Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Paul Chung

Paul Chung was a late Hong Kong actor. He committed suicide on Friday, September 1, 1989.

Pauline Chan

Pauline Chan was a late Hong Kong actress. She committed suicide on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, after a month gave birth to her son on June 23, 2002.

Peter Yang Kwan

Peter Yang Kwan or Peter Yang was a Hong Kong martial artist film actor and film producer best known for his appearances in Hong Kong action cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.

He starred in the film King of Kings and in 1971 ''The Big Boss'' which starred Bruce Lee.

Filmography




*Our Sister Hedy 1957 Actor
*Mambo Girl 1957 Actor
*Scarlet Doll 1958 Actor
*Jade-Green Lake 1958 Actor
*Witch-Girl, He Yueer, The 1961 Actor
*Mung Li Chuen 1963 Actor
*Adulteress, The 1963 Actor
*Story Of Qin Xianglian, The 1964 Actor
*Dodder Flower 1965 Actor
*Commander Underground 1967 Actor
*Knight Of Old Cathay, The 1968 Actor
*Greatest Fight 1968 Actor
*Superior Darter 1969 Actor
*Son Of Swordsman 1969 Actor
*King Of Kings 1969 Actor
*You, Me And Him 1970 Actor
*Way Ching Killer The Dragon 1970 Actor
*Lost Spring, The 1970 Actor
*From The Highway 1970 Actor
*Four Moods 1970 Actor
*Dusk 1970 Actor
*You Don't Tell Him 1971 Actor
*Tsu Hong Wu, The 1971 Actor
*Legends Of Cheating 1971 Actor
*The Big Boss 1971 Actor
*The Ammunition Hunters 1971 Actor

* 1972 Director, Actor, Presenter
*Avenger, The 1972 Actor
*Tales Of Larceny 1973 Actor
*Morning Goodbye 1973 Actor
*Illicit Desire 1973 Actor
*Cheat To Cheat 1973 Actor
*Lady Blood Boxer 1974 Actor
*Golden Lotus 1974 Actor
*Blood Reincarnation 1974 Actor
*My Wacky, Wacky World 1975 Cameo
*Confession Of A Concubine 1975 Actor
*I Want More 1976 Director, Actor
*800 Heroes 1976 Actor
*Old Soldiers Never Die 1978 Director, producer, Actor
*Enter The Fat Dragon 1978 Actor, Planning
*Battle of Guningtou, The 1979 Actor
*Shell Game, The 1980 Actor
*Encore 1980 Actor
*Man On The Brink 1981 Producer
*Gambler's Duel, The 1981 Actor
*Big Boss 1981 Actor
*Lily Under The Gun 1982 Actor
*First Time 1983 Producer, Actor, Manager

*Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars 1985
*Protector, The 1985 Actor
*Cop Of The Town 1985 Producer
*Cop Busters 1985 Actor
*Parking Service 1986 Actor
*Angel 1986 Actor
*Tragic Hero 1987 Actor
*Sworn Brothers 1987 Actor
*Rich And Famous 1987 Actor
*Border Line Story 1988 Actor
*Point Of No Return 1990 Actor
*Never Say Regret 1990 Actor
*My Hero 1990 Actor
*Plot, The 1991 Actor
*Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues, The 1991 Actor
*Fantasy Romance 1991 Producer
*Gambling Soul 1992 Actor
*Beauty Investigator 1992 Actor
*Run For Life - Ladies From China 1993 Actor
*Possessed 1994 Actor
*Life Is A Miracle 2001 Actor

Race Wong

Race Wong Yuen-Ling is a Hong Kong and a member of the Hong Kong-based Cantopop music group alongside her sister Rosanne Wong. She is now a Singaporean resident.

Discography


*See

Filmography


*Hearts Of Fencing
*''Sound of Colours''
*''Love is a Many Stupid Thing''
*''Ab-normal Beauty''
*''The Unusual Youth''
*''Moments of Love''
*''The China's Next Top Princess''
*''''
*''''
*''''

Rosanne Wong

Rosanne Wong is the member of a Hong Kong cantopop music group alongside younger sister Race Wong.

She was born in Malaysia and moved to Singapore with her family at a very young age. She was discovered by an agent while performing in a singing contest.

Rosanne Wong is one of the most versatile and dynamic young artistes to emerge from Asia in recent years. Known for her exciting yet sensitive acting and singing performances on stage, film and television, Rosanne can brighten up any occasion with her exuberance and charm, and is in regular demand for guest appearances at gala functions and on television and radio.

Born in a small fishing village in the state of Terengganu, along the north east coast of Malaysia, Rosanne had a simple childhood, where community gatherings and views of the sea and unspoiled stretches of sand took the place of television, cinema and playstations. Such humble beginnings have given Rosanne a deep appreciation for nature and friendships, themes that often inspire her song writing today.

At the age of 10, Rosanne moved to Singapore with her family, and she still calls the city home, even after moving to Australia for her undergraduate degree in Commerce at The University of Curtin, Perth, and having lived in Hong Kong for the past 6 years.

It was during her university life that Rosanne first took to the stage and found a natural talent in acting and singing. Thirsting for a greater adventure and challenge after graduation, Rosanne embarked on a career in entertainment with her younger sister, Race, in Hong Kong. Soon after their arrival, in 2002, they formed the pop group “2R”, which immediately took the local music industry by storm.

In their first year, 2R racked up numerous awards, including the prestigious TVB Most Popular Group Gold Award, TVB Top 10 Songs of the Year Awards, TVB Award for The Best Newcomer. Best New Group Bronze Award - Hong Kong Commercial Radio Music Awards', Most Promising Newcomer - 26th Annual Top 10 Song of the Year Awards' and Most Explosive Newcomer - Metro Broadcasting Music Awards'. 2R has recorded many albums including-

2R New + Best Selection ,
2R Revolution ,
United 2R and
Two of Us AVEP

2R has altogether recorded four albums with pop songs and ballads in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and the sisters continue to win critical acclaim and enjoy a busy schedule of engagements, performances and concerts.

Such recognition so early on in Rosanne’s career encouraged her to pursue her keen interest in acting. Rosanne’s captivating Asian features, coupled with her ability to speak four languages fluently , have given her the platform to excel on both the stage and the silver screen. Rosanne has played different characters in both TV and movies. TV appearances include-

“Feel 100%” Now.com Online Series ,
“If The Moon Has Eyes” TV Series,
“The Rainbow Connection” ,
“2R Blog” .

She starred in the award-winning movie
“Ab-Normal Beauty” ,
“The Next Top Queen” and the popular
“Love is Many Stupid Thing”,
which allowed her to work with renowned actors.

Most recently, spurred on by her eagerness to explore new challenges, Rosanne appeared bald as the lead actress in the award-winning dance musical The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jing Yong in collaboration with the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2006-2007. Albeit her first time in a musical, Rosanne gave an inspiring and confident performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and her convincing and moving rendition of the song The Smiling Proud Wanderer won international rave reviews.

By popular demand, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre hosted extra performances and they were invited to perform at the world-renowned Shanghai Grand Theatre in 2007, where Rosanne had to perform in Mandarin as well as Cantonese, an achievement by no means easy for any established actress. Her flawless and critically acclaimed performance confirmed her position as a prominent young star with both artistic and technical versatility.

Rosanne’s heartwarming personality, multifaceted talents and cosmopolitan background have also given her the opportunity to star in recent advertisement campaigns of major international companies like Biotherm, IBM, Carlsberg, SAFA MP3 and Microworks.

In addition to contributing to the continued success of 2R, Rosanne plans to develop her acting repertoire in the near future, concentrating on television dramas. Planned ventures include developing her dancing in Korea as well as acting in a television series in Shanghai.

In her spare time, Rosanne enjoys cooking, traveling, and sports. A proud supporter of ORBIS and UNICEF, she dedicates time to help strive to eliminate avoidable blindness in mainland China as well as promoting child survival and development in the Tsunami struck areas of Asia.

Roy Cheung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung is a Hong Kong-based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films.

Early life and career


As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but never seriously considered a career in acting.

Starting out as a model, Cheung turned to acting when director Yeung Fan cast him in his 1986 film ''Lost Romance'' and the first of his many roles portraying a villain followed in the acclaimed director Ringo Lam's 1987 ''City on Fire''.

In 1996, Cheung appeared in the 3rd, 4th and 6th installments of the ''Young and Dangerous'' series. Roles that heralded the beginning of a long working relationship with /cinematographer Andrew Lau.

Present day


Recently, Cheung has appeared in a number of Andrew Lau's films, most notably in the second installment of the internationally-acclaimed ''Infernal Affairs'' trilogy, and in the 1998 ''The Storm Riders'', in which Cheung broke free of his standard villainous self altogether and portrayed a monk.

Filmography


*''Lost Romance''
*''City on Fire''
*''Prison on Fire''
*''The Big Heat''
*''School on Fire''
*''Tiger on the Beat 2''
*''Aces Go Places 5''
*''They Came to Rob Hong Kong''
*''Wild Search''
*''''
*''Chicken a La Queen''
*''Fight Back to School'' - Brother Teddy Big
*''Hong Kong Godfather'' - Officer Leung
*''In the Lap of God'' - Roy
*''The Magnificent Scoundrels'' - Brother Tai-te
*''My Flying Wife'' - Mr. Smartie
*''Prison on Fire II'' - Officer 'Scarface' Hung
*''Rose''
*''Shanghai Heroic Story''
*''What a Hero!''
*'''' - Shudo
*''Ghost Lantern''
*''Gambling Baron''
*''Organized Crime and Triad Bureau''
*''To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui''
*''Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai''
*''The Armed Policewoman''
*''From the Same Family''
*''High Voltage''
*''Love, Guns & Glass''
*''Best of the Best''
*''King of Robbery''
*''Mongkok Story''
*''Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2''
*''''
*''The Wild Couple''
*''Young and Dangerous 3''
*''Young and Dangerous 4''
*''Beast Cops''
*''Leopard Hunting''
*''Raging Angels''
*''The Storm Riders''
*''Big Spender''
*''The Mission''
*''Slow Fade''
*''''
*''Jiang Hu - The Triad Zone''
*''Bloody Cops''
*''Mafia.com''
*''Play With Strangers''
*''Super Car Criminals''
*''Unbeatables''
*''White Storm''
*''Her Name is Cat 2: Journey to Death''
*''The Replacement Suspects''
*''The Avenging Fist''
*''Chinese Odyssey 2002''
*''The Wesley's Mysterious File''
*''Deadline Crisis''
*''Infernal Affairs II''
*''Dragon the Master''
*''The Game of Killing''
*''Moonlight in Tokyo''
*''Exiled''
*''''

Simon Lui

Simon Lui Yue Yeung is a highly prolific Hong Kong based actor famous for starring in many low-budget and/or horror films since the early 1990's. He began drawing attention when he was featured in the "Troublesome Night" movie series. He starred in 27 films in 1999 alone, and began writing scripts the same year, starting with Last Ghost Standing.

