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 L...
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 and became known for his flamboyant, often outrageous stage appearance. 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. His career was marked with both praise and criticism, with numerous public discussions focusing on his sexual orientation and androgynous persona.
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. Some, however, have speculated that his suicide was due to heartbreak, while others have claimed he had long been living with HIV and that AIDS had recently developed.
Movies (Cast)
A Chinese Ghost Story II
Farewell My Concubine
A Better Tomorrow
A Chinese Ghost Story
Viva Erotica
Once a Thief
Ashes of Time
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Rouge
A Better Tomorrow II
Temptress Moon
All's Well, Ends Well '97
The Bride with White Hair
Happy Together
For Your Heart Only
All's Well, Ends Well
Behind the Yellow Line
The Chinese Feast
Moonlight Express
It's a Wonderful Life
Shanghai Grand
All's Well End's Well, Too
Double Tap
The Bride with White Hair 2
Long and Winding Road
Crazy Romance
Fatal Love
Nomad
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Anna Magdalena
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Merry Christmas
The Banquet
Arrest the Restless
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Inner Senses
He's a Woman, She's a Man
The Phantom Lover
On Trial
Last Song in Paris
Ninth Happiness
The Intellectual Trio
Days of Being Wild
Little Dragon Maiden
Encore
Sunset in Paris
The Kid
Tri-Star
From Ashes to Ashes
Teenage Dreamers
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
A Time to Remember
The Drummer
張國榮86濃情演唱會
張國榮’88演唱會
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
Series (Cast)
Directed
From Ashes to Ashes
Title hidden.
Recommend to a Friend
Only your friends are eligible. Start with @ and type to search. You can add several recipients.