Showing posts with label Hong Kong Celebrities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong Celebrities. Show all posts

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Stephen Chow Sing Chi

Stephen Chow Sing Chi Profile
Name: Stephen Chow Sing Chi (Stephen Chau, Chow Xing Chi, Zhou Xingchi)
Chinese name: 周星驰 (周星馳)
Birth date: June 22, 1962
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm
Profession: Actor, director and producer
Stephen Chow Sing Chi Biography
Stephen Chow spent his teenage in Shanghai with his family. Chow is a great admirer of late action star Bruce Lee, and developed interest in martial arts and aimed to be an action star.
Stephen Chow got into Hong Kong TVB acting school and graduated in 1982. He was given the opportunity to host a children program “430 Shuttle” in TVB that he began to gain some fame. (TVB is the largest TV channel network in Hong Kong.)
Stephen Chow got some supporting role in numerous TVB series, but his breakthrough came from the big screen. Chow’s 1988 sitcom role as a thief in Danny Lee’s movie “Final Justice” won him a Golden Horse best supporting actor award.
Seeing Chow’s potential, TVB offered him leading role in TV drama “Final Combat” which he started to show off his non-logic comedy talent.
Tasted success in movie scene, Stephen Chow continues to star in a few popular movies. It was till 1990 when he starred “Saint of Gamblers,” a comedy version of Chow Yun-Fat’s box office hit “God of Gamblers” that made Stephen Chow a superstar.

Saint of Gamblers (also named “All for the Winner”) went on to break Hong Kong’s movie record with boxoffice of over HK$40 million. Since then Chow was unstoppable and starred in over 50 movies, most of it were super hits.
In 1992, Stephen Chow dominated the top 5 movie bestseller of the year in Hong Kong. Back then he was one of the box office hit-trio, together with Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fatt. All 3 of them have now expanded their influence into Hollywood.
In 1994 movie “From Beijing With Love,” Stephen Chow began taking part in script writing and directing. As Chow began to contribute the ideas of his own, his movies transformed from pure comedic to more meaningful and with more artistic sense.
Although gaining wide popularity among audience, Stephen Chow was not given much attention from movie awards. Many of his fans felt unfairness for him as his comedic value was not appreciated.
Anyhow Stephen Chow didn’t give up and in year 2001, he produced his first solo directed movie, “Shaolin Soccer.” Combining sport, love, comedy and digital effects, he created a box office miracle in a poor Hong Kong movie market, breaking record with HK$60 million of tickets receipts.
It’s also with Shaolin Soccer that Stephen Chow finally gained the appreciation of various awards presentation again, he won both best director and best actor in 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Hollywood also recognized the potential of Stephen Chow and purchased the US rights for Shaolin Soccer. Shaolin Soccer was not a great success in US but enough to make people started noticing Stephen Chow.
In 2004, Stephen Chow produced another of his masterpiece, “Kung Fu Hustle.” Although still playing the leading role, he focused more on directing and production behind the scene.
Kung Fu Hustle had broken his own boxoffice record of Shaolin Soccer, and again winning him multiple awards and even nominated for best foreign film in US prestigious Golden Globe Awards.
The production of “Kung Fu 2″ has been confirmed, but the production had been delayed due to unforseeable issues. Chow is however starting to make another movie related to outer space and UFO.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Leila Tong Ning


Leila Tong Ning Profile
Name: Leila Tong Ning (Tong Ling, Tang Ning)
Chinese name: 唐宁 (唐寧)
Real name: Kwong Lai La 江丽娜 (Pauline Kong Lai Na 江麗娜)
Birth date: December 5, 1981
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 162cm
Family: Parents and elder brother
Language spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin and Indonesian
Profession: Actress
Pets: 4 Dogs named Yellow, BB, DouDou and BooBoo
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Mum’s cooking

Leila Tong Ning Biography
Leila Tong was born in Hong Kong but her mother is half Indonesian, so Leila is partly (1/4) Indonesian.
Leila Tong started acting when she was 8-year-old in movie “Once A Thief.” Leila was then signed by TVB network as child star, featuring in children TV show and acting in some TV series.

