Leon Lai

Leon Lai (2006)

Leon Lai Ming ( Chinese  黎明 , Pinyin Lí Míng , Jyutping Lai ⁴ Ming ⁴ ; born December 11, 1966 in Beijing , People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese actor and cantopop singer from Hong Kong . His surname is Lai ( 黎 , Lí ) and his first name is Ming ( 明 , Míng ) and he uses the stage name Liming or Laiming ( 黎明 ), which when spoken together (written together) literally means “dawn” in Chinese .

European audiences, he was for his role in the film Fallen Angels by Wong Kar-Wai known from the year 1995th

Life

Lai's parents divorced when he was four years old. Lai's mother is a Beijing Chinese and his father is an overseas Chinese from Indonesia (Indonesian of Chinese descent). At the time of the Cultural Revolution , his father Lai Xinsheng emigrated from Beijing to Hong Kong with six-year-old Lai. At the age of 15 he went to Kingsway Princeton University in Great Britain and returned to Hong Kong in 1984.

Lai started out as a sales representative for a cell phone company. He won second place in a singing talent competition in 1986. After that he was tutored by Dai Si Zong. Shortly afterwards, he received a contract as a musician with Capital Artists. He also worked for the record companies Polygram and Sony Music . Lai is an actor and musician, like Jackie Chan , Jacky Cheung , Andy Lau , Sam Hui , Edison Chen and Leslie Cheung .

From 1987 he devoted himself to acting, among other things he earned his first money in addition to soap operas and series with movies.

Private

Leon Lai was married to the Vietnamese-Chinese model and actress Gaile Lok ( 樂 基 兒  /  乐 基 儿 , Lè Jī'ér , Jyutping Lok ¹ Gei ¹ ji ⁴ ) from 2008 to 2012. With his assistant from the music label and later sales manager Wing Chan ( 陳 泳 儀  /  陈 泳 仪 , Chén Yǒngyí , Jyutping Can ⁴ Wing ⁶ ji ⁴ ) Leon Lai has had a daughter since April 22, 2018.

Filmography (selection)

• 2016: The Choice: A Story of the Old Shanghai
• 2016: Night Peacock
• 2016: The Guest
• 2016: The Secret
• 2015: Lady of the Dynasty
• 2011: White Vengeance - Battle for the Qin Dynasty
• 2009: Bodyguards and Assassins
• 2008: The Kingdom of the Yan
• 2005: The seven swords
• 2003: Infernal Affairs 3
• 2003: Heroic Duo
• 2003: Golden Chicken 2
• 2002: Bullets of Love
• 2000: A Hero never dies
• 1998: God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage
• 1996: Hong Kong Love Affair
• 1996: Comrade: Almost a Love Story
• 1995: Fallen Angels
• 1994: Run
• 1993: City Hunter (live action)
• 1993: The Magic Touch
• 1992: Mutant City
• 1992: Shogun and Little Kitchen
• 1991: The Banquet
• 1989: Missing Man
• 1987: Mr. Handsome

Hong Kong Film Award

• 1997: Nominated - Best Actor; "Comrades: Almost a Love Story"
• 1999: Nominated - Best Actor; "City of Glass"
• 2003: Nominated - Best Actor; "Three: Going Home"

Discography - Albums (selection)

• 2011: XU
• 2010: Leon Lai New + Best Selections: Fireworks
• 2008: It's Me
• 2007: 4 in Love
• 2006: Looking
• 2002: Homework
• 2001: The Red Shoes
• 1999: Eyes Want to Travel
• 1998: I Love You Like This
• 1996: Perhaps
• 1995: Great Passion Between Sky and Earth
• 1994: Love Between Sky and Earth
• 1993: My Other Half
• 1993: Summer of Love
• 1992: Hope We Are Not Just Friends
• 1991: Just wanna be close to you
• 1990: Meet in Rain
• 1990: Leon

Web links

Commons : Leon Lai  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Leon Lai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website
• Filonkgrafie on lovehkfilm.com
• Leon Lai Ming / Leon Lai / Li Ming at Hongkong Movie Database (Chinese, English)
• Leon Lai Ming / Leon Lai / Li Ming at Chinese Movie Database (Chinese, English)
• Leon Lai Ming / Leon Lai / Li Ming at Hong Kong Cinemagic (French, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ term "Liming -黎明" → Dawn: (Chinese, English) [1] In: www.zdic.net, accessed on April 22, 2019 - Online
2. ↑ Term “Liming - 黎明” → Dawn: (Chinese, German) [2] In: dict.leo.org, accessed on April 22, 2019 - Online
3. ↑ "Leon Lai confirms that he will soon be a father - The new life brings me into a new phase of life - 黎明 證實 做 爸爸 ： 小 生命 帶 我 進入 人生 中 另一 階段" - Article from March 19, 2018: (Chinese) [3] In: topick.hket.com, accessed April 22, 2019 - online
4. ↑ "Leon Lai announces that he has now become a father - daughter is born as a" premature baby "- 黎明 發 聲明 承認 當 爸爸 - 女兒 早產 出生" - Article from April 24, 2018: (Chinese) [4] In: www.am730.com.hk, accessed April 22, 2019 - Online