Manfred Wong

Manfred Wong

Manfred Wong in 2009 in Nanjing, China
Background information
Chinese name 文雋
Pinyin Wén Jùn (Mandarin)
Born 1957 (age 58–59)
Hong Kong, China
Occupation Screenwriter, producer, film director, actor, radio host
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong.

Manfred Wong (Chinese: 王文雋; Wong Man-Chun) (born 1 January 1957 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter,[1] film director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the Young and Dangerous film series.

Biography

Born in 1957 in Hong Kong, Wong had studied at St. Paul's Convent School. Thereafter, he majored in Communications at Baptist College, but dropped out before completion and took up the post as a TV copywriter. In 1972, he worked as a writer for magazines and newspapers. In 1977, he became a scriptwriter at RTV and was involved in several drama series such as Reincarnated and Dragon Strike. He entered the film industry in 1979, working in the creative side of production.

In 1995 he formed a partnership with director-cinematographer Andrew Lau and writer-producer-director Wong Jing to establish BoB and Partners Co. Ltd., the creative team most noted for its creation of the very successful Young and Dangerous which established box-office-record-breaking success. The 'BoB' stands for "Best of the Best."

Filmography

Writer

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times
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