Tony Leung Chiu Wai

Tony Leung Chiu Wai () (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. He is not to be confused with another actor, Tony Leung Ka-Fai.

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Born in Hong Kong, with ancestry in Taishan, Guangdong, China, Tony Leung was brought up under a single-parent family by his mother. In 1982, after passing the training courses of the television channel "TVB", Tony Leung became an actor and became known for his comedy roles in television and film. During his career he soon showed his versatility in about 60 films.

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Many consider Tony Leung's breakthrough role to be in director John Woo's 1992 action film Hard Boiled acting alongside with Chow Yun-Fat. Leung however first gained international exposure through Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness, which won the Venice Golden Lion.

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Tony Leung often collaborates with director Wong Kar-wai and has appeared in many of his films. His most notable roles in Wong Kar-wai's films include his lonely policeman in Chungking Express (1994), his homosexual Chinese expatriate living in Argentina in Happy Together (1997), and a repressed victim of adultery in In the Mood for Love (2000), for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes.

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He is considered by many to be the finest actor in Hong Kong of his generation. Robert de Niro, who is an admirer of his work, has called Leung Asia's answer to Clark Gable. He is good friends with actor and comedian Stephen Chow.

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His life partner since 1989 has been the actress Carina Lau; although their relationship is a stable one, they do not have intention of marriage.

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Leung also has an on-and-off Cantopop singing career. He co-sang the theme song of Infernal Affairs with Andy Lau.

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June 27: June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining....

1962: 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). In Chinese Zodiac, the "year" of the Ox ended on February 4, 1962 and the "year" of the Tiger began on February 5, 1962....

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