(TVB is Hong Kong largest TV network, and their TV series are marketed all across Asia and in some Western countries as well)
Leila Tong was mostly given supportive role in TVB series, until she got the breakthrough in 2002 popular drama “Square Peg.” Leila was playing supportive role but her acting was well praised, and people started noticing Leila as a young lady and no longer just a child.
 Leila Tong started to star as leading actress for some TVB series since then. Some of the popular TVB dramas she starred in include “Twin of Brothers,” “The Last Breakthrough” and “Life Made Simple” etc.
 Although only at age of 25, Leila is already one of the most experienced TV actresses in Hong Kong, and will continued to grow in both her acting skills and popularity.
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Monday, November 7, 2011

Andy Lau Tak Wah


Andy Lau Tak Wah Profile
Name: Andy Lau Tak Wah (Liu De Hua)
Chinese name: 刘德华 (劉德華)
Birth name: Lau Fuk Wing 劉福榮
Birth date: September 27, 1961
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm
Blood type: AB
Family member: Parents, 3 elder sisters, a younger sister and a brother


Hobbies: Singing, driving, acting, bowling and classic watch collection
Favorite color: Black, white and grey
Favorite food: Chicken wings, fruits and milk tea
Favorite actors: Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro
Favorite music: Classical and pop
Favorite singers: Michael Jackson and Boyz 2 Men
Andy Lau Tak Wah Biography
Andy Lau Tak Wah started his career in Hong Kong main TV production company, TVB.
After graduated from TVB acting school, Andy Lau was given chances in some supporting cast before landing his first major role in “Hunting” (1982).
Andy’s breakthrough came later in 1983 where he starred in the ever popular Wuxia drama, “The Return of the Condor Heroes.” Andy Lau instantly becomes an Asian superstar since then.
Andy Lau was also given chances on the big screen, and his first major success in movies came in 1985 with “Unwritten Law,” with another 2 sequels made. From then on Andy has made over 100 movies in his still running acting career.
There are good and bad in those 100+ films; especially when Andy Lau was young, lots of his movies are commercial basis and could be pretty lousy production. Only in recent years that Andy began to be pickier in movies, and the qualities are more guaranteed.
It was also in 1985 that Andy Lau released his first album, but it took him a few years to be recognized as an established singer.
In the 1990s, Andy Lau together with Jackie Cheung, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok were crowned ’4 Heavenly Kings of Cantopop’, and dominated the Hong Kong music arena until late 90s.
Andy Lau has won many musical awards in his career, but his luck with movie awards is not as splendid. His first major acting award only came in 2000, as Best Actor in Hong Kong Film Festival with movie “Running Out of Time.”
Andy Lau has always been eager to prove himself as a good actor rather than a popular idol; and after a few years of disappointment, Andy Lau finally won the prestigious Golden Horse Award in 2004 for his performance in “Infernal Affairs 3.″
Andy Lau had previously invested in movies production in early 90s but met with failure; in the past couple of years he started his own production firm again to fund new Asian directors with their movie projects, and has achieved decent success so far.
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Charmaine Sheh Sze Man

Charmaine Sheh Sze Man Profile
Name: Charmaine Sheh Sze Man (Sheh See Man, Sheh Shi Man, Sheh Si Man, Sheh Xi Man)
Chinese name: 佘诗曼 (佘詩曼)
Nickname: Ah Sheh 阿佘, Sheh Sheh 佘佘
Birth date: May 28th, 1975
Birth place: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Height: 165cm
Family members: Mother and brother
Education: University of Switzerland (Hotel Management)
Language spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and German
Profession: Actress
Hobbies: Swimming, music, concert and drama shows
Specialties: Acting and cooking
Favorite color: Anything except orange and brown
Favorite food: Chicken wings, ice cream and dessert
Favorite fruit: Mangosteen
Favorite sport: Swimming
Favorite actress: Maggie Cheung Man Yuk
Favorite singer: Leslie Cheung
Favorite line: There’s no free lunch
 Charmaine Sheh Sze Man Biography
Charmaine Sheh Sze Man was 2nd runner-up in the Miss Hong Kong 1997 pageant contest and contracted to TVB (Hong Kong largest TV network) since then.
Charmaine Sheh made her first TV series appearance the next year in “Detective Investigation Files IV,” followed by her first leading role in “The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain” 1999.
Charmaine’s first major success in a TV drama was in 2000 with “Return of The Cuckoo” co-starring Julian Cheung (Chilam), her character in the drama was so bright and cheerful and touched the hearts of many fans.
Charmaine Sheh starred in numbers of TVB drama since then, including an outstanding performance in the highly rated “War and Beauty” in 2004. Charmaine Sheh also acted in a couple of movies, and achieves decent results.
Charmaine Sheh was named the best actress at the TVB annual awards 2006 with “Maidens’ Vow.”
Charmaine Sheh is currently one of the most popular TV actresses in Hong Kong, well known in other Asia region and Chinese community in Western countries as well.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Fiona Sit Hoi Kei


Fiona Sit Hoi Kei Profile
Name: Fiona Sit Hoi Kei (Sit Hoi Kai, Sit HoiKei)
Chinese name: 薛凯琪 (薛凱琪)
Birthdate: August 11, 1981
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Education: City University of Hong Kong (Creative Media)
Languages: Cantonese, English and French
Profession: Singer and actress
Hobbies: Shopping and drawing
Favorite food: Chocolate and instant noodles
Favorite singer: Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Jay Chow
 
