Andy lau biography profile sample

Hong Kong actor and singer

Not to be confused with Andrew Lau or Andy Hui.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lau. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Andy Lau and the Chinese-style name is Lau Tak-wah.

Andy Lau Tak-wahSBSBBSMHJP^[3] (Chinese: 劉德華; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.

He was named the "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1980s as well as one of the Four Heavenly Kings in the 1990s.^[4] In the Philippines, he was previously given the screen name Ricky Chan.^[5][6]

Lau won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times, the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor twice, and was entered into the Guinness World Records for the "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist" in 2000, with a total of 444 music awards by 2006.^[7]Forbes magazine has ranked Lau as one o