Andy Lau

Andy Lau is a veteran performer in Hong Kong's action cinema. His work has spanned Hong Kong's many genres, from comedies, to martial arts pictures, to gangster movies. Most of his major roles have be...
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BirthPlace
09/26/1961
Hong Kong
  • 'Iron Man 3' Casts Wang Xuequi as Dr. Wu — PHOTO
    By: Alicia Lutes December 10, 2012 11:14am EST
    Filming begins in Beijing Monday.
  • Best American Remakes of Foreign Films
    By: Brian Marder January 10, 2012 4:58am EST
    'Contraband' follows in a long line of American-ized movies.
  • Fascinating fact
    By: WENN.com Source November 28, 2011 4:00am EST
    Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui is celebrating after landing the Best Director honour for A Simple Life at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival on Saturday (26Nov11). The drama, about a maid who has to deal with her advancing years while serving her master, also claimed accolades for its leading stars Deanie Ip (Best Actress) and Andy Lau (Best Actor). The Best Film prize went to Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale.
  • Chan delighted with Japan concert total
    By: WENN.com Source April 05, 2011 7:15am EST
    Jackie Chan's charity concert for Japan raised a massive $3.3 million (£2.1 million) in just three hours, with the star declaring, "It's got to be a record."
  • Chan headlines Hong Kong benefit for Japan
    By: WENN.com Source April 01, 2011 2:15pm EST
    Martial arts movie star Jackie Chan headlined a charity concert and telethon for the survivors of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Friday (01Apr11)
  • Toronto International Film Festival Lineup Announced
    By: Natalie Silverman July 27, 2010 12:54pm EST
    And it looks great.
  • Chan leads charity concert for China's earthquake victims
    By: WENN.com Source April 27, 2010 6:15am EST
    Jackie Chan was the star of a charity concert on Monday (26Apr10) which raised $4.8 million (£3.1 million) for victims of the recent earthquake in China.
  • Bollywood director Chopra gets film festival honour
    By: WENN.com Source September 04, 2009 7:15am EST
    Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra is set to receive a prestigious honour - organisers of the international Pusan Film Festival have named him Asian filmmaker of the year.
  • Hong Kong star Lau apologises for marriage lie
    By: WENN.com Source September 02, 2009 5:00am EST
    Hong Kong actor Andy Lau has apologised for keeping his marriage a secret, admitting he behaved "inappropriately".
  • Jet Li Earns Record Salary for Chinese-Language Film
    By: WENN.com Source November 26, 2007 4:45am EST
    Action superstar Jet Li has been paid 100 million yuan ($13 million) for his latest movie, a record salary for an actor in a Chinese-language film.