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The Seasons (TV Series)
''The Seasons'' ( Chinese: 季節) was a 389 episode drama series that was shown during Enjoy Yourself Tonight on Hong Kong TV station TVB from 1987 to 1988. The show, being a section of the main program, Enjoy Yourself Tonight (EYT), meant that it was only 15 minutes long, a rarity in Hong Kong television drama programs. Another rarity is that each episode ends in the same shot: a flower being tossed into the water. Cast Tong family First Generation Second Generation Other cast Background In the 1980s. EYT was steadily losing viewers as other modes of entertainment becomes available. The program was conceived by EYT producers to counter the loss of viewership. The show, along with two other short-form programs (one was a mystery program, the other a comedy), did much to revive EYT, and allowed it to return to viewership supremacy. References in popular culture Due to the immense popularity of the show, the show was referenced in the movie "It's a Mad Mad Mad World 2", st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Pik-wan
Tang Bik-wan () (27 September 1924 – 25 March 1991) was a former Chinese actress and a Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Tang is credited with over 280 films. Early life On 27 September 1924, Tang was born as Tang Cheuk Fu. Tang Bik Wan was a Cantonese opera actress since she was 13 when she joined a Cantonese opera. She was a disciple of a few Cantonese opera masters and soon became the head actress for her troupe when she was 15. She was very talented and could almost play any role in the opera; hence, earning her the nickname the "multi-role actress". During the civil war, she went to Guangzhou, and then later to Hong Kong. Career In 1950, Tang crossed over as an actress in Hong Kong films. Tang and seven great opera actresses later became sworn sisters who went by the nickname "Eight Peonies". Tang was the Blue Peony and until 1967. Tang is credited with over 280 films. By 1968, Tang became a TV actress, performing in Rediffusion, ATV and TVB. As age caught up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang Kong (; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Early life and education Tsang Koon-yat was born in Shanghai with family roots in , Zhuhai, Guangdong. Tsang attended high school in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and then Wah Yan College, Kowloon. He attended McMurry College, Abilene, Texas for his freshman year and transferred to University of California, Berkeley, where he received a degree in architecture. Career Tsang returned to Hong Kong in the early 1960s as an architect but was unsatisfied by the work. His younger sister by 2 years, Jeanette Lin (), was a film star at the time and provided Tsang with several connections in the industry which boosted his acting career. Tsang's film debut was in the movie ''The Feud'' (1955) when he was 16, which was followed by a role in ''Who Isn't Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Hong Kong Television Series Debuts
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Tung
Bill Tung Biu () (March 30, 1933 in Hong Kong — February 22, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor and horse racing commentator. Tung started off as a jockey with his family racing horse stable. He was then recruited to become a horse racing commentator. Due to his fame, he was invited to act in many movies beginning in the late 1970s. He appeared in several films with Jackie Chan during the 1980s and 1990s, such as playing Inspector "Uncle" Bill Wong in the original '' Police Story'' series, including his final movie role in '' Police Story 4: First Strike'' in 1996. Tung retired from horse racing commentating in 2000. Tung died in 2006 of lung failure. Biography Tung was born in Hong Kong in 1933. He started to learn horse riding when he was eight years old. He became an official horse jockey when he was twelve after graduating from the first post war Hong Kong Jockey Club training. In his short horse jockey career, he went to Singapore, United Kingdom and other countries as a professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Au-yeung
Robert Au-yeung Tsan-wah (born 28 July 1960) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his comedic roles in many TVB television dramas. He gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Ben Yu in the 1991 legal drama ''File of Justice'', appearing in all five seasons. Au-yeung is also known for his lead roles in several of TVB's most successful television series franchises, including ''Armed Reaction'', ''Witness to a Prosecution'', and ''Forensic Heroes''. He is most recognised by TV audiences for his shaved head. Au-yeung graduated from TVB's Artiste Training Academy in 1982 and began appearing in many television dramas as background extras, to roles with minor speaking parts, and later to major supporting roles. He landed his first lead role in the legal drama ''File of Justice'', which premiered in 1992. ''File of Justice'' was a major success and spawned five seasons, turning Au-yeung into a major breakout star. Au-yeung won Best Actor at the 2000 TVB Anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Lai
