Lam Tze Chung

Biography

Lam Tze Chung, nicknamed "Fat Chung," is a Hong Kong film actor and director, born on August 16, 1976. He attended Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong Secondary School. He began his career as a television screenwriter, joining TVB in 1995, mainly producing variety programs. He was later discovered by comedy superstar Stephen Chow, who cast him as the "Sixth Brother" in the film Shaolin Soccer, a role that made him widely known and established him as a core member of Stephen Chow's team. He subsequently appeared in numerous films including Dreams of Love, Cat Loves Mouse, Three: The Elevated, and Kung Fu Hustle. In 2006, he directed his first film, It's a Great, Great World, funded by Andy Lau, which was nominated to represent Hong Kong at the 8th Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy. In November 2017, he appeared in ViuTV's new program Super Dad, an eight-episode reality-style show addressing modern parenting challenges. He also served as a Smile Ambassador at the 2017-2018 Smile Enterprise Award ceremony. In his personal life, he married his girlfriend of 12 years, ballet instructor Christy, in September 2012, and their first son Chester was born in December 2015.