Actors - Tony Leung Chiu Wai

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Tony Leung Chiu Wai () (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. He is not to be confused with another actor, Tony Leung Ka-Fai. (Due to the difference in their respective physical stature, Chiu Wai is known colloquially in Hong Kong as "Short Tony," while Ka-fai is known as "Big Tony.")

Background

Born in Hong Kong, with ancestry in Taishan, Guangdong, China, Tony Leung was brought up by his mother in a single-parent family. In 1982, after passing the training courses of the television channel TVB, Tony Leung became an actor and became known for his comedy roles in television and film.

Many consider Tony Leung's role in director John Woo's 1992 action film Hard Boiled
where he acted with Chow Yun-Fat as his breakthrough role. However, Leung first gained international exposure through Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 1989 film A City of Sadness
, which won the Venice Golden Lion.

Leung often collaborates with director Wong Kar-wai and has appeared in many of his films. His most notable roles in Wong Kar-wai's films include the lonely policeman in Chungking Express
(1994), a homosexual Chinese expatriate living in Argentina in Happy Together
(1997), and a repressed victim of adultery in In the Mood for Love
(2000), for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes.

He is considered by many to be the finest actor of his generation in Hong Kong. Robert de Niro, who is an admirer of his work, has called Leung Asia's answer to Clark Gable.

He is good friends with actor and comedian Stephen Chow.

Carina Lau, a fellow actor, has been in a steady relationship with him since 1989. Despite this, the couple have no intention of marrying.

Leung also has an on-and-off Cantopop and Mandarin pop singing career and sang the theme song of Infernal Affairs with Andy Lau.

Leung speaks fluent and impeccable English and is well read and well versed on historic issues. During the late 1990's, some predicted that it would be difficult for him to break into Hollywood since he would not take on degrading roles because of Leung's pride and character. To date, he has not done a Hollywood movie, but is primed to appear in one after signing on with an American film agent.

During the promotion of the movie Hero, pro-British and pro-colonial politicians and commentators in Hong Kong attacked Leung for expressing his view on the historic impacts of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstration. Under constant political pressure, Leung made single statement that he may have been quoted out of context. However, the movie magazine editor said that the orginal statement was not out of context.

Relationship with Carina Lau

Dated Carina Lau from around the end of 1989.

He had known her since "The replica" in 1984. She used to be a good friend with Margie Tsang, his ex-girlfriend.

From 1989 to now, Tony and Carina had been going steady, except a few minor incidents. In 1993, Tony was rumored dating Valarie Chou after shooting a MTV with her. One time, Carina met Valarie at a movie premiere, and she refused to take picture with Valarie. However, eventually when the rumor cooled down, everything was back to normal. In 1994, Carina filed a law suit against her personal assistant for stealing her check. Her male assistant testified on the court that he had sexual relationship with her. But later, Tony dismissed the case by publicly going on air and said "I love Kai-Lin" on a radio show in new year eve. Then in 1997, Carina were again involved in a complicated family matter. Her long time friend Mr. Lo was filing for divorce.The rumor said she was the third person in this marriage. Both Tony and Carina denied the rumor, and defended themselves. The never ending rumor mills were targeted at Tony again on the March of 1998, Tony was being caught on camera driving Rosemund Kwan home. The HK East Touch Magazine took photos of Tony and Rosamund outside of a night bar on 3/7. Apparently, they were having a good time with a group of friends in the "97's bar". Later, Tony drove Rosamund home. Rosamund claims there is nothing going on with Tony. She is a good friend of Carina, and Tony simply gave her a ride home. Right after that, another rumored affair between Carina and a Taiwanese actor hit the stand, Tony claimed the rumor was ludicrous. All of things listed above were so-called "juicy" rumors, none had been proven true.

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