Andy was at Hollywood earlier than the rest?

LONG before Jackie Chan and Jet Li ventured into Hollywood, Hong Kong star Andy Lau had had the chance, reported Sina.com.cn.

The Heavenly King revealed that he signed with a Hollywood agency in 1992.

"I was a Hollywood star earlier than Jackie Chan and Jet Li. For three years, I flew to America every three months to look at movie scripts."

Apparently, no script caught his fancy throughout the years.

"I was told very clearly that even in the next10 years, there would be no more than five scripts that are about Chinese. One of the better scripts I've seen is Year of the Dragon (1985), which starred John Lone.

"I've not signed with a Hollywood agency after that. What I'm looking for is something that I enjoy doing and hopefully, manage to impress others, instead of following the trend of going Hollywood. It's not really a big deal to go Hollywood," he concluded.

The 48-year-old, who got married to longtime girlfriend Carol Chu in 2008, revealed that his daily entertainment with wifey is watching TVB series.

"I enjoy watching Stephen Chow movies. They make me laugh," he said, adding that his favourite pastime includes going bowling with friends.

Netizens' hearts for Andy Lau and Charlene Choi

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
The Daily Chilli

EVEN after his secret marriage to Carol Chu was revealed, Andy Lau is still the perfect boyfriend material in netizens' hearts.

According to a recent Valentine's Day-related survey conducted by Yahoo Hong Kong, Lau garnered the most votes to be named The Perfect Boyfriend, followed by TVB heartthrobs Raymond Lam and Moses Chan in second and third place respectively.

Meanwhile, Charlene Choi of Twins was a favourite of guys and girls and was named The Perfect Girlfriend.

Apart from Charlene, guys also prefer singer-songwriter G.E.M and model Chrissie Chau, which closely follow Charlene in second and third place respectively. In the same category, girls think that model Angelababy (No. 2) and Taiwanese darling Ariel Lin (No. 3) make for good girlfriends, too.

Charlene was surprised by the result.

"Maybe it's because I'm no threat to other girls. And guys voted me simply because they don't want their girlfriends to be jealous," she joked and confessed to be far from a perfect girlfriend.

"I'm a workaholic and my boyfriend complained about this before. Apart from work, I enjoy being with my family and friends. Love is not my top priority. Maybe the voters chose me because of my smile."
Andy Lau and Charlene Choi are voted as the Perfect Boyfriend and Perfect Girlfriend respectively

Call it a coincidence, but the qualities she is looking for in a lover matches the image of her rumoured love interest Ronald Cheng.

"I want my boyfriend to be diligent, ambitious and talented. Looks is not so important for me, as long as he looks neat and tidy and not overly hideous."

Andy Lau loves his Cow Sculpture

Could he had done such a masterpiece? Well, with all the money had, he really doesn't need to sweat to get it done. Just wondering who is the scapegoat going to be, if the cow got screwed up.

Invited by the organizing committee of the International CowParade, Andy Lau, a popular actor, singer and producer based in Hong Kong, will present his own-created cow sculpture during the 2010 Xiamen International CowParade this April to October.

The cow artwork, named “Ben”, was first created by Andy Lau for the 2009 Taipei International CowParade last February.

He said that he is an “OX” man, as he was born in the year of OX. He has made two small cow sculptures, named Andox and Heizai, when he was still a little boy, and regarded the two works as his own sons.

”I have an affinity with ox as my Chinese zodiac is ox. My first soft toy designs are also 2 oxen: Andox and Blackie, I regarded these 2 creations of mine as my sons,” said Andy Lau.

“It was my honor to be able to take part in the 2009 Taipei CowParade,” Andy said, “I just considered myself to be a big cow during the creating, and drew my two sons, Andox and Blackie, on the body of the new sculpture, they’re rushing towards the city. I named it "Ben". In Chinese, "Ben" means 3 cows together. (note: “rushing cow” means “Ben Niu” in Mandarin, the Chinese translation for CowParade)

Andy Lau’s artwork “Ben” will be displayed at the Xiamen Genshen Cultural Creative Park from 8th April to 8th October.

