Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi Wai ( Chinese 曾志偉 / 曾志伟 , Pinyin Zēng Zhìwěi , W.-G. Cheng Zhi-Wei , Cantonese TSANG Chi-Wei ; born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong ) is an actor , director , producer , screenwriter and a popular presenter of major TV events. At the tourist office, the first free commercial television Hong Kong, Tsang was 18 years moderator of a game show called "Super Trio Series" ( " 獎門人系列 / 奖门人系列 "), who was in Hong Kong on the air. He was active in over 255 films as an actor, in 49 films as a producer and in 27 films as a director.
Due to its popularity, he was often the presenter of various events hosted by the TVB TV station. At the beginning of his acting career, his comedic roles made him a goofy lecher, such as B. at My Lucky Stars , known. After a while he took on more and more serious roles. In 1991 he even received a Hong Kong Film Award for best leading actor for the film "Alan and Eric" . At least since the Infernal Affairs trilogy, in which he embodied the triad boss Sam, his acting qualities as a character actor have also been known in Germany.
Tsang gained his first experience in show business in 1972 through Sammo Hung's recommendation as an actor in the wuxia film "The Revenge of the Yellow Tigers" (alternative title: "The 14 Amazons") of the former Shaw Brothers Studios. In 1974 he began his film career as a stuntman with kungfu roots ( 龍虎 武師 / 龙虎 武师 , 武師 / 武师 for short ) in the stuntman team of the well-known martial arts choreographer and former kungfu actor Lau Kar-Leung . Tsang has also directed the first two films in the Mad Mission series (alternate title: "Aces Go Places") with Sam Hui and Karl Maka . So far he has been active in 27 films as a director, in 44 productions as a producer and in over 240 films as an actor.
Family and personal life
Eric Tsang is from the Hakka family whose ancestral roots come from Wuhua County in Guangdong . Tsangs comes from a police family whose father Tsang Kai-wing ( 曾 啟榮 / 曾 启荣 ) was a former footballer and police officer. Due to corruption proceedings by the Hong Kong anti-corruption agency "ICAC" ( English Independent Commission Against Corruption ) against Tsang's father, Tsang's father fled to Taiwan in 1976 while he was appealing for a three-year prison sentence and remained there until his death in 2011 on an international arrest warrant. From 1972 to 1975, Eric Tsang was married to Wang Meihua ( 王美華 / 王美华 ). He has been married to Song Lihua ( 宋麗華 / 宋丽华 ) in his second marriage since 1989 . Eric Tsang is the father of four children. He has two daughters from his first marriage (Bowie Tsang and Wing Yee Tsang) and two sons from his second marriage (Derek Tsang and Mark Tsang).
Filmography
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Awards
- 1991: Winner HK Film Best Actor Alan and Eric Tsang "Between Hello and Goodbye"
- 1996: Winner HK Film Best Supporting Role "Comrades, Almost a Love Story"
- 1987: Nominated HK Film Best Actor "Final Victory"
- 1988: Nominated HK Film Best Supporting Role "The Other Half and the Other Half"
- 1996: Winner Golden Bauhinia Best Supporting Role "Comrades, Almost a Love Story"
- 1997: Nominated HK Film Best Supporting Role "Task Force"
- 1998: Nominated HK Film Best Supporting Role "Hold You Tight"
- 1999: Nominated HK Film Best Actor "Metade Fumaca"
- 2002: Nominated HK Film Best Supporting Role "Infernal Affairs"
Web links
- Eric Tsang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Eric Tsang (Zēng Zhìwěi, Tsang Chi-wai) in China Movie Database (Chinese, English)
- Eric Tsang (Zēng Zhìwěi, Tsang Chi-wai) in Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese, English)
- Eric Tsang (Zēng Zhìwěi, Tsang Chi-wai) in Hong Kong Cinemagic (English, French)
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| SURNAME | Tsang, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tsang Chi Wai, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hong Kong |