Chinese name 顏國樑 (traditional) Role Film actor Name Johnny Ngan | Occupation actor Chinese name 颜国梁 (simplified) Movies Project A Part II | |
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Pinyin Jyutping Ngaan4 Gwok3 Leong4 (Cantonese) Born 7 April 1949 (age 74)
Hong Kong ( 1949-04-07 ) Other name(s) 積少 (Young Master Jack)
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Johnny Ngan Kwok Leung (Chinese: 顏國樑, born 7 April 1949 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong film actor and television actor. He was an actor for ATV from 1980-1981 before joining TVB.
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Acting career
Johnny Ngan earned his nickname "Young Master Jack (積少)" after appearing in his first TVB drama Hong Kong 81 as "Jack Chan (陳積)".
In 1987, he acted in The Seasons, a popular drama series shown during Enjoy Yourself Tonight.
In 1995-1999, he acted in the hit TVB soap opera A Kindred Spirit. His performance as the middle-aged "Chan Tai Sing (陳大勝)" attracted young viewers' attention. Since this drama, he has gotten to appear in more dramas with more screen time.
Aside from dramas, he also appeared in the popular variety show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight and a few Hong Kong movies.
Incident
On the set of The Seasons, there was a scene in which his wife (portrayed by Meg Lam) was to slap him. Lam slapped him too hard, which caused injury on his neck. Ngan was hospitalized for a month.
Personal life
Ngan is a practitioner of T'ai chi ch'uan. He is currently also a T'ai chi ch'uan instructor.