Personal info
Known for
Director
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1960-04-07
Location
Hong Kong SAR, China
Edit pageStanley Tong
Biography
Stanley Tong began his career in the film industry as a stuntman but got his first crack at directing in 1983. About six years later he founded his own film company, Golden Gate.
He wrote, directed, produced, and stunt-directed "Stone Age Warriors", which was so successful that Tong was given the job as director of "Supercop", starring Jackie Chan.
His first American film was "Rumble in the Bronx", another Chan film. He directed yet another Chan film "First Strike".
He recently won the Golden Horse Award, a Chinese version of the Academy Award, for Supercop. His most recent work is the family comedy "Mr. Magoo".
His brother-in-law was famous kung fu film star Lieh Lo, who passed away in 2002.
Attended school at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