Filmography


* ''Feel It Say It...''
* ''Loss Of Memory''
* ''The Corpse Spirit Is Pressing
* ''A Knife-Shooter
* ''Escape from Hong Kong Island
* ''Herbal Tea Producer, Writer, Actor
* ''I.T. Story Actor
* ''Super Model Actor
* ''Last Ghost Standing'' - Yang Yang
* ''Banana Club'' - Yue Yeung

Stuart Smith (actor)

Stuart Smith ,, is a - actor born in Winchester. He grew up in Sydney.

After studying acting and playing a few parts in Australia, he moved to Hong Kong and starred in several movies in the 80s, including "ninja" flicks by Godfrey Ho. He also worked extensively as a voice actor, dubbing Chinese movies into English.

He is particularly popular among bad movie fans due to his overacting that makes him twist his face in grimaces.

He is now a financial counselor in Thailand.

Teresa Cheung

Teresa Cheung is a Hong Kong socialite, actress and . She is the former wife of Kenny Bee, with whom she has two children.

Early life


Cheung was born in Hong Kong and is of Shanghainese origin. After relocating to Canada, she studied at the University of Toronto, majoring in Fine Arts History and English literature. She first appeared in an advertisement at the age of three, and as a student modelled in fashion shows and acted in short films.

Marriage


In 1987, Cheung married Hong Kong pop star and actor Kenny Bee. Previously unknown, she became popular with society journalists and notorious for her extravagant shopping sprees. The marriage fell apart in 1997, after it was revealed that she was having an affair with businessman Edmund Chan, whose wife, Susanna Chung, was terminally ill with cancer. Cheung was subjected to a strong media backlash, but the affair continued even after Chung lost her battle with cancer, though they have since separated.

Acting career


Despite having no prior experience as a professional actress, Cheung was given a leading role in the 2004 film ''Colour Blossoms''. Writer and Yonfan had been the photographer for Cheung's wedding, Nevertheless, she was initially reluctant to perform the , saying "When I came to know that I had to do such scenes, I was frightened and cried for more than three days". Although it failed at the box office, Cheung received a number of awards and nominations for her role, only narrowly missing out on a best actress award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.

Cheung is credited as an executive producer on Oliver Stone's forthcoming film, '''', and will also have a cameo role as a journalist.

Human rights


In August 2006, Cheung was one of five "Human Rights Heroes" honoured during a held at the United Nations headquarters.

Filmography




Awards and nominations

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma is a Chinese American actor who has made numerous appearances in American films and TV series.

Ma was born in Hong Kong on June 10, 1962. His film career includes major roles in the films '''' and the remake of ''''. He is recognized for his role as Consul Han in '''' and in the third installment, ''Rush Hour 3'', as Ambassador Han.

Tzi speaks , , and .

He is also known for his role as Cheng Zhi, the head of security for the Chinese Consulate , on the TV series ''''. He appeared in two episodes of and made an uncredited surprise return at the end of the final episode of . He reprised his role again in the season premiere and the last eight episodes of .

He has appeared in ''Akeelah and the Bee'' and thriller ''Dante's Peak''. He also had a role in the first season of '''' as Lee Hei, Sammo Law's first major antagonist.

Ma's other TV credits include guest appearances on ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', ''Law & Order'', '''', '''', '''', ''Chicago Hope'', ''The Unit'', ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''L.A. Law'', ''NYPD Blue'' , ''Millennium'' and ''The Cosby Show''. Ma has received awards for his acting roles including the Cine Golden Eagle Award for being the Best Actor in "The Dance and The Railroad" and Garland Award for his acting in the "Flower Drum Song".

Ma is among the actors, producers, and directors interviewed in the documentary ''The Slanted Screen'' , directed by Jeff Adachi, about the representation of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood.

Ma is married to actress Christina Ma.

Wilson Yip

Wilson Yip Wai-Shun is a actor, film director and screenwriter. His films include ''Bio Zombie'', '''', '''' and ''Dragon Tiger Gate''.

Early career


A film buff at an early age, Yip went to the whenever he could and often wrote reviews on the backs of ticket stubs. He entered the movie business in the 1980s, starting out as a "gofer" and working his way up to assistant director.

His directorial debut was ''01.00 AM'', a three-segment horror compendium. He directed two of three parts, one with Veronica Yip as a nurse who sees dead pop stars, and Anita Yuen interviewing a demon.

His next effort, ''Daze Reaper'', was a exploitation film, based on a true-crime story about a prison guard to turns to crime. Next was ''Mongkok Story'', an exploitive story in the vein of ''Young and Dangerous'', and another horror trilogy, ''Midnight Zone'', about urban myths. He also turned to comedy with ''Teaching Sucks'', about two Hong Kong teachers played by Anthony Wong and Jan Lam.

In 1998 Wilson co-wrote and directed his biggest cult hit at the time, ''Bio Zombie'', which was influenced by '''' and takes place in a shopping mall, where a small group of misfits bands together in order to survive.

Turning point


Yip next directed the 1999 - ''Bullets Over Summer'', starring Francis Ng and Louis Koo as two detectives hunting a gang of deadly criminals who have to use a demented elderly woman's apartment for surveillance. The biggest-budget film of his career up to then, he considers ''Bullets Over Summer'' his "turning point". He shared a best-screenplay award at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for the film.

In 2000 he was picked by Golden Harvest to direct ''Skyline Cruisers'', a big-budget action film. Yip didn't get along with the cast and clashed with the studio's management over creative differences.

Other films include the sci-fi-action story ''2002'' and the romantic comedies, ''Dry Wood, Fierce Fire'' with Miriam Yeung and Louis Koo, and a ''Leaving Me, Loving You'' with Leon Lai and Faye Wong and ''The White Dragon''.

Yip also acts, mostly doing small roles. They include a pimp in ''The Runaway Pistol'' and a exorcist in the ' ''''.

Films with Donnie Yen


In 2005, Yip directed his most critically acclaimed film, ''''. A gritty return to the 1980s style of Hong Kong action cinema, ''SPL'' starred Simon Yam and Donnie Yen as trying to pin a crime on an unstoppable gangster, portrayed by Sammo Hung.

In 2006, Yip re-teamed with Yen for an adaptation of a Hong Kong manga, ''Dragon Tiger Gate''. In 2007, '''', another martial-arts crime drama, in the same vein as ''SPL'' was shot in Macau in September 2006, with Donnie Yen and Louis Koo.

Yen and Yip's next collaboration as actor and director, '''' will be a semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the of Wing Chun openly. The film is set for a December 2008 release, and will feature fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

Filmography


Director


* ''''01:00 A.M.''
* ''Daze Raper''
* ''Mongkok Story''
* ''Teaching Sucks''
* ''Midnight Zone''
* ''Bio Zombie''
* ''Bullets Over Summer''
* ''Skyline Cruisers''
* ''Juliet in Love''
* ''Dry Wood, Fierce Fire''
* ''''
* ''The Mummy, Aged 19''
* ''Leaving Me, Loving You'' (2004
* ''''
* ''''
* ''Dragon Tiger Gate''
* ''''
* ''''

Screenwriter


* ''Bio Zombie''
* ''Baau lit ying ging''
* ''Jue lai yip yue leung saan ang''
* ''Gon chaai lit feng''
* ''Dai sing siu si''
* ''The White Dragon''
* ''''

Actor


* ''Wong gok fung wan''
* ''Hui zhuan shou shi''
* ''Huo xing gui ji''
* ''Sui jeuk fun ji''
* ''You Shoot, I Shoot''
* ''Zouhou qiang''
* ''Fung lau ga chuk''
* ''Love Undercover''
* ''''
* ''Chuet sai hiu B''
* ''Obake yashiki''
* ''Tai yang wu zhi''

Lisa Chiao Chiao

Chiao Li Na or Lisa Chiao Chiao often credited Chiao Chiao is a Taiwanese film actress best known for her work in Hong Kong cinema. She was employed by the Shaw Studios between 1966 and 1972, where she appeared in films such as ''A Cause to Kill'' in 1970.

In 1972 she briefly returned to Taiwan, where she made some television appearances. She then went on to appear in several Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s, with her last appearance in the 1998 picture ''Bishōnen'', making some 50 appearances between 1964 and 1998.

In 1963, Chiao married Huang Tsung Hsing, and after his death in 1976 she worked more extensively behind the scenes, most notably as a dubber.

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of Cantopop," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".

In 2000, Cheung was named ''Asian Biggest Superstar'' by China Central Television, and voted as ''The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema'' in 2005.

Childhood and education


Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. His birth name was Cheung Fat-chung , which was later changed to his stage name, Cheung Kwok-Wing. Cheung was the youngest of ten children in a middle-class family. Cheung Wut Hoi - his father was a fairly well-known tailor, whose customers included the American actors William Holden and Cary Grant His parents divorced when he was quite young. While in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung attended Rosaryhill School .

At the age of 13, he was sent to England as a boarder at Eccles Hall School and faced racial discrimination at the school. He worked as a bartender at his relatives' restaurant and sang during the weekends. It was around this period that he chose his name, "Leslie". According to Cheung, he chose this name because "I love the film ''''. And I like . The name can be a man's or woman's, it's very unisex, so I like it."

In several of his interviews, Cheung stated that he had a fairly unhappy childhood. "I didn't have a happy childhood. Arguments, fights and we didn't live together; I was brought up by my granny."

Cheung attended the University of Leeds in northern England, where he studied textile management. He dropped out of university at the end of his first year, when his father fell ill. After his father's recovery, Cheung did not return to England to complete his studies.

Career


Early career


In 1977, Cheung won second prize by singing Don McLean's "American Pie" at the Asian Music Contest held by Rediffusion Television . He signed a contract with RTV, which subsequently became Asia Television Limited and began his career in the entertainment industry. He also signed a music contract with Polydor Records, releasing ''Day Dreaming'' and ''Lover's Arrow'' .

The early days of his career were not easy. He was once booed off the stage during a public performance, and his first two albums were not welcomed by the public. He left Polydor Records at the end of his contract. Cheung's first film, ''The Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber'' in 1978 was a soft porn film. Cheung later stated that he was unaware of the sexual nature of the film when he signed the contract.

During the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a number of TV dramas such as ''The Young Concubine'' , ''Agency 24'' , ''Pairing'' , and ''The Spirit Of The Sword'' . These TV dramas helped turn him into a household name in South East Asia.

Ascension to fame


In 1982, Cheung joined Capital Artists upon the end of his contract with RTV. It was at Capital Artists that Florence Chan became his music agent and remained as such through his entire career. While at Capital Artists, he also met Anita Mui, another Hong Kong Cantopop idol, starting a long lasting friendship. In 1983, Cheung released his first hit song, "The Wind Blows On" . In 1984, he released his first top ten hit song "Monica", which became the first so-called "fast" song that won the ''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award''. "Monica" became representative of a new genre of in the mid 1980s. Fans began to demand fast and energetic Cantopop songs that would be suitable for both dancing and listening. Other ''Top Ten Gold Songs'' released by Cheung through Capital Artists included "Wild Wind" ; "Who Can Be With Me" and "Love in Those Years" . "Who Can Be With Me" became the ''Gold of the Gold Songs'' of the Year for 1986.

