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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1975 Leung married [[Eurasian (mixed ancestry)|Eurasian]] Hong Kong singer [[Irene Ryder]] and had a daughter. However, due to his frequent travelling to [[Mainland China]] for work and never in contact with her and her daughter, resulting in their divorce in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=Invalid Date|title=Tragedy turns to triumph|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/336602/tragedy-turns-triumph|access-date=2021-02-24|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>
In 1975 Leung married [[Eurasian (mixed ancestry)|Eurasian]] Hong Kong singer [[Irene Ryder]] and had a daughter. However, due to his frequent travelling to [[Mainland China]] for work and never in contact with her and her daughter, resulting in their divorce in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Tragedy turns to triumph|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/336602/tragedy-turns-triumph|access-date=2021-02-24|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>


On the summer of 1994, Leung's senior visited him in Shenzhen, with her she brought along a [[Northeast China|Northeast Chinese]] girl named Song Xiang (宋骧) to introduce to him. At that time Leung was 46 years old while Song was 20 years his junior. Half a year later they would meet again and Leung employed her as a floor manager of his Baolong Hotel. Leung and Song were married in 1995 at the hotel, and they have a daughter and a son. Their two children have been noted to be practicing martial arts since young.<ref>{{Cite web|title=梁小龙参考资料|url=https://baike.baidu.com/reference/5483027/b31arFMV18PhyMN1YFgKa2Ey-oUlVuVh9moNTh35ua2xC1EQrsa_iNp6TQewb8jRYpNo0LDRzmoCMubgjfsXl8-1ysw5-YXKu99SYgXTkSE|access-date=2021-02-24|website=baike.baidu.com}}</ref>
On the summer of 1994, Leung's senior visited him in Shenzhen, with her she brought along a [[Northeast China|Northeast Chinese]] girl named Song Xiang (宋骧) to introduce to him. At that time Leung was 46 years old while Song was 20 years his junior. Half a year later they would meet again and Leung employed her as a floor manager of his Baolong Hotel. Leung and Song were married in 1995 at the hotel, and they have a daughter and a son. Their two children have been noted to be practicing martial arts since young.<ref>{{Cite web|title=梁小龙参考资料|url=https://baike.baidu.com/reference/5483027/b31arFMV18PhyMN1YFgKa2Ey-oUlVuVh9moNTh35ua2xC1EQrsa_iNp6TQewb8jRYpNo0LDRzmoCMubgjfsXl8-1ysw5-YXKu99SYgXTkSE|access-date=2021-02-24|website=baike.baidu.com}}</ref>

Revision as of 13:11, 24 February 2021

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leung.
Bruce Leung
梁小龍
Leung Siu-lung in 2007
Born
Leung Choi-sang

(1948-04-28) 28 April 1948 (age 76)
British Hong Kong
Other namesLeung Siu-lung
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1975; div. 1980)​

Song Xiang
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(m. 1995)​
Children3
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梁小龍
Simplified Chinese梁小龙
Leung Choi-sang
Traditional Chinese梁財生
Simplified Chinese梁财生

Bruce Leung Siu-lung (born Leung Choi-sang; April 28, 1948) is hong kong actor who has appeared in many Hong Kong martial arts movies. He often appeared billed as "Bruce Leung", "Bruce Liang", "Bruce Leong", or "Bruce Leung Siu-lung", and is thus generally grouped among the Bruce Lee clones that sprang up after Lee's death in the subgenre known as Bruceploitation.

Background

Leung learned martial arts from his father at the Cantonese opera. While his major style is Goju ryu Karate, he also is a Wing Chun practitioner.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a large number of martial arts films. Most familiar to Western audiences may be Jim Kelly's The Tattoo Connection (in which he only appeared briefly, but choreographed the action sequences) and Jackie Chan's Magnificent Bodyguards, which was the first Hong Kong film shot in 3D. He is also known for playing Bruce Lee in the notorious Bruceploitation classic, The Dragon Lives Again.

In addition, Leung appeared in his own star vehicles, including My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks, Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist, and Black Belt Karate.

Leung retired from acting after 1988's Ghost Hospital. However, in 2004, he made a return to the screen as The Beast in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle (which, incidentally, was his first villainous role). In 2007, he appeared as himself in Italian documentary Dragonland directed by Lorenzo De Luca. The interview was made by night on the set of Shamo.

Personal life

In 1975 Leung married Eurasian Hong Kong singer Irene Ryder and had a daughter. However, due to his frequent travelling to Mainland China for work and never in contact with her and her daughter, resulting in their divorce in the 1980s.[1]

On the summer of 1994, Leung's senior visited him in Shenzhen, with her she brought along a Northeast Chinese girl named Song Xiang (宋骧) to introduce to him. At that time Leung was 46 years old while Song was 20 years his junior. Half a year later they would meet again and Leung employed her as a floor manager of his Baolong Hotel. Leung and Song were married in 1995 at the hotel, and they have a daughter and a son. Their two children have been noted to be practicing martial arts since young.[2]

Filmography

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Tragedy turns to triumph". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "梁小龙参考资料". baike.baidu.com. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ Leung Siu-lung at hkmdb.com
  4. ^ Leung Siu-lung at chinesemov.com

External links

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