Corey Yuen Artist

Corey Yuen (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Fui1; born Ying Gang-ming 15 February 1951; also credited as Corey Yuen Kwai and Yuen Kwai) is a Hong Kong action director, film director, producer and action choreographer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As an actor, Yuen is perhaps best known as Rubber Legs' student in 1979 kung fu comedy film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. As an action director, Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with 1998 film Lethal Weapon 4, followed by the 2000 blockbuster X-Men and six of Jet Li's American works: Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One, Cradle 2 the Grave, War, and The Expendables.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Corey Yuen Kwai
Yuen Kwai
Birth dateFebruary 15, 1951
Birth place
Hong Kong

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Artist

Career started1971
Award
Fong Sai-yuk (film)
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography

Corey Yuen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mindshare.webhop.net
  2. http://www.kungfucinema.com/people/corey_yuen_kwai.htm