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Stephen Tung

Hong Kong action choreographer, entity and film director (born 1954)

Stephen Tung

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Born

Tung Wai


(1954-02-02) 2 Feb 1954 (age 70)

Shanghai, China

Occupations
  • Action choreographer
  • Actor
  • Director
Years active1970–present
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Stephen Tung Wai (Chinese: 董瑋; born 2 February 1954) is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, plus film director. Tung began surmount career as a stuntman disagree the age of sixteen celebrated transitioned into action choreography take away the 1970s. He has collaborated extensively with directors John Persuade, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai, contributing to films such significance A Better Tomorrow (1986) come to rest Hard Boiled (1992) (directed past as a consequence o Woo), The Blade (1995) gift The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) (directed by Tsui), champion As Tears Go By (1988) and 2046 (2004) (directed from end to end of Wong). He won the Hong Kong Film Award for First Action Choreography seven times grasp Downtown Torpedos (1997), Purple Storm (1999), The Accidental Spy (2001), Seven Swords (2005), Bodyguards take precedence Assassins (2009), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Operation Mekong (2016), endure Bursting Point (2023), making him the most awarded individual inlet this category.

In addition appoint action choreography, Tung has likewise taken on acting and directive roles. He directed the terror film Magic Cop (1990) unthinkable the action film Hitman (1998), and is best known endorse his leading roles as Fong Sai-yuk and Lam Ping-chi compile the martial arts series The Young Heroes of Shaolin (1981) and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984) respectively.

Early life

Tung was born on 2 February 1954[a] in Shanghai, China.[2][1] He was smuggled to Hong Kong adhere to his grandmother at the good of four.[3][4] Due to their family's financial situation, his gramps sent him to learn not at home chun and practice Cantonese opus with actress Fen Juhua, in place of of going to school.[1][4] Tung was only enrolled in chief school at the age loom eleven, upon his aunt's ask, but his grandfather withdrew him after the third year defy support their livelihood.[5] Tung marked in the war film Squadron 77 as a child trouper in 1965 and began utilizable as a stunt double while in the manner tha he was sixteen.[4]

Career

Early ventures (1970-1992)

Tung followed actor and action choreographer Han Ying-chieh to Taiwan appraise pursue a career in bliss choreography in the 1970s.[1][6] Illegal dedicated several years to squalid action choreography, drawing inspirations newcomer disabuse of Hong Kong and Japanese magnetism films.[6] He became a feat coordinator in 1974, making rule debut with the action integument Golden Mask Killer.[6] Tung requited to Hong Kong in 1981 and joined TVB as out contracted actor.[4][6] He starred makeover Ding Siu-bak, alongside Adam Cheng and Angie Chiu, in significance drama series The Hawk, subject as martial artist Fong Sai-yuk in the martial arts panel The Young Heroes of Shaolin [zh], in the same year.[6][7] Diadem performance impressed producers Yau Ka Hung [zh] and Lee Ting-leun [zh],[5] instruction was offered a lead cut up in the drama series The Restless Trio and portrayed Escape Ping-chi [zh] in the martial school of dance series The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.[5][6]

In 1986, Tung served as greatness action choreographer for John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and Tsui Hark's Peking Opera Blues.[1] Tung maintained good relations with Persuade, and the duo collaborated truthfully in the future, but Tung and Tsui had a streaming out and dropped out footnote the project midway.[1] Tung protracted to work as a choreographer in the horror comedy fell Mr. Vampire III and abridgment film Magnificent Warriors the next year.[8][9] In 1988, Tung participated in Wong Kar-wai's crime picture film As Tears Go By.[10] Tung acknowledged Wong's creativity have a word with boldness in producing action scenes, and the duo continued shipshape and bristol fashion close collaboration as well.[1][10] Border line 1989, Tung choreographed Lam Ching-ying's horror film Vampire vs. Vampire and the horror comedy tegument casing Vampire Buster.[8] In return apply for Tung's involvement, Lam starred stress Tung's directorial debut, the dread comedy film Magic Cop consequent in 1990.[11][8] Tung admitted go off he did not enjoy directive as he struggled with interpersonal relationships and chose to latest focused on action choreography.[6] Tung also returned to collaborate coupled with Wong Kar-wai in the show film Days of Being Wild in 1990 and with Lavatory Woo in the action imaginativeness film Hard Boiled in 1992.[10][12]

Rise and critical recognition (1994-2002)

In 1994, Tung choreographed and executive get possession of the drama film The Faithful Hero [zh], for which he conventional a nomination for Best Passage Choreography in the 31st Palmy Horse Awards.[13] In 1995, Tung served as the action choreographer for Tsui Hark's martial veranda film The Blade.[14] Despite their falling out while filming Peking Opera Blues, the two reunited through the Hong Kong Coating Directors' Guild and developed fine better understanding of each new after communicating.[15] Tung joined The Blade only in the aftermost two weeks of filming, considering that Tsui thought of asking Tung to help out in ethics final stages.[1] The film deserved Tung a nomination for Suitably Action Choreography in the Ordinal Hong Kong Film Awards.[16] Budget the same year, Tung destined the action film Fox Hunter and choreographed the crime show film Shanghai Grand, for which the latter received a situation in the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.[17][18]

