Leslie Cheung
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1956-09-12
- Died
- 2003-04-01
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- Also known as
- Zhāng Guóróng · Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing · Cheung Kwok-Wing · 張國榮 · 张国荣 · Kwok-wing Cheung
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
TV Shows (19)
Crocodile Tears
1978
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 张国荣
Dynasty
1980
The Fallen Family
1985
as 方浩天
星空下的傾情
1997
Gone with the wind
1980
The Spirit of the Sword
1978
as 方宝玉
Dynasty (II)
1980
Hong Kong Tragedy
1978
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
1984
Tai Chi Master (II)
1981
Agency 24
1981
珠海枭雄
1981
as 六少
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
2023
Pairing
1981
as 大官
凹凸神探
1982
Leslie Cheung Special '89
1989
as Leslie
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
1988
Make a Wish
1980
Movies (74)
Farewell My Concubine
1993
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Viva Erotica
1996
as Sing
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Sung Chi Kit
Once a Thief
1991
as James / Jim
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
as Ling Choi-san
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
as Huang Yaoshi
Days of Being Wild
1990
as Yuddy
All's Well, Ends Well
1992
as Shang So
Happy Together
1997
as Ho Po-wing
Rouge
1987
as Chan Chen-Pang
Ashes of Time
1994
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Sung Chi Kit
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
as Ling Choi-san
The Banquet
1991
as Little B-head
All's Well, End's Well '97
1997
as Self
The Bride with White Hair
1993
as Cho Yi Hang
The Chinese Feast
1995
as Chiu Kong Sun
Shanghai Grand
1996
as Hui Man Keung
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Inner Senses
2002
as Jim Law
Moonlight Express
1999
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
Double Tap
2000
as Rick Y.H.Pang
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993
as Cho Yi Hang
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993
as David Copper Feel
Temptress Moon
1996
as Yu Zhongliang
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989
as Brother Thief
Tri-Star
1996
as Chung Kwok Keung
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Ninth Happiness
1998
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
Little Dragon Maiden
1983
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
Nomad
1982
as Louis
Long and Winding Road
1994
as Lam Chiu-Wing
Anna Magdalena
1998
as Editor
Arrest the Restless
1992
as Teddy
Last Song in Paris
1986
as Louie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
The Intellectual Trio
1984
as Inspector Chan Wing
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000
as Jimmy Tong
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999
as Self
Behind the Yellow Line
1984
as Paul Chan
On Trial
1981
as Wing
The Phantom Lover
1995
as Song Danping
From Ashes to Ashes
2000
as Lawrence
Teenage Dreamers
1982
as Jackson Chen
It's a Wonderful Life
1994
as Roberto
Energetic-21
1982
as Ben Leung Man Bun
Fatal Love
1988
as Chi Ken Wing
Double Decker
1984
as Eddie
Left Right Love Destiny
1999
as 阿Sam
Merry Christmas
1984
as John
A Time to Remember
1998
as Jin
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
1978
as Jia Baoyu
For Your Heart Only
1985
as Piggy Chan
First Time
1983
The Kid
1999
as Wing / Daniel
The Drummer
1983
Encore
1980
as Gigo
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978
Sunset in Paris
1989
as Leslie
Crazy Romance
1985
as Leslie Cheung
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
1994
as Himself
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
1985
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
2021
as self
張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
1989
as 自己
Teenagers
1978
Heritage: The Young Concubine
1980
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983
Ashes of Time Redux
2008
as 欧阳锋
張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997
張國榮’88演唱會
1988
as 自己
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001
About 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 televisio… With 93 credits spanning from 1978 to 2023, Leslie Cheung has appeared in 74 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leslie Cheung Movies
- Farewell My Concubine (1993) — as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
- Viva Erotica (1996) — as Sing
- A Better Tomorrow (1986) — as Sung Chi Kit
- Once a Thief (1991) — as James / Jim
- A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) — as Ling Choi-san
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