Cheung's movie career was a little slower to take off. He appeared in supporting roles in his second and third movies ''Encore'' and ''On Trial'' . However, his acting talent was soon recognized with his nomination for the Hong Kong Film Awards' Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''On Trial''. Subsequently after this nomination, he began to star as the leading man in ''Teenage Dreamers'' and has held the lead role in almost every movie he had been in since. From the early 1980s through 1986, most of the movies in which he had starred were teenage movies. Among them, '''' are widely considered by film critic as the representation of the Hong Kong "New Wave" films. Cheung's role as Louis in ''Nomad'' won him his first Best Actor nomination of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Later, Cheung stated that he considers ''Nomad'' as his first "real" movie. During this period, Cheung continued to act in a number of Television Broadcasts dramas, such as ''Once Upon an Ordinary Girl'' and ''The Fallen Family'' .

Stardom and retirement



In 1986, he joined and released the album ''Summer Romance'' in 1987. ''Summer Romance'' became the ''Best Selling CD of the Year'' and ''IFPI Best Selling Album'' in Hong Kong. The success of ''Summer Romance'' made him one of the top two Cantopop idols at the time . In 1988, he composed one of his most famous songs "Silence is Golden" . Other popular albums published by Cheung through Cinepoly Records included ''Hot Summer'' , ''Virgin Snow'' , ''Leslie '89'' , ''Final Encounter'' , and ''Salute'' . ''Salute'' was the first non-profit album released by a superstar in Hong Kong music history that would only compile songs originally performed by other singers. According to Cheung, ''Salute'' is his homage to music. He donated all the proceeds from the sales of ''Salute'' to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts , which was named the ''Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship'' after his death.

With the popularity of Cheung and Tam, fans of these two stars became increasingly hostile to each other, starting a long-standing conflict that soon put heavy pressure on both singers. In 1988, Alan Tam publicly quit all pop music award ceremonies. In 1989, Cheung announced his intention to retire from his music career as a singer. Cheung then set a record by being the first singer ever in Cantopop history to hold a retirement concert series , which ran for 33 consecutive nights at Hong Kong Coliseum. In 1990, he left Hong Kong at the peak of his music career and emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he reportedly "found peace and tranquility." Cheung gained Canadian citizenship in 1992 and returned to Asia full-time in 1995 for his re-emergence in Chinese-language popular music.

From 1986 to 1989, Cheung acted in a number of movies that are considered as Hong Kong classics by film critics and Asian movie fans. In 1986, Cheung co-starred with Chow Yun-Fat in ''A Better Tomorrow'' , which was widely considered as a trend starter for Hong Kong triad movies in the 1980s. Cheung played Kit, a righteous and idealistic young cop. Cheung's role in the movie was widely considered his debut as a serious actor. He also starred in the sequel, ''A Better Tomorrow II'' . Also in 1987, Cheung starred in Stanley Kwan's '''' where he played Chen-Pang Chan, an infatuated, opium-smoking playboy and doomed lover of a beautiful prostitute, Fleur . Further, in the same year , he appeared in Tsui Hark's ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' . Cheung played ''Ling Choi Sin'', a well-meaning but cowardly debt collector who had fallen in love with a beautiful ghost . His performance in these movies won him two Best Actor nomination from Hong Kong Film Awards. The success of ''A Better Tomorrow'' and ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' made his name known in the Japanese and South Korea film markets.

Golden age in film


The mid-80s to mid-90s was a golden age in Hong Kong's film industry, which coincided with Cheung's film career. In 1990, Cheung acted as Yuddy, a handsome, ruthless bad boy, philanderer and narcissist in Wong Kar-wai's movie ''Days of Being Wild''. His performance in ''Days of Being Wild'' won him the ''Best Actor Award'' at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1991 and his first nomination of ''Best Actor'' at the . He also acted in two other Wong Kar-wai movies. In the 1994 martial arts film, ''Ashes of Time'', he starred as Ouyang Feng, a swordsman and assassin who spent his days in a desert. His role as Ouyang won him the ''Best Actor Award'' at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. In 1997's movie '''' which centrally depicts a complex relationship between two gay lovers , he played the capricious Ho Po-wing, who goes to Argentina with his lover Lai Yiu-fai .

In 1992's historical masterpiece '''' , Cheung acted as the Peking opera star Dieyi Cheng, a Beijing opera artist who reaches fame with his exquisite performances of female roles. ''Farewell My Concubine'' is the first Chinese film to have won the '''' award at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won more than twenty other film awards including a Golden Globe for '''' and Oscar nominations for '''' and ''''. Cheung's performance in the film won him international fame as a film star and set his steps in the mainland China film industry. In 1996, he worked again with Chen Kaige, playing the role of a misty gigolo, Zhongliang Yu, in ''Temptress Moon''. In 1998's ''A Time to Remember'' , he acted as Jin, an underground Chinese Communist leader. His Hong Kong background caused a heated debate at the time, but the film still achieved Box Office success in mainland China and in 2004 won a "Most Popular Foreign Film" Award at the Pyongyang Film Festival.

Other important movies Cheung starred in during this period include ''The Bride with White Hair'' , ''He's a Woman, She's a Man'' , ''The Phantom Lover'' , and ''Viva Erotica'' . His performance in these movies won him three Best Actor Award nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and three Best Actor Award nominations at the from 1990 to 1998.

As a versatile actor, Cheung also acted in many comedies. In 1991, teamed again with Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung, Cheung played a skillful and charming thief in John Woo's ''''. In 1992's ''All's Well, Ends Well'', he acted as an effeminate brother who would later realize the meaning of true love. Other well-known comedies included ''The Eagle Shooting Heroes'', ''It's a Wonderful Life'', and ''The Chinese Feast''. Cheung was also a box office attraction in Hong Kong; from 1990 to 1998, 13 out of 39 movies in which he starred were listed as yearly top ten box office movies.

Although Cheung quit his career as a pop singer from 1989 to 1995, he continued his music career as a composer. He composed more than ten songs during that time. In 1993, he won ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' from for the theme song ''Red Cheek, White Hair'' to the movie ''The Bride with White Hair'' . In 1995, he composed all three theme songs for the film ''The Phantom Lover''. As a composer, Cheung won four nominations for ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards and two nominations for ''Best Original Film Song'' at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Return to music



In 1995, Cheung signed a contract with Rock Records, returning to music as a singer. At the same year, he released his first post-"retirement" album, ''''. ''Beloved'' achieved large market success with the award of ''IFPI Best Selling Album'', but it did not receive much acclaim from music critics as it is a collection of Cheung's movie theme songs from 1993 to 1995. In 1996, Cheung released possibly his most highly acclaimed album, ''''. '''' was a fusion album, mixing smooth jazz, R&B, trip hop, etc., into Cantopop, forming a consistent unique style. Cheung worked since then on cutting-edge music as well as Cantopop, his new music style being markedly different from before his earlier retirement. In this album, Cheung also composed another important song in his music career, ''''. In 1998, Cheung released his first album in Mandarin , ''''.

In 1997, Cheung held his first post-retirement concert series: ''World Tour 97'', which lasted from Dec. 12, 1996 to June 17, 1997. Like with the refinements to his musical style, Cheung introduced a new image to his audience. The most daring part possibly was the closing dance "Red" where Cheung did a tango duet in a pair of red high-heels with a macho dancer. ''World Tour 97'' included 55 concerts: 24 concerts were held in Hong Kong Coliseum and 31 concerts were held in the cities around the world. Among them, six concerts were held in Japan and mainland China respectively. ''World Tour 97'' was the first concert series that Cheung held in these two areas.

In 1999, Cheung started a music company, Apex Music, signing a distribution contract with Universal Music Group. Important albums released via includes ''Count Down With You'' , '''' , and ''Untitled'' . The hit songs released by him during this period include ''Passing-by Dragonfly'', the top one hit song, ''Big Heat'', and ''Left Right Hands'', Top Ten Gold Song of the Year . He also composed the song ''I'' , which was considered by him as a song of self-statement. In 2000, Cheung was awarded the Golden Needle award . In the same year, Cheung had been assigned as the "Music Ambassador" of Composors And Authors Society of Hong Kong until his death. Cheung also composed the theme song ''Noah's Ark'', for the ''CASH Golden Sail Award''.

The later years





In 2000, Cheung held his last concert series, ''Passion Tour''. ''Passion Tour'' included 43 concerts, lasting from July 31, 2000 to April 16, 2001. It was his most disputable, and possibly best concert. Cheung worked at the first time as the art director as well as the singer for the concert. He invited Jean-Paul Gaultier to design all eight costumes for the concert. However, the costumes, together with his long wig and beard, were criticized bitterly by Hong Kong media at the early stage of the concerts. Cheung later disclosed that Gaultier was very angry about the criticism and claimed in an email that he would never design costumes again for any Asian performer. Despite the early criticisms from the media, ''Passion Tour'' achieved huge success. ''Passion Tour'' was highly welcomed in Japan and made Cheung hold 10 concerts there. Together with ''World Tour 97'' concerts, Cheung set a record of foreign artists of holding 16 concerts in Japan. In China, Cheung set a record yet to be broken by holding two consecutive night concerts in Shanghai Stadium . He was also awarded the "Grand Salute Award" by Mingpao Weekly and "Music Salute Award" from Chinese Pop Music Media Association for his work in ''Passion Tour''.

By the end of the 1990s, Cheung had began to focus on acting in non-romance roles. In '''' , he starred as a poor single father who fostered an abandoned baby boy. In the action thriller '''' , he played a psycho killer, Rick. In the 2002 psycho thriller ''Inner Senses'' , he played psychologist Dr. Law, who discovered his own emotional issues when he tried to treat his patient Yan . His performance in these films earned him another ''Best Actor'' nomination from the Hong Kong Film Awards. He also garnered another two ''Best Actor Award'' nominations from Taiwan Film Festival. During this period, Cheung began to try his hand at film direction. In 2000, he directed his first movie, the 45 minutes ''From Ashes to Ashes''. In 2002, he began to film his first regular length movie ''Stealing Heart''. The film was not completed due to the deterioration of his health.

Sexual orientation


Cheung was and once said in an interview in ''Time'' magazine: "It's more appropriate to say I'm bisexual. I've had girlfriends. When I was 22 or so, I asked my girlfriend Teresa Mo to marry me."

Despite numerous tabloid rumors, he denied his homosexual/bi-sexual orientation for the first half of his career, until his stance relaxed considerably after emigrating to Vancouver. In the early 1990s he became one of the few Hong Kong actors who dared to play gay characters onscreen.

Cheung's first gay role was ''Cheng Dieyi'' in '''' . ''Cheng Dieyi'' was a Beijing opera singer or '''' who had fallen in love with his male singing partner. In Wong Kar-wai's '''' , Cheung played another gay role, ''Ho Po-wing''. ''Happy Together'' contained graphic sex scenes. He was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in ''''.

In 1995 a Hong Kong tabloid published a photo of Cheung with another man, Daffy Tong Hok-Tak . In a 1997 concert, Cheung openly revealed that Tong was his "most beloved" after his mother. The Hong Kong media eventually accepted the two men's relationship and the tabloid gave Tong the nickname ''Tong Tong'' . After Cheung's death, Cheung's family published a full-page obituary in a Hong Kong newspaper, in which Tong was listed as a surviving spouse . Tong, together with Cheung's eldest sister, was also designated as the executor of Cheung's estate.

