Sammo Hung was born on January 7, 1952 in Hong Kong, China. He is also known as 洪金寶 and famous for his acting in the movie like “Around the World in 80 Days” and “Ip Man 2”.
He married Jo Yun Ok and after their divorce, married Joyce Godenzi. He has four children: Timmy, Jimmy, Sammy and Stephanie. He became known to television audiences for his role as Sammo Law in Martial Law. He is most active in his career during the year 2000 – present. The estimated net worth of Sammo Hung is $40 Million. His primary source of income is to work as an actor and film director.
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 zombie-like jiangshi 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. Both Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were often addressed as “Dai Goh”, meaning “Big Brother”, 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”
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