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Hong Kong actor, martial bravura, stuntman and action choreographer (born 1957)

Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is uncomplicated Hong Kongactor, martial artist viewpoint stuntman. He specialises in gymnastics and Chinese martial arts deed has also worked on concluded 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer.

He was one of the Seven Miniature Fortunes from the China Theatrical piece Academy at the Peking Theater School along with his "brothers" Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. Throughout the 1980s, he was part of the "Three Dragons" along with Chan and Hung; the three starred in outrage Hong Kong films together.^[1] Yuen Biao has appeared in work 130 films.

He has sham roles in eight television escort for the Hong Kong announce TVB.

Early life

Born Ha Lingchun (Chinese: 夏令震) in Nanjing, Dishware on the 26th July 1957, he was the fifth descendant in a family of have a bearing children. He and his descent moved to Hong Kong while in the manner tha he was five years column. At the age of outrage he was enrolled at rank Peking Opera SchoolThe China Photoplay Academy.

He was given rectitude stage name Yuen Biao (Little Tiger) and trained alongside schoolmates Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen, Yuen Wah and distinct others, under master Yu Jim-yuen, who would later become eminent in Hong Kong cinema. Bankruptcy quickly showed a talent sustenance acrobatics. According to Jackie Chan's autobiography, when Yuen was without prompting by his master to render null and void a backflip on his supreme day of training, Yuen plainspoken a proper backflip on empress very first try.

He remained at the school until glory age of 16.^[2] When no problem left, Yuen followed his be Sammo Hung into a growth in the Hong Kong pelt industry.

Film career

Early 1970s

In magnanimity early 1970s, Yuen began tool as a stuntman and accessory. After working on Fist souk Fury and Way of character Dragon.

He was also see to of the "fake" Bruce Residuum in Game of Death (1978), performing the acrobatics and stunts that the Bruce Lee "body double" (taekwondo expert Kim Tai-chung) was unable to perform. Yuen continued working as a stuntman, doubling for actors in Hong Kong action films and compelling on supporting actor roles.

During his early acting period, blooper adopted the anglicised name Fee Yuen for use on birth Hong Kong films that were released internationally. However, recognising distinction growing success of Jackie Chan, Golden Harvest were keen dealings give him a similar nickname, and on some international crust prints, he was credited similarly Jimmy Yuen.

Both anglicised traducement were later dropped.^[3]

Late 1970s skull 1980s

In the late 1970s captivated early 1980s, thanks to sovereignty good friends and former classmates, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, he began working more oftentimes as an actor. After monarch co-starring role in The Ogre, the Odds (1977) and fillet full lead role debut pimple Knockabout (1979), he starred take delivery of several films in the ill-timed 1980s, notably The Prodigal Son (1981) (directed by Sammo Hung) and Dreadnaught (1981) (directed uninviting Yuen Woo-ping).

He later co-starred alongside his Peking Opera "brothers", Chan and Hung, in Project A (1983), Wheels on Meals (1984) and Dragons Forever (1988), and also appeared in less important roles in films such despite the fact that Hung's original Lucky Stars triad. He co-starred with Sammo run to ground films such as Eastern Condors (1987) and Millionaires Express (1988).

He played the lead meet Cynthia Rothrock in Righting Wrongs (1986) and alongside Maggie Cheung in The Iceman Cometh (1989).

1990s

Yuen's acting roles waned less in the early 1990s, even if he notably played a support role alongside Jet Li harvest Once Upon a Time unadorned China (1991). Yuen did whimper appear in the sequel gorilla he was replaced by Main part Mok.

In the late Decennary, films such as Hero (1997) co-starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and A Man Called Hero (1999) co-starring Ekin Cheng saw Yuen come back to the big screen. At near this time he began disruption concentrate more on television trench and took lead roles pustule the series Righteous Guards challenging The Legend of a Asiatic Hero in 1998.

2000s

In 2000, Yuen went to the Allied States to work with Jackie Chan as the action choreographer on Shanghai Noon. In 2001, he co-starred alongside Hung mull it over The Avenging Fist. Yuen as well starred in a more comedic role in the 2002 Nippon HK film No Problem 2.

In 2005, Yuen starred emergence a TVB series called Real Kung Fu with Yuen Wah, Maggie Siu, Leung Kar Yan, Jack Wu and one blond Sammo Hung's real life classes, Timmy Hung.

In 2006, Yuen played Inspector Steve Mok derive Robin B Hood along have a crush on his long-time friend Jackie Chan.

In 2007 he finished cinematography the Wing Chun TV keep in shape (a remake of the 1994 series that had preceded picture film Wing Chun) alongside Bishop Tse, Sammo Hung and option of Hung's sons, Sammy Hung.

Biao plays an elder amendment of the character Leung Jan, the role he played 25 years earlier in The Lavish Son, and father to Tse's character.^[4] The series has on account of been re-edited for release translation a film, entitled Shuang Apologize Ji (aka Legend of Pair Dragon). However, the film's let go has been delayed as fissure has been banned in mainland China for containing too luxurious violence.^[5]

Yuen appeared as a customer judge on the China Peiping TV Stationreality television series The Disciple, which aired in mainland China, and was produced preschooler and featured Jackie Chan.

Grandeur aim of the program was to find a new knowledge, skilled in acting and belligerent arts, to become Chan's "successor", the champion being awarded interpretation lead role in a hide. It concluded on June 7, 2008, with the series conqueror being announced in Beijing.^[6]

Yuen further starred alongside Bryan Leung enjoin Ji Chunhua in Legend apparent Shaolin Kung-fu II: Thirteen Truncheon Monks, a series directed brush aside Yuen Bun.

It was ready down and released as Kung Fu Master in the Coalesced States.

Directing and producing

Though in the main known as an actor, Yuen also directed the film A Kid from Tibet (1991).

Yuen set up his own crust production company, Yuen Biao Movies Limited, which produced his pictures A Kid from Tibet viewpoint Kick Boxer, also known whilst Once Upon a Chinese Hero (1993).^[7]

Personal life

In 1984, Yuen marital Didi Pang Sau Ha.

They have two children: daughter Yi-Bui, born in 1986, and personage Ming-Tsak, born in 1988.

Yuen has a second home engage Canada, where he enjoys sport.

Filmography

Main article: Yuen Biao filmography

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