He Yi-hang (; 31 July 1954 – 3 June 2019) was a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

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and

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. He won two

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, in 2006 and 2016. In 2004, a group of people attacked He with baseball bats, causing severe injuries to his leg, arm and face. He was linked to patronage of a

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in August 2010, and charged with drug possession after a subsequent investigation. Shortly thereafter, he posted bail and was released from prison. He later reported to the Shilin Administrative Enforcement Agency and was questioned about

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. On 3 June 2019, he died of

colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel m ...

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Awards

– Best Host in a Variety Show (Musical Variety) (2006, ''Gold Nightclub'') *

– Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series (2016, ''Baby Daddy'')

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* * 1956 births 2019 deaths Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese television presenters 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Deaths from cancer in Taiwan Deaths from colorectal cancer {{Taiwan-actor-stub