Leslie Cheung
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| Pronunciation | Cheung Kwok-wing[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗) 12 September 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 2003 (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Suicide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Cremated, location undisclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canadian Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bachelor of Textile (dropped out) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Leeds (dropped out) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1977–2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Elder Brother (Chinese: 哥哥)[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Instruments | Vocals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheung.
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is considered "one of the founder fathers of Cantopop" for "combining a hugely successful film and music career."[5]
Leslie Cheung Media
Cheung's English name was inspired by the actor Leslie Howard (pictured) in Gone with the Wind.
Cheung's role in Days of Being Wild, directed by Wong Kar-wai (pictured), earned him a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
Cheung's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
15th anniversary of Cheung's death, in Central, Hong Kong, 2018
Cheung's star on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong
Art of Leslie Cheung's Movies exhibition at Times Square (Hong Kong), April 2013
References
- ↑ Leslie Cheung profile. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Lisa Oldham Stokes. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (2007)Scarecrow Press. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5.
- ↑ Sina Entertainment News (in zh) (3 April 2008). Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ Sina Entertainment NewsSina Corp. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, "World Music Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", P54., BBC Radio, ISBN 1-85828-636-0