Leslie Cheung
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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
Credits
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Happy Together (1997)
as Ho Po-wing
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
as Sung Chi Kit
Days of Being Wild (1990)
as Yuddy
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
as Ling Choi-san
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
as Sung Chi Kit
Viva Erotica (1996)
as Sing
Ashes of Time (1994)
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
Once a Thief (1991)
as James / Jim
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
as Ling Choi-san
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
as Huang Yaoshi
Shanghai Grand (1996)
as Hui Man Keung
Rouge (1987)
as Chan Chen-Pang
The Chinese Feast (1995)
as Chiu Kong Sun
The Bride with White Hair (1993)
as Cho Yi Hang
Temptress Moon (1996)
as Yu Zhongliang
All's Well, End's Well '97 (1997)
as Self
The Banquet (1991)
as Little B-head
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? (1996)
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
The Bride with White Hair 2 (1993)
as Cho Yi Hang
All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
as Shang So
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' (1999)
as Self
Double Tap (2000)
as Rick Y.H.Pang
Moonlight Express (1999)
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
Anna Magdalena (1998)
as Editor
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
as Brother Thief
Inner Senses (2002)
as Jim Law
All's Well End's Well, Too (1993)
as David Copper Feel
He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
as Paul Chan
Nomad (1982)
as Louis
Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000)
as Jimmy Tong
Tri-Star (1996)
as Chung Kwok Keung
Little Dragon Maiden (1983)
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
Fatal Love (1988)
as Chi Ken Wing
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
as Roberto
The Phantom Lover (1995)
as Song Danping
From Ashes to Ashes (2000)
as Lawrence
Long and Winding Road (1994)
as Lam Chiu-Wing
Ashes of Time Redux (2008)
as 欧阳锋
For Your Heart Only (1985)
as Piggy Chan
張國榮跨越97演唱會 (1997)
Actor
The Intellectual Trio (1984)
as Inspector Chan Wing
A Time to Remember (1998)
as Jin
Last Song in Paris (1986)
as Louie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
as Self
Crazy Romance (1985)
as Leslie Cheung
Ninth Happiness (1998)
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會 (2021)
as self
On Trial (1981)
as Wing
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt (1994)
as Himself
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber (1978)
as Jia Baoyu
Teenage Dreamers (1982)
as Jackson Chen
The Kid (1999)
as Wing / Daniel
Arrest the Restless (1992)
as Teddy
Left Right Love Destiny (1999)
as 阿Sam
Energetic-21 (1982)
as Ben Leung Man Bun
Merry Christmas (1984)
as John
屋檐下：死结 (—)
Actor
Encore (1980)
as Gigo
The Drummer (1983)
Actor
Double Decker (1984)
as Eddie
Teenagers (1978)
Actor
Dog Bites Dog Bone (1978)
Actor
Sunset in Paris (1989)
as Leslie
First Time (1983)
Actor
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke (2001)
Actor
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000 (2000)
Actor
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend (1989)
as 自己
張國榮’88演唱會 (1988)
as 自己
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城 (1981)
Actor
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983 (1983)
Actor
Leslie Cheung: Surprise (1985)
Actor
Heritage: The Young Concubine (1980)
Actor
張國榮86濃情演唱會 (1986)
Actor