Leslie Cheung 204766 223698441 2008-07-05T09:25:41Z Olivier 3808 /* Filmography */ {{Infobox Chinese actor and singer | name = Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing | image = LeslieCheung01.JPG | caption = Leslie Cheung at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], 1993 | chinesename = | tradchinesename = 張國榮 | simpchinesename = 张国荣 | pinyinchinesename = Zhāng Guó róng | jyutpingchinesename = Choeng Gwok Wing | birthname = 張發宗 (Cheung Fat Chung) | ancestry = [[Guangdong]], [[China]] | birthdate = {{birth date|1956|9|12}} | birthplace = [[Hong Kong]] | deathdate = {{death date and age|2003|4|1|1956|9|12}} | deathplace = [[Hong Kong]] | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = 哥哥 (Gor Gor; ''lit.'' Big Brother)<ref name="gorgor"> Info News, 2008/4/3, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/audio/2008-04/03/content_7910039.htm]</ref><ref> Sina Entertainment News, [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2008-04-02/10051971439.shtml] </ref> | origin = [[Hong Kong]] | occupation = [[singer|Singer]], [[actor|actor]], [[Film director|director]], [[Songwriter|songwriter]] | genre = [[Cantopop]] | instrument = [[Singing]] | voicetype = | label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Capital Artists]], [[Cinepoly Records|Cinepoly]], [[Rock Records|Rock]], [[Apex Music]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] | yearsactive = 1977 – 2003 | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = Cheung Wut Hoi | influences = | influenced = | website = | hongkongfilmwards = '''Best Actor'''<br>1991 ''[[Days of Being Wild]]''<br>'''Best Original Film Song'''<br>1995 ''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]''<br> '''The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema'''<br>2005<br>'''Silver Jubilee Best Actor'''<br> 2006 | goldenbauhiniaawards = | hkfcsawards = '''Best Actor'''<br>1995 (For his performances that year) | goldenhorseawards = '''Best Original Song'''<br>1993 ''[[The Bride with White Hair]]'' | goldenroosterawards = | awards = '''[[Chinese Performance Art Association]]'''<br>Special Achievement Award<br> 1993 ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''<br> '''[[Japanese Critic Society]]'''<br>Best Actor<br> 1993 ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' <br>'''Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award'''<br>1999 [[Golden Needle Award]]<br>'''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]''' <br>2001 Best Male Singer Award<br>'''[[CCTV-MTV Music Awards]]'''<br>2000 Biggest Asian Artist Award }} '''Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing''' ([[September 12]], [[1956]] – [[April 1]], [[2003]]), nicknamed elder brother (哥哥), <ref>http://china.org.cn/english/NM-e/91868.htm (this is the English version of one of the biggest Internet news resource of Mainland China)</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002000/bio Leslie Cheung - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-04/01/content_319707.htm Thousands of fans pay tribute to Leslie Cheung<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002000/bio Leslie Cheung - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> was an [[actor]] and [[musician]] from [[Hong Kong]]. Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of [[Cantopop]]," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career". <ref> Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, "World Music Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", P54., BBC Radio, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 </ref> In 2000, Cheung was named ''Asian Biggest Superstar'' by [[China Central Television]], and voted as ''The Most Favorite Actor in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema'' in [[2005]].<ref>Cheung Tops Asia's CCTV-MTV Honors [http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4392792-1.html], AllBusiness.com, Inc.</ref><ref>'Farewell My Concubine' most appreciated in HK [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/27/content_446339.htm], China Daily</ref> ==Childhood and education== Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing was born in [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]. His birth name was Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗), which was later changed to his stage name, Cheung Kwok-Wing. Cheung was the youngest of ten children in a middle-class family. Cheung Wut Hoi - his father was a fairly well-known [[tailor]], whose customers included the American actors [[William Holden]] and [[Cary Grant]]<ref>Kevin Thomas, "A Career In Full Plumet", Los Angeles Times, June 22, page 6, 1997 [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/12619236.html?did=12619236&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&dids=12619236:12619236:&desc=MOVIES%3b+A+Career+in+Full+Plume%3b+As+%27Temptress+Moon%27+boosts+the+profile+of+Hong+Kong+actor+Leslie+Cheung,+he%27s+reviving+a+long-dormant+singing+career].</ref><ref>[[Michel Ciment]], Hubert Niogret, "Interview of Leslie Cheung", [[Positif (magazine)|Positif]] no. 455/1999, Berlin, conducted on 21 February 1998 </ref><ref>Chitose Shima, "Leslie Cheung Interview", All About Leslie, P25-40, Saangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1999, ISBN 4-916199-10-3</ref> His parents [[divorce]]d when he was quite young. While in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung attended Rosaryhill School (Stubbs Road, Hong Kong). At the age of 13, he was sent to [[England]] as a boarder at Eccles Hall School and faced [[racial discrimination]] at the school. He worked as a [[bartender]] at his relatives' restaurant and sang during the weekends. It was around this period that he chose his name, "Leslie". According to Cheung, he chose this name because "I love the film ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''. And I like [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]]. The name can be a man's or woman's, it's very unisex, so I like it."