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劉德華(Andy Lau Tak-wah),1961年9月27日在香港新界大埔泰亨村出生,本名劉福榮,是香港演員、歌手、電影監製及填詞人,被稱為香港樂壇「四大天王」之一。1981年,他考入無綫電視第十期藝員訓練班,其後在影、視、歌三線發展。1985年,他因與無綫就續約問題僵持而被雪藏約四百天,其後轉戰電影圈;1988年他在王家衛執導的《旺角卡門》中飾演黑幫青年,演技開始受到肯定。1991年,他自資成立天幕製作有限公司,投資及主演《九一神鵰俠侶》等片。電視方面,他1981年參演首部劇集《江湖再見》,1982年主演《獵鷹》而嶄露頭角,同年在電影《彩雲曲》初登大銀幕,1983年在《神鵰俠侶》飾演楊過一角而深入民心,並與黃日華、苗僑偉、湯鎮業、梁朝偉並稱無綫「五虎將」。其後他主演《鹿鼎記》(1984)等劇集,成為無綫當家小生之一。電影方面,他主演超過一百六十部作品,憑《暗戰》、《大隻佬》及《桃姐》三度奪得香港電影金像獎最佳男主角,並憑《無間道III》及《桃姐》兩度奪得金馬獎最佳男主角,另憑《門徒》(2007)奪得金像獎最佳男配角。代表作包括《天若有情》(1990)、《賭俠》(1990)、《五億探長雷洛傳》(1991)、《暗戰》(1999)、《阿虎》(2000)、《無間道》系列(2002至03)及《投名狀》(2007)等,近年仍主演《拆彈專家2》(2020)及《流浪地球2》(2023)等大製作。音樂方面,他1985年推出首張專輯,1990年代初與張學友、黎明、郭富城同被封為「四大天王」,名曲有《一起走過的日子》、《忘情水》及《中國人》等,並多次奪得十大勁歌金曲最受歡迎男歌星等獎項。1994年他成立劉德華慈善基金;2006年,他透過「亞洲新星導」計劃投資新晉導演寧浩的《瘋狂的石頭》,該片以低成本創下票房佳績。他獲獎無數,並創下獲獎最多的香港男歌手健力士世界紀錄。他亦憑《無間道III之終極無間》(2003)奪得金馬獎最佳男主角。多年來他兼任監製與填詞人,並熱心公益,1994年成立的劉德華慈善基金長期支持教育及弱勢社群;他亦多次在紅磡香港體育館舉行演唱會,是華人樂壇與影壇少有的長青藝人。他亦出品《打擂台》(2010)及《寒戰》(2012)等片,持續扶植新導演與本地電影製作;1991年成立的天幕製作曾出品《九一神鵰俠侶》及《天與地》(1994)等片。多年來他舉行世界巡迴演唱會,並多次為自己的歌曲填詞,是少數在歌、影、視三線均取得佳績的香港藝人。
English
Andy Lau Tak-wah (born 27 September 1961 in Tai Hang Village, Tai Po, Hong Kong), born Lau Fuk-wing, is an actor, singer, film producer and lyricist, known as one of Cantopop's 'Four Heavenly Kings'. He entered TVB's tenth artist training class in 1981 and went on to work across television, film and music. On television he appeared in his first series in 1981, drew attention with The Emissary in 1982, made his film debut the same year in Once Upon a Rainbow, and became a household name playing Yeung Gwo in The Return of the Condor Heroes in 1983; with Felix Wong, Michael Miu, Kent Tong and Tony Leung he was named one of TVB's 'Five Tiger Generals'. He has starred in more than 160 films, winning the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times, for Running Out of Time, Running on Karma and A Simple Life, the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor twice, for Infernal Affairs III and A Simple Life, and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Protégé (2007). Notable films include A Moment of Romance, God of Gamblers II, A Fighter's Blues, the Infernal Affairs trilogy and The Warlords, and he has recently starred in major productions such as Shock Wave 2 (2020) and The Wandering Earth II (2023). In music he released his first album in 1985, and in the early 1990s he was named one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' alongside Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, with hits such as Water of Forgetfulness and Chinese People. He set up the Andy Lau Charity Foundation in 1994, and in 2006 his Focus: First Cuts scheme invested in Ning Hao's low-budget hit Crazy Stone. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most awards won by a Hong Kong male singer. A contract dispute with TVB in 1985 led to his being shelved for about 400 days, after which he concentrated on film, and in 1991 he founded the production company Teamwork Motion Pictures. Besides Infernal Affairs III, for which he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, he has long worked as a producer and lyricist.