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Jay Chou Biography

Birth Name:Jay Chou

Birth Place:Linkou, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

Won a Shanghai Film Critics Award in 2007 for his role in "Curse of the Golden Flower․"
Won a Golden Horse Award in 2005 for his role in "Tau man ji D․"
Won a Hong Kong Film Award for the song "Ju Hau Tai" from the film "Curse of the Golden Flower․"
His first acting role came in the 2003 film "Cham chau chow git lun․"
Showed an early interest in music, taking piano lessons at age four and cello lessons in the third grade
Gained popularity after playing piano at the Taiwanese talent show Super New Talent King
Known for writing and performing songs that combine R&B, rock and pop influences
Known to U․S․ audiences for his role as Kato in the 2011 film "The Green Hornet․"