Andy Lau Tak Wah Profile
Name: Andy Lau Tak Wah (Liu De Hua)
Chinese name: 刘德华 (劉德華)
Birth name: Lau Fuk Wing 劉福榮
Birth date: September 27, 1961
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm
Blood type: AB
Family member: Parents, 3 elder sisters, a younger sister and a brother
Profession: Actor and singer
Hobbies: Singing, driving, acting, bowling and classic watch collection
Favorite color: Black, white and grey
Favorite food: Chicken wings, fruits and milk tea
Favorite actors: Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro
Favorite music: Classical and pop
Favorite singers: Michael Jackson and Boyz 2 Men
Andy Lau Tak Wah Biography
Andy Lau Tak Wah started his career in Hong Kong main TV production company, TVB.
After graduated from TVB acting school, Andy Lau was given chances in some supporting cast before landing his first major role in “Hunting” (1982).
Andy’s breakthrough came later in 1983 where he starred in the ever popular Wuxia drama, “The Return of the Condor Heroes.” Andy Lau instantly becomes an Asian superstar since then.
Andy Lau was also given chances on the big screen, and his first major success in movies came in 1985 with “Unwritten Law,” with another 2 sequels made. From then on Andy has made over 100 movies in his still running acting career.
There are good and bad in those 100+ films; especially when Andy Lau was young, lots of his movies are commercial basis and could be pretty lousy production. Only in recent years that Andy began to be pickier in movies, and the qualities are more guaranteed.
It was also in 1985 that Andy Lau released his first album, but it took him a few years to be recognized as an established singer.
In the 1990s, Andy Lau together with Jackie Cheung, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok were crowned ‘4 Heavenly Kings of Cantopop’, and dominated the Hong Kong music arena until late 90s.
Andy Lau has won many musical awards in his career, but his luck with movie awards is not as splendid. His first major acting award only came in 2000, as Best Actor in Hong Kong Film Festival with movie “Running Out of Time.”
Andy Lau has always been eager to prove himself as a good actor rather than a popular idol; and after a few years of disappointment, Andy Lau finally won the prestigious Golden Horse Award in 2004 for his performance in “Infernal Affairs 3.″
Andy Lau had previously invested in movies production in early 90s but met with failure; in the past couple of years he started his own production firm again to fund new Asian directors with their movie projects, and has achieved decent success so far.
Why I like Andy Lau Tak Wah
I think Andy Lau is one of the best role models in Asian entertainment world. I don’t think Andy is a talented artist, but he works hard all these years to become a good one.
Andy’s hardworking and professionalism has always been praised by the press, and he is always polite and well mannered in public appearance, while keeping a healthy lifestyle.
Andy Lau Related Websites
November 30th, 2006 at 12:56 am
[...] The couple held their wedding dinner on Tuesday (November 28). Andy Lau was Hacken’s best man, with a few hundreds of celebrities, friends and relatives invited as the wedding guests. [...]
December 19th, 2006 at 5:45 am
What are you talking about Andy Lau is not a talented artist? The man is an amazing in actor and singer. Many artists now days look up to his success. I have been a big fan of Andy since I was 6 years old. The man is awsome despite anybody negative comments.
December 19th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Talent is something natural… I do believe that Andy Lau works hard to become a great actor and singer, but he was not born with the talent. His singing and acting was quite naive when he was young, but now he is great.
December 28th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
[...] It’s the season for numerous Hong Kong music awards. On Tuesday (December 26), it’s Hong Kong Metro Radio Hits Awards, with veteran singer Andy Lau and Leo Ku are the biggest winner with 8 trophies each. [...]
January 2nd, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Great Artist!!
A very kind hearted person ..
January 18th, 2007 at 5:12 am
is there anybody will tell me more about Andy Lau?
i’m also one of his billion fans. yeah i like his voice and his movie too.
but strangely i like when he died for the end of his movie. hahaha…
it’s just sounds cool to me. thx for the information then.
