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The Building Blocks Of Life
''The Building Blocks of Life'' (Traditional Chinese: 建築有情天) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in December 2007. The plot revolves around an architecture theme. Synopsis Isaac ( Alex Fong), a rising architect in a construction company, is about to engage with his lover Winnie (Christine Ng). Right before they marry, Isaac unknowingly falls in love with a fellow architect employee named Freeda (Tavia Yeung), spending time with her despite remaining loyal to Winnie. Consequently, Winnie becomes angry at Freeda for interrupting their marriage and relationship. She becomes paranoid, suspecting Isaac of all types of cheating and wrongdoings. Soon Isaac's architectural job would be disturbed by all the unnecessary trauma and chaos caused by his anxiety-stricken future wife. Another rising architect named Brian ( Power Chan) would try to move up in the company. Isaac, however, remains one of the top men and the company favorite. As a new tactic, Brian resorts to bribing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Alex Fong Chung-sun (; born 17 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actor. He married actress Hoyan Mok in 2008; they have one daughter. Incidents Fong has been a brand representative of DOXA, a brand of watches since 2008. In the opening ceremony of DOXA's flagship store in Guangzhou, Fong was sexually harassed by another female guest of the event. DOXA issued an open declaration stating Fong's under-performing had harmed the image of the brand, and therefore they terminated the arrangement. Mani Fok, the representative of the artist management that Fong belonged to, explicitly said that the issues involve some requirements which were outside the signed contract as a brand representative. Filmography Film *19?? '' Sea Killer'' *1986 '' Escape From Coral Cove'' *1987 '' Iron Angels'' *1987 '' Life Is A Moment's Story'' *1988 '' The Story of Haybo'' *1988 '' Iron Angels 2'' *1989 '' What A Small World'' *1989 '' Iron Angels 3'' *1990 '' Sleazy Dizzy'' *1990 '' Blood Stained Tradewind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Heung
Anne Heung Hoi-lam (born 2 October 1974) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress and model, formerly under contract to the television station TVB. She left TVB in 2008 for new business ventures but returned to media work in 2015. Life and career Early days & Miss HK 1998 Heung was born in Hong Kong, but later went to Canada, where she studied economics at the University of British Columbia. She later returned to Hong Kong and competed in the Miss Hong Kong in 1998, where she was crowned and won three awards. She represented Hong Kong in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1999 and was crowned the second runner up. She also competed in the international pageant, Miss Universe 1999, but did not place in the top 10 semifinalists. Like many before her, the top ranking winners of the beauty pageant are given an opportunity to contract with HK TVB and promoted as one of their new featured actresses. 1998-2008 TVB career After completing her training in acting, Heung often starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVB Dramas
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 TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. TVB commenced broadcasting on November 19, 1967. The Company was incorporated on July 26, 1965 and was co-founded by Sir Run Run Shaw, who was Chairman from 1980 to 2011, together with Sir Douglas Clague and Harold Lee Hsiao-wo of the Lee Hysan family. When TVB first began broadcasting it was commonly known and promoted as "Wireless Television" () in Chinese to distinguish it from the then cable television broadcaster, Rediffusion Television (), which later became ATV (). It is still usually referred to with that name, although ATV later switched to "wireless" (free-to-air) broadcasting as well. TVB is known primarily for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makbau Mak
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching (, born 18 December 1968), better known as Makbau (麥包), is a Hong Kong actor. He had been an actor with TVB for more than 30 years. Early life Mak was born in Shunde District, Foshan, China, and his ancestral hometown is Qingyuan, Guangdong province. Career Mak was praised for his portrayal of the main antagonist, Leung Fei-fan (Fei Fan Gor), in the 2010 TVB drama ''No Regrets'', for which he won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award in the Asian Television Awards 2011 for the same role. He is also known for his voiceover work for cartoons, as well a children show host for ''Flash Fax and '' After School ICU. Mak made his mainland China debut in May 2021 after working with TVB for three decades. His final acting role with TVB was in 2015's ''Captain of Destiny'' and he left TVB in 2019 when his contract expired. He was one of a score of former TVB artists who moved followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Chan
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional characters * Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname ** Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese ** Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages Religious or legendary figures * Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi * Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero * Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism Animals * Sam (army dog) (died 2000) * Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred * Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia * Sam (orangutan), in the movie ''Dunston Checks In'' * Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Yuen