Death



Cheung committed suicide on April 1, 2003. He leapt from the 24th floor of the , located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from . He was 46 years old.

As one of the most popular performers in Asia, Cheung's death shocked the Asian entertainment industry and Chinese community world-wide. Rumors about the cause of his death spread so fast that his family urged tabloids to let Cheung rest in peace, and not to sensationalize his sexual orientation and reasons for suicide. The day after Leslie's death, his long time partner, Tong, confirmed that Cheung suffered from depression and had been seeing psychiatrists for treatment for almost a year. He also revealed that Cheung had attempted suicide in 2002. Later at his funeral, Cheung's niece disclosed that her uncle had severe clinical depression and suffered much over the past year .

Despite the risk of infection from and the 's warning on travels to Hong Kong, tens of thousands, including celebrities and other fans, many from other parts of the world such as mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, the United States and Canada attended Cheung's memorial service, which was held for the public, on April 7, 2003. Cheung's funeral was on April 8, 2003. For almost one month, Cheung's death dominated newspaper headlines in Hong Kong and his songs were constantly on the air.

Cheung's last album ''Everything Follows the Wind'' was released three months after his death.

* Cheung's suicide note : "Depression! Many thanks to all my friends. Many thanks to Professor . This year has been so tough. I can't stand it anymore. Many thanks to Mr. Tong. Many thanks to my family. Many thanks to Fei-Fei . In my life I did nothing bad. Why does it have to be like this?"
* Cheung's suicide note : "Depression! 多謝各位朋友,多謝麥列菲菲教授,這一年很辛苦,不能再忍受, 多謝唐先生,多謝家人,多謝肥姐. 我一生沒做壞事 為何這樣?"

Extra information



* It was reported that Cheung got the nickname "gorgor" when he acted in the movie The Bride with White Hair with Brigitte Lin in 1993. However, Cheung said he was first called gorgor by Joey Wong when they worked for movie A Chinese Ghost Story. In Miss You Much Leslie concert , Susan Hwuang, a close friend of Cheung, said was the first one who called Cheung "gorgor" when they played Mahjong back in 80s.

* His last public singing appearance was in the late Anita Mui's last 2002 concert as a guest performer, shortly before his death. There, he sang a duet which they had recorded in the 80s and a new song "Extinct Season of Glory". He directed and acted in the video of the song "Extinct Season of Glory".

* Leslie Cheung is the first generation of Pepsi stars in Asia.

* Voted as #1 in Commercial Radio's ''Top 10 Most Beautiful People in Hong Kong''.

* Voted as the winner of the ''10 Hottest Celebrities of the Millennium in Hong Kong''.

* In 2000, many websites and newspapers reported that Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Zhu Ling Ling and Michelle Reis were elected as ''Four Peerlessly Beauty in Hong Kong''. Among them Cheung is the only man, and all the rest are women.

* His song ''Monica'' was crowned as ''Song of the Century''.

* Named ''Asian Biggest Superstar'' by CCTV-MTV in Beijing China.

* Won the ''Most Favorite Actor Award in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema'' in the poll held by Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd, Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd, HKFAA and UA Cinemas for the Centennial of Chinese Film History

* In the list ''Top 100 Favorite movies of Chinese Cinema'', voted by Hong Kong public, he's 5 movies of top 10, and 4 ones of top 5

* The first Hong Kong actor who acted in a mainland China film, .

* Supports charitable organizations such as Hong Kong Red Cross, Children's Cancer Foundation Hong Kong, and End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation.

* Member of the jury at Tokyo International Film Festival in 1993 and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998.

* One of 10 Chinese Cultural Idols of the 20th Century.

* His wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong was unveiled on March 31, 2004 . It's put in "Historical and National Heroes" room . The look is reminiscent of Cheung in his famous role as Beijing opera impersonator Cheng Dieyi in the film, .

* A 2006 Hong Kong study on the celebrity suicide events suggested that Cheung's death may cast negative effects on the people already depressed during the SARS period: in April 2003, there were 134 suicides in Hong Kong . Among them, 13 mentioned Cheung in their suicide notes. However, the historical statistic given in the paper show that the suicide rates in the months before and after April 2003 keep consistent with that of April 2003. The paper does not analyze the effect of the SARS and economy depress on the suicide rate either.

* To remember Cheung, some his fans donated benches with Cheung's name to parks at the places they live, such as Hibiya Park in Tokyo or Stanley Park in Vancouver.

* Cheung was called the ''Elvis of Hong Kong'' earlier in his career. Coincidentally, the year Elvis Presley died was the year Cheung started his singing career.

* There are some songs about Cheung, the most famous one is ''Go Go,'' written and sung by Lum Hon Yeung.

Achievement lists


Selected awards



*''RTV Asian Song Contest'' Runners-up with the song "" 1977
*''Overseas Chinese Daily News'' The Best Newcomer Award 1977
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with the song 1984
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' winner with song 1984
*''Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award'' winner 1984
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with song ''Wild Wind'' 1985
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' winner with song ''Wild Wind'' 1985
*''Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award'' winner 1985
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with song ''Who Can Be With Me'' 1986
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' winner with songs ''Who Can Be With Me and'', ''Love in Those Years'' 1986
*''Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award'' winner 1986
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with song ''Sleepless Night'', Summer Romance is also the Best Selling CD of the year and IFPI Best Selling Album in 1987
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' winner with song ''Sleepless Night''
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with songs ''Silence is Golden'' and ''Up Close'' 1988
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' Most Popular Male Singer 1988
*''CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards'' Best Male Singer 1988
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award'' winner with song ''Start From Zero'', and also winner of the Most Popular Male Singer 1989
*''Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Male Gold Award 1989'' winner LESLIE, album is also the IFPI Best Album of the Year
*''IFPI Best Selling Album'' winner with ''Fondness'' 1999
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' Millennium Gold Song Award for '''' 1999
*''RTHK Golden Needle Award'' 1999
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'' winner with song ''Left Right Hand'' 1999
*''CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards'' Top Ten Albums for Countdown With You 1999
*''CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards'' Best Song Award for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999
*''Metro Radio Hit Music Awards'' Best Song Award for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999
*''Metro Radio Hit Music Awards'' Top Ten Best Hits for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999
*''TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Awards'' Music Salute Award 2000
*''Mingpao Weekly'' Outstanding Male Singer Award 2000
*''Ming Pao Weekly'' Grand Salute Award for Passion Tour 2000
*''Joint Award by RTHK, CR, TVB & Metro Radio for the Best Album of the Year'' winner with album ''Untitled'' 2001
*''Chinese Pop Music Media Awards'' Best Male Singer Award 2001
*''Chinese Pop Music Media Awards'' Best Concert Award for Passion Tour 2001
*''Chinese Pop Music Media Awards'' Top Ten Chinese Songs for ''Passing Dragonfly'' 2001
*''"Sprite My Choice" China Original Music Pop Chart Awards'' Golden Song Award for ''Fever'' 2001
*''"Sprite My Choice" China Original Music Pop Chart Awards'' Millennium Outstanding Achievement Award 2001
*''RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards'' Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence 2002
*''Chinese Pop Music Media Awards'' Lifetime Achievement Award 2003
*''Chinese Pop Music Media Awards'' Top Ten Chinese Songs for ''So Far So Close'' 2003
*''CASH'' My All-time Favorite Song for ''I'' 2003
*''CASH Golden Sail Music Awards'' Best Alternative Composition for ''So Far So Close'' 2003
*''Hong Kong Film Awards'' winner Best Actor for ''Days of Being Wild'' 1991
*''Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival'' winner Best Original Movie Song for ''White-haired Beauty'' 1993
*''Chinese Performance Art Association'' Special Achievement Award for '''' 1993
*''Japanese Critic Society Best Actor Award '' for '''' 1994
*''Hong Kong Film Awards'' Best Original Film Song Award for ''Chase'' 1995
*''Winner of HK Film Critics Society Best Actor Award'' for ''Ashes of Time'' 1994
*''Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, Udn, Phoenix TV, and World Journal'' Global Top Ten Chinese Movie Stars Award 1996
*''Ming Pao Weekly Performing Arts Awards'' Most Outstanding Actor for ''Inner Senses'' 2002
*''Nikkei Entertainment Japan'' Top Ten Best Actors in Asia 2004
*''NHK Japan'' Top Ten Favorite Movie Stars 2006
*''Hong Kong Film Awards'' Eternal Glory Performing Arts Award 2004
*''Hong Kong Film Awards'' Most Favorite Actor Award in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema 2005
*''Hong Kong Film Awards'' Silver Jubilee Best Actor Award 2006
*''Standard Chartered Hong Kong'' Platinum Multi-Talented Award 2000
*''CCTV-MTV Music Awards'' Biggest Asian Artist Award 2000
*''Sina China'' Top 10 Cultural Idols of the 20th Century 2003
*''City of Smile Hong Kong'' Top 10 Celebrities With the Most Beautiful Smile 2003
*''Sina China'' Most Missed Artist 2007
*''Sohu China "Remembering My 1997"'' Most Memorable Celebrity 2007

Discography



*''I Like Dreamin' '' 1977
*''Day Dreamin' 1977
*情人箭 1979
*風繼續吹 1983
*一片痴 1983
*張國榮 Leslie 1984
*夏日精選 - 全賴有你 1985
*為你鍾情 1985
*張國榮 Leslie Cheung 1986
*''Stand Up 1986
*張國榮 1986
*愛慕 1987
*''Summer Romance'87 '' 1987
*''Hot Summer'' 1988
*''Virgin Snow'' 1988
*''Leslie '89'' 張國榮 1989
*''Salute'89'' 1989
*''Final Encounter'' 1989
*''Dreaming'' 1990
*寵愛 1995
*紅 1996
*''FROM NOW ON'' 1996
*'''' 1998
*這些年來 1998
*''陪你倒數'' '''' 1999
*'''' 2000
*''Leslie Untitled '' 2000
*''Leslie Forever'' 2001
*''Crossover'' 2002
*一切隨風 2003

Filmography


*''Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber''
*''Dog eats Dog''
*''On Trial''
*''''
*''''
*''Energetic 21''
*''Crazy Romance''
*''Teenage Dreamers''
*''''
*''''
*''Little Dragon maid''
*''First time''
*''''
*''''
*''Behind the Yellow Line''
*''Intellectual Trio''
*''For Your Heart Only''
*''Last Song in Paris''
*''A Better Tomorrow''
*''''
*''A Better Tomorrow II''
*''A Chinese Ghost Story''
*''''
*''Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit''
*''A Chinese Ghost Story Part II''
*''''
*''Days of Being Wild''
*''Party of a Wealthy Family'' aka. ''The Banquet'' - Himself
*''Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad''
*''All's Well, Ends Well''
*''''
*''The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu''
*''All's Well, Ends Well Too''
*''The Bride with White Hair 2''
*''The Bride with White Hair''
*''Ashes of Time''
*''Long and Winding Road''
*''Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt''
*''He's a Woman, She's a Man''
*''''
*''The Phantom Lover''
*''The Chinese Feast''
*''Temptress Moon''
*''Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema''
*''Viva Erotica''
*''Shanghai Grand''
*''Who's the Man, Who's the Woman''
*''''
*''All's Well, Ends Well 1997''
*''''
*''Ninth Happiness''
*''A Time to Remember''
*''Anna Magdalena''
*''Moonlight Express''
*''''
*''''
*''Okinawa Rendez-vous''
*''From Ashes to Ashes''
*''Inner Senses''
*''Ashes of Time Redux''

Further reading



* Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, "World Music Volumn 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", BBC Radio, 2000, ISBN 1-85828-636-0
* Klein, A. . Farewell, Leslie Cheung. Los Angeles City Beat. Retrieved December 17, 2005, from .
*Kei Mori, "夢想之欠片(Broken pieces of dreams)", Renga Shyobo Shinshya Co,Ltd,Tokyo Japan,2004,ISBN 4-902603-55-1
* Chitose Shima, "Leslie Cheung Interview", All About Leslie, P25-40, Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1999, ISBN 4-916199-10-3
* Chitose Shima, "Time of Leslie Cheung", Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2004, ISBN 4-916199-59-6
* City Entertainment Editor Committee, "Leslie Cheung's Movie World 2 ", City Entertainment, Hong Kong, 2006, ISBN 962-8114-98-0
* De Hui, "Leslie Cheung's Movie Life" I, II, Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, Shanghai, 2006, ISBN 7-80678-557-4-J.272

Wu Jing (actor)

Wu Jing is a and martial artist, actor and film director.

