Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1956
- Died
- April 1, 2003 (aged 46)
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
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 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
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Filmography
屋檐下：死结
Movie
The Making of Farewell My Concubine
Movie · as Self
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
TV · 2 eps
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
Movie · as self
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ashes of Time Redux
Movie · as 欧阳锋
Inner Senses
Movie · as Jim Law
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
Movie
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Movie · as Jimmy Tong
Double Tap
Movie · as Rick Y.H.Pang
From Ashes to Ashes
Movie · as Lawrence
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
Movie
Moonlight Express
Movie · as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
The Kid
Movie · as Wing / Daniel
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Movie · as Self
Left Right Love Destiny
Movie · as 阿Sam
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Movie · as Self
A Time to Remember
Movie · as Jin
Ninth Happiness
Movie · as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
Anna Magdalena
Movie · as Editor
All's Well, End's Well '97
Movie · as Self
Happy Together
Movie · as Ho Po-wing
張國榮跨越97演唱會
Movie
星空下的傾情
TV · 13 eps
Temptress Moon
Movie · as Yu Zhongliang
Shanghai Grand
Movie · as Hui Man Keung
Tri-Star
Movie · as Chung Kwok Keung
Viva Erotica
Movie · as Sing
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Movie · as Sam Koo Gai Ming
The Chinese Feast
Movie · as Chiu Kong Sun
The Phantom Lover
Movie · as Song Danping
Ashes of Time
Movie · as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
Movie · as Himself
He's a Woman, She's a Man
Movie · as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Long and Winding Road
Movie · as Lam Chiu-Wing
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · as Roberto
The Bride with White Hair 2
Movie · as Cho Yi Hang
The Bride with White Hair
Movie · as Cho Yi Hang
Farewell My Concubine
Movie · as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Movie · as Huang Yaoshi
All's Well End's Well, Too
Movie · as David Copper Feel
All's Well, Ends Well
Movie · as Shang So
Arrest the Restless
Movie · as Teddy
Once a Thief
Movie · as James / Jim
The Banquet
Movie · as Little B-head
A Chinese Ghost Story II
Movie · as Ling Choi-san
Days of Being Wild
Movie · as Yuddy
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Movie · as Brother Thief
Sunset in Paris
Movie · as Leslie
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
Movie · as 自己
Leslie Cheung Special '89
TV · as Leslie · 2 eps
Celebrity Talk Show
TV · as 张国荣 · 1 ep
Fatal Love
Movie · as Chi Ken Wing
張國榮’88演唱會
Movie · as 自己
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
TV · 1 ep
A Chinese Ghost Story
Movie · as Ling Choi-san
A Better Tomorrow II
Movie · as Sung Chi Kit
Rouge
Movie · as Chan Chen-Pang
A Better Tomorrow
Movie · as Sung Chi Kit
Last Song in Paris
Movie · as Louie
張國榮86濃情演唱會
Movie
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
Movie
For Your Heart Only
Movie · as Piggy Chan
Crazy Romance
Movie · as Leslie Cheung
The Fallen Family
TV · as 方浩天 · 20 eps
Merry Christmas
Movie · as John
Behind the Yellow Line
Movie · as Paul Chan
The Intellectual Trio
Movie · as Inspector Chan Wing
Double Decker
Movie · as Eddie
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
TV · 10 eps
Little Dragon Maiden
Movie · as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
The Drummer
Movie
First Time
Movie
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
Movie
Nomad
Movie · as Louis
Teenage Dreamers
Movie · as Jackson Chen
Energetic-21
Movie · as Ben Leung Man Bun
凹凸神探
TV · 9 eps
On Trial
Movie · as Wing
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
Movie
Agency 24
TV · 20 eps
Pairing
TV · as 大官 · 20 eps
珠海枭雄
TV · as 六少 · 30 eps
Tai Chi Master (II)
TV · 25 eps
Heritage: The Young Concubine
Movie
Encore
Movie · as Gigo
Dynasty
TV · 21 eps
Make a Wish
TV · 25 eps
Gone with the wind
TV · 76 eps
Dynasty (II)
TV · 21 eps
Teenagers
Movie
Dog Bites Dog Bone
Movie
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
Movie · as Jia Baoyu
Hong Kong Tragedy
TV · 8 eps
Crocodile Tears
TV · 89 eps
The Spirit of the Sword
TV · as 方宝玉 · 20 eps