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Yim: No matter how good our kung-fu is, it will never defeat guns.
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Wong Fei Hung: Why so many swords and daggers on the table?
Kent Cheng
Kent Cheng (Kent Cheng), born on May 22, 1951 in Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, is a Hong Kong film and television actor.
In 1972, he entered the first actor training class of Longbow Pictures.
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In 1976, he joined Hong Kong TVB. In the same year, he participated in the feature drama " Hotel " for the first time .
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In 1979, starred in the first wireless TV series " Cheap Detective ". In 1985, he became famous for his self-directed and self-acted film " Why Me? ", and won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards in the same year .
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In 1992, starring in the movie " Powerful Four ". In 1996, he starred in the movie " The Log "; in the same year, he won the Best Actor Award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards and the Best Actor Award at the Second Golden Bauhina Awards .
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In 1999, starring in the TV series " Forrest Cat Ⅱ ". In 2002, due to starring in the TV series " Fat Cat ", he was familiar to mainland audiences.
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In 2008, he played Jin Shi in the Hong Kong TVB Jade fashion series " A Journey Called Life ". In 2011, in the revolutionary epic drama "
Yuan Shikai is played in " Legend of the Soul of Protecting the Country ".
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In 2015, starring in the costume martial arts drama " DETECTIVES AND DOCTORS ".
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Early Experience
Kent Cheng grew up in the Tiantai hut area, and his family was poor. In order to reduce the burden on the family, as the eldest son, he was an apprentice in a jewelry store before graduating from middle school. In 1972, Longbow Pictures held the first actor training class. The 21-year-old Kent Cheng went to sign up despite the opposition of his family. In 1976, TVB held an acting competition on the Shengbao studio and won the championship in the first phase of the competition in one fell swoop. Since then, he has become a contract artist of TVB.
Kent Cheng "A Beautiful Declaration of a Daughter-in-law"
Performing Experience
In 1976, he participated in the feature drama " Hotel " for the first time , playing a private detective.
In 1979, starred in the first wireless TV series " Cheap Detective ".
In 1980, he participated in the first film " Soul Ash ", in which he was not only an actor, but also a director and even a producer.
In 1984, by virtue of his outstanding performance in the movie " Distressed Old Bean ", he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for the first time at the Hong Kong Film Awards (4th) .
In 1985, Kent Cheng planned to write, direct, and act in a warm and tragic feature film " Why Me? ". The protagonist is a ill-fated mentally handicapped teenager "Fat Cat". This is his 40th film. It is also the first time not to play a comedy. In the same year, he won the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and won two important honours in the Jury Awards.
In 1988, he recruited actors such as Maggie Cheung to shoot the sequel to " Why Me? " " Fat Cat ".
In 1992, he co-starred in the movie " Powerful Four " with Danny Lee , Simon Yam or Yam Tat-wah and Waise Lee , and played a police detective in the film.
In 1993, he co-starred in the movie " Crime Story " with Jackie Chan , Christine Ng , Luo Jiaying , Kenneth Lo and Blackie Ko as a corruption agent. In the same year, he participated in the performance of the TV drama " Twins ".
In 1994, in " The Bodyguard from Beijing " starring Jet Li , played Liang Jianbo, a police force Sha Zhan.
In 1996, he played the deadly Gan in the film " The Log " launched by the Hong Kong director Sung Kee Chiu . In the same year, he again won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor.
In 1997, because the success of "Fat Cat " attracted the attention of people in the television industry, Hong Kong Asia Television took the opportunity to invite Kent Cheng to star in the TV series " Forrest Cat " and play the mentally handicapped teenager Fat Cat .
In 1999, co-starring with Elena Kong , Kenny Ho , Nina Paw and Michael Miu in the sequel " Forrest Cat Ⅱ " of the TV series " Forrest Cat ".
In 2002, he co-starred in the TV series " Fat Cat " with Hao Lei , Eddie Kwan , Stchingowa , and Nina Paw , playing the leading role of Fat Cat .
In the same year, he co-starred in the TV series " Law 2002 " with Anita Yuen , Tanny Tien Niu , Felix Wong Yat Wa and Yvonne Lim , and played the role of senior teacher Luo Youda .
In 2004, with, Remus Mook , Nina Paw , Andy co-starred in the costume drama " ManbileAesculapius ", playing the three treasures of loyalty and superb medical skills.
In 2005, co-starring with Fanny Shu , Wallace Huo , Patrick and Ringo Yu in the costume TV series " Hong Funv ", playing the desperate and cruel Sui Dynasty Da Sikong Yang Su.
In 2008, Hong Kong TVB TVB Jade launched a fashion drama series " A Journey Called Life ", playing Jin Shi who is enthusiastic and helpful to others.
In 2010, he played Qian Xiao's father in the romantic TV series " Love Can Have " directed by Hsiao-Ching Chang .
In 2011, he co-starred with Ringo Yu , Rainbow and Tse Kwan Ho in the revolutionary epic drama " Legend of the Soul of the Protector of the Country " and played Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China.
In 2012, with Betty , Xin Baiqing and Wang Yinan ,Co-starring in the contemporary urban drama " A Beautiful Declaration of a Daughter-in-law ", as the old guard.
In the same year, he co-starred in the TV series " Clever Little Sky" with the little cools , Bao Guoan , Gong Hanlin and Benny Chan , playing Jin Rushan.
In 2015, he co-starred with LAM Raymond , Zhang Xiaotao , Zhang Meng and Zhang Fan in the costume martial arts drama " DETECTIVES AND DOCTORS " and played Huo Xiu.
In the same year, he also appeared in the spy war movie " Who Is Under Cover ".
On December 11, 2019, the drama-style historical documentary film "Countries in the Wind and the Warring States Period" was launched
; in the same year, he starred in the dramas "There is a Big Thousand in Hollywood" and "The Neighbor Treasury"
; in the same year, he made a guest appearance in "Integrity Action" 2019"
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In 2020, he will star in the suspenseful police drama "Apostle Walker 3"
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Character Evaluation
Although Kent Cheng has become popular in the entertainment industry as a mentally retarded person, his restrained acting skills as a police detective are also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He has won the Hong Kong Film Awards twice for his movies "Why Me?" and "The Log". The bouncing body and simple appearance are also the representatives of comedians. The Pork Rong in "Once Upon a Time" adds a lot of jokes. From the outside, Kent Cheng is neither handsome nor chic. It can be said that there is no celebrity style at all. However, he is distinguished by his distinctive figure, and his naive appearance is very popular in the comedy world. Became the actor in the second year. Over the next few years, Kent Cheng has a steady stream of film appointments, has performed dozens of comedies one after another, and once became one of the highest paid comedians in Hong Kong. "Why Me?", he has broadened and expanded his play, not only performing comedies and farce, but also performing some serious dramas and tragedies; he has also acted in literary and artistic films, as well as action films, police and criminal films, and Jianghu Films, and even third-level erotic films, have become an excellent actor recognized by the Hong Kong film industry as a "drama fine" level. He has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards twice for "Lie Hao" and "Crime Story". Since his debut, Zheng Zeshi has shown himself in a fat image and is known for his superb and fire-throated acting skills. Because of his body shape, there are not many works that play the leading role, but his acting skills are often well received.
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