Bobby Yip

Biography

Baat Leong Kam is a Hong Kong actor born on 15 January 1954 in Fujian, China. He grew up in Fujian, where he attended primary school and joined the student organisation "Hong Xiaobing" during the Cultural Revolution. He attempted to enlist in the army at age 18 but was unsuccessful due to exceeding the maximum age limit and being an overseas Chinese from Indonesia. He worked in construction and as a businessman before moving to Hong Kong and entering the acting profession through a training class. His first film appearance was in "The First Shot Against Corruption" in 1993, playing a killer. He gained real fame after appearing in Stephen Chow's film "The God of Cookery", followed by several more Chow films. He typically plays comedic roles and leaves a strong impression even in brief appearances. In 2020, he signed with around 2,600 cultural industry practitioners in support of the Hong Kong national security law.