''Showbiz Tycoon'' is a 2000 Hong Kong semi-biographical television drama loosely based on the life of Hong Kong entertainment mogul
Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw (born Shao Renleng; 19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East As ...
, founder of film company
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...
and television company
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 ...
.
The drama stars
Michael Tao
Michael Tao Dai Yu (, born 26 August 1963) is a Hong Kong television actor.
Career
Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelmin ...
as Shaw,
Carina Lau
Carina Lau Kar-ling ( zh, t=劉嘉玲; born 8 December 1965) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She started her acting career at TVB, before achieving success with her Girl next door, girl-next-door roles in the 1980s' Hong Kong films. She also pl ...
as Shaw's wife
Mona Fong,
Wayne Lai
Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964), better known as Wayne Lai, is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series '' Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awar ...
and
Alex Fong respectively as
Leonard Ho
Leonard Ho (1925 – 17 February 1997) was a Hong Kong film producer.
Ho formed Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest in 1970, with Raymond Chow, after leaving Shaw Brothers. The first film he produced was ''A Man Called Tiger'' from 19 ...
and
Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow Man-wai ( zh, t=鄒文懷; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As ...
, Shaw's former business partners and founders of
Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers' rival company.
Cast
References
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External links
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Showbiz Tycoon' at
Douban
Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese ci ...
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Showbiz Tycoon' at Legend Music
Asia Television original programming
2000 Hong Kong television series debuts
2000 Hong Kong television series endings
Television series about show business
Works about mass media owners
Works about film directors and producers
Works about actors
2000s Hong Kong television series
Cultural depictions of Bruce Lee
Cultural depictions of Jackie Chan