Andy Lau
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lau. Andy Lau 劉德華 Andy Lau being interviewed at the 29th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2005). Chinese name 劉德華 (traditional) Chinese name 刘德华 (simplified) Pinyin Liú Déhuá (Mandarin) Jyutping Lau4 Dak1 Waa4 (Cantonese) Birth name Lau Tak-wah Ancestry Xinhui, Guangdong, China Born (1961-09-27) 27 September 1961 (age 53) Tai Po, Hong Kong Other name(s) Wah Zai (華仔) Lau Wah (劉華) Ngau Wah (牛華) Hui Guo (慧果) Occupation Singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and presenter Genre(s) Cantopop, Mandopop Instrument(s) Vocal Voice type(s) Baritone Label(s) UFO Record (1985–1994) Philips Record (1995–1997) Sony Music Entertainment (1998–present) Years active 1981 – present Associated acts Five Tiger Generals Spouse(s) Carol Chu 朱麗倩 (2008 – present) Children Hanna Lau Official Website www.andylau.com Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film 1998 Made in Hong Kong 2011 Gallants 2012 A Simple Life Best Actor 2000 Running Out of Time 2004 Running on Karma 2012 A Simple Life Best Supporting Actor 2008 Protégé Best Original Film Song 2003 Infernal Affairs Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actor 2001 A Fighter's Blues Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor 2003 Running on Karma Golden Horse Awards Best Actor 2003 Infernal Affairs III 2011 A Simple Life Golden Rooster Awards Best Media Rooster for 2009 TVB Anniversary Awards My Most Memorable Male Leading Role 1999 The Return of the Condor Heroes Other awards Panasonic Awards 2007 1st Asian Film Awards 2007 Box Office Star of Asia Award 46th Sitges Film Festival 2013 Best Actor (Blind Detective) Andy Lau Tak-wah MH, JP (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter, 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. In the 1990s, Lau was branded by the media as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Lau was entered into the Guinness World Records for the "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". By April 2000, he had already won a total unprecedented 292 awards. In 2005, Lau was awarded "No.1 Box office Actor 1985–2005" of Hong Kong, yielding a total box office of HKD 1,733,275,816 for shooting 108 films in the past 20 years. In 2007, Lau was also awarded the "Nielsen Box Office Star of Asia" by the Nielsen Company (ACNielsen).