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Actor
Chow Yun-Fat Honored
with
Handprint Ceremony in LA's Chinatown
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LOS ANGELES,
December 1, 1999
Actor Chow Yun-Fat, who stars in the new motion picture epic
"Anna and the King," was honored by the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
with a special ceremony, in which he left his handprints in cement
at the Central Plaza in Chinatown in Los Angeles on December 8,
1999.
After appearing in numerous top Hong Kong television and
cinema productions, Chow exploded onto the international cinema
scene in 1986 with his electrifying performance as a gangster in
the Hong Kong action-thriller "A Better Tomorrow." The film marked
the first of several notable collaborations between Chow and director
John Woo, including "The Killer" and "Hard Boiled."
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These and other films led to worldwide acclaim. The Los Angeles Times
called him The Coolest Actor in the World. His international notoriety
eventually spread to the U.S., where he had been a cult hero for several
years.
Having made his domestic motion picture debut in the thriller
"The Replacement Killers," followed by "The Corruptor," Chow currently
stars with Jodie Foster in "Anna and the King." The epic tale, which
will be released in theaters nationwide on December 17th, is set
in Thailand in the late 19th century. It chronicles the adventures
of British governess Anna Leonowens (Foster), who is hired by the
King of Siam (Chow) to educate his 58 children. Soon after her arrival
to this exotic, unfamiliar land, Anna finds herself engaged in a
battle of wits and a deepening relationship with the strong-willed
ruler.
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