Biography


At age six he was sent to the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first places in several national level competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.

In 1995 he was spotted by martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, who had come to the institute to scout for a martial artist for the film ''Tai Chi 2''. Since then Wu Jing has appeared in numerous -produced wuxia television series. He has also worked with choreographer and director Lau Kar-leung for the 2003 film ''Drunken Monkey''. In 2005, Wu Jing achieved success in Hong Kong action cinema with his role as a vicious assassin in the movie ''''.

In 2006 he continued his move into HK films by starring in the film '''', and in 2007 he is the male lead in ''Twins Mission'', starring the duo and SPL co-star Sammo Hung. He also worked with Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and director Benny Chan on police action film ''Nan er ben se'' which was released in July 2007. In 2008 March, Wu Jing makes his directorial debut, alongside Nicky Li, on his newest film ''Legendary Assassin''.

Filmography


*''Legendary Assassin
*''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
*''Fatal Move
*''Invisible Target
*''Twins Mission
*''
*''
*''''
*''The Legend of Zu
*''Tai Chi Boxer

Yu So Chow

Yu So Chow is a Chinese actress born in Beijing on July 9 1930 to a Peking opera family. She is the daughter of late Master Yu Jim Yuen who ran the ''China Drama Academy'', a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong, and teacher of many well-known actors.

She started her acting career in 1948 and made over 240 films in the wuxia, kung fu, action, detective and Cantonese opera genres. Her films were successful at the box-office and she was one of the most popular superstars of the 1960 in Asia and Hong Kong.

Career


Ms Yu learnt Peking Opera at the age of eight and made her stage debut at the age of nine. She specialized in playing female warrior roles in which she could skillfully demonstrate her footwork by continuously juggling and kicking back twelve red-tasselled ''tuo shou'' spears, as seen in one of her famous stage Peking operas, '''' , and in the 1951 film ''Amazon on the Sea'' .

Her first movie was made in 1948, a wuxia film called ''The Kung Fu Couple'' . She was one of the three actresses in the 1950s who really knew martial arts. Off the screen, she was virtually a heroine: at the age of sixteen, she alone successfully fought off a group of gangsters with only a silky belt on the streets of Shanghai. She was able to do all the stunts, punches and skills by herself in all her action films.

Her early wuxia pictures from 1948 to 1957 were in both Mandarin and Cantonese dialogue, with stories intended to increase cooperation of the Northern Style and Southern Style of martial arts, as seen in ''The heroine of deadly darts'' in 1956. These remarkable wuxia films were mostly based on kung fu novels, e.g. ''Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery Pt 1 & Pt 2'' in 1950, ''The Golden Hairpin Pt 1 & Pt 3'' in 1963, ''Buddha’s Palm'' Pt 1 to Pt 4 '' in 1964 and ''The Burning of Pingyang City'' in 1965.

Her performances in Cantonese opera were quite different; she brought in a mixture of Peking Opera, in which she performed a lot of footwork, as in ''Suet Ting Shan and Fan Lai Hua - Meeting on the Weedy River'' in 1961, ''Giving birth on the bridge – the White serpent'' in 1962 and ''How Zhong Wuyan Conquered the West'' in 1962. She also played a male lead as seen in movies ''Execution of Lui Po'' at Pak Moon Lau in 1961, ''Two hunters in a pursuit'' in 1962 and ''The beauties'' in 1964. Apart from action films, she did a few rare contemporary and melodrama films, for example ''Midsummer night’s romance'' in 1953, ''Bachelors beware'' in 1960 and ''Two mouthy ladies from the north and south'' in 1965.

Her golden age of filming was between 1963 and 1966 ,when she made at least thirty movies in a year. Despite her fame and her leading position, she did take part in movies as a villainous woman, a role usually rejected by other actresses who were afraid of damaging their image. However, Ms Yu proved that her talent in acting was not limited to action films. Her surprise roles in ''The big revenge part 1 and 2'' and ''Heaven, Hell and Crystal Palace'' did not destroy her popularity nor upset her fans; instead they won the hearts of the audience.

She married famous Cantonese opera actor, Mr Mak Bing Wing, in 1966. Her last major movie was filmed in Taiwan and she made a guest appearance in ''Secret agent no.1'' in 1970. Soon after that she was completely retired from the limelight. She is now settled in San Francisco with her five children.

In 2004, Ms Yu was one of the celebrities honoured on the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong. To date, Ms Yu still holds the record among actresses of making more than 170 wuxia movies. Though she did not gain any international awards before her retirement , she is recognised as a "queen" of martial artists and actresses by her fans for her devotion to, and excellence in, wuxia films.

Selected filmography



*''The revenge of the great swordsman Assassin Zhang Wenxiang''
*''The five heroes'deadly spears''
*''A story of three lovers, pt 1 & 2''
*''A heroine from Mount Emei''(峨嵋女俠 )
*''The dragon-phoenix swordsmen''(龍鳳雙劍俠)
*''The strange hero conquered the dragon''(怪俠赤屠龍)
*''Conqueress''(無敵楊家將)
*''The secret book, part one''
*''The village militia, pt 1 & 2''
*''The blonde hair monster''(黃毛怪人)
*''The birth of the Monkey King''(馬騮精出世)
*''The Road to the west''(唐三藏取西經)
*''Ingentious swords, pt 1 & 2''
*''Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery pt 1 & 2''
*''Valiant Pan An''
*''The iron wild goose pt 1 & 2''(鐵雁霜翎上下集)
*''The tiger in hunting''(臥虎藏龍)
*''Pat cham lau lan sai pat wan''
*''Spring blossoms''(花開富貴錦城春)
*''The purple lighting sword''(萬變飛狐)
*''The invincible kid Fang Shiyu''(無敵神童方世玉)
*''The all powerful flute pt 1 & 2''(簫聲震武林上下集)
*''Hero of midland''(中原奇俠)
*''Fire dragon and the mythical pearl''(火龍神珠)
*''Heroic days of the Great Ming Dynasty''
*''The avengers' tale pt 1 & 2''

Maria Yi

Maria Yi is an Actress from Shanghai who appeared in films by in the early 1970s, The most notable of which being The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, both starring Bruce Lee.

Career



Maria Yi began acting as a teenager and while making only six films, received top billing in most of them. After appearing in with in 1971, both her and Tien were cast in Bruce Lee's breakout film The Big Boss. She also had a small role as a martial arts student in Lee's next film Fist of Fury. Yi would go on to co-star in two more films directed by Lo Wei with another star of the time, Jimmy Wang Yu. She then married a young wealthy gentleman in June 1974 before making her final film, Tiger of Northland, in 1976.

Filmography

Leila Tong

Leila Tong Ling is an actress in Hong Kong. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.

Career



At the age of 8, Tong made her first film appearance in director John Woo's action-comedy '''', which was nominated for several categories at the 11th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards. TVB then recruited Tong as a child star, and she has since then appeared in dramas such as ''The Greed of Man'' and ''State of Divinity''.

As an adult, she took a three year break from the entertainment circle to attend a designing college. She has declined TVB's offer to personally manage her.

Before 2004, Her popular works include the popular ''Aqua Heroes'' and ''Square Pegs'', which also starred Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuen.

In 2004, she was invited to film CCTV's Liao Zhai along with a host of mainland China's rising stars. The show was extremely popular and spun Liao Zhai II. She also filmed Twin of Brothers, alongside with Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Tavia Yeung and Li Qian of CCTV. Later that year, she starred in ''The Last Breakthrough'', starring Nick Cheung, Raymond Lam and Sonija Kwok. Although ''The Last Breakthrough'' didn't receive good ratings in HK, it is still remembered and favoured by many as one of the most meaningful and touching series TVB ever made.

The modern sequel to ''Square Pegs'', ''Life Made Simple'' was filmed with the same cast and released in 2005. At the end of its run, the series became one of the highest rated series of 2005, with Wars of In Laws, which also starred Bosco Wong in it.

Tong has been nominated for TVB's "Most Improved Actress" award consecutively. In 2004, she entered through ''Aqua Heroes'' and ''Square Pegs''. Later in 2005, she made it to the top 10 list with both her character as Angel in ''Life Made Simple'', and as Ha Hiu Ching in ''The Last Breakthrough''. Bar Benders was Tong's only series broadcasted in 2006 but turned up on TVB's list of Top Five series of that year.

In 2007, two of her series, ''Ten Brothers'' and ''Family Link'' have also made it into TVB's five top rated dramas of 2007. Tong also came out of ''War and Destiny'', which was recive with praise and critical acclaim for her performance. She was invited by CCTV to flim The Last Princess along with Sammul Chan. The show was received very well in Mainland China. In December, she released her first Mandarin Music Album named "Singing with the Moon" in Beijing.

The following year, in 2008, she filmed "The Greatness of a Hero" in TVB, starring as Shangguan Wan'er, a well known historic figure. The drama also starred Sunny Chan, Kent Cheng, Bernice Liu and Sonija Kwok. Also, she once again collabrated with Kenneth Ma in a new ancient drama, "Man In Charge", alongside with Kate Tsui. On the second time, she also filmed ''L For Love? L For Lies'' with Stephy Tang and Alex Fong.

Recently, it has been confirmed that she would replace Tavia's role in A Pillow Case of Mystery 2.

Discography


*2007: Singing With The Moon

Filmography


TV Shows




Movies

Lee Hoi-Chuen

Lee Hoi-Chuen was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer with the ''Cantonese Opera Company'' and film actor.

He and his wife Grace Lee were the parents of Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, California in 1940 while Hoi-Chuen and his wife were on a one year tour with the Opera company. He became a grandfather in February 1965 when Bruce Lee's son was born. He died only a week after Brandon's birth.

