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Old Time Buddy
''Old Time Buddy'' () is a 1997 Hong Kong period comedy television drama created and produced by TVB. The Chinese title translates to "brothers in hardship." ''Old Time Buddy'' is set primarily in the 1960s and tells the story of two struggling young actors who end up becoming Hong Kong's iconic film idols. It stars Francis Ng, Gallen Lo, Jessica Hsuan, and Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, who portray characters based on screen idols Patrick Tse, Lui Kei, Josephine Siao, and Connie Chan respectively. Original broadcast began on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel from 23 June till 26 July 1997 every Monday through Friday during its 7:30pm to 8:30pm timeslot with a total of 25 episodes. This drama is one of the three that witnessed the Hong Kong handover to China, the other two being '' A Kindred Spirit'' & ''Deadly Protection''. Synopsis Present day 1997, legendary Hong Kong actor Tse Yuen (Francis Ng) is to receive an achievement award. On a live broadcast interview he calls out his for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo Ka-leung () is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-leung. Career Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in acting ATV and singing theme songs for some ATV series. Lo left ATV for rival TVB, but his career did not bloom until 1996, when he was cast in the series '' Old Time Buddy'' in 1997 and '' Secret of the Heart'' in 1998. Lo won TVB's Best Actor Award three times (1997, 1998, 2002). In 2003, Lo left TVB and started to focusing on acting and making commercials in Mainland China. On 24 February 2021, Lo has finished another drama shooting in Mainland China and shared on his Weibo commemorating the completion of his 100th TV series in his career. Personal life Lo married Clare Fong Man-yee, a woman with whom he worked in a non-acting role at TVB, in 1998. Their son was born in 1999. The couple divorced in 2008. On 30 January 2009, he was eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Kong
Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor known for his roles in TVB dramas. He left the network in 2020, after starring in over 300 dramas in his 38 years with TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now ATV, Lau would be an actor there from 1979-1982. From 1982 onwards, Lau has been serving as veteran actor there, portraying various types of roles, (mostly as a patriarch, and many TVB actors and actresses have been his "son" or "daughter“, and there are very few actors in TVB that have never worked with him. Filmography Films *'' The Young Dragons'' (1974) *'' Last Hurrah for Chivalry'' (1979) *''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised concurrently from 3 September 1963 to 27 May 1966 in the newspapers ''Ming Pao'' in Hong Kong and '' Nanyang Siang Pau'' in Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bak Sheut-sin
Pak Suet Sin (born 19 May 1928 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), also known as Bai Xuexian, is a retired Cantonese opera actress/singer in China and Hong Kong. Career Bak is notable for pairing up with fellow Cantonese opera star Yam Kim Fai. Two of her major works are ''The Peony Pavilion'' and '' Tai Nui Fa''. She has received awards from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Hong Kong University for her contribution to the opera art form. In April 2001 she received a ''"Lifetime achievement award"'' from the Hong Kong Film Awards from Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan. Awarded Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Government in 2013. See also *Yam Kim Fai Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her op ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Kwok
Florence Kwok Siu-Wan (born 25 August 1968) is a Hong Kong film, television, and voice actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. .... Career In 1992, Kwok was a participant in Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Kwok's entertainment career began at TVB. Kwok was an actress for TVB for over 20 years, and appeared in many notable roles, such as Tracy Wong in Men in Pain, Yvonne Mok in Forensic Heroes, Lam Siu-Yan in Dicey Business, Tina Wong in Off Pedder, Angel Ma in Come Home Love and Violet Che in No Good Either Way. Filmography Films * 1992 ''Basic Impulse'' * 1992 ''The Thief of Time'' * 1994 ''Vengeance'' - as voice of Madam Wong. * 1994 ''Best of Best''. * 1996 ''Moonlight Sonata'' -as Ying. * 1998 ''Love and Let Love!'' - as Jane. * 2000 '' Needing You.. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yam Kim-fai
Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from a male one allowed her to play either male or female roles, though she usually performed male ones. On 24 June 1972, Yam performed for the last time in public and TV viewers looked for the "man" they knew from movies/stage performances. They did not expect to see her in a 2-piece set of jacket and qipao (cheongsam) with floral print. Since 1972, Yam enjoyed singing in private with a live band and was often accompanied by her protégée Loong who would read the lyrics out for her until her eyesight improved with surgery. On 11 July 1976, during the 25th Miss Universe pageant held at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong, contestants were asked to pick from five portraits the one they thought was the actress in a ... [...