| 1 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuenbiao_pic.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:240:"I may not be as famous as Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung, but I can be sexier than either of them!"]] |
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| 4 | If Creator/JackieChan is the JackOfAllStats and Creator/SammoHung is the MightyGlacier, Yuen Biao is the FragileSpeedster. |
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| 6 | The third and often overlooked member of the three dragons of Hong Kong kung-fu cinema, Yuen Biao (元彪, born 夏令震 (''Xià Lìng-Zhèn'', "Hsia Ling-Jun") in 26 July 1957 in Hong Kong) is the sixth child of his family. Trained in the Peking Opera School The China Drama Academy since age six, Yuen Biao would later become a cinematic legend in martial arts films, his acrobatic talents makes him a favorite choice in Hong Kong action cinema. |
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| 8 | According to Jackie Chan's autobiography, when Yuen was first asked by his teacher to perform a backflip, Yuen (then barely 10 years of age) did a proper backflip on his very first try. |
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| 11 | !!Tropes relating to this performer: |
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| 13 | * BadassAdorable: In his earlier roles, but most notably ''The Prodigal Son''. |
| 14 | * DeadpanSnarker: Some of his roles are like this. |
| 15 | * FragileSpeedster |
| 16 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His name, Biao, means "Little Tiger". Most people, even hardcore fans of 80s kung fu cinema, is totally unaware of his real name Hsia Ling-Jun. [[note]]His artistic surname "Yuen" is common to his fellow classmates under the Peking opera master Yu Jim-yuen. For the record, Sammo's and Jackie's "Yuen" names are Yuen Lung and Yuen Lo respectively.[[/note]] |
| 17 | * TheRuntAtTheEnd: Third member of the Three Dragons trio after Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Bronze ain't bad though. |
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| 19 | !!Yuen Biao's notable films: |
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| 21 | * ''Film/HandOfDeath'' - [[RetroactiveRecognition you probably won't recognize him since he dies after 5 seconds]] |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheProdigalSon'' - StarMakingRole |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheChampions1983'' |
| 24 | * ''Film/CircusKids'' |
| 25 | * ''Film/DeadfulMelody'' |
| 26 | * ''Film/DragonsForever'' |
| 27 | * ''Film/EnterTheDragon'' (stunts) |
| 28 | * ''Film/EasternCondors'' |
| 29 | * ''Film/GameOfDeath'' (stunts) |
| 30 | * ''Film/HeartOfDragon'' |
| 31 | * ''Film/Hero1997'' |
| 32 | * ''Film/AKidFromTibet'' |
| 33 | * ''Film/KungFuMaster'' |
| 34 | * ''Film/TheManFromHongKong'' (stunts) |
| 35 | * ''Film/MyLuckyStars'' - appears alongside Jackie Chan in the trilogy, but absent in all spinoffs |
| 36 | * ''Film/MillionairesExpress'' |
| 37 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' - only appears in the first film of the series |
| 38 | * ''Film/ProjectA'' |
| 39 | * ''Film/RightingWrongs'' |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheSwordStainedWithRoyalBlood'' |
| 41 | * ''Film/ToughBeautyAndTheSloppySlop'' |
| 42 | * ''Film/WheelsOnMeals'' |
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