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Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; born 15 February 1951) is a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and former actor. Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes.
Actor: Righting Wrongs. Corey Yuen was born on 15 February 1951 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Righting Wrongs (1986), Red Cliff (2008) and The Transporter (2002).
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Sep 2, 2015 · Learn about the directorial debut and early works of Corey Yuen, a martial arts legend who choreographed The Transporter and Jet Li's movies. Discover his creative and showy style, his star-studded casts and his innovative action scenes.
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Corey Yuen was born on 15 February 1951 in Hong Kong. He is an actor and director, known for Righting Wrongs (1986), Red Cliff (2008) and The Legend (1993).
- February 15, 1951
Corey Yuen Kwai ( born 1951) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and producer.
Corey Yuen is a Hong Kong action director, film director, producer and action choreographer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. Yuen is perhaps best known as Rubber Legs’ student in 1979 kung fu comedy film Dance of the Drunk Mantis.
Real name: Ying Gang-Ming. Yuen Kwai joined Sifu Yu Jim Yuen's Chinese Drama and Opera Academy in his childhood. He learned peking opera and martial arts with his fellow classmates including Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao and were collectively called the Seven Little Fortunes.
