In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
2023 · TV Show
Leslie Cheung
1956-09-12
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Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
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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.
Filmography
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
2021 · Movie
as self
Ashes of Time Redux
2008 · Movie
as 欧阳锋
Inner Senses
2002 · Movie
as Jim Law
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001 · Movie
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000 · Movie
as Jimmy Tong
Double Tap
2000 · Movie
as Rick Y.H.Pang
From Ashes to Ashes
2000 · Movie
as Lawrence
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000 · Movie
Moonlight Express
1999 · Movie
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
The Kid
1999 · Movie
as Wing / Daniel
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999 · Movie
as Self
Left Right Love Destiny
1999 · Movie
as 阿Sam
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Movie
as Self
A Time to Remember
1998 · Movie
as Jin
Ninth Happiness
1998 · Movie
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
Anna Magdalena
1998 · Movie
as Editor
All's Well, End's Well '97
1997 · Movie
as Self
Happy Together
1997 · Movie
as Ho Po-wing
張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997 · Movie
星空下的傾情
1997 · TV Show
Temptress Moon
1996 · Movie
as Yu Zhongliang
Shanghai Grand
1996 · Movie
as Hui Man Keung
Tri-Star
1996 · Movie
as Chung Kwok Keung
Viva Erotica
1996 · Movie
as Sing
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996 · Movie
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
The Chinese Feast
1995 · Movie
as Chiu Kong Sun
The Phantom Lover
1995 · Movie
as Song Danping
Ashes of Time
1994 · Movie
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
1994 · Movie
as Himself
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994 · Movie
as Sam Koo Gai Ming
Long and Winding Road
1994 · Movie
as Lam Chiu-Wing
It's a Wonderful Life
1994 · Movie
as Roberto
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993 · Movie
as Cho Yi Hang
The Bride with White Hair
1993 · Movie
as Cho Yi Hang
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Movie
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993 · Movie
as Huang Yaoshi
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993 · Movie
as David Copper Feel
All's Well, Ends Well
1992 · Movie
as Shang So
Arrest the Restless
1992 · Movie
as Teddy
Once a Thief
1991 · Movie
as James / Jim
The Banquet
1991 · Movie
as Little B-head
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990 · Movie
as Ling Choi-san
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Movie
as Yuddy
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989 · Movie
as Brother Thief
Sunset in Paris
1989 · Movie
as Leslie
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
1989 · Movie
as 自己
Leslie Cheung Special '89
1989 · TV Show
as Leslie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 · TV Show
as 张国荣
Fatal Love
1988 · Movie
as Chi Ken Wing
張國榮’88演唱會
1988 · Movie
as 自己
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
1988 · TV Show
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · Movie
as Ling Choi-san
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Movie
as Sung Chi Kit
Rouge
1987 · Movie
as Chan Chen-Pang
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie
as Sung Chi Kit
Last Song in Paris
1986 · Movie
as Louie
張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986 · Movie
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
1985 · Movie
For Your Heart Only
1985 · Movie
as Piggy Chan
Crazy Romance
1985 · Movie
as Leslie Cheung
The Fallen Family
1985 · TV Show
as 方浩天
Merry Christmas
1984 · Movie
as John
Behind the Yellow Line
1984 · Movie
as Paul Chan
The Intellectual Trio
1984 · Movie
as Inspector Chan Wing
Double Decker
1984 · Movie
as Eddie
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
1984 · TV Show
Little Dragon Maiden
1983 · Movie
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
The Drummer
1983 · Movie
First Time
1983 · Movie
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983 · Movie
Nomad
1982 · Movie
as Louis
Teenage Dreamers
1982 · Movie
as Jackson Chen
Energetic-21
1982 · Movie
as Ben Leung Man Bun
凹凸神探
1982 · TV Show
On Trial
1981 · Movie
as Wing
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981 · Movie
Agency 24
1981 · TV Show
Pairing
1981 · TV Show
as 大官
珠海枭雄
1981 · TV Show
as 六少
Tai Chi Master (II)
1981 · TV Show
Heritage: The Young Concubine
1980 · Movie
Encore
1980 · Movie
as Gigo
Dynasty
1980 · TV Show
Make a Wish
1980 · TV Show
Gone with the wind
1980 · TV Show
Dynasty (II)
1980 · TV Show
Teenagers
1978 · Movie
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978 · Movie
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
1978 · Movie
as Jia Baoyu
Hong Kong Tragedy
1978 · TV Show
Crocodile Tears
1978 · TV Show
The Spirit of the Sword
1978 · TV Show
as 方宝玉
Crew Credits
From Ashes to Ashes
2000 · Movie
Writer, Director, Story
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Left Right Love Destiny
1999 · Movie
Director, Writer
The Kid
1999 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996 · Movie
Theme Song Performance, Assistant Director
The Phantom Lover
1995 · Movie
Theme Song Performance, Producer, Assistant Director
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994 · Movie
Writer, Theme Song Performance
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Bride with White Hair
1993 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Girls Without Tomorrow
1992 · Movie
Songs
Once a Thief
1991 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Fatal Love
1988 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Other ½ & the Other ½
1988 · Movie
Songs
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Leslie Cheung: Surprise
1985 · Movie
Writer, Director
For Your Heart Only
1985 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Behind the Yellow Line
1984 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
Double Trouble
1984 · Movie
Songs
The Drummer
1983 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
On the Wrong Track
1983 · Movie
Songs
Nomad
1982 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