<ref>Richard Corliss, "Forever Leslie", ''Time Asia'', vol. 157, No. 18, May, 2001, [http://www.time.com/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,108021,00.html]</ref> In several of his interviews, Cheung stated that he had a fairly unhappy childhood. "I didn't have a happy childhood. Arguments, fights and we didn't live together; I was brought up by my granny." (''Time'' magazine interview with Richard Corliss<ref>Richard Corliss, "Forever Leslie", ''Time Asia'', vol. 157, No. 18, May, 2001, [http://www.time.com/time/asia/arts/magazine/0,9754,108021,00.html]</ref>) "What I would say most affected me as a child, was that my parents were not at home with me. As a young kid, one could not always understand why his parents weren't at home. This made me depressed sometimes."<ref>Leslie Cheung, "Leslie Cheung Autobiography", Commercial Radio Hong Kong, 1985, (also collected in Album Collection History-His Story by Capital Artist, 2004), an English translation can be found in [http://www.geocities.com/yannipoo/autobioindex.html]</ref> Cheung attended the [[University of Leeds]] in northern [[England]], where he studied textile management. He dropped out of university at the end of his first year, when his father fell ill. After his father's recovery, Cheung did not return to England to complete his studies.<ref> [[Michel Ciment]], Hubert Niogret, "Interview of Leslie Cheung", [[Positif (magazine)|Positif]] no. 455/1999, Berlin, conducted on 21 February 1998</ref><ref>Chitose Shima, "Leslie Cheung Interview", All About Leslie, P25-40, Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1999, ISBN 4-916199-10-3</ref> ==Career== ===Early career=== In 1977, Cheung won second prize by singing [[Don McLean]]'s "[[American Pie]]" at the [[Asian Music Contest]] held by [[Rediffusion Television]] (RTV). He signed a contract with RTV, which subsequently became [[Asia Television Limited]] (ATV) and began his career in the entertainment industry. He also signed a music contract with [[Polydor Records]], releasing ''Day Dreaming'' (1977) and ''Lover's Arrow'' (1979). The early days of his career were not easy. He was once booed off the stage during a public performance, and his first two albums were not welcomed by the public. He left [[Polydor Records]] at the end of his contract. Cheung's first film, ''[[The Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber]]'' (紅樓春上春) in 1978 was a soft porn film. Cheung later stated that he was unaware of the sexual nature of the film when he signed the contract<ref>Leslie Cheung, "Leslie Cheung Autobiography", Commercial Radio Hong Kong, 1985, (also collected in Album Collection History-His Story by Capital Artist, 2004), an English translation can be found in [http://www.geocities.com/yannipoo/autobioindex.html]</ref>. During the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a number of TV dramas such as ''[[The Young Concubine]]'' (我家的女人), ''Agency 24'' (甜甜廿四味), ''Pairing'' (對對糊), and ''The Spirit Of The Sword'' (浣花洗劍錄). These TV dramas helped turn him into a household name in South East Asia. ===Ascension to fame=== [[Image:Cover3 Cheung.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Summer Best Collection - All Because of You]], 1985]] In 1982, Cheung joined [[Capital Artists]] upon the end of his contract with RTV. It was at Capital Artists that [[Florence Chan]] became his music agent and remained as such through his entire career. While at Capital Artists, he also met [[Anita Mui]], another Hong Kong [[Cantopop]] idol, starting a long lasting friendship. In 1983, Cheung released his first hit song, "The Wind Blows On" (風繼續吹). In 1984, he released his first top ten hit song "Monica", which became the first so-called "fast" song that won the ''[[RTHK]] [[Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]''. "Monica" became representative of a new genre of [[Music of Hong Kong|Hong Kong music]] in the mid 1980s. Fans began to demand fast and energetic Cantopop songs that would be suitable for both dancing and listening. Other ''Top Ten Gold Songs'' released by Cheung through Capital Artists included "Wild Wind" (不羈的風) (album, ''For Your Love Only'', 1985); "Who Can Be With Me" (有誰共鳴) (album, ''Leslie Cheung: Allure Me'', 1986) and "Love in Those Years" (當年情) (theme song for ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'', album ''Leslie Cheung: Allure Me'', 1986). "Who Can Be With Me" became the ''Gold of the Gold Songs'' (Best Song) of the Year for 1986. Cheung's movie career was a little slower to take off. He appeared in supporting roles in his second and third movies ''Encore'' (1980) and ''On Trial'' (1981). However, his acting talent was soon recognized with his nomination for the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]]' Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''On Trial''. Subsequently after this nomination, he began to star as the leading man in ''Teenage Dreamers'' (1982) and has held the lead role in almost every movie he had been in since. From the early 1980s through 1986, most of the movies in which he had starred were teenage movies. Among them, ''[[Nomad (1982 film)|Nomad]]'' (1982, directed by Patrick Tam Kar-ming) are widely considered by film critic as the representation of the Hong Kong "New Wave" films. Cheung's role as Louis in ''Nomad'' won him his first Best Actor nomination of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Later, Cheung stated that he considers ''Nomad'' as his first "real" movie. During this period, Cheung continued to act in a number of [[Television Broadcasts]] (TVB) dramas, such as ''Once Upon an Ordinary Girl'' (儂本多情) and ''The Fallen Family'' (武林世家). ===Stardom and retirement=== [[Image:Final Cheung.