Leslie Cheung
Date of birth: 1956-09-12
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Zhāng Guóróng, Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , Cheung Kwok-Wing, 張國榮, 张国荣, Kwok-wing Cheung, Lesile K.W. Cheung, Guorong Zhang, 장국영, Trương Quốc Vinh, 张发宗, เลสลี่ จาง, Leslie Cheung, لزلی چونگ کووک-وینگ
Biography
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.
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Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
1989-01-28
Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for
All's Well, Ends Well '97
1997-02-06
Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing b
A Chinese Ghost Story
1987-07-18
A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted tem
A Better Tomorrow
1986-08-02
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his
The Bride with White Hair 2
1993-12-22
For ten years, Cho has been in the snow of Mount Shin Fung waiting for a rare flower to blossom that
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990-07-13
In this installment of a phenomenal saga of the super natural, four young people are caught in a tug
Ashes of Time
1994-09-17
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert sw
All's Well, Ends Well
1992-01-25
Three brothers living with their father fib and play pranks to win parental approval for themselves
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000-07-27
Jimmy Tong is an expert blackmailer and thief who specialises in white-collar crimes. With his side-
Moonlight Express
1999-04-01
On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to Hong Ko
Little Dragon Maiden
1983-12-02
Seeking to improve his combat skills, a young man falls in love with a woman with mystical powers bu
Once a Thief
1991-02-02
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates
Temptress Moon
1996-05-09
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family livin
A Better Tomorrow II
1987-12-17
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a frien
Days of Being Wild
1990-12-15
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after di
Happy Together
1997-05-30
A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begin
The Bride with White Hair
1993-08-26
The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Ta
Rouge
1987-12-05
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy
Farewell My Concubine
1993-01-01
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span ne
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
1993-02-05
A power struggle between the Queen's treasonous lover and a princess occurs amid musical numbers, sl
Shanghai Grand
1996-07-13
Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who
The Chinese Feast
1995-01-28
Former member of a triad, Sun seeks to emigrate to Canada. He decides to become a great chef of chin
Inner Senses
2002-03-28
This is the story of Yan, a young woman haunted by fleeting images of what she believes to be dead p
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
2021-04-01
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
1994-08-31
In this sequel to Yesterday You, Yesterday Me, Bobby looks back on his youthful dreams -- the joys o
Tri-Star
1996-02-15
A priest hears a prostitute's confession, a tale which has a 200,000 HK$ debt as its centerpiece. Th
Double Tap
2000-05-27
Rick Pang, an IPSC champion who is also a gun expert who tinkers with his pistols to perfect his tec
He's a Woman, She's a Man
1994-07-23
Wing is a devoted fan of popular singer Rose who is involved in a topsy-turvy relationship with her
Viva Erotica
1996-11-28
Sing's last two films were flops, but he is given the helm on a Category III sex film and has to cop
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
1996-08-15
Music producer Sam and his cross-dressing protege Wing have finally professed their love for another
Nomad
1982-11-25
Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998-06-04
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film arg
Teenagers
1978-04-01
Heritage: The Young Concubine
1980-04-20
The story takes place in the New Territories in the 1920s. Leslie Cheung is a student who returns to
惊情
1985-04-01
Sunset in Paris
1989-06-14
The story of "Sunset Paris" tells that Leslie Cheung, who plays Leslie, and Maggie Cheung, who plays
Merry Christmas
1984-12-12
A widower named Baldy (Karl Maka) longs for his lovely neighbor, but is unable to summon the courage
A Time to Remember
1998-07-22
In this sentimental family drama, a talented young boy is encouraged to pursue a singing career by h
Behind the Yellow Line
1984-10-03
Married boss Paul falls for his employee named Monica after running into her in a subway station and
The Kid
1999-10-14
When Maise's husband walks out on her, she leaves her baby son in a luxury yacht, hoping that he'll
The Phantom Lover
1995-07-22
In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where the gr
Fatal Love
1988-08-11
Leslie Cheung picks up a girl while driving his car in a remote location and offers her a ride back
All's Well End's Well, Too
1993-01-20
Chow Tung is a licentious man who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister Gut to part
For Your Heart Only
1985-09-07
Disco jockey Piggy Chan, mechanic Sapi and cousin Hayden are good friends. They three form a trio-Lo
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
2001-03-30
Leslie Cheung [Passion Tour] Concert Karaoke (DVD)
張國榮跨越97演唱會
1997-01-01
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999-01-01
A making of documentary for Happy Together. Includes interviews, on-set footage, cut scenes and foot
The Intellectual Trio
1984-06-06
Joyce Ni (Esprit D'Amour) and Sandy Lam play two sisters who pick pockets for a living, and manage t
Long and Winding Road
1994-08-04
Two different men each find their true meanings in life. Leslie and Tony, two lower middle-class bac
The Drummer
1983-03-16
Tommy Chen (Leslie Cheung) wants to become a professional drummer. Because of his loud practice ses
Double Decker
1984-12-07
A drama film directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Peter Yung.
It's a Wonderful Life
1994-02-06
This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chin
From Ashes to Ashes
2000-08-01
This medium length feature was produced by the HK TV station RTHK and the Government of HK within th
Teenage Dreamers
1982-03-24
Chou Hsiu-Lan plays Ting-Ting, a teenage girl who's starting to get interested in love and romance.
Crazy Romance
1985-08-01
Hung is a street-wise smart aleck and Mak is his dumb sidekick. They are partners, mostly in unlawfu
Energetic-21
1982-09-30
Chan Chuen directed this story about the many problems besetting Hong Kong youth when they reach tha
Arrest the Restless
1992-05-14
Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crook
Ninth Happiness
1998-02-14
Choi Hung village is full of innocents: people sing and work. The town beauty, Chi Wan, sees a stran
On Trial
1981-08-26
Danny Chan stars as a rich kid, Po, who excels in music. Without the support of his father, who thin
Encore
1980-10-02
Story of young love.
Last Song in Paris
1986-04-10
Louie (Leslie Cheung), a spoiled pop star, has a one-night stand with beautiful dancer, Anita (Anita
First Time
1983-05-12
The film depicts the youthful troubles of three young couples in Hong Kong in a remarkably down-to-e
Left Right Love Destiny
1999-10-10
The Banquet
1991-11-30
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer
Anna Magdalena
1998-04-04
Two young men fall for the woman staying upstairs when she practises J.S. Bach's "Notebook for Anna
Dog Bites Dog Bone
1978-06-14
Early comedy featuring a young Leslie Cheung.
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
2000-09-08
Cheung's last concert tour was the Passion Tour, which took place in Hong Kong and overseas from 200
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
1978-01-19
An original piece of Asian erotica comparable to the Euro softcore classics, Story of O, Emanuelle,
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
1989-04-01
After announcing his retirement from music, Leslie Cheung performs his “farewell tour”, which ran fo
張國榮’88演唱會
1988-07-29
張國榮86濃情演唱會
1986-12-25
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
1983-12-13
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983 show
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
1981-01-01
Four college students came to Lantau to climb. They stayed in a temple in the mountains at night. Un