Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1962(1962-06-27)
Age	62
Birthplace	Hong Kong
Country	China
Horoscope	Cancer

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Biography

Tony Leung Chiu-wai is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on June 27, 1962 in Hong Kong, China. Well known for his Hong Kong Film Award-winning performances in the movies Infernal Affairs, Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, and My Heart Is That Eternal Rose, he is also notable for his Asian Film Award- winning portrayal of Mr. Yee in the 2007 Ang Lee film Lust, Caution.

He co-starred with Jet Li in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero.

In 1982, he passed the training courses of television channel TVB. Due to his boyish looks, TVB cast him as host of a children’s programme, 430 Space Shuttle. Leung enjoyed comedies during his television years; it was for these he became well known. So, in the 1980s, he was named as one of “TVB’s Five Tigers” (their five up-and-coming male TV stars) along with Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong. Leung starred in the highly successful Police Cadet TV serial in 1984 (later named Police Cadet 84 to distinguish it from subsequent sequels).

He played an outgoing young man who decides to become a police officer; Maggie Cheung, who also started her career at the same time, played a shy bookworm, Leung’s upstairs neighbour and love interest. Since then they have worked together on The Yang’s Saga (1985), Days of Being Wild (1991), The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993), Ashes of Time (1994), In the Mood for Love (2000), Hero (2002), and 2046 (2005).

In 2008, he and his girlfriend of two decades – actress Carina Lau – were married in a lavish ceremony in Bhutan.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Net Worth

Tony Leung Chiu-wai is one of the richest Movie Actor from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Leung Chiu-wai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He rose to fame for his work on television – specifically, for his role in the 1980s series Police Cadet – and went on to make his cinematic debut in the 1989 movie A City of Sadness.

A Cantopop singer as well as an actor, he was featured on recordings titled Raining Night, Trapped by Love, and Love Day by Day.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai (born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is considered one of Asia’s most successful and internationally recognised actors and was named as “Small Tiger” among Five Tiger Generals of TVB. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai’s film In the Mood for Love. Leung is widely considered the best native Hong Kong actor of his generation. He was named by CNN as one of “Asia’s 25 Greatest Actors of All Time”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tony Leung Chiu-wai height 5 ft 7 in Tony weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tony Leung Chiu-wai Dating?

According to our records, Tony Leung Chiu-wai married to Carina Lau. As of December 1, 2023, Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s is not dating anyone.

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Leung is known for his collaborations with director Wong Kar-wai, with whom he has worked in seven films including Chungking Express (1994), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), and The Grandmaster (2013). He also appeared in three Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning films, including A City of Sadness (1989), Cyclo (1995) and Lust, Caution (2007), directed by Ang Lee. Leung also stars in the Academy Award-nominated film Hero, and the box office hits Hard Boiled (1992) and Infernal Affairs (2002). Leung was cast as the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will appear in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Tony Leung Chiu-wai celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

Leung found it difficult to break into Hollywood earlier in his career, since he would not take any roles that would degrade his character and image in Hong Kong. In 2005, he signed with an American agent. No roles materialized.

Can Tony Leung Chiu Wai speak English?

Leung speaks Cantonese, English and Mandarin. Lust, Caution (2007) is the first film where he used his own voice in a Mandarin-speaking role (his dialogue in Hero is dubbed) and Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) is his first English-speaking role, despite always being fluent in the language.

Is Tony Leung Chiu Wai a martial artist?

He went through four years of vigorous training with the masters of Wing Chun martial arts for the role. Along the way, he broke his arm twice.

Does Tony Leung Chiu Wai have a child?

He has been married to actress/singer Carina Lau since 2008. The couple does not have any children , largely because Tony never had any interest in becoming a parent.

How did Tony Leung meet Carina Lau?

Leung and Lau first crossed paths in 1984 while working on The Replica. Since they started dating in 1988, the duo has treated the media and their fans to some jaw-dropping outfits.

Is Tony Leung dubbed in Shang-Chi?

Tony Leung, whose mother tongue is Cantonese, had his voice dubbed for Shang- chi. The rumors might have come because Tony had his dialogues dubbed in the past. In the 2002 movie Hero, Tony had his voice dubbed in Mandarin. However, in the case of Shang-chi, the rumor, as far as we know, is not true.