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Leslie Cheung in the [[Final Encounter of the Legend]] concert, 1989]] In 1986, he joined [[Cinepoly Records|Cinepoly Records Hong Kong]] and released the album ''[[Summer Romance]]'' in 1987. ''Summer Romance'' became the ''[[Best Selling CD of the Year]]'' and ''[[IFPI Best Selling Album]]'' in Hong Kong. The success of ''Summer Romance'' made him one of the top two Cantopop idols at the time (the other was [[Alan Tam]]). In 1988, he composed one of his most famous songs "Silence is Golden" (沉默是金). Other popular albums published by Cheung through Cinepoly Records included ''[[Hot Summer]]'' (1988), ''[[Virgin Snow]]'' (1988), ''[[Leslie '89]]'' (''Side face'', IFPI Best Album of the Year, 1989), ''[[Final Encounter]]'' (1989), and ''Salute'' (1990). ''Salute'' was the first non-profit album released by a superstar in Hong Kong music history that would only compile songs originally performed by other singers. According to Cheung, ''Salute'' is his [[homage]] to [[music]]. He donated all the proceeds from the sales of ''Salute'' to the [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]] (香港演藝學院), which was named the ''Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship'' after his death <ref>Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship: [http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_friends_sponsors.asp]</ref>. With the popularity of Cheung and Tam, fans of these two stars became increasingly hostile to each other, starting a long-standing conflict that soon put heavy pressure on both singers. In 1988, Alan Tam publicly quit all pop music award ceremonies. In 1989, Cheung announced his intention to retire from his music career as a singer. Cheung then set a record by being the first singer ever in Cantopop history to hold a retirement concert series (''[[Final Encounter of the Legend]]''), which ran for 33 consecutive nights (he was 33 at the time) at Hong Kong Coliseum. In 1990, he left Hong Kong at the peak of his music career and emigrated to [[Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]], where he reportedly "found peace and tranquility."<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The rise and tragic fall of a Canto-pop king |url=http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/402881910674ebab010674f4a523125d.do.html |work= |publisher=Asian Pacific Post |date=2003-04-10 |accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> Cheung gained Canadian citizenship in 1992 and returned to Asia full-time in 1995 for his re-emergence in Chinese-language popular music. From 1986 to 1989, Cheung acted in a number of movies that are considered as Hong Kong classics by film critics and Asian movie fans<ref> The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Awards] </ref><ref>"A Better Tomorrow" [http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/b/better_tomorrow_1986.shtml]</ref>. In 1986, Cheung co-starred with [[Chow Yun-Fat]] in ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' (directed by [[John Woo]]), which was widely considered as a trend starter for Hong Kong triad movies in the 1980s. Cheung played Kit, a righteous and idealistic young cop. Cheung's role in the movie was widely considered his debut as a serious actor. He also starred in the sequel, ''[[A Better Tomorrow II]]'' (1987). Also in 1987, Cheung starred in [[Stanley Kwan]]'s ''[[Rouge (1987)|Rouge]]'' where he played Chen-Pang Chan, an infatuated, opium-smoking playboy and doomed lover of a beautiful prostitute, Fleur (played by [[Anita Mui]]). Further, in the same year (1987), he appeared in [[Tsui Hark]]'s ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (directed by Ching Siu-tung). Cheung played ''Ling Choi Sin'', a well-meaning but cowardly debt collector who had fallen in love with a beautiful ghost (played by [[Joey Wong]]). His performance in these movies won him two Best Actor nomination from [[Hong Kong Film Awards]]. The success of ''A Better Tomorrow'' and ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' made his name known in the Japanese and South Korea film markets. ===Golden age in film=== [[Image:Daysofbeingwild cheung.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Leslie Cheung in the movie ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'', 1990]] The mid-80s to mid-90s was a golden age in Hong Kong's film industry, which coincided with Cheung's film career. In 1990, Cheung acted as Yuddy, a handsome, ruthless bad boy, philanderer and narcissist in [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s movie ''[[Days of Being Wild]]''. His performance in ''Days of Being Wild'' won him the ''Best Actor Award'' at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] in 1991 and his first nomination of ''Best Actor'' at the [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]] (Taiwan). He also acted in two other Wong Kar-wai movies. In the 1994 martial arts film, ''[[Ashes of Time]]'', he starred as Ouyang Feng, a swordsman and assassin who spent his days in a desert. His role as Ouyang won him the ''Best Actor Award'' at the [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]]. In 1997's movie ''[[Happy Together (film)|Happy Together]]'' which centrally depicts a complex relationship between two gay lovers (although Wong insists that it isn't essentially a "gay" film<ref>Khoi Lebinh and David Eng "Interview with Wong Kar-wai", conducted October 27, 1997 for WBAI, 1999.5, New York, conducted (see discussion page for exact quote)</ref>), he played the capricious Ho Po-wing, who goes to Argentina with his lover Lai Yiu-fai (played by [[Tony Leung Chiu-wai]]). In 1992's historical masterpiece ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (directed by [[Chen Kaige]]), Cheung acted as the [[Peking opera]] star Dieyi Cheng, a [[Beijing opera]] artist who reaches fame with his exquisite performances of female roles. ''Farewell My Concubine'' is the first Chinese film to have won the ''[[Palme d'or|Golden Palm]]'' award at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. It also won more than twenty other film awards including a Golden Globe for ''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]]'' and Oscar nominations for ''[[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]]'' and ''[[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]''. Cheung's performance in the film won him international fame as a film star and set his steps in the mainland China film industry. In 1996, he worked again with Chen Kaige, playing the role of a misty gigolo, Zhongliang Yu, in ''[[Temptress Moon]]''. In 1998's ''A Time to Remember'' (directed by [[Yip Ying]]), he acted as Jin, an underground Chinese Communist leader. His Hong Kong background caused a heated debate at the time, but the film still achieved Box Office success in mainland China and in 2004 won a "Most Popular Foreign Film" Award at the [[Pyongyang Film Festival]]. Other important movies Cheung starred in during this period include ''[[The Bride with White Hair]]'' (with [[Brigitte Lin]], 1993), ''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]'' (with [[Anita Yuen]], 1994), ''[[The Phantom Lover]]'' (1995), and ''[[Viva Erotica]]'' (with [[Shu Qi|Shu Ki]], 1996). His performance in these movies won him three Best Actor Award nominations at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] and three Best Actor Award nominations at the [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]] from 1990 to 1998. As a versatile actor, Cheung also acted in many comedies. In 1991, teamed again with [[Chow Yun-Fat]] and [[Cherie Chung]], Cheung played a skillful and charming thief in [[John Woo]]'s ''[[Once a Thief (1991 film)|Once A Thief]]''. In 1992's ''[[All's Well, Ends Well]]'', he acted as an effeminate brother who would later realize the meaning of true love. Other well-known comedies included ''[[The Eagle Shooting Heroes]]'', ''It's a Wonderful Life'', and ''[[The Chinese Feast]]''. Cheung was also a box office attraction in Hong Kong; from 1990 to 1998, 13 out of 39 movies in which he starred were listed as yearly top ten box office movies<ref> "1990-99 Box Office Ranking for Chinese Movies in Hong Kong" ("1990-99年历年华语片票房排名") [http://www.dvdspring.com/Article_Show.asp?ArticleID=12673] </ref>. Although Cheung quit his career as a pop singer from 1989 to 1995, he continued his music career as a composer. He composed more than ten songs during that time. In 1993, he won ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' from [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]] for the theme song ''Red Cheek, White Hair'' to the movie ''The Bride with White Hair'' (as a composer). In 1995, he composed all three theme songs for the film ''[[The Phantom Lover]]''. As a composer, Cheung won four nominations for ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards and two nominations for ''Best Original Film Song'' at the Hong Kong Film Awards. ===Return to music=== [[Image:Red Cheung.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Album ''[[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]'', 1996]] In 1995, Cheung signed a contract with [[Rock Records]], returning to music as a singer. At the same year, he released his first post-"retirement" album, ''[[Most Beloved|Beloved]]''. ''Beloved'' achieved large market success with the award of ''IFPI Best Selling Album''<ref>Leslie Cheung's ''Beloved'' are sold more than 300,000, Min Pao Weekly, Oct. 28, 1995, see[http://www.leslie-cheung.com/leslie/2004/9-29/22736.html]</ref> <ref>Achievements of Leslie Cheung, [http://www.leslie-cheung.net/ch/achievements.htm]</ref>, but it did not receive much acclaim from music critics as it is a collection of Cheung's movie theme songs from 1993 to 1995. In 1996, Cheung released possibly his most highly acclaimed album, ''[[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]''. ''[[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]'' was a fusion album, mixing smooth jazz, R&B, trip hop, etc., into [[Cantopop]], forming a consistent unique style. Cheung worked since then on cutting-edge music as well as Cantopop, his new music style being markedly different from before his earlier retirement. In this album, Cheung also composed another important song in his music career, ''[[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]''. In 1998, Cheung released his first album in Mandarin (and also the only one originally in the language), ''[[Printemps (Album)|Printemps]]''. <!-- Image with questionable fair-use claim removed: [[Image:Leslie_stamp.jpg|thumb|180px|right|"Hong Kong Pop Singers" stamp series released by the Hong Kong Post Office featuring Leslie Cheung on November 18, 2005.]] --> In 1997, Cheung held his first post-retirement concert series: ''[[World Tour 97]]'', which lasted from Dec. 12, 1996 to June 17, 1997. Like with the refinements to his musical style, Cheung introduced a new image to his audience. The most daring part possibly was the closing dance "Red" where Cheung did a tango duet in a pair of red high-heels with a macho dancer. ''[[World Tour 97]]'' included 55 concerts: 24 concerts were held in [[Hong Kong Coliseum]] and 31 concerts were held in the cities around the world. Among them, six concerts were held in Japan and mainland China respectively. ''[[World Tour 97]]'' was the first concert series that Cheung held in these two areas. In 1999, Cheung started a music company, [[Apex Music]], signing a distribution contract with [[Universal Music Group]](UMG). Important albums released via [[Universal Music Group|UMG]] includes ''[[Count Down With You]]'' (1999), ''[[Big Heat (album)|Big Heat]]'' (2000), and ''Untitled'' (2000). The hit songs released by him during this period include ''[[Passing-by Dragonfly]]'', the top one hit song, ''Big Heat'', and ''[[Left Right Hands]]'', Top Ten Gold Song of the Year (1999). He also composed the song ''I'' (first released in album ''[[Big Heat (album)|Big Heat]]''), which was considered by him as a song of self-statement. In 2000, Cheung was awarded the [[Golden Needle]] award (lifetime achievement award in Cantopop music). In the same year, Cheung had been assigned as the "Music Ambassador" of [[Composors And Authors Society of Hong Kong]] (CASH) until his death. Cheung also composed the theme song ''Noah's Ark'', for the ''CASH Golden Sail Award''. ===The later years=== [[Image:Passion tour.