Chinese name 君綿 Name Cheng Gwan-min Chinese name 鄭君綿 (traditional) | Chinese name 郑君绵 (simplified) Occupation Actor | |
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Pinyin Jyutping cheng4 gwaan1 meen2 (Cantonese) Died 1995, Guangdong Province, China Movies Games Gamblers Play, An Amorous Woman O, All in the Family, Life Is Cheap But Toilet, My Darling - My Goddess | ||
Cheng Gwan Min (1917–1994) was a Hong Kong TVB actor. He died in China at the age of 78, reportedly from lung cancer. A native of Baoan county, Guangdong province, Cheng was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut in The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese.
A skilful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East".
From the 1970s onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, with occasional guest appearances in films.
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