Andy Lau
| Original name | 劉德華 |
| Nick name | Andy Lau Tak Wah |
| Date of Birth | 27 September 1961 |
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| Starsign | Libra |
Andy Lau Tak-WahMH , JPis a Hong Kong Cantopop singer , film actor , and producer . He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since mid- 1980s , performing in more than 120 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time.In the 1990s, he was branded by the media as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop (四大天王) with Aaron Kwok , Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai .
| Height,weight | 174cm,65kg |
| Bloodtype | AB |
| Wiki | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Lau |
| Official site | http://www.andylau.com |
| Country | Hong_Kong |
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Andy Lau Biography
Biography
As a young boy he had to fetch water for his family up to eight times a day because their house was not equipped with plumbing .He later graduated from a Band One Secondary School, Ho Lap College in San Po Kong, Kowloon.He also practices Chinese calligraphy .
Incidents
Yang Li-juan fan case
Lau experienced unexpected notoriety with the encounter of 29 year old mainland Chinese fan Yang Li-juan (楊麗娟), who idolized him for 13 years.After her parents sold the family house to pay for a trip to Hong Kong, Yang finally met Lau on March 26, 2007.One day later, Yang's father committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea in Hong Kong.
Awards and nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
- Best New Performer Nomination forBoat People
- Best Actor Nomination forAs Tears Go By
- Best Actor Nomination forLee Rock
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forCasino Raiders II(Singer)
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forHeaven and Earth(Singer)
- Best Actor Nomination forFull Throttle
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forFull Throttle(Singer/Lyricist)
- Best Film forMade in Hong Kong(Producer)
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forIsland of Greed(Singer)
- Best Film Nomination forThe Longest Summer(Producer)
- Best Original Film Song Nomiantion forThe Longest Summer(Singer)
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forA True Mob Story(Singer/Lyricist)
- Best Actor forRunning Out of Time
- Best Actor Nomination forA Fighter's Blues
- Best Actor Nomination forLove on a Diet
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forShaolin Soccer(Singer/Lyricist)
- Best Actor Nomination forInfernal Affairs
- Best Original Film Song forInfernal Affairs(Singer with Tony Leung)
- Best Actor forRunning on Karma
- Best Actor Nomination forWait 'Til You're Older
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forWait 'Til You're Older(Singer/Lyricist)
- Best Best Asian Film Nomination forCrazy Stone(Producer)
- Best Actor Nomination forThe Warlords
- Best Supporting Actor forProtégé
- Best Original Film Song Nomination forBrothers(Singer with Eason Chan/Lyricist)
(10 Best Actor Nominations, 10 Best Original Film Song Nominations, 2 Best Film Nominations, 1 Best Supporting Actor Nomination, 1 Best New Performer Nomination, 1 Best Asia Film Nomination)
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