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Leslie Cheung in Passion Tour, 2001]] In 2000, Cheung held his last concert series, ''[[Passion Tour]]''. ''[[Passion Tour]]'' included 43 concerts, lasting from July 31, 2000 to April 16, 2001. It was his most disputable, and possibly best concert. Cheung worked at the first time as the art director as well as the singer for the concert. He invited [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] to design all eight costumes for the concert. However, the costumes, together with his long wig and beard, were criticized bitterly by Hong Kong media at the early stage of the concerts. Cheung later disclosed that Gaultier was very angry about the criticism and claimed in an email (sent to Cheung) that he would never design costumes again for any Asian performer. Despite the early criticisms from the media, ''[[Passion Tour]]'' achieved huge success. ''[[Passion Tour]]'' was highly welcomed in Japan and made Cheung hold 10 concerts there. Together with ''[[World Tour 97]]'' concerts, Cheung set a record of foreign artists of holding 16 concerts in Japan. In China, Cheung set a record yet to be broken by holding two consecutive night concerts in Shanghai Stadium (capacity of 80,000). He was also awarded the "Grand Salute Award" (2000) by Mingpao Weekly (Hong Kong) and "Music Salute Award" (2000) from Chinese Pop Music Media Association (mainland China) for his work in ''[[Passion Tour]]''. By the end of the 1990s, Cheung had began to focus on acting in non-romance roles. In ''[[The Kid (1999 film)|The Kid]]'' (1999, directed by Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung), he starred as a poor single father who fostered an abandoned baby boy. In the action thriller ''[[Double Tap (film)|Double Tap]]'' (2000, directed by Lo Chi Leung), he played a psycho killer, Rick. In the 2002 psycho thriller ''[[Inner Senses]]'' (directed by Lo Chi Leung), he played psychologist Dr. Law, who discovered his own emotional issues when he tried to treat his patient Yan ([[Kar Yan Lam]]). His performance in these films earned him another ''Best Actor'' nomination from the Hong Kong Film Awards. He also garnered another two ''Best Actor Award'' nominations from Taiwan Film Festival. During this period, Cheung began to try his hand at film direction. In 2000, he directed his first movie, the 45 minutes ''[[From Ashes to Ashes]]''. In 2002, he began to film his first regular length movie ''[[Stealing Heart]]''. The film was not completed due to the deterioration of his health. ==Sexual orientation== Cheung was [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and once said in an interview in ''Time'' magazine <ref>Corliss, R. (2001). "Forever Leslie", Time Magazine Asia Edition. [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,108021,00.html], Retrieved December 17, 2005,</ref>:"It's more appropriate to say I'm bisexual. I've had girlfriends. When I was 22 or so, I asked my girlfriend [[Teresa Mo]] (his colleague in ATV of the time) to marry me." Despite numerous [[tabloid]] rumors, he denied his homosexual/bi-sexual orientation for the first half of his career, until his stance relaxed considerably after emigrating to Vancouver. In the early 1990s he became one of the few Hong Kong actors who dared to play gay characters onscreen. Cheung's first gay role was ''Cheng Dieyi'' in ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (1993). ''Cheng Dieyi'' was a Beijing opera singer or ''[[Dan (Chinese opera)|Dan]]'' (male actor who plays female roles) who had fallen in love with his male singing partner. In [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s ''[[Happy Together (movie)|Happy Together]]'' (1997), Cheung played another gay role, ''Ho Po-wing''. ''[[Happy Together (movie)|Happy Together]]'' contained graphic sex scenes. He was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the [[Golden Horse Awards]] and the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for his role in ''[[Happy Together (movie)|Happy Together]]''. In 1995 a Hong Kong tabloid published a photo of Cheung with another man, [[Daffy Tong Hok-Tak]] (唐鶴德). In a 1997 concert, Cheung openly revealed that Tong was his "most beloved" after his mother. The Hong Kong media eventually accepted the two men's relationship and the tabloid gave Tong the nickname ''Tong Tong'' (in the style of ''Go Go''). After Cheung's death, Cheung's family published a full-page obituary in a Hong Kong newspaper, in which Tong was listed as a surviving spouse (未亡人). Tong, together with Cheung's eldest sister, was also designated as the executor of Cheung's estate. ==Death== [[Image:funeral cheung.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Leslie Cheung's funeral car (upper) and memorial service (lower)]] Cheung committed [[suicide]] on [[April 1]], [[2003]]. He leapt from the 24th floor of the [[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong|Mandarin Oriental Hotel]], located in the Central district of [[Hong Kong Island]]. <ref>Corliss, R. (2003). That old feeling: Days of being Leslie. Time Magazine Asia Edition. Retrieved December 17, 2005, from [http://www.time.com/time/asia/arts/daily/0,9754,440214,00.html]</ref> He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from [[clinical depression|depression]]. He was 46 years old.<ref>Stephen Kelly, ""WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS?" Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003", [http://www.popmatters.com/film/features/030508-cheung.shtml], 8 May 2003</ref><ref>"Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing commits suicide.", Hong Kong Entertainment News in Review (2003), [http://www.hkentreview.com/2003/april/ckw.html], Retrieved December 17, 2005</ref><ref>"Actor Leslie Cheung 'found dead'", BBC, Apr. 1, 2003, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2906999.stm]</ref><ref>"Activities to Commemorate Leslie Cheung", Xinhua, Apr. 2, 2005, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/02/content_2775786.htm]</ref><ref>Yu Sen-lun, "The Leslie Cheung Legend Lives on", TaiPei Times, Apr. 10, 2003, [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/04/10/201584] </ref><ref>Bruce Einhorn, "Hong Kong: A City in Mourning", BusinessWeek, Apr. 14, 2003, [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2003/nf20030414_7155_db010.htm]</ref> As one of the most popular performers in Asia, Cheung's death shocked the Asian entertainment industry and Chinese community world-wide.