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 Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ... actress with a long history working with TVB. Life and career Yuen 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, Yuen has been featured in many HK movies, including several with Stephen Chow's earlier films ('' Forbidden City Cop'', '' God of Cookery'', and '' Hail the Judge''). Yuen 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 bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, second-oldest continuously operating university globally. It expanded rapidly from 1167, when Henry II of England, Henry II prohibited English students from attending the University of Paris. When disputes erupted between students and the Oxford townspeople, some Oxford academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established the University of Cambridge in 1209. The two English Ancient university, ancient universities share many common features and are jointly referred to as ''Oxbridge''. The University of Oxford comprises 43 constituent colleges, consisting of 36 Colleges of the University of Oxford, semi-autonomous colleges, four permanent private halls and three societies (colleges that are depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Lamb
Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung ( Chinese: 林曉峰) (born 28 September 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, television presenter, and DJ. Career In 1993, Jerry joined Wharf Cable Television. In 1994, he appeared in the film '' He's a Woman, She's a Man'' and was appreciated by Eric Tsang; shortly after that, he joined Eric Tsang as a cohost of the ''Super Trio Series'', a variety show on Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). In 1995, he portrayed the young lackey Pou-pan in the film ''Young and Dangerous'', becoming one of his best-known roles. As an actor, his best performance was seen in the 1996 film ''The Log'' with Michael Wong and Kent Cheng. A nomination for Best Supporting Actor was presented to Lamb for ''The Log''. In 2007, he joined Asia Television Limited as a program host. In 2012, he returned to TVB as a host and hosted several shows. In 2018, he hosted several talk shows for ViuTV. In 2021, in mainland China, he participated in the mainland program ''Call Me by Fire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Chan Kai-tai
Kenneth Chan Kai-tai (born 16 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor and television host for Cable TV Hong Kong channel (previously working for Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB and Asia Television, ATV). Career Chan is an alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College, Fisher Park High School (where he sang in the school choir and performed in school productions such as 'Bye Bye Birdie') and Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He used to work at JPMorgan Chase as a Customer Service Supervisor and later joined an advertising company. In 1990 he joined TVB to be the host of some TVB programmes. At the same time he also played a supporting role in some TV dramas. However, he generally failed to get a leading role in TVB. In 1998, ATV invited Chan to join the network with higher salary. At ATV, Chan is best known as the host of ''Baak Maan Fu Yung'', the Hong Kong version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. The show boosted his career. He had also played three different characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Fung So-bor
Alice Fung So-bor (Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: 馮素波; born August 7, 1944), also known as 波姐 (lit. Sister Bor), is a Hong Kong actress. She is an actress of ViuTV and has worked for Asia Television (ATV), TVB, and Hong Kong Television Network (HKTV). When she was 5 years old, she was arranged by her father, director Fung Fung (馮峰), to act in the film ''The Kid (1950 film), The Kid''. Early life Alice is born into a family of performing arts. Her father Feng Feng was a Cantonese film actor and director in the 1960s. She has 10 siblings. Her ninth half sister, Fung Bo-bo, Petrina Fung Bo-bo (馮寶寶), is a famous Hong Kong actress. Her seventh half brother, Fung Hak-on (馮克安), was a Kung Fu film actor and martial arts instructor in the 1970s and 1980s. Her sixth half brother, Fung Chi-on (馮志安), who does business in Indonesia, was convicted of forgery and fraud. Her eighth half brother, Fung Kit-lung (馮吉隆), was a former TVB senior execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Mo-lin
Yu Miu-Lin (, born 4 July 1937) is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu is credited with 145 films. Early life On 4 July 1937, Yu was born as Yu Chi-nga () in Canton. Her late mother Tang Mei-mei (鄧美美) was an actress who was not widely known, and her younger sister Yu Chi-lai (stage name Koi Chi-fui) was a pupil of Cantonese Opera performer Yam Kim-fai. Career Yu began her career as a saleswoman in a department store. She took part in the repertory theatre, and once featured in ''The Taming of the Shrew''. In 1950, Yu became an actress in Hong Kong films. Yu appeared in The Elderly Gentleman Searches for Romance, a 1950 Comedy film directed by Wong Hok-Sing. Yu's recent film is All's Well Ends Well 2020, a 2020 Comedy film directed by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming. Yu is credited with over 145 films. From 1979, she began to appear in TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lai (lyricist)
Peter Lai () is a Hong Kong lyricist and actor. In the 1970s and 1980s, he co-wrote many lyrics of the first Cantopop songs with Sam Hui. He also wrote songs for Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam among other Hong Kong pop stars. Lai, along with Jim Wong, Jimmy Lo and Cheng Kwok Kong, are the pioneer generation of Cantopop lyricists in Hong Kong.朱耀偉﹕《香港流行歌詞研究．70 年代中期至90 年代中期》（香港﹕三聯書店，1998年），頁3。 Lai has also worked as a screenwriter and film producer for Golden Harvest and TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton .... Since the 1980s, he has acted in movies and TV series. References External links * * Hong Kong lyricists Hong Kong actors Living people Year of birth missing (liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
