Jeffrey Lau | |||||||||
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Chinese name | 劉鎮偉 (traditional) | ||||||||
Chinese name | 刘镇伟 (simplified) | ||||||||
Pinyin | Liú Zhènwěi (Mandarin) | ||||||||
Jyutping | Lau4 zan3 wai5 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||
Born | August 2, 1952 Hong Kong |
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Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor | ||||||||
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Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (simplified Chinese: 刘镇伟; traditional Chinese: 劉鎮偉; pinyin: Liú Zhènwěi) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He was born on August 2, 1952. Lau is famous for writing and directing "mo lei tau" (Cantonese nonsense) comedies. His comedies include A Chinese Odyssey (with Stephen Chow) and Chinese Odyssey 2002, the latter which was voted Best 2002 Film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.