What is John Woo's full name?
Yusen Wu
John Woo date of birth:
May 1, 1946
How old is John Woo?
80
Where was John Woo born?
Guangzho, China
How tall is John Woo?
5' 4½" (164 cm)
John Woo body shape:
Average
What color are John Woo's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is John Woo's hair?
Black
Is John Woo gay or straight?
Straight
What is John Woo's ethnicity?
Asian
What is John Woo nationality?
Chinese
Where did John Woo go to school?
Matteo Ricci College, Kowloon, Hong Kong
What is John Woo's occupation?
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor
John Woo claim to fame:
Director of Hong Kong action films
Short Biography
John Woo SBS (Ng Yu-Sum; born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992), and Red Cliff (2008/2009). His Hollywood films include the action films Hard Target (1993) and Broken Arrow (1996), the sci-fi action thriller Face/Off (1997) and the action spy film Mission: Impossible II (2000). He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.