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FILM DIRECTOR

Corey Yuen

1951 - Today

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Corey Yuen (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; born Ying Gang-ming (殷元奎); 16 December 1951) is a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and former actor. Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As an actor, Yuen is perhaps best known as Rubber Legs' student in 1979 kung fu comedy film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Corey Yuen has received more than 563,209 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Corey Yuen is the 774th most popular film director (down from 667th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 31st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Corey Yuen ranks 774 out of 1,581. Before him are Stephen Hopkins, Bruno Dumont, Dante Ferretti, Edmund Goulding, Richard C. Sarafian, and Joseph Vilsmaier. After him are George Marshall, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Jerry Schatzberg, František Vláčil, Edgar Wright, and Timothy Treadwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Corey Yuen ranks 230. Before him are Álvaro Colom, David Patrick Kelly, Shehbaz Sharif, Ona Zee, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, and Tony Amendola. After him are Bob Gale, Trixi Schuba, Anatoly Alyabyev, Oleg Gazmanov, Klaus Toppmöller, and Philippe Van Parijs.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Corey Yuen ranks 34 out of 106. Before him are Leung Chun-ying (1954), Robin Shou (1960), Alan Tam (1950), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Adam Cheng (1947), and Johnnie To (1955). After him are Simon Yam (1955), Nancy Kwan (1939), Adrienne Clarkson (1939), Anthony Wong (1961), Wayne Wang (1949), and Benny Chan (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Corey Yuen ranks 3. Before him are James Wong (1959) and Johnnie To (1955). After him are Wayne Wang (1949), Benny Chan (1961), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

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Filmography

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