Leslie 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" by "combining a hugely successful film and music career."[5]
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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 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.
Leslie Cheung leapt from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel (right) located at the Central district, Hong Kong Island.
3rd anniversary of Cheung's death, in Central, Hong Kong, 2006
"Miss You Much Leslie" exhibition at Times Square (Hong Kong), April 2013
References
- ↑ "Leslie Cheung profile". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Lisa Oldham Stokes (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5.
- ↑ "Sina Entertainment News" (in 中文). Xinhua News Agency. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "Sina Entertainment News". Sina 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