Michael Hui
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Hui in 2005
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| Chinese name | 許冠文 (traditional) | ||||
| Chinese name | 许冠文 (simplified) | ||||
| Pinyin | Xǔ Guànwén (Mandarin) | ||||
| Jyutping | Heoi2 Gun3man4 (Cantonese) | ||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||
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3 September 1942 Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
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| Other name(s) | Cool-faced comedian, Mr.Boo! (called in Japan) | ||||
| Occupation | Actor, director, scriptwriter, producer, stand-up comedian, television host | ||||
| Years active | 1968–present | ||||
| Associated acts | Hui Brothers: Ricky Hui, Samuel Hui | ||||
| Spouse(s) | Cheng Kit-ying (1972–present) | ||||
| Children | Hui See-wai (son) Hui See-hang (daughter) |
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| Parents | Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee Sin-wan (mother) |
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| Ancestry | Panyu, Guangdong | ||||
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Michael Hui Koon-man (born Chinese: 許冠文; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a critically acclaimed Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who remain three of the most prominent figures in the Hong Kong entertainment circle during the 1970s and the 1980s. Michael Hui is considered by many critics to be one of the foremost comedians in the Hong Kong film industry.
Michael Hui studied in La Salle College, and then earned a degree in sociology from the United College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Michael Hui remains one of the very few Hong Kong film artistes who holds a non-honorary degree from a university.
After a spell hosting quiz shows on TVB, Hui gained popularity in the Hong Kong entertainment industry with his variety show stints in the Hui Brothers Show. He then moved from television to film. Hui's first work was in a film by Taiwanese director Li Han-hsiang called The Warlord (大軍閥 or "The Great Regime", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord in post-revolutionary China.
In 1974, he set up his own film company, the Hui Film Company, with Golden Harvest, with his brothers Ricky and Sam. Between 1974 and 2000 he created more than 20 comedy films, 5 of them were Hong Kong's No. 1 box-office hit of the year.
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