Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director
known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has
choreographed fight scenes for, amongst others, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, King Hu,
Stephen Chow and John Woo.Sammo Hung was among the pivotal figures who, spearheading
the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre
and started the Jiang Shi(hopping vampire) genre.In East Asia, it is common for people
to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity
and respect.Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother.
Hung as the eldest of the kung fu "brothers" is known by the nickname "Dai Goh Dai",
meaning Biggest Big Brother.
