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2	[[caption-width-right:314:Don't [[{{Pun}} Mok]] him if you know what's good for you.]]
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4	Max Mok Siu-chung (莫少聰, born 2 December 1960 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and film icon with a career that started off since the 80s.
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6	As a teen, Max Mok always wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement, intending to become a police officer when he grew up. But despite graduating police academy with flying colours, his choice of career was greatly opposed by his father, who insists on Max being a clerk and office worker. Working a relatively boring life as a salaryman, Max, by chance, managed to enroll himself in a part of April 1980's Hong Kong Talent Search, landing him his film debut in July of the same year.
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8	Starting off as extras in various movies, Max would eventually get to star alongside some of Hong Kong's biggest names - notably, as the onscreen youngest brother of Creator/AndyLau and Alan Tam in ''Film/TheDragonFamily''.
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10	His career finally had a breakthrough in the 1990 film ''Lung Fung Restaurant'' (alongside Creator/StephenChow). Max made a name for himself when performing a deadly stunt in the film (one which involves jumping off the fourth floor of a building), badly injuring his arm in the process and proving himself to be a dedicated player in action cinema. Further roles in ''Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch'' and ''[[Film/OnceUponATimeInChina Once Upon A Time in China 2]]'' would bag him a nomination in Hong Kong's 24th and 29th Golden Horse Awards for Best Acting Performance.
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12	By the 2000s, Max's onscreen performances has somewhat diminished from cinematic roles to TV performances or music videos.
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14	Max is a dedicated [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] who is very active in promoting Tibetan Culture and Tourism.
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17	!! Tropes Associated with this actor:
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19	* AlliterativeName: '''M'''ax '''M'''ok.
20	* PluckyComicRelief: Tends to be this if he stars alongside bigger names like Creator/AndyLau or Creator/JetLi.
21	* ThoseTwoGuys: Often co-stars with Creator/AndyLau or Alan Tam. Ever since they played brothers in ''Film/TheDragonFamily''...
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24	!! Notable Films:
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26	* ''Film/HolyFlameOfTheMartialWorld''
27	* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' - second movie onwards
28	* ''Film/EasternCondors''
29	* ''Film/TheDragonFamily''
30	* ''Film/TheLadyAssassin''
31	* ''Film/TheMagicCrystal''
32	* ''Film/CloseEscape''
33	* ''Film/LungFungRestaurant''
34	* ''Film/LongArmOfTheLaw'' - third movie
35	* ''Film/HeroOfTomorrow''
36	* ''Film/OutlawBrothers''
37	* ''Film/FireDragon''
38	* ''Film/NeverSayRegret''
39	* ''Film/MissionOfCondor''
40	* ''Film/TheFortuneCode''
41	* ''Film/TheAssassin1993''
42	* ''Film/RomancingBullet''
43	* ''Film/HeartOfKiller''
44	* ''Film/SevenAssassins''

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