Andy Lau voted out of Committee for his secret marriage

HONG Kong superstar Andy Lau was dropped from the 9th Hong Kong Actors Association committee due to his secret marriage, Chinese dailies reported.

Nanyang Siang Pau said Lau, who was a likely replacement for outgoing committee president Alan Tam Wing-Lun, was not voted in as one of its 21 committee members.

The daily said Eric Tsang Chi-Wai was voted in as the ninth committee president instead.

The Association’s secretary told the daily that all 21 in the committee were voted by its members, then the committee would vote out their president and vice-presidents.

“It is the members’ choice to vote for their committee members,” she said.

Anita Mui's mother claims Andy Lau jilted her daughter

HONG KONG : Late Canto-pop diva Anita Mui's mother Tam Mei-kam has claimed that Hong Kong star Andy Lau broke her daughter's heart by looking her up when he was already in a relationship with his now wife Carol Chu.

"Mui cried so many times because she even came up with the money for a film starring Lau. I say this now so everyone knows. She set up a company and shot a film, 'Dance of a Dream' (pic), for Lau to star in," Tam said.

85-year-old Tam and the Mui's elder brother, Peter Mui, had also expressed disgust at Lau's apparent indifference towards them after the singer succumbed to cervical cancer.

"I have visited Lau at his home with my mother. Yet he claims he did not know my mother. That is ridiculous! We sent him three, four letters but he never replied, not even once!" said Peter Mui.

Lau, who had only recently come clean about his secret marriage to Chu, refused to comment on their claims.

It is widely known that Lau and Mui were close. Lau once gave Mui a floral plaque made of 1,000 roses to congratulate her on winning the Golden Needle Award in 1998.

Lau was also said to have rushed to Mui's side and counselled her for an entire night when he found out about about her condition. However, it is not known if he and Mui were ever in a romantic relationship.

In addition to their claims regarding Mui's relationship with Lau, Tam and Peter Mui have vowed to submit a fresh appeal contesting Mui's will in May this year.

Mui, 40, passed away seven years ago but her mother Tam and elder brother Peter Mui have continued to dispute her will even today.

Tam had previously claimed that her daughter was suffering from a brain disorder when she made her will, making it invalid. The judge ruled that Mui had been lucid when she made her will and dismissed Tam's case in 2008.

Mui had originally left behind her properties in London and Hong Kong to retired designer Eddie Lau. She also bequeathed up to HK$400,000 (S$72,000) to each of Peter Mui's four children as university expenses.

Interestingly, her mother, Tam, was only granted a monthly upkeep of HK$70,000 (S$12,600). This figure was later changed to HK$120,000 (S$21,600) after Tam's numerous court appeals.

Andy Lau Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro in The Warlords Trailer

Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro in The Warlords Trailer

Posted by: Brad Sturdivant

Hardcore followers of Jet Li might recognize THE WARLORDS as a film that came out in China a couple of years ago. Yes, it’s the same film, but now it looks like it will finally get a US release. The film stars Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro as three warriors that become entangled in political deceit in 1860’s China. It is directed by Peter Chan and is due to hit the US on April 22nd.

Historical, Chinese epics are hit and miss, but one thing that’s guaranteed is that you’ll get some great visuals and cool fight scenes.

Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, WARLORDS stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro).

Andy Lau is a 'monk' for just three days

HONG KONG superstar Andy Lau has become a 'monk' at an unidentified temple for three days.

The artiste went to the temple to prepare for his latest movie The New Shaolin Temple, directed by Benny Chan.

The US$29mil (S$40.6 million) production movie also features Jackie Chan, actor-singer Nicholas Tse and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing.

In preparation for his role as a Shaolin monk in the movie, Lau shaved his head to experience the life of a monk.

"I did nothing but only chanting. I did not speak a word in three days.

"I feel that I am more energetic after that," he said.

Hong Kong's Ming Bao reported that Benny Chan has also invited two Shaolin masters to teach Lau kungfu.

The Shaolin masters had taught Lau the Seven Star Boxing, one of the popular Shaolin martial arts focused on fist fighting.

Lau has also made it a point to meditate for 45 minutes daily.