Sammo Hung

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From an early start as action director for Golden Harvest, Sammo Hung has marveled audiences with a celebrated career that includes starring and supporting roles in numerous comical and dramatic martial arts films, impressive directing and producing credits, and a successful American television series. As the eldest member of the Seven Little Fortunes that included Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, Sammo has often supported and led the way for his fellow stars, thus earning the nickname of "Big Brother."

Born as Hong Jin Bao, January 7, 1952 in Hong Kong , the name Sammo was eventually taken from the Cantonese pronunciation of a popular cartoon character called San Mao (three hairs). His grandparents, who were his guardians while his parents toiled in the local film industry enrolled him in the Peking Opera Academy where he became the elder member of the Seven Little Fortunes, a group of children rigorously trained in acrobatics, martial arts, and singing. Sammo would eventually portray his former school master in Painted Faces (1988), a dramatic account of this troubling period in his life where students were pushed to their limits. It was at the academy where he formed lifelong bonds with fellow students, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao who would later benefit from his early success in Hong Kong's film industry.