Leslie Cheung

About

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...

Known for

Farewell My ConcubineMovie • 1993DynastySeries • 1980Crocodile TearsSeries • 1978Happy TogetherMovie • 1997Days of Being WildMovie • 1990A Chinese Ghost StoryMovie • 1987A Better TomorrowMovie • 1986A Better Tomorrow IIMovie • 1987Viva EroticaMovie • 1996A Chinese Ghost Story IIMovie • 1990Ashes of TimeMovie • 1994Once a ThiefMovie • 1991The Bride with White HairMovie • 1993The Eagle Shooting HeroesMovie • 1993The Chinese FeastMovie • 1995RougeMovie • 1987All's Well, Ends WellMovie • 1992The BanquetMovie • 1991Double TapMovie • 2000Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta HitMovie • 1989Shanghai GrandMovie • 1996The Bride with White Hair 2Movie • 1993Moonlight ExpressMovie • 1999He's a Woman, She's a ManMovie • 1994