Andy Lau’s original name is Andy Lau. He once said in an interview that after he was born, his father named him and his younger brother Andy Lau and Andy Lau respectively. When he reached the age of studying, his family gave him a wealthy scientific name, Liu Furong, but he was still named Andy Lau in the end.
In 1961, Andy Lau was born in a large family in Hong Kong. He was the fourth among his brothers and sisters. Andy Lau's father is Liu Li. When he was young, he was a firefighter at the airport. When Andy Lau was 5 years old, Liu Li opened a shop, and Andy Lau was responsible for writing the names of the dishes. In 1981, 20-year-old Andy Lau was admitted to TVB and opened a new chapter in his life.
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Personal life
Family: Andy Lau’s father, Liu Li, worked as a firefighter at Kai Tak Airport. In the 1960s, Liu Li opened a snack grocery store to make money to support his family. Andy Lau also has three sisters, one younger sister and one younger brother (Liu Desheng) at home.
Relationship: In 1986, when Andy Lau went to Kuala Lumpur with the Hong Kong Star Football Team, he met Zhu Liqian. On June 23, 2008, Andy Lau and Zhu Liqian registered their marriage in Las Vegas, USA. On May 9, 2012, Andy Lau's wife Zhu Liqian gave birth to a daughter.
Education: On December 14, 2017, Andy Lau was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Hong Kong Shue Yan University. At the 20th graduation ceremony of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Andy Lau was awarded the Honorary Academician of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.