<ref>Stephen Kelly, ""WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS?" Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003", [http://www.popmatters.com/film/features/030508-cheung.shtml], 8 May 2003</ref><ref>"Leslie Cheung, Larger Than Life" [http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/lesliecheung/]</ref><ref>Jonathan Crow, "Leslie Cheung", AOL All Movie Guide[http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/leslie-cheung/12724/biography]</ref><ref>"Leslie Cheung's Suicide" Gothamist, [http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2003/04/03/leslie_cheungs_suicide.php], April,3rd. 2003</ref><ref>"Life In Legacy - Week of April 5, 2003"[http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2003/WIR20030405.html]</ref> <ref> "Forty Thousands Fans Farewell Leslie Cheung in the Raining Night", Modern Business News, Apr. 4, 2003, [http://news.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper148/20030408/class014800007/hwz920653.htm] </ref> Rumors about the cause of his death spread so fast that his family urged tabloids to let Cheung rest in peace, and not to sensationalize his sexual orientation and reasons for suicide. The day after Leslie's death, his long time partner, Tong, confirmed that Cheung suffered from (clinical) depression and had been seeing psychiatrists for treatment for almost a year. He also revealed that Cheung had attempted suicide in 2002. Later at his funeral, Cheung's niece disclosed that her [[uncle]] had severe clinical depression and suffered much over the past year (2003). Despite the risk of infection from [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] and the [[World Health Organization|WHO]]'s warning on travels to Hong Kong, tens of thousands, including celebrities and other fans, many from other parts of the world such as mainland [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], [[Southeast Asia]], the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] attended Cheung's memorial service, which was held for the public, on April 7, 2003. Cheung's funeral was on April 8, 2003. For almost one month, Cheung's death dominated newspaper headlines in Hong Kong and his songs were constantly on the air. Cheung's last album ''Everything Follows the Wind'' (一切隨風) was released three months after his death. * Cheung's suicide note (translation): "Depression! Many thanks to all my friends. Many thanks to Professor [[:zh:麥列菲菲|Felice Lieh-Mak]] (Cheung's last psychiatrist, 麥列菲菲). This year has been so tough. I can't stand it anymore. Many thanks to Mr. Tong. Many thanks to my family. Many thanks to Fei-Fei ([[Lydia Shum Din-ha]]). In my life I did nothing bad. Why does it have to be like this?" * Cheung's suicide note (Chinese): "Depression! 多謝各位朋友,多謝麥列菲菲教授,這一年很辛苦,不能再忍受, 多謝唐先生,多謝家人,多謝肥姐. 我一生沒做壞事 為何這樣?" ==Extra Information== {{Trivia|date=December 2007}} * It was reported that Cheung got the nickname "gorgor" (哥哥, elder brother) when he acted in the movie [[The Bride with White Hair]] with [[Brigitte Lin]] in 1993. However, Cheung said he was first called gorgor by [[Joey Wong]] when they worked for movie [[A Chinese Ghost Story]]. In Miss You Much Leslie concert (2008), Susan Hwuang, a close friend of Cheung, said [[Carina Lau|Carina Lau Kar Ling]] was the first one who called Cheung "gorgor" when they played [[Mahjong]] back in 80s. <ref> Chitose Shima, "Time of Leslie Cheung", </ref> <ref>"Susan Hwang Revealed that Leslie Cheung Called Daffy Tong Gorgor", Siyin Li, Wenweipo, Hong Kong, Apr. 2, 2008, [http://trans.wenweipo.com/gb/paper.wenweipo.com/2008/04/02/EN0804020001.htm] </ref><ref> "Carina Lau Made a Mistake on Leslie Cheung's Nickname"Info news, April 3, 2008, [http://news.xinhuanet.com/audio/2008-04/03/content_7910039.htm] </ref> * His last public singing appearance was in the late Anita Mui's last 2002 concert as a guest performer, shortly before his death. There, he sang a duet which they had recorded in the 80s and a new song "Extinct Season of Glory". He directed and acted in the video of the song "Extinct Season of Glory". * Leslie Cheung is the first generation of [[Pepsi]] stars in [[Asia]]. * Voted as #1 in Commercial Radio's ''Top 10 Most Beautiful People in Hong Kong''.<ref>Leslie Cheung Biography[http://www.asianfilm.org/leslie/AFF_press_leslie.pdf]</ref> * Voted as the winner of the ''10 Hottest Celebrities of the Millennium in Hong Kong''. * In [[2000]], many websites and newspapers reported that Leslie Cheung, [[Brigitte Lin]], [[Zhu Ling Ling]] and [[Michelle Reis]] were elected as ''Four Peerlessly Beauty in Hong Kong''. Among them Cheung is the only man, and all the rest are women. * His song ''Monica'' was crowned as ''Song of the Century''. * Named ''Asian Biggest Superstar'' by CCTV-MTV in Beijing China <ref>Cheung Tops Asia's CCTV-MTV Honors [http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4392792-1.html], AllBusiness.com, Inc.</ref>. * Won the ''Most Favorite Actor Award in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema'' in the poll held by Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd, Hong Kong Ferry Co. Ltd, HKFAA and UA Cinemas for the Centennial of Chinese Film History (2005) <ref>'Farewell My Concubine' most appreciated in HK [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/27/content_446339.htm], China Daily</ref> * In the list ''Top 100 Favorite movies of Chinese Cinema'', voted by Hong Kong public, he's 5 movies of top 10, and 4 ones of top 5 (#1 - [[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]], #2 - [[Days of Being Wild]] , #3 - [[A Better Tomorrow]], #5 - [[Happy Together]], #6 - [[Rouge]])<ref>'Farewell My Concubine' most appreciated in HK [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/27/content_446339.htm], China Daily</ref> * The first Hong Kong actor who acted in a mainland China film, [[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]] ([[1993]]). * Supports charitable organizations such as [[Hong Kong Red Cross]], [[Children's Cancer Foundation Hong Kong]], and [[End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation]]. * Member of the jury at [[Tokyo International Film Festival]] in [[1993]] and the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in [[1998]]. * One of 10 Chinese Cultural Idols of the 20th Century.