Andy On (Chinese: å®‰å¿—æ °; pinyin: Ä€n Zhìjié; Cantonese Yale: On
Chi Kit) (born May 11, 1977) is a Taiwanese-American actor and martial
artist.On was born on 11 May 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. He is
a native of the US, and can speak English, Mandarin, and a bit of
Cantonese.Andy On did not graduate from high school. He worked as a
bartender in Rhode Island. While doing this, he was approached by
China Star founder Charles Heung and filmmaker Tsui Hark to take over
the role of one of Jet Li's film characters, Black Mask, in Black Mask
2: City of Masks (2002). Despite the poor reviews and the bad box
office ratings, On continued to act, improving in both martial arts
and acting. Like fellow Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, On trained
in martial arts under Chung Chi Li, the leader of the Jackie Chan
Stunt Team. On began training with Chan in 2001 for the film Looking
for Mister Perfect/Kei fung dik sau (2003), which was released two
years later. On trained in wushu at the Shaolin Temple and studied
film fighting under former Jackie Chan Stunt Team leader Nicky Li for
his first film, Looking for Mister Perfect, which was shot before
Black Mask 2: City of Masks, but released one year later, in 2003. On
continued his acting career with many injuries, sustaining a hamstring
injury on the set of New Police Story (2004) in one of the two fights
against Jackie Chan.On was nominated and won the Hong Kong Film Award
for Best New Actor Award for his role in Star Runner/Siu nin a Fu
(2003). He shared the screen with the man who influenced him, Jackie
Chan, in New Police Story. On has also won the Best New Artist Award
in 2004 at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Tank Wong in Siu
nin a Fu, beating favorite Vanness Wu by only one-tenth of the votes.
Chi Kit) (born May 11, 1977) is a Taiwanese-American actor and martial
artist.On was born on 11 May 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. He is
a native of the US, and can speak English, Mandarin, and a bit of
Cantonese.Andy On did not graduate from high school. He worked as a
bartender in Rhode Island. While doing this, he was approached by
China Star founder Charles Heung and filmmaker Tsui Hark to take over
the role of one of Jet Li's film characters, Black Mask, in Black Mask
2: City of Masks (2002). Despite the poor reviews and the bad box
office ratings, On continued to act, improving in both martial arts
and acting. Like fellow Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, On trained
in martial arts under Chung Chi Li, the leader of the Jackie Chan
Stunt Team. On began training with Chan in 2001 for the film Looking
for Mister Perfect/Kei fung dik sau (2003), which was released two
years later. On trained in wushu at the Shaolin Temple and studied
film fighting under former Jackie Chan Stunt Team leader Nicky Li for
his first film, Looking for Mister Perfect, which was shot before
Black Mask 2: City of Masks, but released one year later, in 2003. On
continued his acting career with many injuries, sustaining a hamstring
injury on the set of New Police Story (2004) in one of the two fights
against Jackie Chan.On was nominated and won the Hong Kong Film Award
for Best New Actor Award for his role in Star Runner/Siu nin a Fu
(2003). He shared the screen with the man who influenced him, Jackie
Chan, in New Police Story. On has also won the Best New Artist Award
in 2004 at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Tank Wong in Siu
nin a Fu, beating favorite Vanness Wu by only one-tenth of the votes.
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