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Mr. Michael Hui is Hong Kong’s legendary comedy icon and acclaimed filmmaker.   His trademark poker-face humor, slapstick performances are widely considered to be among the most innovative and important work in the history of Chinese cinema.  

From 1968-1972, Mr. Hui created the “Hui Brothers’ Show” (1971) – a variety comedy TV show - alongside with his younger brother Sam Hui, gained vast popularity in Hong Kong.  The Huis then moved on from television to film.  Mr. Hui’s debute movie “The Warlord” (1972) became No. 1 box-office hit in Hong Kong that year.

From 1974-1981, Mr. Hui wrote, directed and acted in a string of blockbuster hits which all topped box office records across Southeast Asia.  Among them,  “Games Gamblers Play” (1974), “The Private Eyes” (1976) and “Securities Unlimited” (1981) all held the then-No. 1 grossing film of all-time in Hong Kong cinema history.   He was nicknamed “Mr. Boo” in Japan.  “Securities Unlimited” earned Mr. Hui Hong Kong Film Academy’s Best Actor Award in 1982.

From the mid 80s, Mr. Hui invested and produced a series of award- winning comedies such as “Chicken and Duck Talk” (1988) from which Mr. Hui was awarded Best Performance Actor by The American Film Institute.   “Front Page” (1990) earned him Best Actor by Hong Kong Artistes Guild.  His performance in “The Magic Touch” (1992) earned him Outstanding Actor Award by The Chicago Art Institute.  Then again, “Always on My Mind” (1994) was named Top Asian Film of the Year in Tokyo and Top 5 movies in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Film Academy.

From the mid 90s to date, Mr. Hui has been focusing on screenwriting, stand-up comedy performances and a list of community services. 

Mr. Hui is the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes’ Guild for Life.  He has served as Deputy Chairman of the Motion Picture Industry Association & the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild.  He was appointed as Hong Kong Affairs Advisor in Beijing; as Member of the Election Committee for Chief Executive Election and as  the Selection Committee Member for the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.  He was Board Member for the Hong Kong Tourism Board in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2007.  Mr. Hui was conferred as Justice of Peace in 2004 and with an Honorary Fellowship by Lingnan University in 2006. 

AWARDS 得獎年表

  • 1977 -- voted one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce
  • 1982 -- awarded Best Actor by the Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in Security Unlimited.
  • 1986 -- honoured with a special tribute by the International Festival of Comedy Films in Vevey, Switzerland.
  • 1989 -- Chicken & Duck Talk screened at the Cinetex - International Comedy Film Festival in Las Vegas. Michael was awarded Best Performance Actor by the American Film Institute.
  • 1990 -- honoured by the Hong Kong Artists' Guild with the Actor of the Year Award - Screen Group for his performance in Front Page.
  • March 14, 1992 -- presented with proclamation issued by State of Illinois Governor, Jim Edgar as The Distinguished Film Artist at the Film Centre of the Art Institute of Chicago for his contributions in The Magic Touch. The mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley declared "March 14, 1992" to be the "'Michael Hui Day".
  • 1994 -- Always on My Mind was selected as one of the Best Asian Film of the Year in the Tokyo International Film Festival of Japan and also one of the Best Five of the Year in the Hong Kong Film Awards.
  • 2010 -- awarded Udine Far East Film Festival's Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement, for his outstanding contribution to Asian comedy.

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