is family. It was not until 1980 that Andy sign up for TVB's 10th Acting Academy and became an actor. He also started his singing career in 1985.
Born Tak-Wah Lau into a life of poverty, Andy entered TVB's 10th Acting Academy in Hong Kong when he was about 18 years old (in 1980), beginning his career on a television series. Not content, though, he soon discovered film – or rather, the world of cinema discovered him. After landing a couple of bit parts, he got his first lead role in 1982's Lit Ying (Boat People) – the film's success entrenched Andy's status as popular movie star. Continuing to act both for film and television, he became one of TVB's prestigious Five Tigers, along with four other actors; but by 1988, Andy left TVB to work exclusively in film. That year he was nominated for Hong Kong's Golden Statue Award for his role in Wong Kar-wai's As Tears Go By. His career took a meteoric turn, and by 1995 he made a hugely popular film, Full Throttle, which was to become his highest-grossing box office hit. With over 90 films to his credit, Andy is nothing short of a sensation – his newest films, Love on a Diet and Full Time Killer, premiering next week, show that Andy Lauis not slowing down anytime soon.
Andy Lau has a second, and equally prosperous career as a musician, which he began in 1985. With countless albums in Mandarin and Cantonese, he's also done compilation albums and soundtracks, and has completed a Karaoke and VCD collection. He's also a big Elvis fan, and cherishes a large collection of the American legend's CDs. A role model like The King himself is surely a tough act to follow, but Andy Lau, also a film star and musician extraordinaire, has done the seemingly impossible. Move over Elvis!
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