Jacky Cheung
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[edit] Profile
- Name: Jacky Cheung
- Chinese: 张学友
- Birthdate: July 10, 1961
- Birthplace: Hong Kong
- Height: 176cm
- Blood Type: B
[edit] Bio
Jacky Cheung (Cheung Hok Yau), born in Hong Kong, seemed set for a career in the airline industry until he won a singing competition in 1984 and began his spectacular trajectory as a singer and actor. He made his screen debut in Lau Koon Wai’s WHERE’S OFFICER TUBA? (1986) and went on to win the Best Supporting Actor prize in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as the volatile Fly in Wong Kar Wai’s debut feature AS TEARS GO BY (1988). He acted again for Wong Kar Wai in DAYS OF BEING WILD (1990) and ASHES OF TIME (1994). In the early 1990s, he became one of the busiest and most popular actors in Hong Kong cinema with starring roles in such films as Ching Siu Tung’s A CHINESE GHOST STORY II (1990) and its sequel A CHINESE GHOST STORY III (1991), David Lai and Tsui Hark’s WICKED CITY (1992), Jeff Lau’s EAGLES SHOOTING HEROES (1993), Wong Jing and Andrew Lau’s TO LIVE AND DIE IN TSIMSHATSUI (1994) and Eddie Fong’s THE PRIVATE EYE BLUES (1994). During this period he rose to become one of the four “kings” of Cantonese pop music, and in the late 1990s opted to concentrate more on music than films. He returned to star in Ann Hui’s JULY RHAPSODY (2002), and has recently appeared as himself in Daniel Wu’s mockumentary THE HEAVENLY KINGS (2006), making outspoken comments on the Hong Kong music business.
[edit] Select Filmography
- Ashes of Time Redux (2008)
- The Heavenly Kings | Sei dai tinwong (2006) - Cameo
- Perhaps Love | Ru guo · Ai (2005) - Nie Wen
- Super Model | Wo yao zuo model (2004)
- Blood Brothers | Gong wu (2004) - Left-Hand
- Golden Chicken 2 | Gam gai 2 (2003) - Quincy
- Dragon Loaded 2003 | Lung gam wai 2003 (2003) - Police Band Musician
- July Rhapsody | Laam yan sei sap (2002) - Lam Yiu-Kwok
- Dragon Heat | Lung feng (2000)
- Running Out of Time | Am zin (1999) - Operation Team Member
- Anna Magdalena | Ngon na ma dak lin na (1998) - Policeman
- High Risk | Shu dan long wei (1995) - Frankie Lone
- Ashes of Time | Dung che sai duk (1994) - Hung Chi
- The Private Eye Blues | Fai seung ching taam (1994) - Detective
- Love on Delivery | Poh waai ji wong (1994) - Cameo appearance
- To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | Xin bian yuan ren (1994) - Ah Lik
- The Enigma of Love | Fei yue mi qing (1993) - Jacky
- Future Cops | Chao ji xue xiao ba wang (1993) - Broom Man / Guile
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau (1993) - Hung Chi
- Flying Dagger | Shen Jing Dao yu Fei Tian Mao (1993) - Red Fox
- No More Love, No More Death | Tai Zi chuan shuo (1993) - Prince
- Boys Are Easy | Zhui nan zi (1993) - Wu Ying
- True Love | Zhen de ai ni (1992) - Jacky
- The Days of Being Dumb | Ya Fei yu Ya Ji (1992) - Ya Ji/Keith
- Point of No Return (1990)
- Bullet in the Head (1990)