 
Fiona Sit Hoi Kei Biography
Fiona Sit Hoi Kei started featuring in commercial advertisement in 2002, and later was introduced to Warner Music by her influential uncle. Fiona’s talent and voice attracted Warner’s production and signed her as singer in 2004.
Fiona Sit released her debut album, “F Debut” in 2004 and was quite a hit with a combo of refreshing, alternative and pop ballad. Fiona Sit was gaining fast popularity in Hong Kong and received multiple Best Newcomer recognition in Hong Kong musical awards.
After releasing an EP in early 2005, Fiona went into acting instead but her debut TV drama “The Academy” was a disappointment.
Fiona Sit released her 2nd album, “Funny Girl” in April 2005 and won back her fans. Fiona didn’t give up on acting though; she starred in 2005 movies “Embrace Your Shadow” and “2 Young.”
Fiona’s effort in acting paid off as she was nominated for Best New Performer in 25th Hong Kong Film Awards with her role in 2 Young.
Fiona released her 3rd album “Me” end of 2005 and her 4th album “Electric Angel” on her 25th birthday on August 11, 2006.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Gigi Leung profile

Gigi Leung Wing Kei profile
Name: Gigi Leung Wing Kei (Liang Yong Qi, Liang Yongqi)
Chinese name: 梁咏琪 (梁詠琪)
Birth name: Leung Bik Gee 梁碧芝 (Leung Pik Chi)
Birth date: March 25, 1976
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Blood type: O
Family: Parents and a twin brother
Education: Marykoll Convent School (primary/secondary school)
Education: HKG Polytechnic University (Diploma, School of Design)
Spoken languages: Mandarin, Cantonese and English
Profession: Actress and pop singer
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Hobbies: Singing and swimming
Favorite drinks: fruit juice
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Favorite season: Winter (must have snow)
Favorite movie (cast by herself): Feel 100%

Gigi Leung Wing Kei biography
Gigi Leung Wing Kei started her entertainment career in modeling when she was still in university, and immediately caught the eye of film producers inviting her for movies making.
Gigi Leung made her movie debut in “Doctor Mack” (1995), her performance and sweet look gained wide reviews and was offer opportunities to star in “Full Throttle” and “Sixty Million Dollar Man” in the same year, making her one of Hong Kong fastest rising stars.
Gigi Leung then surprised her fans by releasing her first album “Love Myself” in 1996, and she proved that she can be a good singer as well.
Gigi’s entertainment career was skyrocketing until 1999 when she got together with her ex-boyfriend Ekin Cheng (their relationship ended in 2005). Many blamed Gigi for causing Ekin to break up with his then long term girlfriend, and her popularity hit all time low.
Gigi Leung continued to work hard with her acting and singing and won back her fans gradually after the 1999 incident. She has been starred in over 30 movies and has released around 30 Mandarin and Cantonese music albums. She also writes a few of her own songs and is involving in film directing as well.
Other than a remarkable career, Gigi Leung is also well known for her charity work with organizations like UNICEF and WWF.


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Friday, September 30, 2011

Kenix Kwok Ho Ying

Kenix Kwok Ho Ying Profile
Name: Kenix Kwok Ho Ying (Kwok Hor Ying, Kwok Ke Yin)
Chinese name: 郭可盈
Birth date: November 27, 1969
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 169cm
Blood type: B
Family: Parents, an elder sister, a younger brother and a younger sister
Husband: Frankie Lam
Education: Rosaryhill School
Profession: Actress








Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Kelly Chen Wai Lam



Kelly Chen Wai Lam Profile
Name: Kelly Chen Wai Lam (Kelly Chan, Chen Hui Lin, Chen HuiLin)
Chinese name: 陈慧琳 (陳慧琳)
Birth name: Chen Wai Man 陳慧汶 (Vivian Chen)
Birthday: September 13, 1972
Birth Place: Hong Kong
Height: 173cm
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, elder sister and younger brother
Education: Kobe Canadian Academy, Japan (high school)
Education: Parsons School of Design, New York (graphic design)
Language: Cantonese, English, Mandarin and Japanese
Profession: Married
Hobbies: Reading, interior design, packaging and textile design
Favorite color: Pink and red
Favorite food: Instant noodles
Favorite place: Wherever has sunshine and beach
Favorite sport: Dancing
Favorite actresses: Maggie Cheung, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman
Favorite movies: “An Autumn’s Tale,” “Pretty Woman,” “The Sixth Sense,” “The Others” and “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”
Favorite singers: Sandy Lam, Madonna, Alicia Keys, Macy Gray, Britney Spears, Destiny Childs, Pink, Park Ji-yoon and Utada Hikaru