Career began with: Boat People (1981)
Owns film company called: Teamwork
Recent winner of the 2000 Hong Kong Best Actor Award for "Running Out of Time" Andy Lau was born in 1961 into a poor family in the New Territories.
Andy is considered a collector, and collects various items, such as jeans, watches, cars, and Ultraman gear (He is reportedly an Ultraman fan)
Andy digests all kinds of music, among which Elvis, George Lam and Michael Jackson emerge as sources of inspiration. He is known for his dedication and tenacity in the music business (and otherwise), and is not afraid to cooperate with Overseas people like Wink Petis and Kenny G.
There have been a lot of rumours concerning Andy Lau's lovelife. Why doesn't he get married? Reportedly it was thought, for a while, that Andy was gay. And in 1992 he was supposed to have married Malaysian Carol Zhu Liqian in Vancouver. Of course, Andy denied any and all rumours with a fervour.
Andy's acting career began in 1981 when he signed up for TVB and their Artiste Training Course. But he was only given minor roles in TV shows until 1982 when he Co-starred in "Boat People". After this, Andy starred in several hit movies among which "Eagle Hunter" and "Return of the Condors" could be mentioned.
Sensing that Andy was becoming a great sensation, during 1984 TVB offered Andy to sign a Five-year contract. Andy refused. Because of this, TVB denied him any further tv exposure for a full year. In 1986, Thanks to Chow Yun-fat, who recommended Andy for "Boat People" Andy stars in in several movies, like "Rich and Famous" "Tragic Hero"
Andy's singing career began in 1985 when he signed for Capital Records and did "I Only Know I Love You" that got a mild response from the audiences. It was not until 1990, when Andy's popularity as an actor had grown, that he started making an impact on the music scene. He started winning awards...

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