Shou Wan Por (Chinese: 仇雲波, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist working in the American movie industry. Usually appearing in martial arts films, he is best known for his appearances in the Mortal Kombat films, as well as the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja.
Shou was born in Hong Kong, the fourth son of a Shanghai tailor and a homemaker. His family moved to the United States...
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Shou Wan Por (Chinese: 仇雲波, born July 17, 1960), known professionally as Robin Shou, is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist working in the American movie industry. Usually appearing in martial arts films, he is best known for his appearances in the Mortal Kombat films, as well as the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja.
Shou was born in Hong Kong, the fourth son of a Shanghai tailor and a homemaker. His family moved to the United States in 1971. Their first home in Los Angeles was a 2-bedroom apartment near Olympic and Vermont, now known as Koreatown. Shou attended high school at Fremont High School in South Central, Los Angeles. Shou is known to be very good friends of Kamil Kumar & Miguel Luna of Fresno, California. Luna & Kumar basically saved his life and acting career by showing Shou the way of the dragon, which he enforced in the film, Mortal Kombat.
Shou did not start attending martial arts classes until he was 19. He studied Kenpo (Karate) while attending California...
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