Filmography


# ''Huowang fangong shisi nian''
# ''Hou chuang''
# ''Gu ling jing guai''
# ''Xi lu xiang''
# ''Huang jin shi jie''

Kong Duen-Yee

Kong Duen-Yee , known then as Mui Yee, was a beautiful Chinese movie star in Hong Kong. In her several films she depicted a wealthy wife scorned and other romantic characters. Her film career ran throughout the 1950's, at a time when mainstream cinema in Hong Kong was just beginning to challenge the conservative Asian culture. Soon after Yee was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 1960, she retired and decided to become a "preacher" as which she acted for about seven years. Yee died in 1966 due to complications of her cancer.

Conversion to become a christian sect leader



In 1963, facing certain death, Kong Duen-Yee turned from a worldly lifestyle to religion and reacted to the Pentecostal revival which had reached Asia to start a Christian sect she called the New Testament Church . She appointed herself a prophetess and an Apostle to continue the work of the book of in the Bible. In addition to teaching "speaking in tongues" as a means of salvation, she began promulgating what she called "Blood, Water and Holy Spirit," of which she claimed God had inspired her from her Bible readings of 1 John 5:6-8, but is actually a teaching that many Christians have always held dear: that Jesus shed His blood for the remission of sins, began His ministry when He was baptized, and ended His ministry when He sent down the Holy Spirit to build His church on the Day of Pentecost.

Kong also taught her primarily female followers teachings that bordered on numerology, including the "7.21 Inspiration" , which she dubbed the "rebuilding of the New Testament Church by the Holy Spirit." Yee prophesied that her religious group would become famous and cause worldwide revival. Upon her gruesome death, she was succeeded by her daughter Ruth Chang. But soon afterwards Ruth was convinced by her husband that her mother's teachings were heretical and that the NTC sect is a cult. Chang then moved to Southern California and became a pastor of a Pentecostal Christian church .

Film career



These are the films by Yee Mui before she was stricken ill:

Title Year
* Reunion, The 1962
* Magic Lamp 1960
* Beauty Slain By The Sword 1959
* Road, The 1959
* Seven Swordsman Leave Tianshan 1959
* Lotus Lantern , The 1958
* Marriage On The Rocks 1958
* Prince Of Thieves 1958
* Prince's Romantic Affairs, The 1958
* Scholar Redeems His Love, A 1958
* Case Of The Blood Stain, The 1957
* Escorting Lady Jing On A 1,000 Mile Journey 1957
* Fox-Spirit's Romance, The 1957
* Her Tragic Death 1957
* Lizhi's Tale, The 1957
* Lotus Lamp, The 1957
* Pearl's Reconciliation 1957
* Story Of Liang Tianlai, The 1957
* Thunderstorm 1957
* Beauty In The Mist 1956
* Fire 1956
* King And The Beauty, The 1956
* Madam Mei 1956
* Peacock's Sad Tale, The 1956
* Precious Lotus Lamp, The 1956
* Romance At The Western Chamber 1956
* Sad Wife In A Grand House, The 1956
* Broken Spring Dreams 1955
* Devoted Lover, The 1955
* Honeymoon 1955
* Hypocritical Heart, The 1955
* Love 1955
* Love 1955
* Love Trilogy 1955
* My Wife, My Wife 1955
* Next Generation, The 1955
* Orphan's Tragedy, An 1955
* Pagoda Of Long Life, The 1955
* Hills Divide Us, The 1954
* Noble Family, The 1954
* Orchid Of The Valley 1954
* Unforgettable Song, An 1954
* Bird In The Sunset 1953
* Bright Night 1953
* Death Of A Beauty 1953
* Family 1953
* Guiding Light, The 1953
* In the Face of Demolition 1953
* Things Of The Past 1953
* Couple In Love, A 1952
* Kowloon City Fire 1950
* Laughter And Tears 1950
* Laughter And Tears 1950
* Dead End Case 1949
* Love And Hate On The Sea 1949
* Love In The Schoolyard 1941
* Beautiful Puppet,The 1938
* Sentimental Woman, The 1937
* War And Survival 1937

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Kai Wong

Kai Wong; born July 22; and coached by Sean Penn, and after studies at the Sorbonne, was admitted to New College, University of Oxford in English Literature but finished baccalaureate degree at Dartmouth College.

Wong later moved to Europe where he trained and performed at the of Paris, where he was a year junior with Louis Garrel of Bernardo Bertolucci's ''''. As an actor, he worked under late theatre director Claude Stratz, collaborator of French director Patrice Chereau.''

Family



Kai's estranged sister, Bennie, is a Moonie apostate, a follower of Korean cult leader Sun Myung Moon. His other sister, Connie, is god-daughter of the former Head of CIA.

Genealogy



Of ancient imperial lineage, Wong is an intra-clan of the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi, and a direct descendant of Qinshihuang. Wong's ancestry traces to the Huang clan of Jiangxia Prefecture in Hubei. This branch of the Wong clan are direct descendants of the founding Emperor of China. His paternal grandfather Huang Zhongwen born Y.S. Wong , rumored to be part of the Tongmenghui, was tutored by an Imperial scholar - Jìnshì , and a trained physician , before fighting in Sun Yat-sen's army in the Northern Expedition against European and Japanese invasions, after which he passed away from tuberculosis. He inherited imperial palace beads from his grandmother, Kwan, , but this was lost in the war.

Career


Wong was discovered in New York City by talent manager and dancer, Jadin Wong. Jadin immediately signed him up after hearing him audition as Marius in "". He started his U.S. film career as her protégé. His career started in New York performing in off-Broadway theater such as anti-war agitprop musicals and performance theater.

Wong started his career in New York sitcoms and then moved to Hollywood. Wong was shortlisted to co-star with Meryl Streep in '''', a film inspired by true events in the genre of Michael Moore's ''Bowling for Columbine'' and Gus Van Sant's ''''. He was also shortlisted for Rush Hour 3 as French-speaking Assassin. Wong stalled involvement in both in view of racial sensitivities after the controversy surrounding the Virginia Tech Massacre.

Stage





Filmography



As Actor



As Producer



Further reading


* Thebaud, Marion. ''Kai Wong: Theatre Asiatique et son double''. Icon Press, 2005. ISBN 3-334864-21-2
* Thebaud, Marion. Le Figaro. Adieu a Claude Stratz. April 6, 2007.
* Wong, Kai. ''Le Romantisme Catholique de Victor Hugo''. Senior Thesis Collections, 2002, Department of French and Italian, Vox Clamantis Deserto Press, NH, USA, 2002.

Josie Ho

Josie Ho Chiu-Yi is a singer and actor from Hong Kong. She is the daughter of the famous entrepreneur Stanley Ho and wife of band member and actor Conroy Chan Chi-Chung. She was involved in numerous movies, TV commercials, TV dramas, and singing performances.

She has played many challenging roles including a few as prostitutes in several movies. Some roles she played contrasted strongly with her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter.

For the film ''Exiled'', Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, " basically tells actors what to do...Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." She did not find this method of improvisional acting difficult.

Filmography


* ''Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' - Cantana
* '''' - Sina
* ''Men Suddenly in Black 2''
* ''Exiled'' - Jin
* ''The Heavenly Kings'' - Cameo
* '''' - Woman at herbal tea shop
* ''McDull, the Alumni''
* ''House of Fury'' - Assassin
* '''' - Flavia
* ''Six Strong Guys'' - Eva
* '''' - Tess
* ''And Also the Eclipse''
* ''The Twins Effect'' - Lila
* '''' - Mrs. Ma
* ''So Close'' - Ching
* ''Frugal Game'' - Mrs. Lai
* ''Tai Tai'' - Clara
* ''Women from Mars''
* ''Dead or Alive: Final'' - Jun
* ''Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster'' - Mavis
* ''City of Desire''
* ''The Enemy''
* '''' - Fion
* ''For Bad Boys Only'' - Jean
* ''Purple Storm'' - Guan Ai
* ''Slow Fade'' - Kim
* ''Anna Magdalena''
* ''Chinese Box'' - Lilly
* ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' - Girlfriend
* "''The Criminal Investigator II''" TV Series - Toby
* '''' - Yee
* '''' - Man-Sze
* ''Tragic Commitment'' - Blacky
* ''Black Dream''
* '''' - Disappearance

Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien is a Taiwanese - Hong Kong .

Filmography


* '''' - Mrs. Hung
* ''The Game of Killing''
* ''Venus''
* "''The Colour of Money''" TV Series
* ''Sorry Baby'' - Liu Xiao Tan
* ''Ninth Happiness''
* "''Shen diao xia lu''" TV Series - Xiao Long Nu
* ''Eighteen Springs'' - Gu Manzhen
* ''Walk In'' - Li Yi-Wah
* ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' - Shenny
* '''' - Yan
* ''Dragon Town Story''
* ''Beyond Hypothermia'' - Shu Li Han
* ''A Moment of Romance III'' - Ting Siu-Wo
* ''Great Adventurers'' - Crystal Lui 'Chan'
* ''The Phantom Lover'' - Yun Yan
* ''Peace Hotel'' - Cameo appearance
* ''Only Fools Fall in Love'' - Mong Dee
* ''Mean Street Story'' - Sue
* '''' - Kitty
* ''Beginner's Luck'' - May
* ''Eat Drink Man Woman'' - Jia-Chien
* ''The Returning'' - Elaine/Siu Lau
* ''God of Gamblers' Return'' - Siu Yiu-Yiu
* ''Love and the City'' - Jo Jo
* ''Treasure Hunt'' - Mei
* ''How Deep Is Your Love'' - Siu-Fu
* ''Oh! My Three Guys'' - Fok May
* ''The New Age of Living Together'' - Icy
* ''To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui'' - Ah Bo
* ''The Bare-Footed Kid'' - Lien
* ''Casino Raiders II'' - Lin
* ''Three Summers''
* ''A Moment of Romance II'' - Celia
* ''Royal Scoundrel'' - Yuk
* ''A Moment of Romance'' - Jo Jo Huen

Alan Tang

Alan Tang Kwong-Wing is a former Hong Kong film actor, and .

Biography


Tang was born the youngest of four children, having two older brothers and one older sister. His first starring role was actually at age 16 in the 1963 film ''The Student Prince'', a role he had gotten after some school friends showed his picture to the people making a movie at their secondary school. His role in this early movie earned him the nickname of "The Student Prince."

His secondary education was at the New Method College. After graduation, he received a full scholarship to the University of Hong Kong Law School. He deferred his acceptance to pursue an acting career.

Career


Upon graduation from secondary school, Tang acted in Hong Kong youth films starring , Chen Chen, and throughout the 60's. Tang was often voted "Best Male Actor" by film magazines.

Tang found fame when he moved to Taiwan during the 1970s, where he had made over 60 feature films. The films he made were often dramas and romances, where he would often pair off with , in such films as ''Run Lover Run''.

It was reported that Tang made a salary of HK$150,000 per picture because of his popularity. In one 1974 article, Tang said that he was working on six movies at the same time, however, he only worked on one film a day and that made it difficult for producers. In 1974, Tang not only starred in the ''Splendid Love in Winter'' with Chen Chen but he also produced it. In 1977, he formed the production company, The Wing-Scope Company.

