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Andy Lau Tak-wah
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256 known credits
5.7 popularity score 65 years
Biography
About Andy Lau Tak-wah
Andy Lau Tak-wah (Chinese: 劉德華, born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, presenter, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time. The media refer to Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Leon Lai Ming and him as the Cantopop Four Kings (四大天王).
For his contributions, a wax figure of Lau was unveiled on 1 June 2005 at the Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. He also entered into Guinness World Records for "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". By April 2000, he had already won a total unprecedented 292 awards.
For his contributions, a wax figure of Lau was unveiled on 1 June 2005 at the Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. He also entered into Guinness World Records for "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". By April 2000, he had already won a total unprecedented 292 awards.
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Career at a glance
Andy Lau Tak-wah across film and television
256credited titles
215movie credits
41TV credits
1982–2026screen career span
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Awards received
Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardFor Blind Detective
Golden Horse Award for Best Leading ActorFor A Simple Life
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