Leslie Cheung
Skuespiller, Manusforfatter, Produsent
12. september 1956 — 1. april 2003 (46 år)
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. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). 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. 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.
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. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). 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. 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.
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| 2023 | |
| 2021 | One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart · as Cast |
| 2017 | Duckweed · as Cast |
| 2002 | Inner Senses · as Jim Law |
| 2000 | Okinawa Rendez-vous · as Jimmy Tong |
| 2000 | And I Hate You So · as C.h. Yuen |
| 2000 | Double Tap · as Rick Y.h.pang |
| 1999 | The Kid · as Wing / Daniel |
| 1999 | Moonlight Express · as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo |
| 1998 | A Time to Remember · as Jin |
| 1998 | Anna Magdalena · as Editor |
| 1998 | Knock Off · as Young Worker (skinny Freight)På Plex |
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness · as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi |
| 1997 | Happy Together · as Ho Po-Wing |
| 1996 | Viva Erotica · as Sing |
| 1996 | Who's the Woman, Who's the Man · as Sam Koo Gai Ming |
| 1996 | Shanghai Grand · as Hui Man Keung |
| 1996 | Temptress Moon · as Yu Zhongliang |
| 1996 | Tri-Star · as Chung Kwok Keung |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover · as Song Danping |
| 1995 | The Chinese Feast · as Chiu Kong Sun |
| 1994 | Ashes of Time · as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom |
| 1994 | The Long and Winding Road · as Lam Chiu-Wing |
| 1994 | He's a Woman, She's a Man · as Sam Koo Gai Ming |
| 1994 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Roberto |
| 1993 | The Bride with White Hair II · as Cho Yi Hang |
| 1993 | The Bride with White Hair · as Cho Yi Hang |
| 1993 | The Eagle Shooting Heroes · as Huang Yaoshi |
| 1993 | All's Well, Ends Well Too · as David Copper Feel |
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine · as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi |
| 1992 | Arrest the Restless · as Teddy |
| 1992 | All's Well, Ends Well · as Shang So |
| 1991 | The Banquet · as Little B-Head |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as James / JimPå Plex |
| 1990 | Days of Being Wild · as Yuddy |
| 1990 | A Chinese Ghost Story II · as Ling Choi-SanPå Plex |
| 1989 | Leslie Cheung Special '89 · as Leslie |
| 1989 | Mad Mission V: The Terracotta Hit · as Brother Thief |
| 1988 | Fatal Love · as Chi Ken Wing |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II · as Sung Chi KitPå Plex |
| 1987 | Rouge · as Chan Chen-Pang |
| 1987 | A Chinese Ghost Story · as Ling Choi-SanPå Plex |
| 1986 | Last Song in Paris · as Louie |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow · as Sung Chi KitPå Plex |
| 1985 | For Your Heart Only · as Piggy Chan |
| 1984 | Merry Christmas · as John |
| 1984 | Behind the Yellow Line · as Paul Chan |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Long feng zhi duo xing · as Inspector Chan Wing |
| 1983 | Little Dragon Maiden · as Yang Guo / Yang Kang |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Nomad · as Louis |
| 1982 | Energetic 21 · as Ben Leung Man Bun |
| 1982 | Teenage Dreamers · as Jackson Chen |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | On Trial · as Wing |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Encore · as Gigo |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1978 | The Spirit of the Sword · as 方宝玉 |
| 1978 | Hong lou chun shang chun · as Jia Baoyu |
| 2022 | BJ: The Life and Times of Bosco and Jojo · as Self |
| 2021 | Anita · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | All's Well, Ends Well 1997 · as Self |
| 1996 | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema · as Self |
| 1995 | The Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1994 | Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt · as Himself |
| 1985 | Crazy Romance · as Leslie Cheung |
| 2000 | Okinawa Rendez-vous · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1999 | The Kid · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1996 | Who's the Woman, Who's the Man · as Assistant Director |
| 1996 | Who's the Woman, Who's the Man · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover · as Assistant Director |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1994 | He's a Woman, She's a Man · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1993 | The Bride with White Hair · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1992 | Girls Without Tomorrow · as Songs |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as Theme Song PerformancePå Plex |
| 1989 | Mad Mission V: The Terracotta Hit · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1988 | Fatal Love · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II · as Theme Song PerformancePå Plex |
| 1987 | A Chinese Ghost Story · as Theme Song PerformancePå Plex |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow · as Theme Song PerformancePå Plex |
| 1985 | For Your Heart Only · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1984 | Behind the Yellow Line · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1983 | On the Wrong Track · as Songs |
| 1983 | Gu shou · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1982 | Nomad · as Theme Song Performance |