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They have three sons, Tin-Ming "Timmy" Hung (洪天明; born 1974), Tin Cheung "Jimmy" Hung (洪天祥; born 1977), Tin Chiu "Sammy" Hung (洪天照; born 1979), and a daughter, Chan Yu "Stephanie" Hung (洪煦榆; born 1983) with her. Hung divorced Jo in 1994.
Dec 16, 2021 · Sammo Hung’s relationship with his second wife, Hongkong former actress Joyce Godenzi, 56, is a familiar one to many, with the martial arts legend even jokingly calling her “irritating" for being anxious about his health in a talk show last year.
For a while, Hung also starred in an American TV series, Martial Law (1998). He directed Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997), his first film shot in the US. He and his wife, Mina, now divide their time between homes in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- Hung came from a moviemaking family – is that why he went into films? According to an interview that Hung gave to the Hong Kong Film Archive, his maternal grandfather used to build film sets in Hong Kong, and his paternal grandfather Hung Chun-ho was a big producer who once had his own studio in Kowloon, but lost it gambling on the horses.
- Did he learn his kung fu at the China Drama Academy? Like most martial artists who began at opera schools, Hung trained himself in specific martial arts styles after he left.
- Did he make his name in the film industry before his school colleague Jackie Chan? Yes, he did. Hung appeared in his first film, Education of Love, in 1961 and began working as a stuntman while at the Academy, at the age of 14.
- Did he get injured early on in his career? Injuries are all part of the job. “He nonchalantly told me he had broken his legs about seven times while working as a stuntman for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest,” Post journalist Cherry Mostehar wrote in 1982.
May 23, 2024 · Fiilmmaking legend Sammo Hung was accompanied by his glamorous actress wife Joyce Mina Godenzi at the 3rd Malaysian Golden Global Awards conducted at Istana Budaya in 2019.
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Apr 14, 2024 · Hung and his wife Joyce Mina Godenzi in Hong Kong in March 2024. Photo: Xiaomei Chen. Hair: Perry @ GHD Styling Team. Make-up: Guerlain Makeup Team.
Actor Sammo Hung Kam-po (left), and his wife Joyce Godenzi, pose on the red carpet at the 16th Asian Film Awards at Hong Kong Palace Museum, in Hong Kong. 12MAR23.
