Michael Tao Tai-Yu
Michael Tao Dai Yu is a Hong Kong television actor. Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives (who arguably constitute a majority of television viewing audiences in Hong Kong), solidifying his position as a first tier television actor in TVB. Tao later moved over to rival ATV in 1997 after problems over his contract with TVB. His ATV series Flaming Brothers defeated the TVB rival show at the time, a landmark for ATV. Apart from filming ATV series, Tao has also filmed in China and Singapore. He returned to TVB in 2004 and has starred in a number of television series since. Once again, problems with his contract resulted in Tao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong. In 2021, Tao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing Andy Lau's 1996 song "Reverse The Earth" in a unique voice and style resurfaced. Tao was known to have performed at various Chinese malls singing various Cantonese/Mandarin pop songs for commercial events since 2020, and was imitated across the internet by various netizens, including Douyin, YouTube and Poki Ng from the Hong Kong boyband ERROR. This has also led to creation of fan groups on Facebook humorously advocating for Tao to become a full-fledged singer. Tao has responded positively, saying he enjoys entertaining people and jokingly hopes being able to catch up after Louis Koo's spot as favourite male singer in Hong Kong's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
Kidnap the Wrong Person
A Woman & A Man '93
Handcuff Me, Brother
The Untold Story - The Lost World
(Mystery Man)
The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished
(Mystery Man)
Haunted Karaoke
(Sgt. Jor Lun)
Triad 3
False Lady
(John)
Love Path
The Thief
L-O-V-E...... Love
Final Confinement
The Love That is Wrong
(Wang Yin-Yu)
Ungrateful Tink
(White Hair)
Prison on Fire: Preacher
(Cheng Shing Fung)
Basic Impulse
(Ming)
Street Angels
(Playboy Yip Sen Man)
挑戰巔峰
Ninth of September: The Cursed Day
(Lee Git / Chiu Yun-Lin)
Thanks for Your Love
(Michael)
Lamb Killer
(Johnny)
S.D.U. - Mission in Mission
(Officer Yuk Fai)
The Twin Bracelets
(Hui-hua's Brother)
Blood Of The Shaman
(Willy)
Devil Touch
(Cheuk)
Love in the Middle of the Night
Thou Shalt Not Swear
(Simon)
The Challenging Game
爱上女蒲团2
爱上蒲女团：终章
On The First Beat
(张景峰 Cheung King-Fung)
风云岁月
(Ou Zhongwen)
Love Bond
Wasabi Mon Amour
Glittering Moments
The In-Between
The Legend Of The Dragon Pearl
Road For The Heroes
For Once In A Life Time
The War Heroes
Dharma
Shine On You
Friends & Lovers
Kwong Loong
The Sword Stained With Royal Blood
Forensic JD
The Partner
Showbiz Tycoon
Sisters of Pearl
(Hung Yiu-Sang)
The Shanghai Conspiracy
Looking Back in Anger
Fantasy Hotel
Rainbow Round My Shoulder
It's A Long Way To Home
Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
Everybody's Somebody's Favourite
The Chord to Victory
For Home's Sake
Twilight of a Nation
The Rough Ride
Battle Of The Heart
The Heroes From Shaolin
刑事侦缉档案3
(张大勇)
Rainbow
United We Stand
Sandwiches
Three In a Family
Po-Po-Poker
Crime And Passion
The Legend Of Dik Ching
Healing Hearts
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
(范遙)
Tales From Beyond
(江兆华)
The Greed of Man
(丁益蟹)
The Legend of Wong Tai Sin
(唐公子)
Goodbye My Love
(钟文基)
The Breaking Point
On the Edge
(Yang Zhibiao)
刑事侦缉档案2
(张大勇)
Genghis Khan
To Where He Belongs
Mystic Detective Files
The File Of Justice
(Kong Shing Yu / "Michael")
The Grand Canal
The Yang's Saga
Detective Investigation Files
(张大勇 Cheung Dai Yong)
The Legend of the General Who Never Was
(何宗宪)
The New Adventure of Wisely
(Wisely)
The Hiddens
Beware of Your Bosom Buddies
Destined To Love
Ambition
Flaming Brothers
The Duke of Mount Deer
(天地會弟子)
The Academy
(张景峰 Cheung King-Fung)