Ricky Hui
| Ricky Hui | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 許冠英 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 许冠英 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Xǔ Guànyīng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Heoi2 Gun3jing1 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
August 3, 1946 Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Died | November 8, 2011 (aged 65) Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1972–2011 |
| Associated acts | Brothers Hui: Michael Hui, Samuel Hui |
| Parents | Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee See-wan (mother) |
| Ancestry | Panyu, Guangdong |
Ricky Hui Koon-ying (August 3, 1946 – November 8, 2011) (Chinese: 許冠英) was a Hong Kong film star. He and his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ricky Hui Koon-ying was born August 3, 1946 in Panyu, Guangdong, China. He has four siblings, Samuel, Michael, Stanley and Judy. The Hui family migrated from mainland China to Hong Kong in 1950 and settled in the then poor area of Diamond Hill. His father worked hard and undertook any work available to be able to support his family. In the Hui family Arts played a very significant role. Ricky's father played the violin and his mother loved Cantonese opera.
Ricky worked as a correspondent for the French Press Agency in Hong Kong. He also frequently appeared in Shaw Brothers films between 1972 and 1976, such as The Lizard (1972), The 14 Amazons (1972), The Sugar Daddies (1973), The Generation Gap (1973), Rivals of Kung Fu (1974), Hong Kong 73 (1974) etc. For him the big break came when he joined his brothers on screen.
Hui's first major role was in Games Gamblers Play (1974) as a card player followed by The Last Message (1975) with a short appearance as a waiter. Ricky had a larger role in The Private Eyes (1976) and with that film a new era of the Hong Kong Cinema started. The Hui brothers' comedy films were an influential part of Hong Kong cinema. Their films were packed with visual gags and unique Cantonese humor. Although Ricky had only a small role in The Private Eyes, it remained one of the all time favorites among fans. According to Michael Hui, Ricky had only brief appearance in this film because at that time he had a contract with the Shaw Brothers. Reportedly, his contract with the Shaw Brothers ended around 1976, because the last Shaw Brothers film he appeared in was Challenge of the Masters that year. The following year found Ricky at Golden Harvest with a leading role in John Woo's Money Crazy. In 1979 Games Gamblers Play was released in the Japanese market. For this edition Michael shot a new scene, a fight between Ricky and Sam on the beach, and replaced the original Sammo Hung vs Sam Hui fight with it. The next Hui brothers production where Ricky teamed up with his brothers again was The Contract in 1978, followed by Security Unlimited (1981), one of the most successful films featuring the Hui brothers; Security Unlimited was full of gags and included the Huis' trademark Cantonese humor. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Ricky played leading roles in John Woo films like From Riches To Rags (1979), To Hell with the Devil (1982) or Plain Jane To The Rescue (1982).
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