Kingdom Yuen King-dan (苑瓊丹; born 11 September 1963) is a Hong Kong actress with a long history working with TVB. Life and career Kingdom was born in Hong Kong, her father was an ivory carver. She started her acting career with HK ATV during the mid 80s and left around 1995 to join rival station TVB. In between her TV career, Kingdom has been featured in many HK movies, including several with Stephen Chow's earlier films (" Forbidden City Cop", "God of Cookery ''The God of Cookery'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film produced, written, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow. Synopsis Stephen Chow (the Chinese characters used for Chow's name in the movie are different from Chow's actual name) is a ...", and " Hail the Judge"). Kingdom has a long history with comedy and she has heavily played comedic roles in most of her career. However, she doesn't wish to be typecast into comedic roles and strives to diversify herself in other roles. On July 11, 2004, she married her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timmy Hung
Timmy Hung Tin-ming (born 1 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actor. He is the eldest son of Sammo Hung. Background He was born in Hong Kong as the eldest son of martial arts superstar Sammo Hung and Sammo's Korean first wife Jo Eun-ok (曹恩玉). His younger brothers are Jimmy Hung and Sammy Hung. His only sister is Stephanie Hung. Personal life He married actress Janet Chow Janet Chow () (born 25 August 1983, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress. She has ancestry in Shanghai. She was the 2nd runner-up in the 2006 Miss Hong Kong competition. She attended Markville Secondary School in Markham, Ontario and University ... in 2012 after a few years of dating, and their son Hung Dai-yan (洪大仁) was born in 2013. In April 2015, they had a second son, Hung King-xi (洪竟琋). Filmography Film Television series References External links * * Timmy Hung Tin-Mingat the Hong Kong Movie Database Hong Kong Cinemagic: Timmy Hung Tin Ming {{DEFAULTSORT:Hung, Timmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai Lok-yi
Chris Lai Lok-yi (born 15 June 1980) is a Hong Kong actor and host contracted to TVB. Lai is best known for playing John Ma in the TVB sitcom ''Come Home Love'' from 2012 to 2015. In 2018, he was nominated for TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor for his performance as Elvis Yip in the family drama ''Who Wants a Baby?''. Background Lai Lok-yi was born on 15 June 1980 in Hong Kong in a very poor family with 5 members including himself, his parents, an elder brother and a younger brother; he is the middle child. He grew up living in a small flat in Hong Kong. Lai’s father worked very hard to buy a truck for delivery, which helped improve the life of his family. However, at 11 years old, his father died from cancer. After his death, his and his family's lives worsened. His mother worked 2 jobs, an office cleaner and a street vendor, while raising her children. In high school, he started working various part-time jobs in hopes to support his family. He even worked as a docker in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Tong
Natalie Tong Sze-wing (born 3 May 1981) is a Hong Kong actress and model previously contracted to TVB. Career Before becoming an actress, Natalie Tong was a full-time model. She once studied in Methodist College. Tong gained popularity after landing her first lead role in the 2008 romantic drama, '' The Seventh Day'', alongside Bosco Wong. She received broader attention with her performance in the 2010 custome drama, ''A Fistful of Stances'', garnering her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress and made it into top 5. With her performance in 2010, Tong won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2017, Tong earned critical acclaim in the drama '' My Unfair Lady''. With her role as Cherry, she won the Best Actress award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2019, Tong starred in critical acclaimed medical drama ''Big White Duel'', earning positive reviews. With her role as Zoe in the drama, she was placed among the top 5 nominati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Ng
Christine Ng Wing-mei (; born 24 February 1969) is an actress and singer based on Hong Kong. She was under contract to Hong Kong's TVB and ATV. She is known for her roles in TVB's dramas including '' C.I.B. Files'' and ''The Silver Chamber of Sorrows''. Career Ng competed in the 1989 Miss Asia Pageant and won Miss Photogenic, finishing as third runner-up. In December 1990, at age 21, Ng married her first husband Yung Kwong Pui (翁江培) who was 30 years older. Only 13 days into their marriage, Yung died of a heart attack. He had been a high standing partner at the Hong Kong office of Ernst & Young and had accumulated a large fortune. He left Ng $170 million (HKD) in his will. Since Yung had died in China, his will was contested by family members for a lengthy period. In 2000, Ng was awarded $9 million. For many years, she suffered from depression due to negative rumors that she was a "black widow" who had brought bad luck to her late husband, which hurt her success with ATV. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
