Profile: Jimmy Wang Yu
Date of birth: 28 March, 1943 (Shanghai, China)
Date of death: 5 April, 2022 (aged 79), Taiwan
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, screen writer
Real name: Wang Zheng-quan
Other names: Wang Yu, Wang Yue, Wong Yu-lung, Wong Jing-Kuen, Jimmy Wong Yu, Tiger Yang
Biography: Despite receiving no formal martial arts training, Jimmy Wang Yu predates Bruce Lee as Hong Kong’s first kung fu action hero. Born and educated in Shanghai, he grew up in a wealthy family – his father was a businessman – and he was very active as a child. He was also regarded locally as something of a troublemaker and would often get into …
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