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Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Berlin Film Festival 2013) 2.jpg
Tony Leung at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013.
Background information
Chinese name (traditional)
Chinese name 梁朝伟 (simplified)
Pinyin Liáng Cháowěi (Mandarin)
Jyutping Leong4 Ciu4wai5 (Cantonese)
Vietnamese name Lương Triều Vĩ
Born (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962 (age 54)
 Hong Kong
Occupation Actor, singer
Label(s) Capital Artists Music Limited (1985-1992)
Music Impact Entertainment Ltd (1994-1997)
Universal Music (Hong Kong) Limited (2000-2002)
Jet Tone Film Production
Years active 1982–present
Associated acts Five Tiger Generals
Spouse(s) Carina Lau (2008–present)
Ancestry Taishan, Guangdong

Tony Leung Chiu-wai (born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and C-pop singer. He was the winner of Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor for his role in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love. Leung is also a seven-time winner of Hong Kong Film Award and three-time winner of Golden Horse Film Awards.

Tony Leung collaborated with Wong Kar Wai for seven films, and three of them had been officially selected as competition film in Cannes Film Festival, including Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000) and 2046 (2004).

Leung also stars in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films, including A City of Sadness (1989), Cyclo (1995) and Lust, Caution (2007), which was directed by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee. Leung also stars in Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated film Hero.

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."

Leung was born in Hong Kong. Leung's early childhood was punctuated with parents' quarrels and arguments about money. A mischievous boy in his early years, Leung's personality changed when his father, a chronic gambler, left the family when he was eight; he and his younger sister were brought up by their mother.


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