Leslie Cheung

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.

Cast

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