Sammo Hung Chinese 洪金寶 born Hung Kam Po 7 January 1952 is a Hong Kong actor martial artist producer and director known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema He has been a fight choreographer for amongst others Jackie Chan King Hu and John Woo Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampirelike Jiang Shi genre He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry by casting them in the films he produced or giving them roles in the production crew In East Asia it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect Jackie Chan for example is often addressed as Dai Goh meaning Big Brother Hung was also known as Dai Goh until the filming of Project A which featured both actors As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu brothers and the first to make a mark on the industry he was given the nickname Dai Goh Dai meaning Big Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother Was a member of theSeven Little Fortunes in Yu JimYuens China Drama Academys Peking Opera School
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