Andy Lau

Andy Lau Tak-wah (; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor.

The first lead role that made his initial popularity was the TVB series Hunting in 1982. In the same year, Andy started in his first movie in Boat People. Later in 1983, his role as Yang Guo in wuxia TV serial The Return of the Condor Heroes made him even more popular and landed him his first leading role in a Shaw Brothers' film called On the Wrong Track.

Andy's most recent role was in Battle of Wits in 2006.

He has since appeared in more than 100 films, and has a huge fan base throughout Asia with the success of both his onscreen performance and his musical career. Andy Lau is best known for his (often) recurring roles in the King of Gamblers.

Lau is known to some more for his good looks than for his strengths of acting, though he has answered his critics since the turn of the century in a series of critically acclaimed movies, especially those directed by Johnnie To. His first major acting prizes came with A Fighter's Blue and Running Out of Time in 2000. In 2004, he won the prestigious Golden Horse Award for his performance in Infernal Affairs 3, the sequel to the popular Infernal Affairs which is to be remade in Hollywood as The Departed starring Matt Damon as the police mole Lau played. Western audiences may also be familiar with his performance in House of Flying Daggers.

Andy Lau was recently awarded "No.1 Box Office Actor 1985-2005" of Hong Kong, yielding a total box office of HKD 1,733,275,816 for shooting 108 films in the past 20 years. It is compared to the first runner-up Stephen Chow (HKD 1,317,452,311) and second runner-up Jackie Chan (HKD 894,090,962). "I've never imagined that would be as much as 1.7 billion!" He told the reporters.

Musical career highlights

He is also one of the most successful Chinese music celebrities, with an extensive list of Cantonese and Mandarin hits to his credit. His first music contract came in 1985, but his singing career reached stellar status in 1990 with the release of the album entitled 可不可以 "Would It Be Possible?", and his subsequent releases only solidified his status as a highly marketable singer. Andy Lau along with Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai also named as the Cantopop Four Great Heavenly Kings (四大天王 Cantonese: sêi daài tïn wong, Pinyin: sì dà tiān wáng).

Andy Lau also got into Guinness World Records for "Most Awards Won By A Canto-Pop Male Artist". By April 2000, Andy Lau had won an unprecedented 292 awards, for a singing career that began in 1988. Since 1992, Lau has appeared in concert 179 times.

The most notable hits by Andy Lau include 一起走過的日子 (The Days We Passed Together), 愛不完 (Neverending Love), 潮水 (The Tide), 忘情水 (Forget Love Potion), 中國人 (Chinese People), 笨小孩 (Stupid Child), 愛你一萬年 (Love You Forever (lit. Love You For 10,000 Years)), 你是我的女人 (You Are My Woman).

Trivia

Lau has demonstrated a proficient command of Chinese calligraphy during onstage performances.
In 2003, he started his own media company called Focus Group Holdings Limited.
Lau was voted as the top 100 sexiest asian men by public Internet users this year, 2006.

Discography

Note: Compilations with no new material are not included on this list.

Year	Album	Label	Notes
1985	只知道此刻愛你	華星	Cantonese Album
1987	情感的禁區	EMI	Cantonese Album
1988	回到你身邊	EMI	Cantonese Album
1989	劉德華	EMI	Cantonese Album
1989	在夢裡 - 愛的連線	EMI / Impact	Cantonese Album
1990	可不可以 - 誰說不可以	IPS	Cantonese Album
1990	如果妳是我的傳說	IPS	Mandarin Album
1990	再會了	IPS	Cantonese Album
1991	愛不完	IPS	Cantonese Album
1991	我和我追逐的夢	IPS	Mandarin Album
1991	一起走過的日子	IPS	Cantonese Album
1991	不可不信……緣	IPS	Cantonese Album
1991	來生緣	IPS	Mandarin Album
1992	愛的空間	IPS	Cantonese Album
1992	謝謝你的愛	IPS	Mandarin Album
1992	真我的風采	WEA	Cantonese Album
1993	答案就是你	WEA	Cantonese Album
1993	寧願我傷心 - 一生一次	WEA	Mandarin Album
1993	愛意	WEA	Cantonese Album
1994	忘情水	WEA	Mandarin Album
1994	五時三十分	WEA	Cantonese Album
1994	天意	WEA	Mandarin Album
1995	真永遠 Always Andy	Music Impact	Mandarin Album
1995	情未鳥	Music Impact	Cantonese Album
1996	相思成災	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin Album
1996	在乎你	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese Album
1996	反轉紅館倒轉地球劉德華演唱會 96	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
1996	因為愛	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin Album
1997	愛如此神奇	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin / Cantonese Album
1997	真生命	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese Album
1997	愛在刻骨銘心時	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin Album
1998	你是我的女人	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese Album
1998	笨小孩	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin / Cantonese Compilation
1999	回家真好	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin Compilation
1999	人間愛	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin Album
1999	劉德華演唱會 99	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
1999	愛無知	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese Album
2000	Just For You	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin EP
2000	男人的愛	Music Impact / BMG	Mandarin Album
2000	心藍	Music Impact / BMG	Cantonese Album
2001	The Melody Andy Vol. 8	NMG / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin Compilation
2001	天開了	Multi-Talent / BMG	Mandarin Album
2001	夏日 Fiesta	Multi-Talent / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin EP
2001	夏日 Fiesta 演唱會 2001	Multi-Talent / BMG	Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
2002	美麗的一天	Catchy / EMI	Mandarin Album
2002	你是我的驕傲演唱會	Catchy / EMI	Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
2003	如果有一天	Catchy / EMI	Cantonese Album
2004	Coffee or Tea	Ever Song	Cantonese Album
2004	劉德華 Vision Tour 2004 演唱會	Ever Song	Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
2005	再說一次‧我愛你	FocusMusic	Mandarin Album
2005	繼續談情	FocusMusic	Cantonese / Mandarin Compilation

Musical career highlights

Trivia

Discography

See also

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