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Yuen Woo-ping

1945 - Today

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Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 24 August 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien, a martial arts film actor. He attended the China Drama Academy for one year as a day student of Master Yu Jim-yuen as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuen Woo-ping is the 315th most popular film director (up from 320th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from China (up from 483rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 315 out of 2,041. Before him are Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, and François Ozon. After him are Jeannot Szwarc, Edward Dmytryk, Adrian Lyne, Billy Hayes, Adolph Zukor, and Sam Taylor-Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 159. Before him are Ernie Hudson, Phil Jackson, Mustafa Balel, Peter Criss, Lee Jong-wook, and Fusako Shigenobu. After him are Gal Costa, Dean Koontz, Christine Kaufmann, Radu Lupu, Jessye Norman, and Martin Shaw.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 439 out of 1,610. Before him are Wen Tianxiang (1236), Yan Xishan (1883), Mao Dun (1896), Demchugdongrub (1902), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), and Zhu Youlang (1623). After him are Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761), Zhuge Jin (174), Gan De (-400), Fuchai (-550), Marquis of Haihun (-92), and Zhang Jinghui (1871).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Yuen Woo-ping ranks 5. Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950), John Woo (1946), Wong Kar-wai (1958), and Terence Young (1915). After him are Chen Kaige (1952), Edward Yang (1947), Lo Wei (1918), Ann Hui (1947), King Hu (1932), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), and Xie Jin (1923).

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