Sammo Hung
- Born: 7 Jan, 1950
While he has not yet wooed Western audiences with the success of his "younger brother" international superstar Jackie Chan, producer-director-actor Sammo Hung has been an even more important creative force in the development of contemporary Hong Kong film. Sadly, to the Western viewer, he may still be best known for fighting Bruce Lee at the start of "Enter the Dragon" (1973). In fact, like Chan, he has achieved distinction as a director and producer in addition to being a popular performer. While both are comparable martial artists, Hung is generally acknowledged to be far superior as a director and storyteller, most notably in full-blooded kung fu films. Significantly he served as helmer on several of Chan's most memorable features including the landmark action comedy...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- grandmother Chin Tsi-ang: born in 1909; was the first martial-arts heroine in Chinese films
- grandfather Hung Chung-ho:
- son Timmy Hung: born c. 1974; mother, Jo Yuen Ok; had recurring role on "Martial Law"
- son Jimmy Hung: born c. 1975; mother, Jo Yuen Ok
- son Sammy Hung: born c. 1979; mother, Jo Yuen Ok
- daughter Stpehanie Hung: born c. 1983; mother, Jo Yuen Ok
- wife Jo Yuen Ok: married in 1973; divorced in 1994; mother of Hung's four children
- wife Joyce Godenzi: born of Australian father and Chinese mother; awarded Miss Hong Kong in 1986; directed by (and sometimes acted with) Hung in films including "Eastern Condors" and "Spooky, Spooky"; met in 1986; married in 1995
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