Yan Tai Yu

Ronny Yu

  • Name: Ronny Yu
  • Native name: 于仁泰
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: July 1, 1950
  • Age: 74
Ronny Yu is a Hong Kong actor and director born in Hong Kong. He dreamed of making films since he was a child.

At only 9 months of age, Yu contracted polio, resulting in a long recovery that prevented him from developing an active childhood and had to spend much time in isolation. To cope with the loneliness, Yu created fantasy worlds of his own, with furniture as props. As he grew older, his world of escape became the cinema, where he could immerse in grander, more exciting adventures. It was then that his passion for becoming a director began to grow.

However, as the only son of a traditional Chinese family, filmmaking was cast aside by the time he started college. Under pressure to take up the family business, Yu studied business instead and earned an MBA from Ohio University.

Soon after graduation, a pivotal turning point occurred for Yu. His friend Philip Chan, a police lieutenant with acting ambitions, persuaded Yu to direct "The Servant", a screenplay that he wrote based on his experiences in the police force. Yu took up the opportunity and learned the craft as the filming proceeded. The film became the No.1 box office hit for the summer, and Yu's future seemed destined to be in film after all.

Throughout the 1980s, Yu directed and produced many other box office successes in Hong Kong. In 1993, the romantic swordplay epic "The Bride with White Hair" (1993) established his signature style of kinetically-paced story-telling through sumptuous imagery. It was a huge summer hit in Hong Kong and also became an art-house theater favourite in the U.S. and Europe, leading to international critical acclaim. It also won the Grand Prize at the Fantastica Film Festival in Belgium.

Following these two stunning films, Yu launched his Hollywood career. His flair for visually rich narration appealed immediately to broader Western audiences and has been associated mostly with the horror film genre, as he has revived three franchises - with "Bride of Chucky" (1998), then "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003), or the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" franchises, respectively, where its box office total is more than the two franchises combined earnings.

(Source: IMDb) Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1993 The Bride With White Hair 2
Movie
7.4
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2013 Saving General Yang
Movie
7.6
2006 Fearless
Movie
8.0
1995 The Phantom Lover
Movie
7.5
1992 Shogun and Little Kitchen
Movie
0.0
1991 Great Pretenders
Movie
8.0
1989 China White
Movie
0.0
1988 Bless This House
Movie
7.1
1986 Legacy of Rage
Movie
7.3
1985 Mummy Dearest
Movie
6.5
1984 The Occupant
Movie
7.5
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1993 The Bride With White Hair
Movie
7.6
1983 The Trail
Movie
6.3
1982 The Postman Strikes Back
Movie
6.4
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1993 The Incorruptible
Movie
0.0
1992 Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
Movie
6.2
1988 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II
Movie
6.6
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1991 Great Pretenders
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
[Hotel manager] (Guest Role)
[Hotel manager]
Guest Role
8.0
1989 China White
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
[Tong leader] (Guest Role)
[Tong leader]
Guest Role
0.0
1989 The Nobles
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
[Police officer] (Guest Role)
[Police officer]
Guest Role
0.0
1989 The Blonde Fury
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Huang Te [Boss] (Support Role)
Huang Te [Boss]
Support Role
0.0
1988 Chicken and Duck Talk
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
[Manhole worker] (Guest Role)
[Manhole worker]
Guest Role
7.2
1986 Legacy of Rage
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
[Drug buyer] (Guest Role)
[Drug buyer]
Guest Role
7.3
1981 Cream, Soda & Milk
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
[Wu's father] (Support Role)
[Wu's father]
Support Role
0.0
1980 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
[Interpol officer] (Guest Role)
[Interpol officer]
Guest Role
7.3
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2006 Be My Guest
Hong Kong TV Show, 2006, 160 eps
(Ep. 84-85) (Guest)
160
(Ep. 84-85)
Guest
6.7
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  • First Name: Yan Tai
  • Family Name: Yu
  • Native name: 于仁泰
  • Nationality: Hong Konger
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: July 1, 1950
  • Age: 74

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