Michael Chow (restaurateur)
Michael Chow (Chinese周英华/周英华, Pinyin Zhou Yinghua; born February 6, 1939 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese actor and internationally renowned restaurateur.
Biography
Chow's father Zhou Xinfang in his day was China's most famous actor ever. Together with his older sister Tsai Chin in 1952, he emigrated to England and studied architecture in London. Until the opening of a renowned restaurant he worked as a dishwasher and waiter but also as a painter, sculptor and actor. He has two children with the late 1992 model Tina Chow. His daughter China Chow is also an actress and was a model for, among others, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.
Career
Before Chow opened his well-known restaurant, he ran nightclubs and a trendy hair salon, which he called " Twiggy ". In 1968 he founded his first "Mr. Chow "restaurant in London. Here he served traditional Chinese food in a particularly stylish ambience and appropriate price. Due to the success was followed by other "Mr. Chow " restaurants in New York City, Miami, Las Vegas and Beverly Hills, where many celebrities such as George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Robert De Niro and Gwyneth Paltrow are sighted.
Besides his work as a restaurateur, he was, like his sister, in the James Bond film " You Only Live Twice " with. Here he played alongside Burt Kwouk a character named number 4 he had another appearance in 1982 Wim Wenders film Hammett. He also starred in films such as Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour 1-3, and in the television series "Relic Hunter - The Treasure Hunter " with.