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Sammo
Hung
Actor
Sammo Hung is one man to be reckoned with. Here is an artist with
a POW! presence, whether we're talking about the action film industry
or a banquet room at the Aspire '99 Awards Gala. At Aspire, the formidable
star of CBS television show Martial Law received the Cross-cultural
Entertainment Award. Sammo's career credits include work on well over
100 films as lead actor, action and fight director, a formidable number
for any performing artist.
Born in Hong Kong in 1950, Sammo began training with the
Peking Opera at the tender age of 8. He attended school with Jackie
Chan and Yuen Biao, who are among Sammo's closest friends and film
collaborators today. Sammo's cinema career began at the age of 11
with a part in "Education of Love." However, Sammo's major
breakthrough didn't come until his early twenties, with his martial
arts directing in 1971's "The Fast Sword" and his cameo
role in Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon."
Sammo is now one of the best action directors and fight choreographers
around. Among his directing credits are Jackie Chan's Mr. Nice
Guy and Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China and America
. Here is a versatile artist who easily leaps cultural boundaries
to reach a diverse, vast audience. We look forward to following
your work, Sammo!
-- AC's Lenora Chu
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Sammo
Hung's profile
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