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, making him only one of three actors who have three wins in that category. After graduating from TVB artistes' training program, he made his acting debut in 1986, playing supporting roles. He first rose to popularity for his role as Zhu Bajie in the 1996 fantasy drama ''Journey to the West.'' In 2008, he won Best Supporting Actor at the TVB Anniversary Awards for his role in ''The Gentle Crackdown II.'' His performance as Chai Kau in the period drama ''Rosy Business'' received critical acclaim and earned him the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor. Lai again won Best Actor at the TVB Anniversary Awards for starring in '' No Regrets'' (2010) and ''The Confidant'' (2012). Life and career Lai was born in Hong Kong and the youngest in his fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Man Tat
Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021) was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran actor in the Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in ''A Moment of Romance''. Ng was best known for his comedic roles and was a versatile actor with many memorable performances throughout his career. Early life Richard Ng Man-tat was born in Xiamen, Fujian, on 2 January 1952. He had an older sister and two younger brothers. Ng's family migrated to Hong Kong when he was five. The family relied on his father's monthly income of to survive. Ng studied at Aberdeen Technical School, where he took a mechanical course to help provide for the family. Career Early acting career and bankruptcy Ng noticed TVB's ''Chinese Folklore'', which had an actor, Lin Wei Tu (), who was Ng's coworker at the factory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Lam
Dominic Lam Ka-wah (Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: ; born 2 April 1957) is an Hong Kong Canadian actor and radio personality for Fairchild Radio in Richmond Hill, Canada. His acting career spans four decades, beginning with his television series debut in ''Crocodile Tears'' (1978). Biography Acting career Lam was part of the first graduating class of the Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School in 1974. He then joined the Hong Kong Police Training School and worked as a police officer for five years. He hosted the television program ''Junior Police Call'' produced jointly by the Hong Kong Police Force and RTHK. Under the recommendation of producer Johnny Mak, Lam quitted the police to join Rediffusion Television and made his acting debut in ''Crocodile Tears'' (). In 1980, Lam joined TVB. He made his film debut in the 1981 film ''No U-turn''. Lam played various supporting roles in drama series and hosted several television programs until 1988 when he emigrated to Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Man
Alex Man Chi-leung () is a Golden Horse Award-winning Hong Kong actor. Born in Hong Kong to Hakka parents, Alex Man became a television actor for ATV in the 1970s. He joined TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ... in the 1980s where he starred in several popular television dramas. Man sang the Hakka song, "客家山歌最出名", during a Hong Kong TVB television show specially made for him. Filmography Films Television References External links * * * * Hong Kong male film actors 1957 births Living people Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong Hong Kong people of Hakka descent People from Bao'an County Communication University of China alumni Adoptees {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cheng
Carol Cheng Yu Ling (Traditional Chinese: 鄭裕玲; born 9 September 1957), is a Hong Kong film/television actress and host. Arguably one of the most famous celebrities to have emerged during the British colonial period, Cheng made her break in TVB Cantonese TV series, Man in the Net. In the 1980s, she was commonly referred to by her nickname Do Do. She is one of the richest TV actresses in Hong Kong who turned her career to films. Cheng is regarded as a "living Hong Kong Cinema legend" who has brought to fame previous unknowns such as Jackie Chan, Jackie Cheung and Andy Lau. She also has won numerous acting awards in both film and television genres, as well as hosting awards. In October 2022, Cheng announced she would not be renewing her contract with TVB after 44 years with the company. Biography Cheng was born in Hong Kong. She is of Sichuanese heritage and her native language is Northern Mandarin. Cheng's family taught her Cantonese at a young age, in which she is equally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Chan
Ellen Chan Ar-Lun (, born February 16, 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and singer who has appeared in a number of Hong Kong film productions. Filmography * '' Alibis'' (1977) * '' Grow Up in Anger'' (1986) * '' Fury'' (1988) * '' How To Pick Girls Up'' (1988) * ''The Inspector Wears Skirts'' (1988) * '' Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit'' (1989) * '' Second Childhood'' (1989) * '' Perfect Match'' (1989) * ''Off Track'' (1990) * '' Lung Fung Restaurant'' (1990) * '' Tiger on the Beat II'' (1990) * '' The Other Half'' (1990) * '' Alien Wife'' (1991) * ''Doctor Vampire'' (1991) * '' Wizard's Curse'' (1992) * '' All-Mighty Gamber'' (1992) * '' The Love that is Wrong'' (1993) * '' Fatal Love'' (1993) * ''On Parole'' (1993) * '' Hello, Who Is It?'' (1994) ameo * ''Switch Over'' (1994) * ''Why Wild Girls'' (1994) * ''Eternal Evil of Asia'' (1995) * ''Salon Beauty'' (2002) * '' Market's Romance'' (2002) * '' Unarm 72 Hours'' (2003) * ''Spirit in a Violent House' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
