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.
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
(Brother Thief)
All's Well, Ends Well '97
(Self)
A Chinese Ghost Story
(Ling Choi-san)
A Better Tomorrow
(Sung Chi Kit)
The Bride with White Hair 2
(Cho Yi Hang)
A Chinese Ghost Story II
(Ling Choi-san)
Ashes of Time
(Ouyang Feng / Malicious West)
All's Well, Ends Well
(Shang So)
Okinawa Rendez-vous
(Jimmy Tong)
Moonlight Express
(Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo)
Little Dragon Maiden
(Yang Guo / Yang Kang)
Once a Thief
(James / Jim)
Temptress Moon
(Yu Zhongliang)
A Better Tomorrow II
(Sung Chi Kit)
Days of Being Wild
(Yuddy)
Happy Together
(Ho Po-wing)
The Bride with White Hair
(Cho Yi Hang)
Rouge
(Chan Chen-Pang)
Farewell My Concubine
(Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi)
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
(Huang Yaoshi)
Shanghai Grand
(Hui Man Keung)
The Chinese Feast
(Chiu Kong Sun)
Inner Senses
(Jim Law)
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
(self)
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
(Himself)
Tri-Star
(Chung Kwok Keung)
Double Tap
(Rick Y.H.Pang)
He's a Woman, She's a Man
(Sam Koo Gai Ming)
Viva Erotica
(Sing)
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
(Sam Koo Gai Ming)
Nomad
(Louis)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
(Self)
Teenagers
Heritage: The Young Concubine
惊情
Sunset in Paris
(Leslie)
Merry Christmas
(John)
A Time to Remember
(Jin)
Behind the Yellow Line
(Paul Chan)
The Kid
(Wing / Daniel)
The Phantom Lover
(Song Danping)
Fatal Love
(Chi Ken Wing)
All's Well End's Well, Too
(David Copper Feel)
For Your Heart Only
(Piggy Chan)
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke
張國榮跨越97演唱會
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
(Self)
The Intellectual Trio
(Inspector Chan Wing)
Long and Winding Road
(Lam Chiu-Wing)
The Drummer
Double Decker
(Eddie)
It's a Wonderful Life
(Roberto)
From Ashes to Ashes
(Lawrence)
Teenage Dreamers
(Jackson Chen)
Crazy Romance
(Leslie Cheung)
Energetic-21
(Ben Leung Man Bun)
Arrest the Restless
(Teddy)
Ninth Happiness
(Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi)
On Trial
(Wing)
Encore
(Gigo)
Last Song in Paris
(Louie)
First Time
Left Right Love Destiny
(阿Sam)
The Banquet
(Little B-head)
Anna Magdalena
(Editor)
Dog Bites Dog Bone
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
(Jia Baoyu)
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
(自己)
張國榮’88演唱會
(自己)
張國榮86濃情演唱會
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城
Dynasty
Leslie Cheung Special '89
(Leslie)
Hong Kong Tragedy
Agency 24
The Fallen Family
Crocodile Tears
In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
Pairing
(大官)
Make a Wish
珠海枭雄
(六少)
Tai Chi Master (II)
凹凸神探
The Spirit of the Sword
(方宝玉)
Gone with the wind
Dynasty (II)
Once Upon An Oridinary Girl
Celebrity Talk Show
(张国荣)
星空下的傾情
梅艷芳特輯之夢裡風情
惊情
(Director)
惊情
(Writer)
He's a Woman, She's a Man
(Writer)
From Ashes to Ashes
(Director)
From Ashes to Ashes
(Writer)
Once a Thief
(Theme Song Performance)
A Chinese Ghost Story
(Theme Song Performance)
A Better Tomorrow
(Theme Song Performance)
A Better Tomorrow II
(Theme Song Performance)
Left Right Love Destiny
(Director)
Left Right Love Destiny
(Writer)
The Phantom Lover
(Theme Song Performance)
The Bride with White Hair
(Theme Song Performance)
Farewell My Concubine
(Theme Song Performance)
Nomad
(Theme Song Performance)
Behind the Yellow Line
(Theme Song Performance)
For Your Heart Only
(Theme Song Performance)
Fatal Love
(Theme Song Performance)
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
(Theme Song Performance)
The Kid
(Theme Song Performance)
The Drummer
(Theme Song Performance)
Okinawa Rendez-vous
(Theme Song Performance)
He's a Woman, She's a Man
(Theme Song Performance)
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
(Theme Song Performance)
On the Wrong Track
(Songs)
Double Trouble
(Songs)
The Other ½ & the Other ½
(Songs)
Girls Without Tomorrow
(Songs)
The Phantom Lover
(Producer)
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
(Assistant Director)
The Phantom Lover
(Assistant Director)
From Ashes to Ashes
(Story)