Leslie Cheung
Acting
Born: Sep 12, 1956 — Died: Apr 01, 2003
From: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會 | self | 2021 | 6.0 |
| Inner Senses | Jim Law | 2002 | 5.845 |
| Okinawa Rendez-vous | Jimmy Tong | 2000 | 6.273 |
| Double Tap | Rick Y.H.Pang | 2000 | 6.458 |
| Moonlight Express | Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo | 1999 | 6.818 |
| All's Well, End's Well '97 | Self | 1997 | 6.367 |
| Happy Together | Ho Po-wing | 1997 | 7.571 |
| Temptress Moon | Yu Zhongliang | 1996 | 6.681 |
| Shanghai Grand | Hui Man Keung | 1996 | 5.833 |
| Tri-Star | Chung Kwok Keung | 1996 | 5.667 |
| Viva Erotica | Sing | 1996 | 6.784 |
| Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? | Sam Koo Gai Ming | 1996 | 5.833 |
| The Chinese Feast | Chiu Kong Sun | 1995 | 6.58 |
| Ashes of Time | Ouyang Feng / Western Venom | 1994 | 7.047 |
| Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt | Himself | 1994 | 10.0 |
| He's a Woman, She's a Man | Sam Koo Gai Ming | 1994 | 7.049 |
| The Bride with White Hair 2 | Cho Yi Hang | 1993 | 5.85 |
| The Bride with White Hair | Cho Yi Hang | 1993 | 6.49 |
| Farewell My Concubine | Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi | 1993 | 7.889 |
| The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Huang Yaoshi | 1993 | 7.055 |
| All's Well, Ends Well | Shang So | 1992 | 7.08 |
| Once a Thief | James / Jim | 1991 | 6.8 |
| A Chinese Ghost Story II | Ling Choi-san | 1990 | 6.761 |
| Days of Being Wild | Yuddy | 1990 | 7.25 |
| Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit | Brother Thief | 1989 | 5.45 |
| A Chinese Ghost Story | Ling Choi-san | 1987 | 7.31 |
| A Better Tomorrow II | Sung Chi Kit | 1987 | 7.1 |
| Rouge | Chan Chen-Pang | 1987 | 7.376 |
| A Better Tomorrow | Sung Chi Kit | 1986 | 7.387 |
| Little Dragon Maiden | Yang Guo / Yang Kang | 1983 | 5.95 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Hong Kong, British … |