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Tony Leung
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Hong Kong actor and singer
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Tony Liang is a male actor and singer born on June 27, 1962, in British Hong Kong. He holds citizenship in British Hong Kong and China, with his ancestral home located in Taishan. Liang began his work period in 1982 and is a member of the Five Tiger Generals of TVB. He is married to Carina Lau and was previously unmarriedly partnered with Margie Tsang.
His notable awards include the Asian Film Award for Best Actor, the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Liang performs in the cantopop genre and plays the voice instrument. He speaks Chinese, Yue Chinese, English, and Thai. His name is written as トニー・レオン in kana and 梁朝偉 in other contexts.
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Film & TV
Hong Kong, China
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is considered one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognised actors and was named as "Small Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB. 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…
Known for
- Silent Friend — Tony Wong2026
- Fox Hunt — Dai Yichen2025
- In the Mood for Love 2001 — Chow Mo Wan2025
- Hidden Blade — Mr. He2023
- 人生半山腰 — Self2023
- Don't Mind Me2023
- Where the Wind Blows — Nam Kong2023
- The Goldfinger — Henry Cheng2023
- Cool With You — Aphrodite2023
- 这一刻，梁朝伟对你说 — Self2023
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- Total plays
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and 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 nine-time winner of Hong Kong Film Award and three-time winner of Golden Horse Film Awards. Leung has collaborated with Wong Kar-wai on seven films, three of which were selected for competition in Cannes Film Festival, those three being Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), and 2046 (2004). <a
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-06-27 ) 27 June 1962 (age 63) , Hong Kong
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Spouse
- Carina Lau ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Honours
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ( Honoris Causa )
- Labels
- Capital Artists Music Limited (1985–1992), Music Impact Entertainment Ltd (1994–1997), Universal Music (Hong Kong) Limited (2000–2002), Jet Tone Film Production
- Traditional chinese
- 梁朝偉
- Simplified chinese
- 梁朝伟
- Hanyu pinyin
- Liáng Cháowěi
- Yale romanization
- Lèuhng Chìuhwáih
- Jyutping
- Loeng4 Ciu4wai5
- Ipa
- [lœŋ˩ tsʰiw˩.wɐj˩˧]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tony
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- British Hong Kong
- Spouse
- Carina Lau
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Thai
- Genre
- cantopop
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Tony Leung as the President of the International Competition Jury at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2024 (54578353950).jpg
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- Commons category
- Leung Chiu-Wai, Tony
- member of
- Five Tiger Generals of TVB
- date of birth
- 1962-06-27
- name in kana
- トニー・レオン
- unmarried partner
- Margie Tsang
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- different from
- Tony Leung Ka-fai
- ancestral home
- Taishan
- described at URL
- www.tatlerasia.com/people/tony-leung
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉; Jyutping: Loeng4 Ciu4wai5, 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. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time".
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