Sammy Leung Chi Kin is an actor under

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, DJ, singer, and host for

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Life and career

Leung was raised in Kwai Shing Estate, and received his secondary education at St. Stephen's College and

La Salle College La Salle College (LSC) (, Demonym: Lasallian) is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established in 1932 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St. John Ba ...

, graduating with a score of 25 (1A5B) in the

HKCEE The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE, 香港中學會考) was a standardised examination between 1974 and 2011 after most local students' five-year secondary education, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment ...

. He graduated from

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university and ...

's School of Journalism and Communication. He was invited to be a lecturer at his alma mater, teaching radio production and media studies, until he left in 2006 to pursue his radio career further. Leung tried out to become a DJ for

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when he was studying at the

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of the

. Though also working part-time, he became a DJ, taking the name Kelvin at first. He then used his own English name and converted it to a Chinese translation as his DJ name, Sammy (). A few years into his DJ career, he was paired with

Kitty Yuen Kitty Yuen (; born 23 November 1970) is a Hong Kong radio DJ, television host and actress. At 148 cm tall, she is one of the most petite entertainers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Life and career Yuen studied at the Sacred Heart ...

(Also known as Yuen Siu Yi or Siu Yi), and they are still partners. One of Leung's other radio shows not hosted with Siu Yi is ''Sammy Moving'', co-hosted by Leo Chim, Ah So, Marco, and later Seven Luk (Chan Keung). Leung co-hosted the show ''

Minutes to Fame ''Minutes to Fame'' () is a game show-style talent contest from Hong Kong. It was a weekly program presented by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and broadcast on TVB Jade in three series from February 2005 to August 2007. The show is intended t ...

'' (Season 3) with

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...

, and starred in a Hong Kong movie '' Breeze of July'' with

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in 2007, the Opening Film of the 2007

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. In 2008, he presented his own talk show, ''The Show Must Go Wrong'', at the

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's Star Hall. As of 2008 he was the primary spokesperson for the Vita Green product Vita Hair. In 2009, he partnered with Stephen Chan Chi-wan to host a multimedia show Ten Man Lane. In 2010, Leung started co-hosting (with

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) the second season of the singing competition ''

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'' on

. In 2017, Leung publicly supported

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's election campaign for chief executive. He was one of the main characters starring in the TVB drama, ''

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''. 2012–2013

2006 Radio controversy

Leung was reprimanded in 2006 by

and the Hong Kong Government over an online poll created by his show, asking listeners to nominate "the female artist whom you want to sexually harass the most". The poll created an enormous furore, and as a result, CRHK was fined a hefty sum by the government and Leung was suspended from his radio show for two months, during which he could not take up any paid jobs but instead had to attend to classes on media ethics. His role as the host on

's ''15/16'' quiz show was also revoked.

Filmography

*''Meow'' (2017) *''Love off the Cuff'' (2017) *''

My Ages Apart ''My Ages Apart'' () is a 2017 comedy drama produced by TVB starring Bobby Au-yeung, Moses Chan, Louis Cheung, Kristal Tin, Ali Lee and Maggie Shiu.http://programme.tvb.com/drama/myagesapart/ Plot Sung Chung Kei (Bobby Au-yeung) and his mente ...

'' (2017) *''

Little Big Master ''Little Big Master'' is a 2015 Hong Kong drama film co-written and directed by Adrian Kwan and starring Miriam Yeung and Louis Koo. The film is based on a true story where Lilian Lui, former headmistress of an elite kindergarten in Discovery Ba ...

'' (2015) * ''Friendly Fire'' (TV series) (2012) *''

Love in Time ''Love in Time'' is an Hong Kong supernatural television drama produced by Ricky Wong's CTI, and is the company's first television drama since its establishment. The drama follows the love story between a cold 224-year-old vampire (Danson Tang ...

'' (2012) *'' Beauty on Duty'' (2010) *'' 72 Tenants of Prosperity'' (2010) *'' Love Connected'' (2009) *'' True Women for Sale'' (2008) *'' Nobody's Perfect'' (2008) *''

Legendary Assassin ''Legendary Assassin'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong action film directed by Wu Jing in his directorial debut, who also starred in the lead role, and also features fight choreography by Nicky Li. The film also marks the screen debut of singer, songwri ...

'' (2008) *'' Happy Funeral'' (2008) *'' L for Love, L for Lies'' (2008) *'' Breeze of July'' (2007) *'' Simply Actors'' (2007) *''

Dancing Lion ''Dancing Lion'' (Chinese: 醒獅) is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy film directed by and starring Francis Ng. It was co-directed by Marco Mak and co-stars Anthony Wong, Teresa Mo, Lam Chi-chung, Lin Yuan and Hins Cheung. Cast External links * *Da ...

'' (2007) *'' Love Is Not All Around'' (2007) *'' Super Fans'' (2007) *'' Kung Fu Mahjong 3'' (2007) *'' Love Undercover 3'' (2006) *'' Dating a Vampire'' (2006) *'' Don't Open Your Eyes'' (2006) *'' My Kung Fu Sweetheart'' (2006) *'' Kung Fu Mahjong 2'' (2005) *'' The Unusual Youth'' (2005) *'' My Sweetie'' (2004) *''Super Model'' (2004) *'' Sound of Colors'' (2003) *'' Love Undercover 2: Love Mission'' (2003) *'' My Lucky Star'' (2003) *'' Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat'' (2003) *'' Honesty'' (2003) *'' Love Undercover'' (2002) *'' Fighting for Love'' (2001) *'' Feel 100% II'' (2001) *'' Dummy Mommy, Without a Baby'' (2001) *'' United We Stand and Swim'' (2001) *'' For Bad Boys Only'' (2000) *'' When I Look Upon the Stars'' (1999) *'' Gorgeous'' (1999) *'' Task Force'' (1997) *'' Feel 100%'' (1996) *''

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'' (1996)

References

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