Hsia Ling-Jun

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• Name: HSIA LING-JUN
• English name: HSIA LING-JUN
• Native name: ---
• Alias: ['LITTLE BROTHER', 'BIAO YUEN']
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Description: Yuen biao is regarded as one of the most acrobatic martial artists ever. unfortunately, he is still underrated and not as popular as other contemporaries such asjackie chan,sammo kam-bo hung, andjet lieven though he is the most critically acclaimed out of all of them and the most talented as well. and now he is receiving a cult following due to word of mouth. born of his parents ha kwong-tai (father) and ha sau-ying. yuen biao was first enrolled in the china drama academy at the age of 5 (he was the youngest there). he metsammo kam-bo hungandjackie chanwhile attending the academy.jackie chantook him under his wing, and they became lifelong friends. yuen biao stayed at the academy until the age of 16 where he moved with master jim-yuen to america. however, two years later he came back, citing there were no opportunities for chinese martial artists to star in american films. after being in some bit part roles in films such asthe shrine of ultimate bliss(1974) (aka stoner),the hand of death(1976) (aka hand of death), he didn't receive his first major breakthrough role untilsammo kam-bo hungcast him inknockabout(1979) (aka knockabout). however, his first role which gave him full exposure and established his status as a a-list star wasthe prodigal son(1981) (aka the prodigal son), which also starred and was directed bysammo kam-bo hung. after that, 'jackie chan' cast him in the classicproject a(1983) (aka project a). after starring in some other films withsammo kam-bo hungand/orjackie chan, he decided to go his own way and to forge his own career to get out of the shadows ofjackie chanandsammo kam-bo hung. he met his future wife didi phang sau-ha in 1984 while working as a stunt coordinator on the film didi phang was working on:carry on pickpocket(1982) (aka carry on pickpocket). they have two children. his daughter yi-bui was born in 1986 and his son ming-tsak in 1988. the filmon the run(1988) (aka on the run) confirmed his abilities as a brilliant actor as his portrayal as a married man seeking vengeance for his wife's brutal murder was critically acclaimed. the following year he starred in probably his best film,the iceman cometh(1989) (aka the iceman cometh), in which he starred with acclaimed actressmaggie cheung. the film is regarded as a cult classic and is remembered not only for the fantastic fighting scenes and hilarious comedy, but also the wonderful acting ofbiao yuenandmaggie cheungand the wonderful simmering sexual chemistry between them. after starring in the acclaimedonce upon a time in china(1991) (aka once upon a time in china, in which most of his scenes were cut), he directed his first movie (a kid from tibet(1991). aka a kid from tibet), in which he also starred. in 1994, he worked for the first time in years, withsammo kam-bo hungin the gloriously titleddon't give a damn(1995) (aka don't give a damn). in recent years, yuen biao has complained of poor scripts, so he appears in films sparsely nowadays. he also has a second home in canada where he spends most of time pursuing his hobby of golf.

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• Birth date: July 26, 1957, midnight
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• Height: 172

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