Corey Yuen

Corey Yuen Kwai
Corey Yuen Kwai
元奎
Born	15 February 1951 (age 73); British Hong Kong
Other names	Corey Yuen; Yuen Kwai
Occupation(s)	Film director, film producer, action choreographer
Years active	1971–present
Chinese name
Chinese	元奎
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuán Kuí

Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: 元奎; pinyin: Yuán Kuí; Cantonese Yale: Yuen4 Kwai1; born 15 February 1951) is a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer,^[1] and former actor.

Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As an action director, Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with 1998 film Lethal Weapon 4, followed by the 2000 blockbuster X-Men and six of Jet Li's American works: Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One, Cradle 2 the Grave, War, and The Expendables.

^ Tartaglione, Nancy (11 July 2016). "Cory Yuen To Exec Produce Action Pics For HBO Asia; China Film Co Gets IPO OK – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood.

[D-1] Tartaglione, Nancy (11 July 2016). "Cory Yuen To Exec Produce Action Pics For HBO Asia; China Film Co Gets IPO OK – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood.

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