Leslie Cheung

Name: Leslie Cheung
Date of Birth: September 12, 1956
Place of Birth: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mini-bio: Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong. In 1977, Cheung won second prize at Asian Music Contest held by Rediffusion Television Co. (RTV...( read more)

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Leslie Cheung mini-bio: Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong. In 1977, Cheung won second prize at Asian Music Contest held by Rediffusion Television Co. (RTV). He signed a contract with RTV (RTV subsequently became Asia Television Company (ATV)) and began his career in the entertainment industry. He also signed a music contract with Polydor Records, releasing Day Dreaming (1977) and Lover's Arrow (1979).

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, marking a low point in his career. Cheung later stated that he was unaware of the sexual nature of the film when he signed the contract. During the 70s and 80s, 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.

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jkmostlw25

no there's no way he is going to be able to read all these...
but---love him, always. such a precious but vulnerable butterfly he was. his flesh is gone, yet his beauty will maintain as the most gorgeous legend of all.

posted 649 days ago
wuphyllis

No matter what he'll always be my favorite and i'm really sorry for his death. But he had his problem which i might not understand. Anyway I'll always miss him.

posted 884 days ago
koreandan

Here's some more information on his 2003 suicide. Includes his suicide note and how his partner was recognized as a spouse in the papers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cheung#Death

posted 943 days ago
sleepykiss

So sad... he will be missed.

posted 995 days ago
MaxRadio

Mysterious as to why he did it, though. A lot of people were saying that he just stayed in character too long after the movie, and his career was on the low.

posted 999 days ago
blueskiy

Agree.What a waste.Such a talent.

posted 1021 days ago
columbiatch

A real shame it is. Leslie was one of the best actors in the HK industry.

posted 1030 days ago
TheDemonHunter

Did you all hear that Leslie Cheung committed suicide shortly after the making of 'Inner Senses'?

posted 1038 days ago

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Ashes of Time Redux (R, 2008)
Yee do hung gaan (Inner Senses) (Unrated, 2002)
Okinawa Rendez-vous (Unrated, 2000)
Cheong wong (Double Tap) (Unrated, 2000)
Sing yuet tung wa (Moonlight Express) (Unrated, 1999)
Lau sing yue (The Kid) (Unrated, 1999)
Ngon na ma dak lin na (Anna Magdalena) (Unrated, 1998)
Hong se lian ren (A Time to Remember) (Unrated, 1998)
Happy Together (Unrated, 1997)
Temptress Moon (R, 1996)

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