Pal Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician and actor.
Sinn is noted for his roles as
Sai-Mun Hing in ''
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus'', for which he received
Hong Kong Film Award
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nomination for
Best New Performer.
Life
Early life
Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong, where he attended the
Lung Cheung Government Technical Secondary School in the early 1970s.
Career
At 16, Sinn began his career as a singer at a bar on
Lockhart Road
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History
The ro ...
, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
In 1986, Sinn joined Chyna, a heavy metal rock band founded by
Donald Ashley. After the band was disbanded, then he founded the Blue Jeans with but Blue Jeans was disbanded in 1990.
He had his first experience in front of the camera in 1986, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in
Jeffrey Lau
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's ''Operation Pink Squad'', an
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starring
Sandra Ng
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Early life and career
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,
Ann Bridgewater, Elsie Chan, and
Charlie Cho
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.
For his role as Sai-Mun Hing in ''
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus'' (1989), Sinn was nominated for the
Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
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Histor ...
. That same year, he participated in Tai Kit Mak's ''All Night Long'', a story film starring
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,
Shui-Fan Fung,
Elizabeth Lee,
Elsie Chan,
Crystal Kwok, and
Wu Ma
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. Then he appeared as a fast food restaurant staff in
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's ''The Iceman Cometh'', the film stars
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,
Yuen Wah
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Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 195 ...
, and
Maggie Cheung
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.
He co-starred with
Michelle Monique Reis,
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Besides his duties as a variety show host, he has also been a hor ...
and
Iwanbeo Leung in
Yuen Cheung-Yan's ''Coup De Grace'' (1990). Sinn also filmed in ''Love Is Love'', alongside
Stephen Chow
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,
Suki Kwan,
Sandra Ng
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Early life and career
The daughter of the actor , Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by her parents, s ...
, and
Sing Fui On.
In 1991, Sinn played Hussein, who is a
gambler
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, in
Wong Jing
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's ''
God of Gamblers II'', an action film starring
Andy Lau
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,
Stephen Chow
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, and
Ng Man Tat. That same year, he starred as Sai-Mun Hing in ''The Golden Lotus 'Love and Desire, based on the novel ''
The Golden Lotus'' by
Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.
In 1992, Sinn portrayed Gao Ya'nei, the son of Grand Marshal
Gao Qiu, in ''All Men Are Brothers – Blood of the Leopard'', adapted from
Shi Nai'an's classical novel ''
The Water Margin''. The film also stars
Tony Leung,
Joey Wang, and
Elvis Tsui.
In 1993, Sinn had a minor role as Da Jiaoban in
Wong Jing
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's ''
City Hunter'', which starred
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,
Chingmy Yau,
Joey Wang, and
Richard Norton.
In 1994, Sinn starred in a historical film called ''Fire Dragon'' with
Brigitte Lin
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,
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, and
Sandra Ng
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Early life and career
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, directed by
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. He played the lead role in ''Whatever You Want'', opposite
Jordan Chan,
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, and
Law Kar-ying
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Background
Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) and his ...
.
In 1995, Sinn appeared as Julian in ''
Detective Investigation Files II'', he also participated in its sequel ''
Detective Investigation Files IV'' (1999).
In 2007, Sinn was cast in
Ho-Cheung Pang's ''
Exodus'', a
suspense film
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starring
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,
Irene Wan, and
Nick Cheung
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.
Sinn had a cameo appearance in ''
Dream Home'' (2010), which starred
Eason Chan
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as Zheng Lichang's lover (played by
Josie Ho).
In 2011, Sinn acted in the
romantic comedy
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film ''
Lan Kwai Fong
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''.
In 2012, Sinn had a supporting role in ''
The Silent War'', a film adaptation based on the novel ''Plot'' by
Mai Jia.
Personal life
In the 1980s, Sinn fell in love with
Anita Mui
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.
Sinn began dating
Paisley Wu in 1996, and they married in 2008.
Instruments
Pal Sinn has played a number of basses in his music career, such Tune, Fodera and Bacchus.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Albums
Awards
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
20th-century Hong Kong male singers
21st-century Hong Kong male actors
21st-century Hong Kong male singers
Cantopop artists
Chinese rock singers
Hong Kong male film actors
Hong Kong male television actors
Hong Kong rock musicians
TVB veteran actors