Leslie Cheung
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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 Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
Known for
Credits
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
as Ling Choi-san
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
as Sung Chi Kit
Once a Thief (1991)
as James / Jim
Happy Together (1997)
as Ho Po-wing
Days of Being Wild (1990)
as Yuddy
Viva Erotica (1996)
as Sing
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
as Huang Yaoshi
Rouge (1987)
as Chan Chen-Pang
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
as Ling Choi-san
Ashes of Time (1994)
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
The Chinese Feast (1995)
as Chiu Kong Sun
The Banquet (1991)
as Little B-head
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
as Sung Chi Kit
Moonlight Express (1999)
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
as Shang So
Temptress Moon (1996)
as Yu Zhongliang
Nomad (1982)
as Louis
He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
All's Well, End's Well '97 (1997)
as Self
Inner Senses (2002)
as Jim Law
The Bride with White Hair (1993)
as Cho Yi Hang
Shanghai Grand (1996)
as Hui Man Keung
All's Well End's Well, Too (1993)
as David Copper Feel
Fatal Love (1988)
as Chi Ken Wing
Tri-Star (1996)
as Chung Kwok Keung
Double Tap (2000)
as Rick Y.H.Pang
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
as Brother Thief
Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000)
as Jimmy Tong
The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993)
as Cho Yi Hang
It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
as Roberto
Merry Christmas (1984)
as John
Anna Magdalena (1998)
as Editor
For Your Heart Only (1985)
as Piggy Chan
The Phantom Lover (1995)
as Song Danping
Teenage Dreamers (1982)
as Jackson Chen
Left Right Love Destiny (1999)
as 阿Sam
Ninth Happiness (1998)
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
From Ashes to Ashes (2000)
as Lawrence
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會 (2021)
as self
Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
as Paul Chan
Long and Winding Road (1994)
as Lam Chiu-Wing
Last Song in Paris (1986)
as Louie
Arrest the Restless (1992)
as Teddy
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? (1996)
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Ashes of Time Redux (2008)
as 欧阳锋
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
as Self
The Intellectual Trio (1984)
as Inspector Chan Wing
The Kid (1999)
as Wing / Daniel
Double Decker (1984)
as Eddie
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber (1978)
as Jia Baoyu
A Time to Remember (1998)
as Jin
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' (1999)
as Self
Encore (1980)
as Gigo
On Trial (1981)
as Wing
First Time (1983)
Actor
Sunset in Paris (1989)
as Leslie
The Drummer (1983)
Actor
Dog Bites Dog Bone (1978)
Actor
Crazy Romance (1985)
as Leslie Cheung
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt (1994)
as Himself
Heritage: The Young Concubine (1980)
Actor
張國榮跨越97演唱會 (1997)
Actor
Energetic-21 (1982)
as Ben Leung Man Bun
Leslie Cheung: Surprise (1985)
Actor
張國榮86濃情演唱會 (1986)
Actor
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend (1989)
as 自己
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城 (1981)
Actor
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000 (2000)
Actor
張國榮’88演唱會 (1988)
as 自己
Teenagers (1978)
Actor
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983 (1983)
Actor
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke (2001)
Actor