劉德華

简介

Andy Lau Tak-wah is a Hong Kong actor, singer, film producer and lyricist, born on 27 September 1961. Hailing from Guangdong province, he grew up in Hong Kong in modest circumstances after his family's wooden house was destroyed by fire when he was eleven years old. He is one of the most prominent stars in Hong Kong cinema and music, and was named one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music in the 1990s. Lau holds the Guinness World Record as the most awarded Hong Kong singer. He has won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor twice, and as of 2025 has appeared in over 170 films. Lau founded the Tianmu and Yingyi film production companies and has served as producer and supervisor on more than 30 Chinese-language films. Alongside his artistic career, he serves as a visiting professor at the Sichuan Vocational College of Art and as Vice Chairman of the China Film Association. He has received numerous honours and accolades, including the "Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons" award in 1999, the "World's Ten Outstanding Young Persons" award in 2000, an honorary fellowship from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2006, an honorary doctorate from Shue Yan University in 2017, and an honorary doctorate from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2026. He also received the "Special Contribution Award" at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023. Known for his Buddhist faith and active charitable work, Lau was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong in 2008, became Vice Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Welfare Foundation in 2010, and was elected Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee in 2013. In January 2024, he was elected Vice Chairman of the China Film Association for its 11th term.