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Mason Fung
Mason Fung Ho-yeung (; born 2004) is a Hong Kong actor best known for portraying So Wa Wai in the biographical film '' Zero to Hero'' (2021), for which he won Best Supporting Actor in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. Early life Fung was born in 2004 in Hong Kong. He trained in Choy Li Fut with his grandfather from a young age. Diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and ADHD during primary school, he struggled with speaking and faced bullying due to his condition. To help improve his speaking skills, Fung's mother enrolled him in an acting school when he was 13, although she did not initially intend for him to pursue acting. He then attended Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School. After taking acting classes for a year, Fung auditioned for ''Zero to Hero''. In November 2021, after winning a Hong Kong Film Award, he decided to drop out of school in Form 5 to pursue a full-time acting career. Career Fung made his debut as a child actor when he was in Form 3, playing the younger versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Wa Wai
So Wa Wai (; born 6 October 1981) is a retired athlete from Hong Kong who has competed in the Paralympic Games on five occasions, winning 12 medals. So Wa Wai is called the "Wonder Boy" () by the people in Hong Kong. Early life So was born with jaundice which affected both his hearing and the balance of his limbs, and hence competes in the T36 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy. At the age of 10, his enthusiasm for running was noticed by athletics coach Poon Kin-lui, who then began to formally train So. Paralympic career His first Paralympic appearance came at the 1996 games in Atlanta, where he won a gold medal as part of the men's 4×100 m relay team in the T34-37 classification. Over the course of the next two summer Paralympic Games, 2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens, So won four gold and two silver medals in a range of individual events, up to a distance of 400 m, as well as two bronze medals in relay events. In 2008 So was chosen to be pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics has grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sporting events by the early 21st century. The Paralympics has grown from 400 athletes with a disability from 23 countries in Rome 1960, where they were proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatler
''Tatler'' is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications focusing on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper-middle class and upper class, and those interested in society events. Its readership is the wealthiest of all Condé Nast's publications. It was founded in 1901 by Clement Shorter. ''Tatler'' is also published in Russia by Conde Nast, and by Edipresse Media Asia. History ''Tatler'' was introduced on 3 July 1901, by Clement Shorter, publisher of ''The Sphere''. It was named after the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. Originally sold occasionally as ''The Tatler'' and for some time a weekly publication, it had a subtitle varying on "an illustrated journal of society and the drama". It contained news and pictures of high society balls, charity events, race meetings, shooting parties, fashion and gossip, with cartoons by "The Tout" and H. M. Batema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakarta Globe
The ''Jakarta Globe'' is a daily online English-language newspaper in Indonesia, launched in November 2008. The paper initially came out as a print newspaper with an average of 48 pages a day, and published Monday to Saturday. It had three sections, and contained (in section A) a range of general news, including metropolitan and national news coverage as well as international news, plus comment, (in section B) Indonesian and world business and sport plus a classified advertising Classified advertising is a form of advertising, particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals, which may be sold or distributed free of charge. Classified advertisements are much cheaper than larger display advertisements use ... section, and (in section C) an extensive features and lifestyle coverage as well as entertainment, listings and reader service and puzzle/cartoon pages. The newspaper later added a Sunday Jakarta Globe edition. The newspaper converted from broadsheet to ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prosecutor
''The Prosecutor'' () is a 2024 action thriller film directed and co-produced by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film alongside an ensemble cast that includes Julian Cheung, Michael Hui, Francis Ng, and MC (singer), MC Cheung Tin-fu. Loosely based on a real-life 2016 drug-trafficking case, the story follows a police detective-turned-public prosecutor (Yen) who seeks to overturn the conviction of a misjudged defendant (Mason Fung) entangled with a crime syndicate led by a law-educated drug lord (Julian Cheung). Driven by the Supreme People's Procuratorate and co-produced by Hong Kong's Mandarin Motion Pictures and China's Shanghai Huace Film, the project was initially conceived as a legal drama film. The screenplay began development by Edmond Wong during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, co-producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Raymond Wong approached Donnie Yen for the lead role, leading to a reimagining of the film as a hybrid of action and legal thriller. Pre-production started in May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The first Chinese UFC champion Zhang Weili states that Yen's films introduced her to MMA. Yen has displayed skill in an array of martial arts, being well-versed in Tai Chi, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, Mixed Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hung Ga, Sanda, Judo, Wing Chun, and Wushu. One of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early 2000s, Yen is consistently one of the highest-paid actors in Asia. Yen earned HK$220 million (US$28.4 million) from four films and six advertisements in 2013. Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. He portrays Wing Chun grandma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Wong
Venus Wong Man-yik () is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB and TVB Music Group. Biography Early life Venus Wong was born in 1992 in Huizhou, Guangdong province and moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with her mother. She attended Christ Church Ching Wan Primary School and Rosehill School. Career In 2006, Wong participated in the television show ''Y2K Series'' (Y2K系列) at the age of 14. In 2008, she made her film debut in the movie ''High Noon'' (烈日當空) as a supporting character. In the same year, she appeared in the TV show “性本善” and played a waitress in the film ''Forgive and Forget'' (親愛的). Wong had appeared in a number of supporting roles in films, such as ''To Love or Not to Love'', ''Camera'' and '' Lucky Boy''. After playing a few more minor roles, she studied French at the City University of Hong Kong before dropping out in 2012 to study Drama in New York. She had also appeared in numerous TV commercials and had promoted brands s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autistic
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and the presence of repetitive behavior and restricted interests. Other common signs include unusual responses to sensory stimuli. Autism is generally understood as a '' spectrum disorder'', which means that it can manifest differently in each person: any given autistic individual is likely to show some, but not all, of the characteristics associated with it, and the person may exhibit them to varying degrees. Some autistic people remain nonspeaking over the course of their lifespan, while others have relatively unimpaired spoken language. There is large variation in the level of support people require, and the same person may present differently at varying times. Historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Missfortune
''Hello Missfortune'' (; lit. ''Falling in Love with My Bad Luck'') is a Hong Kong television series created and produced by television network TVB. With Dave Fong as the executive producer, it premiered on 27 December 2021 and continued until 7 January 2022 for 10 Episodes. Starring Hubert Wu and Erica Chan, the show incorporates fantasy and afterlife aspects depicting beings who belong to different world dimensions and their learning experience of letting go of unresolved conflicts of the past. Cast * Hubert Wu as Chan Pei-ho: a timid food delivery man who lives and takes care of his grandmother Dave Fong indicated that the character is not meant to be a hero; instead, he is a representation of cowardice and fearful people living in society. ** Mason Fung as teenage Pei-ho * Erica Chan as Poon Siu-yu: a novice destiny administrator at the Life Administration Agency who is tasked with managing luck or misfortune in the human world ** Stephanie "Miumiu" Au as the teenage Siu- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Wu
Hubert Wu (; born 27 March 1990) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. Wu was the first runner-up of ''The Voice (Hong Kong)'' Season 2, winner of ''New Talent Singing Awards 2010'', and is currently signed with Shaw Brothers Pictures as an actor and singer-songwriter. Career 1990–2011: Early life and career beginning Wu was born on 27 March 1990 in Hong Kong. He studied in Lam Tin Methodist Primary School, Diocesan Boys' School, then promoted to Hang Seng School of Commerce, and furthered his degree studies in Hong Kong Polytechnic University (major in Management) and graduated in 2013. In 2010, Wu entered the singing competition The Voice 2, and became the Most Improved contestant on the show, as well as won the first runner-up of the competition. This led to him signing a manager's contract with Television Broadcast Limited HK (TVB). In the same year, he also represented Hong Kong in the 2010 TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship, winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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