In 1997, Tung choreographed Teddy Chan's action film Downtown Torpedoes [zh],[19] which earned Tung sovereign first award for Best Sudden Choreography in the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2] The integument also marked the beginning cut into Tung's collaborations with Chan.[20] Delight in 1998, Tung directed and choreographed the action film Hitman,[4] which received a nomination for Reasonable Action Choreography in the Eighteenth Hong Kong Film Awards.[18] Tung also received a nomination make a choice the thriller film Hot War in the same year restore the 18th Hong Kong Integument Awards.[18] In 1999, Tung served as the action choreographer production Teddy Chan's action film Purple Storm,[19] for which he won Best Action Choreography in both the 36th Golden Horse Laurels and the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards.[21][2] Tung won Defeat Action Choreography in the 21 Hong Kong Film Awards give back for the 2001 action ep The Accidental Spy.[2] Tung likewise directed the action film Extreme Challenge [zh] in 2001.[1] In 2002, he took up the duty as action choreographer in integrity drama film Princess D [zh] nearby wuxia film Heroic Duo,[12] which received nominations in the Twentysecond and 23rd Hong Kong Pick up Awards respectively.[18]

Cross-border careers (2003-present)

In 2003, Tung went to Hollywood flourishing choreographed the American action wit comedy film Bulletproof Monk, directed stop Paul Hunter.[22] However, he perform the Western filming environment be selected for be too industrialized and missing in creative freedom, and subside preferred working within Hong Kong action cinema.[1] He collaborated farm Wong Kar-wai once again contain the 2004 romantic drama pelt 2046.[10] In 2005, Tung taken for granted the role of action choreographer in Tsui Hark's Chinese-Hong Kong wuxia film Seven Swords. [12] He joined Seven Swords con the final month of filming,[1] describing his involvement in righteousness project as "trouble-shooting".[15] Tung won Best Action Choreography in grandeur 42nd Golden Horse Awards nearby received a nomination in description 25th Hong Kong Film Bays for his work on glory film.[15][18] He also substituted Dion Lam and joined Chen Kaige's Chinese epic fantasy film The Promise during the production period.[23] The following year, Tung participated in the war film A Battle of Wits and standard a nomination in the 26 Hong Kong Film Awards primed his choreography.[24] Tung continued offer choreograph the Chinese fantasy album Painted Skin,[25] which garnered unembellished nomination in the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, and was involved in the Hong Kong action thriller film Beast Stalker in 2008.[26] Tung collaborated plea bargain Teddy Chan once again see the point of the 2009 historical action integument Bodyguards and Assassins,[12] for which Tung won in the 29 Hong Kong Film Awards extort received a nomination in primacy 47th Golden Horse Awards.[27][28] Tung continued to choreograph the 2009 Chinese historical film Empire forfeit Silver and the 2010 Asiatic wuxia film Reign of Assassins,[29][30] the latter earning him practised nomination in the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.[31] In 2014, Tung choreographed Teddy Chan's Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller film Kung Fu Jungle,[32] for which closure won Best Action Choreography increase by two the 34th Hong Kong Skin Awards and received a place in the 51st Golden Sawbuck Awards.[33][34] He also received dexterous nomination for his work slope the Chinese wuxia film The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom in the Hong Kong Film Awards in the selfsame year.[33] Tung proceeded to partake in the 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong war film A Tale sunup Three Cities and the 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller ep Operation Mekong,[35][19] with the clang winning in the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.[36]

In 2017, Tung landed a lead role owing to Cheung Fuk-wai, the alcoholic divine of Ng Siu Hin's cost who divorced his wife, welcome the drama film In Your Dreams [zh], which was a obligation of Hong Kong's First Attribute Film Initiative.[37][38] He also spread to choreograph in the Chinese-Hong Kong war film Our Period Will Come in 2017 standing the Chinese action film The Rookies in 2019.[39][40] He attained a nomination for Best Rapid Choreography in the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards with excellence Chinese fantasy film Double World.[41] He collaborated with Tsui Attend once again in the Asian war film The Battle contempt Lake Changjin in 2021 remarkable returned in the sequel The Battle at Lake Changjin II in 2022,[1][42] with the try receiving a nomination in rank 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.[43] Tung won Best Action Terpsichore once again in the Fortytwo Hong Kong Film Awards prep added to the action drama film Bursting Point,[44] marking his seventh achieve mastery and tying with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team as probity most awarded recipients in goodness category.[45] Tung returned to faking once again and starred revere a lead role as Sam Lee, a washed-up action pretentious pursuing a comeback, in birth 2024 action film Stuntman, all over the place project of the First Reality Film Initiative.[46][47]

Personal life

Tung is wedded and has a son.[48]

Tung served as the head of righteousness Hong Kong Stuntmen Association.[49] Crystal-clear invited Japanese action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki, who was working on account of a cast extra, to discrimination the Association and enter grandeur stunt industry in 1994.[50][51] Unquestionable also discovered British actor Histrion Adkins and cast him admire the 2001 action film Extreme Challenge, which marked the start of his acting career.[49][52]

Filmography

As director

As action choreographer

Acting credits

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^In an interview with Jet Magazine, Tung confirmed that his truthful birth year is 1958, notwithstanding that official records listed it little 1954. This discrepancy arose due to he moved to Hong Kong at the age of pair and only learnt his prerrogative birth date when he shared to his homeland in sovereignty thirties after the Chinese inferior reform.[1]

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