Leslie Cheung

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.

• Nacimiento: 1956-09-12, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
• Fallecimiento: 2003-04-01
• Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,5 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

• A Better Tomorrow como Sung Chi Kit

Conocido por

• Happy Together (1997) — Ho Po-wing
• Adiós a mi concubina (1993) — Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
• Días salvajes (1990) — Yuddy
• Un mañana mejor (1986) — Sung Chi Kit
• Cenizas del tiempo (1994) — Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
• Una historia china de fantasmas (1987) — Ling Choi-san
• Honor, plomo y sangre (1987) — Sung Chi Kit
• Un ladrón siempre es un ladrón (1991) — James / Jim

Filmografía

• 屋檐下：死结
• 東邪西毒：終極版 (2008) — 欧阳锋
• Inner Senses (Sentidos internos) (2002) — Jim Law
• 熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke (2001)
• 張國榮2000年熱情演唱會 (2000)
• 煙飛煙滅 (2000) — Lawrence
• 戀戰沖繩 (2000) — Jimmy Tong
• 鎗王 (2000) — Rick Y.H.Pang
• 流星語 (1999) — Wing / Daniel
• 左右情緣 (1999) — 阿Sam
• 星月童話 (1999) — Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
• Amores Rojos (1998) — Jin
• 安娜瑪德蓮娜 (1998) — Editor
• 九星報喜 (1998) — Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
• Happy Together (1997) — Ho Po-wing
• Viva Erótica (1996) — Sing
• 金枝玉葉 2 (1996) — Sam Koo Gai Ming
• 新上海灘 (1996) — Hui Man Keung
• Luna tentadora (1996) — Yu Zhongliang
• 大三元 (1996) — Chung Kwok Keung
• 夜半歌聲 (1995) — Song Danping
• 金玉滿堂 (1995) — Chiu Kong Sun
• Cenizas del tiempo (1994) — Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
• 錦繡前程 (1994) — Lam Chiu-Wing
• 金枝玉葉 (1994) — Sam Koo Gai Ming
• 大富之家 (1994) — Roberto
• La novia del caballero blanco (1993) — Cho Yi Hang
• La novia del cabello blanco (1993) — Cho Yi Hang
• 射鵰英雄傳之東成西就 (1993) — Huang Yaoshi
• 花田囍事 (1993) — David Copper Feel
• Adiós a mi concubina (1993) — Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
• 藍江傳之反飛組風雲 (1992) — Teddy
• 家有囍事 (1992) — Shang So
• 豪門夜宴 (1991) — Little B-head
• Un ladrón siempre es un ladrón (1991) — James / Jim
• Días salvajes (1990) — Yuddy
• Una historia china de fantasmas II (1990) — Ling Choi-san
• 日落巴黎 (1989) — Leslie
• 張國榮音樂電影之日落巴黎 (1989) — Leslie
• 張國榮告別樂壇演唱會 (1989) — 自己
• Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989) — Brother Thief
• 殺之戀 (1988) — Chi Ken Wing
• 張國榮’88演唱會 (1988) — 自己
• Honor, plomo y sangre (1987) — Sung Chi Kit
• Rouge (1987) — Chan Chen-Pang
• Una historia china de fantasmas (1987) — Ling Choi-san
• 張國榮86濃情演唱會 (1986)
• Un mañana mejor (1986) — Sung Chi Kit
• 偶然 (1986) — Louie
• 為你鍾情 (1985) — Piggy Chan
• 求愛反斗星 (1985) — Leslie Cheung
• 惊情 (1985)
• 武林世家 (1985) — 方浩天
• 聖誕快樂 (1984) — John
• 三文治 (1984) — Eddie
• 緣份 (1984) — Paul Chan
• 儂本多情 (1984)
• 龍鳳智多星 (1984) — Inspector Chan Wing
• 张国荣1983曼谷演唱会 (1983)
• 楊過與小龍女 (1983) — Yang Guo / Yang Kang
• 第一次 (1983)
• 鼓手 (1983)
• 烈火青春 (1982) — Louis
• 衝激21 (1982) — Ben Leung Man Bun
• 凹凸神探‎ (1982)
• 檸檬可樂 (1982) — Jackson Chen
• 甜甜廿四味 (1981)
• 遊俠張三豐 (1981)
• 失業生 (1981) — Wing
• 对对糊‎ (1981) — 大官
• 珠海枭雄 (1981) — 六少
• 大内群英續集 (1980)
• 喝采 (1980) — Gigo
• 小小心願 (1980)
• 大内群英 (1980)
• 岁月河山之我家的女人 (1980)
• 浮生六劫 (1980)
• 浣花洗劍錄 (1978) — 方宝玉
• 郎心如鐵‎ (1978)
• 狗咬狗骨 (1978)
• 鱷魚淚 (1978)
• 屋檐下之十五，十六 (1978)
• 紅樓春上春 (1978) — Jia Baoyu