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{{Short description|Hong Kong director and action choreographer (1951–2022)}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2025}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Family name hatnote|Yuen|Corey Yuen|Yuen Kwai|lang=Hong Kong}} {{infobox person | name = Corey Yuen Kwai | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = 元奎 | native_name_lang = zh | pronunciation = | birth_name = 殷港民 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1951|2|15}} | birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]] | death_date = {{Death year and age|2022|1951}} | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | nationality = | other_names = Corey Yuen<br />Yuen Kwai | alma_mater = | relatives = [[Freddie Wong]] (nephew)<br>[[Jimmy Wong]] (nephew) | occupation = Film director, film producer, action choreographer | years_active = 1971–2022 | awards = | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | c = 元奎 |p=Yuán Kuí |cy=Yuen4 Fui1 }} | module2 = }} '''Corey Yuen Kwai''' ({{zh|c=元奎|p=Yuán Kuí|cy=Yuen4 Kwai1|first=j}}; 15 February 1951 – 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-13 |title=Action star Corey Yuen died in 2022 from Covid-19, death kept secret by family |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2024/08/13/hk-action-maestro-corey-yuen-died-in-2022-from-covid-19-death-kept-secret-by-family |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer,<ref name=D>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/china-film-grou-ipo-hbo-asia-corey-yuen-china-movie-channel-1201784814/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|title=Cory Yuen To Exec Produce Action Pics For HBO Asia; China Film Co Gets IPO OK – Global Briefs|author=Tartaglione, Nancy|date=11 July 2016}}</ref> and actor. Yuen attended the [[China Drama Academy]] and was one of the [[Seven Little Fortunes]]. In Hong Kong, he worked on several films such as [[Bruce Lee]]'s ''[[Fist of Fury]]'' (1972), [[Hwang Jang-lee]]'s ''[[Snuff Bottle Connection]]'', ''[[Secret Rivals 2]]'', ''[[The Invincible Armour]]'' (all 1977), ''[[Dance of the Drunk Mantis]]'' (1979), ''[[Ninja in the Dragon's Den]]'' (1982), ''[[Millionaire's Express]]'' (1986), and [[Jet Li]]'s ''[[Fong Sai-yuk II]]'' (1993), ''[[The New Legend of Shaolin]]'' (1994), ''[[High Risk (1995 film)|High Risk]]'', and ''[[My Father Is a Hero]]'' (both 1995). Yuen gained fame in American cinema beginning with his work as an action director on the 1998 film ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'', followed by the 2000 blockbuster ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' and six of Jet Li's English-language works: ''[[Romeo Must Die]]'' (2000), ''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'', ''[[The One (2001 film)|The One]]'' (both 2001), ''[[Cradle 2 the Grave]]'' (2003), ''[[War (2007 film)|War]]'' (2007), and ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010). He also served as director and fight choreographer on [[Jason Statham]]'s 2002 action film ''[[The Transporter]]''.
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