Andy Lau Tak-Wah (; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮) is a Hong Kong popstar and a movie actor.

A foremost lead role that mass produced his initial popularity was a TVB series Hunting in 1982. around the equivalent season, Andy began inside his foremost flick in Boat People. Late inside 1983, his role as Yang Guo in wuxia TV serial The Return of the Condor Heroes made him even supplementary popular & landed him his foremost leading role within the Shaw Brothers' film called [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/on_the_wrong_track.htm On the Wrong Track].

Within 1999, fallowing filming Century of the Dragon, due to increasing governmental controls on a arts after the handover of Hong Kong to mainland China in 1997, Andy attempted to relocate to Australia, but governmental pressure in his personal forced him to link to to Hong Kong.

Andy's virtually all recent role was inside A World Without Thieves, filmed in 2004 & co-starring Ge You.

Movie Highlights
He has since appeared within additional than One c films, & has the brobdingnagian fan base throughout Asia with the profits of each his onscreen performance & his musical career. Andy Lau is better known for his (typically) recurring roles in the King of Gamblers.

Lau is known to the select few extra for his full looks than for his strengths of acting, though he has answered his critics since a turn of the century around a series of critically acclaimed motion-picture show, especially people directed by Johnnie To. His 1st major acting prizes accompany ''The Fighter's Blue & Heading Away from Instance in 2000. Within 2004 he won a prestigious Golden Horse Award for his performance in Infernal Affairs 3, a popular film which is to become remaked inside Hollywood when The Departed starring Matt Damon as the law mole Lau played. Americans will as well become acquainted his performance within House of Flying Daggers.

Musical Career Highlights
He is too one of a virtually all successful Chinese music celebrities, sustaining an extensive listings of Cantonese & Mandarin hits to his credit. His number 1 music contract come around 1985, but his cantabile career reached star status inside 1990 with the release of the album entitled "Would it be possible?", & his subsequent releases simply solidified his status as a extremely marketable singer. Andy Lau along by owning Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai also named when a Cantopop Four Great Heavenly Kings (四大天王 Cantonese: sêi daài tïn wong, Pinyin: sì dà tiān wáng).

Credits
Additionally, Andy Lau has demonstrated an expert command of Chinese calligraphy during onstage performances.

Inside 2003, he started his have media company known as Focus Group Holdings Limited.

Now, Lau is however only. His intimate orientation was a hottest topic around amusement news. He swore openly: "If I were gay, take AIDS to me!" His prospective mate is the topic of nifty debate among fans.

Still, inside 2001, he came filtered to the Hong Kong media just about his girlfriend of Eighteen years, previous Malaysian beauty queen Carol Zhu Liqian.

Filmography (as actor)
Within chronological order Boat People (1982) Home At Hong Kong (1983) My Lucky Stars (1985) Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) The Unwritten Law Rich And Famous (1987) Sworn Brothers As Tears Go By (1988) The Crazy Companies The Dragon Family Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch Three Against The World Bloody Brotherhood (1989) Casino Raiders City Kids Crocodile Hunter The First Time Is The Last Time The Fortune Code God of Gamblers Perfect Match The Romancing Star 3 Stars And Roses Days of Being Wild (1991) Dragon in Jail God of Gamblers II Island of Fire Kawashima Yoshiko Kung Fu Vs Acrobatic A Moment Of Romance No Risk, No Gain: Casino Raiders The Sequel Return Engagement Casino Raiders 2 (1991) Dances With The Dragon Don't Fool Me The Last Blood Lee Rock Saviour Of The Soul The Tigers Tricky Brains Zodiac Killer Casino Tycoon (1992) Gameboy Kids Gun And Rose Handsome Siblings The Moon Warriors The Prince Of Temple Street Saviour Of The Soul 2 What A Hero! Days Of Tomorrow (1993) Future Cops The Sting 2 Drunken Master 2 (1994) Drunken Master 3 A Taste Of Killing And Romance The Three Swordmen The Adventurers (1995) Full Throttle A Moment Of Romance 3 (1996) Shanghai Grand Thanks For Your Love What A Wonderful World Armageddon (1997) Island of Greed The Conman (1998) The Longest Summer A True Mob Story Century Of The Dragon (1999) The Conmen In Vegas Fascination Amour Prince Charming Running Out Of Time The Duel (2000) A Fighter's Blue Needing You Dance Of Dream (2001) Fulltime Killer Love On A Diet Fat Choi Spirit (2002) Golden Chicken Infernal Affairs The Wesley's Mysterious Story Magic Kitchen Cat And Mouse (2003) Infernal Affairs III Running on Karma Jiang Hu (movie) (2004) House of Flying Daggers Yesterday Once More A World Without Thieves Wait 'Til You're Older (2005) All About Love'' (2005)

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