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Yuen Woo-ping (Chinese: 袁和平; pinyin: Yuán Hépíng; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.
Jun 23, 2020 · Working with greats like Jet Li John Woo and Jackie Chan, the 75-year-old’s career has been filled with eye-popping action – both in Hollywood and Hong Kong.
Woo-Ping Yuen was born on 1 January 1945 in Guangzhou, China. He is a director and actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Fearless (2006) and The Grandmaster (2013).
Hong Kong action choreographer and director extraordinaire Yuen Woo-ping, perhaps best known to Western audiences for his work on The Matrix; Crouching Tiger...
Jul 5, 2019 · The Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy director and famed martial arts choreographer was honoured this week with the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
Dec 29, 2019 · Hong Kong martial arts director Yuen Woo-ping’s action scenes are the defining feature of The Matrix trilogy, yet Yuen himself never sought to work in Hollywood.
Martial arts director Yuen Woo-ping had shunned Hollywood until he met The Matrix directors the Wachowskis and heard their plan to make a kung fu sci-fi film. Although The Matrix movies were heavy on special effects, Yuen also applied the physical wire work techniques he used in Hong Kong.
Jul 3, 2019 · Film lovers from around the world share an admiration for Yuen Woo-ping’s work. The legendary Hong Kong-based director, martial arts choreographer, and actor has played a major role in countless classics from Hong Kong, China, and Hollywood alike.
