Leslie Cheung
Acting
Born: September 12, 1956 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Died: April 1, 2003 (aged 46)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Happy Together
1997
Farewell My Concubine
1993
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Days of Being Wild
1990
Ashes of Time
1994
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
Once a Thief
1991
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993
The Bride with White Hair
1993
All's Well, Ends Well
1992
Photos (3)
Movies (69)
Happy Together
Ho Po-wing
Farewell My Concubine
Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Days of Being Wild
Yuddy
A Better Tomorrow
Sung Chi Kit
A Chinese Ghost Story
Ling Choi-san
Ashes of Time
Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
The Bride with White Hair
Cho Yi Hang
Viva Erotica
Sing
Once a Thief
James / Jim
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Huang Yaoshi
The Banquet
Little B-head
A Chinese Ghost Story II
Ling Choi-san
A Better Tomorrow II
Sung Chi Kit
Shanghai Grand
Hui Man Keung
Rouge
Chan Chen-Pang
The Phantom Lover
Song Danping
Fatal Love
Chi Ken Wing
Moonlight Express
Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
Anna Magdalena
Editor
All's Well, Ends Well
Shang So
The Chinese Feast
Chiu Kong Sun
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Brother Thief
Little Dragon Maiden
Yang Guo / Yang Kang
He's a Woman, She's a Man
Sam Koo Gai Ming
Double Tap
Rick Y.H.Pang
The Intellectual Trio
Inspector Chan Wing
The Bride with White Hair 2
Cho Yi Hang
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Sam Koo Gai Ming
Merry Christmas
John
All's Well End's Well, Too
David Copper Feel
Long and Winding Road
Lam Chiu-Wing
Inner Senses
Jim Law
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Jimmy Tong
Temptress Moon
Yu Zhongliang
Ashes of Time Redux
欧阳锋
Nomad
Louis
From Ashes to Ashes
Lawrence
Tri-Star
Chung Kwok Keung
Arrest the Restless
Teddy
For Your Heart Only
Piggy Chan
Teenage Dreamers
Jackson Chen
Behind the Yellow Line
Paul Chan
It's a Wonderful Life
Roberto
On Trial
Wing
The Drummer
1983
First Time
1983
Crazy Romance
Leslie Cheung
Left Right Love Destiny
阿Sam
Ninth Happiness
Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
Last Song in Paris
Louie
Double Decker
Eddie
Energetic-21
Ben Leung Man Bun
Sunset in Paris
Leslie
The Kid
Wing / Daniel
Heritage: The Young Concubine
1980
Encore
Gigo
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
Jia Baoyu
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978
A Time to Remember
Jin
Teenagers
1978
張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
1985
張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
自己
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981
張國榮’88演唱會
自己
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983
TV Shows (19)
Celebrity Talk Show
张国荣 · 1 eps
Dynasty
21 eps
Crocodile Tears
89 eps
Gone with the wind
76 eps
Tai Chi Master (II)
25 eps
星空下的傾情
13 eps
The Spirit of the Sword
方宝玉 · 20 eps
The Fallen Family
方浩天 · 20 eps
Hong Kong Tragedy
8 eps
珠海枭雄
六少 · 30 eps
Agency 24
20 eps
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
10 eps
Dynasty (II)
21 eps
凹凸神探
9 eps
Pairing
大官 · 20 eps
Make a Wish
25 eps
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
2 eps
Leslie Cheung Special '89
Leslie · 2 eps
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
1 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
Self (archive footage)
All's Well, End's Well '97
Self
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
Himself
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (5)
Writing (5)
Producing (1)
Other Crew (21)
Farewell My Concubine
Theme Song Performance
A Better Tomorrow
Theme Song Performance
A Chinese Ghost Story
Theme Song Performance
The Bride with White Hair
Theme Song Performance
Once a Thief
Theme Song Performance
A Better Tomorrow II
Theme Song Performance
The Phantom Lover
Theme Song Performance
Fatal Love
Theme Song Performance
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Theme Song Performance
He's a Woman, She's a Man
Theme Song Performance
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Theme Song Performance
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Theme Song Performance
Nomad
Theme Song Performance
For Your Heart Only
Theme Song Performance
Girls Without Tomorrow
Songs
Behind the Yellow Line
Theme Song Performance
The Other ½ & the Other ½
Songs
The Drummer
Theme Song Performance
Double Trouble
Songs
On the Wrong Track
Songs
The Kid
Theme Song Performance