voice | 2007 | TV Series | Captain Sao Feng |
| Who Do You Think You're Fooling? | 1994 | Short documentary | Chow / Mr. Orange (as Chow Yun-Fat) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | People's Choice Award | Asian Film Awards | Favorite Actor | Rang zi dan fei (2010) |
| 2011 | Huabiao Film Award | Huabiao Film Awards | Outstanding Abroad Actor | Kong Zi (2010) |
| 1999 | Career Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | ||
| 1990 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Ah Long dik goo si (1989) |
| 1988 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Lung foo fong wan (1987) |
| 1987 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | Chou tin dik tong wah (1987) |
| 1987 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Ying hung boon sik (1986) |
| 1985 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | Dang doi lai ming (1984) |
| 1984 | Best Actor | Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Dang doi lai ming (1984) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Huading Award | Huading Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Du cheng feng yun (2014) |
| 2013 | Golden Lotus Awards | Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actor | Tong que tai (2012) |
| 2012 | China Film Directors' Guild Award | China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | Rang zi dan fei (2010) |
| 2011 | Asian Film Award | Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Rang zi dan fei (2010) |
| 2011 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Kong Zi (2010) |
| 2011 | Huading Award | Huading Award | Best Actor in a Motion Picture | Kong Zi (2010) |
| 2010 | Iron Elephant Award | Iron Elephant Film Awards | Best Actor | Kong Zi (2010) |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo (2006) |
| 2008 | HKFCS Award | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo (2006) |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006) |
| 2007 | HKFCS Award | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006) |
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Action Team (Internet Only) | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Wo hu cang long (2000) |
| 1998 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst On-Screen Couple | The Replacement Killers (1998) |
| 1996 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | He ping fan dian (1995) |
| 1995 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Hua qi Shao Lin (1994) |
| 1992 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Zong heng si hai (1991) |
| 1990 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Dou san (1989) |
| 1990 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi (1989) |
| 1989 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | Dai jeung foo yat gei (1988) |
| 1988 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Chou tin dik tong wah (1987) |
| 1988 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Gam yuk fung wan (1987) |
| 1987 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dei ha ching (1986) |
| 1986 | Golden Horse Award | Golden Horse Film Festival | Best Leading Actor | Ying hung boon sik (1986) |
| 1986 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Nu ren xin (1985) |
| 1985 | Hong Kong Film Award | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Dang doi lai ming (1984) |
Known for movies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
as Master Li Mu Bai
The Killer (1989)
as Ah Jong
Hard Boiled (1992)
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006)
as Emperor Ping