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Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (English: Aaron Kwok Fu-shing; October 26, 1965 -), a Hong Kong male singer and actor, one of the "Four Kings" of the Hong Kong music scene in the 1990s, and one of the representatives of dynamic artists. In 1990, he became popular after filming Taiwan's Guangyang motorcycle commercial. In the same year, he released his first Mandarin album "Endless Love for You". In 1992, he returned to Hong Kong and quickly developed and became the king. In 1997, 1998, and 2000, he won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award at the Hong Kong Top Ten Golden Song Awards Ceremony and the "Golden Award for Male Singer" at the "All-Star Music Chart Awards Ceremony" in 1998. After 2000, Aaron Kwok shifted the focus of his work to the big screen. In 2005 and 2006, he won the Best Actor at the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for the films "Sanchakou" and "Father and Son" respectively. In 2016, he won the Best Actor Award at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards for "Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms". In the same year, "Cold War II" became the box office champion of Chinese-language films in Hong Kong film history. In addition to his acting career, Aaron Kwok is also keen on philanthropy. He established the Aaron Kwok International Charitable Foundation in 2000. In 2003, he was elected as one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong. In 2011, he served as the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Ambassador. In 2026, he will serve as the Hong Kong Jockey Club Year of the Horse Ambassador.
- Category
- Film & TV
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Born
- 1965-10-26
- Wikidata
- Q16872