Leslie Cheung - Hongkong Actor

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Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003), nicknamed elder brother (哥哥), was a film 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/ranked the 1st as The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema in 2005. Recently, he was voted into CNN's "top five most iconic musician of all time" placing behind Michael Jackson and The Beatles.

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. His birth name was Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗), which was later changed to Cheung Kwok-Wing. Cheung was the youngest of ten children in a middle-class Hakka 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, Cheung attended Rosaryhill School (Stubbs Road, Hong Kong).

t the age of 13, he was sent to England as a boarder at Eccles Hall School. He was asked to leave the school due to his unusual behaviour.

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 Gone with the Wind. And I like Leslie Howard. The name can be a man's or woman's, it's very unisex, so I like it."

Leslie Cheung - Hongkong Actor

Leslie Cheung Profile

* Name: 張國榮 (张国荣) / Cheung Kwok Wing (Zhang Guo Rong)
* English name: Leslie Cheung
* Also known as: Gor Gor
* Profession: Actor, singer and producer
* Birthdate: 1956-Sep-12
* Death: 2003-Apr-01 (suicide)
* Birthplace: Kowloon, Hong Kong
* Height: 175cm
* Weight: 64kg
* Star sign: Virgo
* Chinese zodiac: Monkey
* Blood type: O+

TV Series

* The Fallen Family (1985)
* Once Upon an Ordinary Girl (1984)
* Cheap Detective (ATV, 1982)
* Agency 24 (1981)
* Pairing (1981)
* Tai Chi Master II (1981)
* Gone with the Wind (1980)
* Dynasty II (1980)

TV Series Theme Songs

* The Yangs' Saga (1985)
* Once Upon an Ordinary Girl (1984)
* The Duke of Mount Deer 1984 (1984)
* Songs (not included in discography) like "You've got a Friend", "问我", "陌上归人" etc., for Agency 24 (1981)

Movies

* Inner Senses (2002)
* From Ashes to Ashes (2000)
* Okinawa Rendez-vous ( 2000)
* Double Tap (2000)
* The Kid (1999)
* Moonlight Express (1999)
* Anna Magdalena (1998, cameo)
* A Time to Remember (1998)
* Ninth Happiness (1998)
* Happy Together (1997)
* All's Well, Ends Well '97 (1997, cameo)
* Tristar (1996)
* Who's the Man, Who's the Woman (1996)
* Shanghai Grand (1996)
* Viva Erotica (1996)
* Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996)
* Temptress Moon (1996)
* The Chinese Feast (1995)
* The Phantom Lover (1995)
* It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
* He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
* Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (1994, cameo)
* Long and Winding Road (1994)
* Ashes of Time (1994)
* The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993)
* The Bride with White Hair (1993)
* All's Well, Ends Well Too (1993)
* The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu (1993)
* Farewell My Concubine (1993)
* All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
* Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad (1992)
* Party of a Wealthy Family (1991)
* The Banquet (1991, cameo)
* Days of Being Wild (1991)
* Once a Thief (1991)
* A Chinese Ghost Story Part II (1990)
* Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
* Fatal love (1988)
* A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
* A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
* Rouge (1987)
* A Better Tomorrow (1986)
* Last Song in Paris (1986)
* For Your Heart Only (1985)
* Intellectual Trio (1984)
* Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
* Double Decker (1984)
* Merry Christmas (1984, cameo)
* First Time (983)
* Little Dragon Maid (1983)
* The Drummer (1983)
* Nomad (1982)
* Teenage Dreamers (1982)
* Crazy Romance (1982)
* Energetic 21 (1982)
* On Trial (1981)
* Encore (1980)
* Dog Eats Dog (1978)
* Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978)

Trivia

* Education: University of Leeds, Textile Management, 1st year