Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
梁朝偉
Leung in 2016
Born (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962 (age 62)
NationalityChinese
British National (Overseas)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1982–present
Spouse
(m. 2008)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
LabelsCapital Artists Music Limited (1985–1992)
Music Impact Entertainment Ltd (1994–1997)
Universal Music (Hong Kong) Limited (2000–2002)
Jet Tone Film Production
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Cháowěi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLèuhng Chìuhwáih
JyutpingLoeng4 Ciu4wai5
IPA[lœŋ˩ tsʰiw˩.wɐj˩˧]
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: Liáng Cháowěi, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time".[1]

Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films, including Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004), and The Grandmaster (2013). He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films: A City of Sadness (1989), Cyclo (1995) and Lust, Caution (2007), directed by Ang Lee. Leung also starred in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero (2002), the cult classic Hard Boiled (1992),[2] and box office hits Infernal Affairs (2002)[3] and Red Cliff (2008).[4][5] He later came to prominence in Hollywood with his role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).[6][7][8]

Leung has an extensive list of awards that he has won in a career that began in the 1980s. For In the Mood for Love, Leung earned the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.[9] He is also an eight-time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards and three-time winner at the Golden Horse Film Awards, holding the record for most awards in the Best Actor category.[10][11] The 2002 book East Asian Film Stars describes Leung as "undoubtedly one of the most successful and widely-acclaimed Hong Kong actors of his generation, with a broad and diverse filmography."[12] In 2023, he became the first male actor to win the "Grand Slam", after winning Best Actor at the three most prestigious Chinese-language film awards: the Golden Horse Awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards.[13]

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  2. ^ "Hard Boiled". The A.V. Club. April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "《無間道》與《英雄》票房的啟示". 香港電影評論學會 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ "《赤壁》票房过亿 七大质疑拷问吴宇森(图)-搜狐文化频道". cul.sohu.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ^ "票房狂轰106亿,吴宇森轰动日本影坛,日本观众真的很爱三国大片_赤壁". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Legend Tony Leung Tries His Hand at Hollywood". GQ. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Tony Leung's Favorite Film Is the One He Hasn't Done Yet". Time. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ "The Irresistible Allure of Shang-Chi Villain Tony Leung". Vanity Fair. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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  10. ^ 香港經濟日報HKET. "【金像獎2023】一文回顧金像獎十個小知識 一位男星僅次梁朝偉奪最多影帝 - 香港經濟日報 - TOPick - 娛樂". 香港經濟日報HKET (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  11. ^ "金馬60/回顧金馬10大歷屆之最!梁朝偉拿最多影帝、張曼玉奪5座演員最多". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  12. ^ Martin, Daniel (2014). "Body of Action, Face of Authenticity: Symbolic Stars in the Transnational Marketing and Reception of East Asian Cinema". In Leung, Wing-fai; Willis, Andy (eds.). East Asian Film Stars. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 21. ISBN 978-1137029188.
  13. ^ "金雞獎 梁朝偉《無名》封帝 成首位三金影帝︰獎是屬於我們全體" [Golden Rooster Award Tony Leung Chiu-wai's "Unknown" became the first three-gold actor: the award belongs to all of us]. HK-01. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.

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