Wong Sing (born 14 June 1943), better known by his stage name Ha Yu, is a

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actor who has been working on the television network

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since the 1970s.

Biography

Wong was born in

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, China, in 1946. He went to

in 1962 and worked as a part-time actor during his studies there. Later, he joined the television station

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(now ATV) as an actor and adopted the stage name "Ha Yu". He switched to another station,

, in 1974 and acted in a number of television series produced by TVB, especially in adaptations of

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novels by

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. In early 1987, Wong co-hosted the variety show ''An Evening With the Stars'' (群斗星會) aired on the Taiwanese television network TTV. He immigrated to

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in 1994. During that period, he returned to Hong Kong in 1997 to film for ATV, and in 2000, Wong returned to TVB and acted in some television series again. He won Best Supporting Actor at the 2005 TVB Anniversary Awards for his portrayal of a useless son in the sitcom ''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

''. In 2007, Wong acted in a few TVB dramas, most notably as "Dai Bau" in '' Heart of Greed''. He won Best Actor at the 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards for his role as "Gam Tai Jo" in ''

Moonlight Resonance ''Moonlight Resonance'' (Traditional Chinese: 溏心風暴之家好月圓) is a 2008 grand production HDTV drama by TVB. It is a spiritual sequel to 2007's award-winning series, ''Heart of Greed'' featuring most of the original cast members. Th ...

''.

Filmography

Film

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon ''The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon'' is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To. It starred Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, Nina Li Chi and Lawrence Cheng. It is an adaptation of ''Coming to America''. Synopsis Lam Po Sang (Chow Yun-fat) ...

吉星拱照 (1989) * Jianghu Dream (1993) * Love for All Seasons 百年好合 (2003) * Dragon Reloaded (2005) * Kung Fu Mahjong 3 雀聖3 (2007) *

The Vampire Who Admires Me ''The Vampire Who Admires Me'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong mystery comedy film directed by Cub Chin starring Samuel Pang and Roger Kwok and actresses JJ Jia Maggie Li, Natalie Meng, model Ankie Beilke, Winnie Leung, and model Tanya Ng. Cast ...

有只僵尸暗恋你(2008) * Perfect Rivals 美好冤家 (2011) * ATM 提款機 (2015)

TVB Series

MediaCorp TV Channel 8 series

Awards and nominations

* 2008: Moonlight Resonance (Best Actor) * 2005 : My Family (Best Supporting Actor)

References

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TVB Anniversary Awards The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American E ...

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