January 18th, 2007 at 5:21 am
SOY ARGENTINA Y ME GUSTAN LAS PELICULAS CHINAS .
MI ACTOR PREFERIDO, ES ANDY LAU, POR QUE TIENE UNA GRAN CARISMA AL ACTUAR Y NO HAY PAPEL QUE NO LE QUEDE.
ES UN ARTISTA CON PERSONALIDAD Y TALENTO; LA VERDAD ME ENCANTA COMO CANTA Y ACTUA ES FABULOSO.
QUE CONTINUE ASI QUE ES FANTASTICO.
February 7th, 2007 at 1:24 am
He a a fucking Gay! TRust me.
February 7th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Andy Lau is gay? Why should we trust you?
February 12th, 2007 at 3:49 am
he’s a eww, no offense, after the movie running on krama actually..
February 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pm
[...] the likes of Andy Lau (刘德华), Daniel Wu (吴彦祖), Louis Koo (古天乐), Anita Yuen (袁咏仪) and Zhang Jingchu [...]
March 1st, 2007 at 3:29 pm
andy lau is my all time favourite idol .. he is great in singing at acting too! u Rox man..
March 4th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
andy,I will support u till the end….even though 2036 is coming!
March 4th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
lol 2036… that’s still a long way to go.
March 16th, 2007 at 5:25 am
I just love this man. He is the greatest in this world!! I can’t tell how much I love this guy and I am the probably craziest fan of all.
I fell in love with him when I was about 8 and even now that I am 32, married and have 3 kids, I am still in love with him. Isn’t that crazy, that I love someone that I don’t know more than my husband? Anyway, I just love this man and will forever.
March 16th, 2007 at 10:34 am
lol Jenny… you are quite a loyal fan. Nah, idol and husband is different… that’s different kind of love. Do love your husband a bit more though :p
March 20th, 2007 at 7:06 am
I have watched a lot of Andy’s movies and I agree that his lalent has improved with time. He has mellowed into a fantastic actor, and I see him as the Robert Deniro of Hong Kong cinema.
Whether he is gay is his business. I just hope if he is into men, he will tell women he is bi and give them the choice to be with him or not.
Teena
March 20th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Nicely said Teena :)
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:43 am
You know, sometimes I wonder if it is four yr olds who write in on some of the forums that I see. In this day and age it is amazing that there are so many naive or ignorant individuals alive. I have read many forums that say things like “he can’t be gay, he is married, she is married, he?she has kids, . He ?she has a boyfriend.
Wake up people. Homosexuality and lesbianism hides behide children and partners of the opposite sex. There are so many celebrities and non celebrities who get married to put up a front. They do that so that society does not judge them. It even happens to the common working class man and woman who are living from paycheque to paycheque. Being gay knows no social, ethnical, and cultural boundaries.
Just because a man is a highly respected, popular, famous, rich, talented and charasmatic actor and singer in Hong Kong that does not mean he is not gay. I am not saying that all the celebs in Hong Kong are gay. Some are gay, some are straight and some are bi-sexual. Some are more attracted to the same sex , but they will will marry to keep up the image respect factor. They will even have children, but their hearts and bodies really belong to someone of the same sex. They might even love their partner, they certainly love they children, but the reality is there is someone of the same gender out there who has the core of their heart. That is a fact. These are the cold hard facts of life. We need to accept them and not live in denial. We need to stop saying that this person or that person is married or have children, or have a girlfriend or boyfriend so they can’t be gay.
Maybe Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Chia Wai, Sammi Cheng, Anita Yeun Ekin cheng and a whole lot of other Asian celebreties fit into that lifestyle, maybe not. My point is, these are people with flaws and secrets like anyone else. They are not above being attracted to someone of the same gender. We need to wake up. Have any of you watched Brokeback Mountain?. There are a lot of Jacks and Ennises out there in real life.
Lee ping
March 22nd, 2007 at 6:01 pm
[...] Hong Kong artist Andy Lau… [...]