Xing Yu
Xing Yu or Shi Xing Yu aka Shi Yanneng (or Shi Yan Neng) is a 32nd generation Shaolin monk born on December 27, 1978 in Zhangqiu, Shandong. His father and brother are policemen and his mother is a housewife.
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張淑文=>張淑武 | |||||||
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At the age of 12, he went to the Shaolin Temple, where he stayed for 10 years. He began to act in movies in 1997, and was cast in 2004 in the movie Kung Fu Hustle, directed by Stephen Chow.
He always plays secondary roles or little roles and he's very appreciated and solicited for his authentic kung-fu.
He got his first leading role in the film The Wrath Of Vajra.[1]
His character dies in most of the major movies he is in.
He lives in Shenzhen, Guangdong (near Hong Kong), but he is still attached to Shaolin Temple.
He ran a Shaolin school in Shenzhen from 2000 to 2007.
Filmography
- AAN- MEN AT WORK (2004))
- Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
- Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
- Fatal Contact (2006)
- Flash Point (2007)
- My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008)
- Ip Man (2008)
- Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
- Black Ransom (2010)
- Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
- No Limit (2011)
- Shaolin (2011)
- Treasure Hunt (2011)
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
- Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013)
- The Wrath of Vajra (2013)
- Angel Warriors (2013)
- The White Storm (2013)
- Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
- The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014)
- Keeper of Darkness (2015)
- Oh My God (2015)
- Super Bodyguard (2016)
- Line Walker (2016)
- The Deadly Reclaim (2016)
- S.M.A.R.T. Chase (2017)[2]
- Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)
- Treasure Union (2018)
- The Bravest Escort Group (2018)
- The Heart (2019)
References
- The Wrath of Vajra (2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-03-16
- "S.M.A.R.T. Chase new movie poster released". S.M.A.R.T. Chase at Sina Weibo. Bliss Media. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- Xing Yu at douban.com
- Xing Yu at chinesemov.com
External links
- Xing Yu on IMDb
- Xing Yu at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- blog.sina.com.cn/shiyanneng
- blog.sina.com.cn/xingyu1227