Chinese name 安志杰 (traditional) Birth name Andy Tien Height 1.80 m Chinese name 安志杰 (simplified) Origin Hong Kong Parents Jin Yan | Pinyin Name Andy On Ancestry Taiwan Jyutping On Zi Git (Cantonese) | |
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Movies Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, Special ID, Outcast, Unbeatable, As the Light Goes Out Similar People Philip Ng, Jessica Cambensy, Dante Lam, Donnie Yen, Yuen Woo‑ping | ||
Andy on arrives at the 11th annual chinese american film festival opening night
Andy On (Chinese: 安志杰; pinyin: Ān Zhìjié; Cantonese Yale: On Chi Kit) (born 11 May 1977) is a Taiwanese American actor and martial artist.
Contents
- Andy on arrives at the 11th annual chinese american film festival opening night
- Andy Griffith RIP Remembered By Ron Howard Legendary Actor Passes Away At 86
- Life and career
- Music videos
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Andy Griffith RIP: Remembered By Ron Howard, Legendary Actor Passes Away At 86
Life and career
On was born on 11 May 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a native of the USA, 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.
Aside from his filmmaking career, On is also a singer. He has released some tracks, including a duet with Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai called "Angel of Love". His hobbies are martial arts and video games. He continues to train in Wing Chun Kung Fu with good friend, actor, and martial artist Philip Ng, and has studied Thai boxing under former world kickboxing champion and actor Billy Chau in preparation for Star Runner.
During production of The Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008), On was hit in the face by a stuntman during an action sequence. On cut his lip, and, after seven surgeries, sports a small scar on his lip. He considers the scar a "trophy" of his hard work in the film.
Music videos
Personal life
Andy On dated model and actress Jennifer Tse from 2009 to 2013 before breaking up.
During filming of Zombie Fight Club, On met actress Jessica Cambensy. The two began dating in November 2014. They became engaged in October 2015, a week after Jessica announced she was pregnant. Andy and Jessica became the parents of a 9-pound baby girl they named Tessa in March 2016.