With Tang working in Taiwan, and his girlfriend at the time in Hong Kong, the pair had occasional difficulties especially since the press reported their every move. Tang and Janet, however, remained together, in spite of living under constant scrutiny.

In 1987, Tang established another production company, In-Gear Film Production Co., Ltd., working alongside his brother, producer/presenter Rover Tang, and continued to produce and act in films, establishing himself as an action star. He appeared in a number of films--generally of the genre--such as ''Flaming Brothers'', ''Gangland Odyssey'', , ''Gun N' Rose'' and ''The Black Panther Warriors''. He has also produced two films directed by Wong Kar Wai--'''' and ''Days of Being Wild''.

Working with Wong Kar-wai


In the mid-80's, Wong Kar-wai became a scriptwriter/director at Wing-Scope and In-Gear. He had written the scripts for the films, ''Return Engagement'' and ''Flaming Brothers'' which both starred Tang.

Wong's current nostalgic artsy style took shape during his apprenticeship with Tang, who invested in the first movie Wong directed, ''As Tears Go By''. Wong's career took off when he directed the film ''Days of Being Wild'' in 1990, despite Tang losing millions of invested dollars.

Today


Tang has long since left the H.K. movie scene yet still remains respected by his peers in the entertainment industry. Following his retirement, Media Asia Group had gained rights to release his In-Gear film titles on DVD. Throughout the 90's, Tang pursued a second career in the restaurant business. Additionally, he is an active philanthropist in Hong Kong and mainland China as both an individual and an involved Rotarian.

Tang is the godfather of Joyce Cheng and close friend of late actress Lydia Shum . Tang is famous for his angry remarks to the absence of Adam Cheng in and around the time Shum was dying. Cheng is the ex-husband of Shum and father of Joyce.

Alexander Grand

Alexander Grand is an actor who appeared in a number of Hong Kong martial arts films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. According to IMDB, his first roles were as an extra in Bruce Lee's ''Fist of Fury'', as well as ''The Unicorn Fist'', for which Lee choreographed the martial arts fight scenes.

After Bruce Lee's death, Alexander Grand appeared as an extra in several Bruceploitation films, including ''Bruce vs. Bill'' and ''Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth'' . His most notable role was in ''The Dragon Lives Again'', where he joined the distinguished company of such actors as Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan by playing secret agent 007 James Bond. . In this film, he was credited as "Champion-boxer of Europe," which implies that he was probably a martial artist of some skill.

Alexander Grand has apparently not acted in a film since 1981's ''Bruce vs. Bill''.

Filmography



* ''Bruce vs. Bill''

* ''Dragon, the Hero''

* ''Enter Three Dragons''

* ''Jade Claw''

* ''Hard Way to Die''

* ''Soul Brothers of Kung Fu''

* ''Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth''

* ''The Dragon Lives Again''

* ''Bloody Avengers''

* ''Way of the Dragon''

* ''Fist of Fury''

* ''The Unicorn's Fist''

Alfred Cheung

Alfred Cheung Kin-ting is a actor, , and .

Biography


On graduating from the Chinese Language & Literature Faculty of the Hong Kong Baptist University, Alfred Cheung earned a diploma in film production from the Chinese University of Hong Kong . Cheung has been involved in the movie-making industry since he was very young and attended The New School in , pursuing advanced studies in the Art of Movies. He has been a scriptwriter since 1981, with 'The Story of Woo Viet' and 'Father & Son' being two of his most acclaimed. In 1983, he took the dual role of scriptwriter and director for the movie 'Let's Make Laugh', which won him the 'Best Screenplay' accolade at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards. Over the years, Cheung has developed comedy with excellent success. Having been devoted to movie-making for more than 20 years, Cheung has created more than 80 movies in his capacity as producer, scriptwriter, actor and director.

In 2008, Cheung graduated from the IEMBA of .

Non-film work


In addition, Cheung is involved in other mass media: TV, radio, advertising and publishing as well as IT platforms, F&B and drama training workshops.

In 1996, Cheung founded 'entertainment.com' as one of the first showbiz web pages.

He founded 'Alfred Cheung's Acting Workshop'. Through dramatic training and role-play, participants learn how to appreciate customers' feelings and, ultimately, to build team spirit and enhance customer service standards. Cheung has worked with employees from major Hong Kong corporations, such as Tao Heung Holding, Hong Tai Travel Services, HK Post, PCCW, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Smartone Vodfone and Swire Coca-Cola HK, Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park.

Cheung also runs a successful F&B business, including a Cantonese restaurant chain with branches named after his movies such 'Cousin Cafe'.

Chan Kwok Kuen

Danny Chan Kwok Kuen is a male actor, dance choreographer and lead singer of his rock band 'Poet'. He has been in both of Stephen Chow's box office smash movies Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. He bears a striking resemblance to the late kung fu legend Bruce Lee, and plays up to this in his role as the goal keeper in Shaolin Soccer. This role had shot him up to fame. Because of his striking resemblance to Lee, he has been chosen to play Lee in a television series titled ''The Legend of Bruce Lee''.

Chan Shen

Chan Shen was a Taiwanese born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s.

Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industri in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films.

Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Studio.

Filmography


*The Swift Knight ... brothel owner
*The Golden Seal ... Wu Tian Ting
*The Oath of Death ... doubles Ma in death scene
*The Golden Lion ... Brother Eight
*Long Road to Freedom
*Six Assassins ... Yu Li-De
*The Rescue ... Chief
*The Lady Professional ... Shi Yun Pu
*King Boxer ... Wan Hung-Chieh
*The Fugitive ... Lau Lo Sham
*The Deadly Knives ... Ishikawa
*Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan ... Master Li Zhang An
*The Devil's Mirror ... Chief Bai's bodyguard
*The Young Avenger ... Mad Monk
*The Gourd Fairy
*Stranger in Hong Kong ... Ting Ta-Chuan
*The Imperial Swordsman ... giant
*The Fourteen Amazons ... Hsia soldier w. signal arrow
*The Bamboo House of Dolls ... Japanese shoots US pilot
*Call to Arms ... Prince of Wei
*Payment in Blood
*The Master of Kung Fu ... Mai Gen
*The Kiss of Death ... Atom
*Ambush ... Han Chung
*The Villains
*Facets of Love ... Brothel client
*Heroes of Sung ... Zongba
*The Bastard ... Ji Wen Tai
*The House of 72 Tenants ... Brother Shum
*The Happiest Moment ... Rickshaw puller
*Sex, Love and Hate ... thug after Jun
*The Golden Lotus ... killer
*Gossip Street ... Godfather's thug
*Hong Kong 73 ... Policeman
*Sinful Confession ... Juan's husband
*The Rat Catcher ... gangster
*Sorrow of the Gentry ... Captain Wang
*The Tea House ... Shen Fan Ming
*Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires ... Kah, villainious monk
*Rivals of Kung Fu ... Ah Kwun
*The Shadow Boxer ... Yuan
*Village of Tigers
*Night of the Devil's Bride
*All Mixed Up
*Evil Seducers
*Forbidden Tales of Two Cities ... Wang
*The Imposter ... Bandit searched by Liang
*The Big Holdup ... Qing, cop
*The Spiritual Boxer ... Master Lin
*The Bloody Escape ... Junshi
*Bloody Money ... Chief Constable
*Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold ... Soo Da Chen
*The Protectors ... Kasha
*Cuties Parade
*Lady of the Law ... Officer Yan Bixian
*Lover's Destiny ... Ding, Zhang's Adjutant
*The Magic Blade ... Kung Sun Tao
*Emperor Chien Lung ... Priest
*Crazy Sex ... 1) One of Big Boss Men
*King Gambler ... Mr Li
*The Web of Death ... Venom clan section chief
*The Criminals ... 3)
*The Condemned ... Mr Liang
*Killer Clans ... Roc Society member
*The Drug Connection ... Long Tou
*Brotherhood ... Fan Nan
*Wedding Nights
*Love Swindler ... 2) David
*The Last Tempest ... palace guard
*Homicides - The Criminals, Part II ... 3: Fa
*The Sentimental Swordsman ... junior monk
*He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
*The Brave Archer ... Ling Tze
*The Mad Monk ... Qian Ru-Ming
*Death Duel ... Leader of Hei Sha Clan
*The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung ... officer collecting tax
*Moods of Love ... Lao San
*Pursuit of Vengeance ... Gong Sun-Duan
*The Call Girls ... Japanese tourist
*Clans of Intrigue ... Boss at Inn
*The Dream of the Red Chamber ... priest
*Assault - The Criminals, Part IV ... 2) Cai
*Judgement of an Assassin ... 7th Branch Chief Yian Chun
*Dreams of Eroticism ... Jia Zhen
*To Kill a Jaguar ... Tin Pa
*Jade Tiger ... Liu
*The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ... Abbot in charge of Wrist Chamber
*Invincible Shaolin ... Master Mai Qi, South Shaolin
*Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre ... Kwan Lun School Chief Ho
*The Brave Archer Part II ... Spiritual Wisdom
*The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung ... Zhang's brothers teacher
*Swordsman And Enchantress ... zombie fighter
*Shaolin Hand Lock ... Fang Yu Biao
*The Proud Youth ... Priest Zhishan
*The Mad Monk Strikes Again ... Master Sun Jia Zhu
*Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
*The Psychopath
*Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Part II ... Kwun Lun School Chief Ho
*Clan of Amazons ... Lu Wenhu
*Soul of the Sword ... swordsman
*Legend of the Bat ... Auctioner
*The Daredevils ... Chief of Staff Xu
*Funny Children
*The Kung-Fu Instructor ... Fake Brother
*Heaven and Hell
*Abbot of Shaolin ... Dan Tian-Gang
*Shaolin Rescuers ... Zhou Cheng
*The Proud Twins ... Chief of 10 Villians
*The Last Judgement
*Invincible Enforcer ... Ho Yin Wong
*The Deadly Breaking Sword ... Fan Fei, custodial officer
*The Brothers ... Boss Huang Shou Ren
*Full Moon Scimitar ... Robber with coffin
*Return of the Dead ... Da-Yan
*Rendezvous with Death ... Chi Sifang
*The Flag of Iron ... Eagle Hall Chief Mi Jiu Gao
*Hex Versus Witchcraft ... Brother Nine
*Haunted Tales ... Ah Cheng
*A Deadly Secret ... Monk Bo Cheung
*Swift Sword ... Leng Ruyun
*Lost Souls ... Hok
*The Kid with a Tattoo ... man in wheelchair
*The Tiger and the Widow ... Dong Jin Piao
*Young Outcasts
*Every Man for Himself
*Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty ... Wan Tzu Mu
*Bat Without Wings ... Ghost King
*Revenge of the Corpse
*Gambler's Delight ... Madam Jin's thug
*The Battle for the Republic of China
*What Price Honesty? ... prison chief
*The Imp ... Old Uncle Han
*Notorious Eight ... Hu's man
*Challenge of the Gamesters ... Huang Jiang
*Sword Stained with Royal Blood ... Master Rong
*Bloody Parrot ... Master San
*The Emperor and His Brother ... Ching henchman
*Tiger Killer ... Master Zhang
*The 82 Tenants ... Sgt Chiang
*Passing Flickers ... Fa Hai
*The Brave Archer and His Mate ... Senior Teacher Or
*Coolie Killer
*Five Element Ninjas ... Chief Hong
*My Rebellious Son ... one of Tang's men
*The Emperor and the Minister ... Boss Han
*Godfather from Canton ... Secret Service Officer
*Ode to Gallantry ... Bai
*Fast Fingers ... Adulterer
*Shaolin and Wu Tang ... Shaolin Abbot
*Shaolin Prince ... Abbot of Shaolin Temple
*Holy Flame of the Martial World ... Shaolin Clan Leader
*Usurpers of Emperor's Power ... Advisor Zhao Pu
*Shaolin Intruders ... Head Abbot
*Bastard Swordsman ... Guardian of the Law
*Take Care, Your Majesty ... brothel patron
*Lust from Love of a Chinese Courtesan ... Officer Fu
*Wits of the Brats ... Shih Chun
*Pale Passion ... Uncle Liu
*Return of the Bastard Swordsman ... Chi Song
*Opium and the Kung-Fu Master ... Mr Lu
*Crazy Shaolin Disciples ... His Highness
*Disciples of the 36th Chamber ... School Officer Sha Duo'er
*Pursuit of a Killer ... Uncle Zhi

Cherie Chung

Cherie Chung Chor-hung is a Hong Kong film actress in the 1980s. Of Hakka descent, she participated in competition but won nothing. She was later discovered by film director Johnnie To and debuted in his first film ''The Engimatic Case'' .

