
Leslie Cheung
Born: 1956-09-12
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Biography
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.
Known For

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'

A Better Tomorrow

Farewell My Concubine

A Chinese Ghost Story

Viva Erotica

Happy Together

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

A Chinese Ghost Story II

Ashes of Time

A Better Tomorrow II

The Banquet

All's Well, Ends Well

Temptress Moon

Days of Being Wild

Once a Thief

Little Dragon Maiden

All's Well, Ends Well '97

The Chinese Feast

Rouge

Energetic-21

He's a Woman, She's a Man

Long and Winding Road

Merry Christmas

Crazy Romance

Nomad

Last Song in Paris

Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit

The Kid

Tri-Star

It's a Wonderful Life

Inner Senses

Ninth Happiness

Moonlight Express

The Intellectual Trio

Fatal Love

For Your Heart Only

The Bride with White Hair 2

From Ashes to Ashes

Dog Bites Dog Bone

Double Tap

Shanghai Grand

First Time

On Trial

Arrest the Restless

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Encore

The Bride with White Hair

Leslie Cheung: Surprise

Double Decker

Okinawa Rendez-vous

Teenage Dreamers

Anna Magdalena

Ashes of Time Redux

Left Right Love Destiny

Sunset in Paris

Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber

All's Well End's Well, Too

Heritage: The Young Concubine

Behind the Yellow Line

岛的故事之大屿山沙之城

The Phantom Lover

Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt

Teenagers

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000

A Time to Remember

張國榮跨越97演唱會

The Drummer

熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke

張國榮86濃情演唱會

張國榮’88演唱會

Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend

TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