Her beauty and charm helped her become one of the top actresses in Hong Kong at the time. In her film career, one of her most famous performances was in Mabel Cheung's ''An Autumn's Tale'' , where she portrayed Jennifer, an educated middle-class woman who falls in love with a rude and uneducated man played by Chow Yun Fat. The film became one of the most successful romance flicks in Hong Kong film history. She is known as the "Marilyn Monroe" of Hong Kong entertainment industry due to her beautiful looks.

Chung retired from acting in the 1990s; her last film was John Woo's '''' .

She married advertising guru Mike Chu, who was known for his achievements in the Hong Kong advertising industry, in 1991 in the United States. She is also active in promoting environmental protection.

On August 24, 2007, Chu died of stomach cancer. He was given a Roman Catholic funeral.

Filmography


* '''' - Red Bean
* ''Zodiac Killer'' - Meng Tieh-Lan
* ''Once a Thief 2''
* ''Stars & Roses''
* ''Happy Together''
* ''Wild Search'' - Cher
* ''Diary of a Small Man''
* ''Golden Years'' - Chu So-So
* ''Mr. Mistress'' - Ho's girlfriend
* ''Chaos by Design''
* ''The Good, the Bad and the Beauty'' - Ko Sau-Ping
* ''The Eight Happiness'' - Beautiful
* ''Golden Swallow'' - Hsiao-Hsueh/Lu Hsiao-Ping
* ''Bet on Fire'' - Hung
* ''Walk on Fire'' - Miss Chung
* ''Couples, Couples, Couples'' - Mary Huang
* '''' - Cecilia Yau Tai-Kam
* ''The Yuppie Fantasia''
* ''One Husband Too Many'' - Frances
* ''Moon, Stars & Sun'' - GiGi
* ''An Autumn's Tale'' - Jennifer
* ''Spooky Kama Sutra''
* ''Spiritual Love'' - Wei Hsiao-Tieh
* ''Goodbye Darling'' - Josephine
* ''Double Fixation''
* ''Peking Opera Blues'' - Sheung Hung
* ''Happy Ding Dong'' - Din-Din
* ''Fascinating Affairs'' - Diana
* ''Cher, Last Victory'' - Cherie Teng
* ''Banana Cop'' - Amy
* ''Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre''
* ''My Darling Genie''
* ''Prince Charming'' - Yuk Duk-mei
* ''Maybe It's Love''
* ''Heaven Can Help'' - Cathy
* ''Descendant of the Sun'' - Princess
* ''Hong Kong Playboys'' - Mei
* ''Boys and Girls''
* ''Winners and Sinners'' - Shirley
* ''Twinkle Twinkle Little Star''
* ''''
* ''The Dead and the Deadly'' - Miss Yuen
* ''''
* ''The Story of Woo Viet'' - Shum Ching
* ''The Postman Strikes Back'' - Guihua
* ''The Enigmatic Case'' - Yao Puipui

Connie Chan Po-chu

Connie Chan Po-chu was born in 1947 in Guangdong, China to impoverished parents and at least 8 other siblings. To increase their children's chances of surviving, Chan's birth parents gave away some of their youngest to other families. As a result, Chan was adopted by Chan Fei-nung and his wife, Kung Fan-hung, who were renowned Cantonese opera stars. During the 1960s, Connie Chan was one of 's most beloved teen idols. She made more than 230 films in a variety of genres: from traditional Cantonese opera and wuxia movies to contemporary youth musicals; action films to comedies; melodramas and romances. Owning to her popularity in addition to the extreme devotion of her fans, she was dubbed the "Movie-Fan Princess." Her godfather is the late actor Cho Tat Wah. She has a son named Dexter Yeung, who stars in the 2008 TVB Series Wasabi Mon Amour.

Career



At the age of five and a half she started learning Cantonese opera from her parents and later became an apprentice of Peking opera master Fen Juhua, who was one of the first wuxia actresses in Shanghai during the 1920s. When Connie was nine, she began performing onstage. One year later she and Leung Bo-chu were the leading stars of the Double Chu Opera Troupe. In 1958, Connie made her film debut in the Cantonese opera ''Madam Chun Heung-lin''. The following year she played in two Mandarin-language productions for the MP&GI studio: as a widow’s daughter in Yue Feng’s melodrama ''For Better, For Worse'' and as a young boy in Tao Qin’s comedy ''The Scout Master''. That same year she also played the role of a filial son in ''Breaking the Coffin to Rescue Mother''.

During her teenage years, Connie appeared more and more frequently on the silver screen: at first mostly in Cantonese operas ; but later almost exclusively in wuxia movies . She also joined the Sin-Hok Kong-luen Film Company’s stable of young stars and took part in director Chan Lit-ban’s groundbreaking adaptations of Jin Yong’s serialized novels, ''The Golden Hairpin'' and ''The Snowflake Sword'' . Released in three and four parts, these films were blockbuster extravaganzas popular for their intricate plots, special effects, and complex action choreography. Two films in 1965 would give a boost to Connie’s career: ''The Six-Fingered Lord of the Lute'' and ''The Black Rose'' .


These two years were a diverse and prolific period during which Connie’s talent, skills, and popularity reached full bloom. In 1966, her most frequent onscreen partner was Josephine Siao, who had also studied opera under Fen Juhua. The two were often cast as disciples of the same master and sometimes—when Connie played the male lead —as young heroes in love. Capitalizing on their chemistry, veteran director Lee Tit gave them the lead roles in ''Eternal Love'', his remake of a popular opera from the 1950s. Even more successful was Chan Wan’s ''Colourful Youth'', which became the box office champ of the year and set the trend for Western-style musicals in Cantonese cinema. From then on, Connie and Josephine appeared increasingly in films with contemporary settings but less frequently in each other’s company. Both of them were paired off with a variety of leading men in a profusion of comedies, musicals, romances, and action movies. ''Movie-Fan Princess'' was a prototype combo of all four genres and, more significantly, the beginning of Connie’s four-year onscreen romance with her most popular leading man, Lui Kei. And then there was ''Lady Bond'', Cantonese cinema’s answer to 007 that spawned three sequels and fueled the transition from traditional wuxia pictures to contemporary action movies.


Connie’s frenetic film output of the previous two years started to slow down a bit. Her contemporary action films had played themselves out and she settled down onscreen with leading man Lui Kei, who now became her most frequent costar in a medley of comedies, musicals, and romances—most of them directed by Wong Yiu and Chan Wan, who were responsible for the Chi-luen Film Company’s signature youth musicals. With the help of her mother, Connie founded her own film company in 1968. Hung Bo’s inaugural feature ''Teenage Love'' paired her with Lui Kei. Connie’s mother produced the film and she and Connie’s father had small roles. ''Love With a Malaysian Girl'' and ''Her Tender Love'' , both written and directed by Lui Kei, were the only other films produced through Hung Bo. Within a year, Connie stopped making movies altogether and moved to San Francisco to finish her education. When she returned to Hong Kong in 1972, she made one last film with director Chor Yuen, who had recently signed on with Shaw Brothers. ''The Lizard'', a Mandarin-language production, was Connie’s final farewell to the silver screen.

After an absence of more than 25 years, Connie Chan emerged from retirement in 1999 to star in a stage production based on the life of her Master, Yam Kim-fai. ''Sentimental Journey'' won great acclaim and broke records with its 100-performance run; it was brought back for a six-week revival in 2005. After ''Sentimental Journey'', Connie starred alongside Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Carina Lau in the stage play ''Red Boat'', which ran for 64 performances. The play is an homage to the Cantonese Opera troupes that traditionally traveled by boat through the Pearl River delta region of China. In 2003 she staged a series of spectacular concerts, delighting fans with her cherished film songs and some Cantonese opera classics; her guest stars included Petrina Fung Bo-bo, Nancy Sit Ka-yin, and . On February 4, 2006 she performed brilliantly again; this time with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. Later that year she starred with in the stage play ''Only You'', which ran for 70 performances. In January 2007 Connie was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Hong Kong Drama Awards.

Selected filmography


*''For Better, For Worse''
*''Breaking the Coffin to Rescue Mother''
*''The Unroyal Prince''
*''Filial Piety''
*''Good Humanity''
*''Han Gong Gate''
*''Beauty''
*''The Monkey King Stormed the Sea Palace''
*''Battle at Sizhou''
*''How the Magic Boy on the Mythical Crane Slew the Dragon and Saved His Mother''
*''The Golden Coat'', Parts 1-2
*''Red Thread Steals a Precious Box''
*''The Golden Hairpin'', Parts 2-4
*''The Snowflake Sword'', Parts 1-4
*''The Black Rose''
*''The Six-Fingered Lord of the Lute'', Parts 1-3
*''The Furious Buddha’s Palm''
*''Eternal Love''
*''Movie-Fan Princess''
*''Aftermath of a Fire'', Parts 1-2
*''Girls Are Flowers''
*''The Dutiful Daughter Zhu Zhu''
*''The Black Killer''
*''Waste Not Our Youth''
*''A Glamorous Christmas Night''
*''Paragon of Sword and Knife'', Parts 1-2
*''Opposite Love''
*''Four Gentlemanly Flowers''
*''The Reincarnation of Lady Plum Blossom''
*''Won’t You Give Me a Kiss?''
*''Teenage Love''
*''Young, Pregnant and Unmarried''
*''The Dragon Fortress''
*''Beauty in the Mist''
*''Love with a Malaysian Girl''
*''Her Tender Love''
*''The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward''
*''I’ll Get You One Day''
*''The Lizard''

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