<ref>WHAT THEY ARE SAYING[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-07/17/content_245794.htm], China Daily</ref> * His wax figure at [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong]] was unveiled on [[March 31]], [[2004]] (first anniversary of his death). It's put in "Historical and National Heroes" room (Cheung is the only singer/actor in this room). The look is reminiscent of Cheung in his famous role as Beijing opera impersonator Cheng Dieyi in the film, [[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]].<ref>HK's Madame Tussauds Unveils Wax Figure of Leslie Cheung [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200404/01/eng20040401_139165.shtml]</ref> * A [[2006]] Hong Kong study on the celebrity suicide events suggested that Cheung's death may cast negative effects on the people already depressed during the SARS period: in April 2003, there were 134 suicides in Hong Kong (Hong Kong population is of 6.9 million). Among them, 13 mentioned Cheung in their suicide notes. However, the historical statistic given in the paper show that the suicide rates in the months before and after April 2003 keep consistent with that of April 2003. The paper does not analyze the effect of the SARS and economy depress on the suicide rate either. <ref>P. Yip, K. Fu, K. Yang, B. Ip, C. Chan, E. Chen, D. Lee, F. Law, K. Hawton, "The effects of a celebrity suicide on suicide rates in Hong Kong." Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 93, Issue 1-3, Pages 245-252. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T2X-4JXRWY7-1-7&_cdi=4930&_user=409620&_orig=search&_coverDate=07%2F31%2F2006&_sk=999069998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtb-zSkWz&md5=ed4a8c6a3814ea94eb01f8ff33e40d25&ie=/sdarticle.pdf]</ref> * To remember Cheung, some his fans donated benches with Cheung's name to parks at the places they live, such as Hibiya Park in [[Tokyo]] or Stanley Park in [[Vancouver]]. * Cheung was called the ''Elvis of Hong Kong'' earlier in his career<ref>Leslie Cheung - Larger Than Life [http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/lesliecheung]</ref>. Coincidentally, the year [[Elvis Presley]] died was the year Cheung started his singing career. * There are some songs about Cheung, the most famous one is ''Go Go,'' written and sung by [[Lum Hon Yeung]]. ==Achievement lists== === Selected awards === {{Cleanup-laundry|date=January 2008}} *''[[RTV Asian Song Contest]]'' Runners-up with the song "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" 1977 *''[[Overseas Chinese Daily News]]'' The Best Newcomer Award 1977 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with the song [[Monica (song)|Monica]] 1984 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' winner with song [[Monica (song)|Monica]] 1984 *''[[Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award]]'' winner 1984 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with song ''Wild Wind'' 1985 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' winner with song ''Wild Wind'' 1985 *''[[Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award]]'' winner 1985 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with song ''Who Can Be With Me'' 1986 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' winner with songs ''Who Can Be With Me and'', ''Love in Those Years'' 1986 *''[[Commercial Radio Chinese Pop Songs Award]]'' winner 1986 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with song ''Sleepless Night'', [[Summer Romance]] is also the [[Best Selling CD of the year]] and [[IFPI Best Selling Album]] in 1987 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' winner with song ''Sleepless Night'' *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with songs ''Silence is Golden'' and ''Up Close'' 1988 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' [[Most Popular Male Singer]] 1988 *''[[CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards]]'' Best Male Singer 1988 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award]]'' winner with song ''Start From Zero'', and also winner of the [[Most Popular Male Singer]] 1989 *''[[Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Male Gold Award 1989]]'' winner [[LESLIE]], album is also the [[IFPI Best Album of the Year]] *''[[IFPI Best Selling Album]]'' winner with ''Fondness'' 1999 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' Millennium Gold Song Award for ''[[Monica (song)|Monica]]'' 1999 *''[[RTHK Golden Needle Award]]'' (lifetime achievement award in Cantopop) 1999 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award]]'' winner with song ''Left Right Hand'' 1999 *''[[CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards]]'' Top Ten Albums for [[Countdown With You]] 1999 *''[[CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Awards]]'' Best Song Award for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999 *''[[Metro Radio Hit Music Awards]]'' Best Song Award for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999 *''[[Metro Radio Hit Music Awards]]'' Top Ten Best Hits for ''Left Right Hand'' 1999 *''[[TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Awards]]'' Music Salute Award 2000 *''[[Mingpao Weekly]]'' Outstanding Male Singer Award 2000 *''[[Ming Pao Weekly]]'' Grand Salute Award for [[Passion Tour]] 2000 *''[[Joint Award by RTHK, CR, TVB & Metro Radio for the Best Album of the Year]]'' winner with album ''[[Untitled]]'' 2001 *''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]'' Best Male Singer Award 2001 *''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]'' Best Concert Award for [[Passion Tour]] 2001 *''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]'' Top Ten Chinese Songs for ''Passing Dragonfly'' 2001 *''[["Sprite My Choice" China Original Music Pop Chart Awards]]'' Golden Song Award for ''Fever'' 2001 *''[["Sprite My Choice" China Original Music Pop Chart Awards]]'' Millennium Outstanding Achievement Award 2001 *''[[RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards]]'' Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence 2002 *''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]'' Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 *''[[Chinese Pop Music Media Awards]]'' Top Ten Chinese Songs for ''So Far So Close'' 2003 *''[[CASH]]'' My All-time Favorite Song for ''I'' 2003 *''[[CASH Golden Sail Music Awards]]'' Best Alternative Composition for ''So Far So Close'' 2003 *''[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]'' winner [[Best Actor]] for ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' 1991 *''[[Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival]]'' winner [[Best Original Movie Song]] for ''White-haired Beauty'' 1993 *''[[Chinese Performance Art Association]]'' Special Achievement Award for ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' 1993 *''[[Japanese Critic Society Best Actor Award (Foreign Movie)]]'' for ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' 1994 *''[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]'' Best Original Film Song Award for ''Chase'' 1995 *''[[Winner of HK Film Critics Society Best Actor Award]]'' for ''[[Ashes of Time]]'' 1994 *''[[Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, Udn, Phoenix TV, and World Journal]]'' Global Top Ten Chinese Movie Stars Award 1996 *''[[Ming Pao Weekly Performing Arts Awards]]'' Most Outstanding Actor for ''[[Inner Senses]]'' 2002 *''[[Nikkei Entertainment Japan]]'' Top Ten Best Actors in Asia 2004 *''[[NHK Japan]]'' Top Ten Favorite Movie Stars 2006 *''[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]'' Eternal Glory Performing Arts Award 2004 *''[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]'' Most Favorite Actor Award in 100 Years of Chinese Cinema 2005 *''[[Hong Kong Film Awards]]'' Silver Jubilee Best Actor Award 2006 *''[[Standard Chartered Hong Kong]]'' Platinum Multi-Talented Award 2000 *''[[CCTV-MTV Music Awards]]'' Biggest Asian Artist Award 2000 *''[[Sina China]]'' Top 10 Cultural Idols of the 20th Century 2003 *''[[City of Smile Hong Kong]]'' Top 10 Celebrities With the Most Beautiful Smile 2003 *''[[Sina China]]'' Most Missed Artist 2007 *''[[Sohu China "Remembering My 1997"]]'' Most Memorable Celebrity 2007 === Discography === *''I Like Dreamin' '' (白版碟) 1977 *''Day Dreamin' 1977 *情人箭 ('Lover's Arrow') 1979 *風繼續吹 ('The Wind Blows On') 1983 *一片痴 ('Craziness') 1983 *張國榮 Leslie (Monica) 1984 *夏日精選 - 全賴有你 (Summer Best Collection - All Because of You) 1985 *為你鍾情 ('For Your Love Only') 1985 *張國榮(迷惑我) Leslie Cheung (Allure me) 1986 *''Stand Up 1986 *張國榮 (當年情) ('The Past Love') 1986 *愛慕 (國語) ('Admire') 1987 *''[[Summer Romance]]'87 '' 1987 *''[[Hot Summer]]'' 1988 *''[[Virgin Snow]]'' 1988 *''[[Leslie '89]]'' 張國榮 (側面) ('Side Face' or 'Profile') 1989 *''Salute'89'' 1989 *''[[Final Encounter]]'' 1989 *''Dreaming'' 1990 *寵愛 ([[Most Beloved|Beloved]]) 1995 *紅 ([[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]) 1996 *''FROM NOW ON'' (single) 1996 *''[[Printemps (Album)|Printemps]]'' 1998 *這些年來 (EP) ('All These Years') 1998 *''陪你倒數'' ''(Count Down With You)'' 1999 *''[[Big Heat (album)|Big Heat]]'' (大熱) 2000 *''Leslie Untitled (EP)'' 2000 *''Leslie Forever'' 2001 *''Crossover'' 2002 *一切隨風 ('Everything Follows the Wind') 2003 === Filmography === *''[[Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber]]'' (紅樓春上春 1978) *''[[Dog eats Dog]]'' (狗咬狗骨1978) *''[[On Trial]]'' (失業生 1980) *''[[The Drummer (1980 film)|The Drummer]]'' (1980) *''[[Encore (film)|Encore]]'' (喝采 1980) *''[[Energetic 21]]'' (沖激21 1982) *''[[Crazy Romance]]'' (求愛反斗星 1982) *''[[Teenage Dreamers]]'' (檸檬可樂 1982) *''[[Nomad (1982 film)|Nomad]]'' (烈火青春 1982) *''[[The Drummer (1983 film)|The Drummer]]'' (鼓手 1983) *''[[Little Dragon maid]]'' (楊過與小龍女 1983) *''[[First time]]'' (第一次 1983) *''[[Merry Christmas (1984 film)|Merry Christmas]]'' (聖誕快樂 1984) *''[[Double Decker (film)|Double Decker]]'' (三文治 1984) *''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]'' (緣份 1984) *''[[Intellectual Trio]]'' (龍鳳智多星 1984) *''[[For Your Heart Only]]'' (為你鐘情 1985) *''[[Last Song in Paris]]'' (偶然 1986, 1982?) *''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' (英雄本色 1986) *''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'' (胭脂扣 1987) *''[[A Better Tomorrow II]]'' (英雄本色 II 1987) *''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (倩女幽魂 1987) *''[[Fatal Love (1988 film)|Fatal Love]]'' (殺之戀 1988) *''[[Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit]]'' (新最佳拍檔 1989) *''[[A Chinese Ghost Story Part II]]'' (倩女幽魂 II:人間道 1990) *''[[Once a Thief (1991)|Once a Thief]]'' (縱橫四海 1991) *''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (阿飛正傳 1991) *''[[Party of a Wealthy Family]]'' aka. ''The Banquet'' (豪門夜宴 1991) - Himself *''[[Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad]]'' (藍江傳之反飛組風云 1992) *''[[All's Well, Ends Well]]'' (家有喜事 1992) *''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (霸王別姬 1993) *''[[The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu]]'' (射雕英雄傳之東成西就 1993) *''[[All's Well, Ends Well Too]]'' (花田喜事 1993) *''[[The Bride with White Hair 2]]'' (白髮魔女傳 II 1993) *''[[The Bride with White Hair]]'' (白髮魔女傳 1993) *''[[Ashes of Time]]'' (東邪西毒 1994) *''[[Long and Winding Road]]'' (錦繡前程 1994) *''[[Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt]]'' (記得……香蕉成熟時 II:初戀情人 1994) *''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]'' (金枝玉葉 1994) *''[[It's a Wonderful Life (1994 film)|It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (大富之家 1994) *''[[The Phantom Lover]]'' (夜半歌聲 1995) *''[[The Chinese Feast]]'' (金玉滿堂 also known as: 滿漢全席 1995) *''[[Temptress Moon]]'' (風月 1996) *''[[Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema]]'' (1996) *''[[Viva Erotica]]'' (色情男女 1996) *''[[Shanghai Grand]]'' (新上海灘 1996) *''[[Who's the Man, Who's the Woman]]'' (金枝玉葉 II 1996) *''[[Tristar (film)|Tristar]]'' (大三元 1996) *''[[All's Well, Ends Well 1997]]'' (97家有喜事 1997) *''[[Happy Together (movie)|Happy Together]]'' (春光乍泄 1997) *''[[Ninth Happiness]]'' (九星報喜 1998) *''[[A Time to Remember]]'' (紅色戀人 1998) *''[[Anna Magdalena]]'' (安娜瑪德蓮娜 1998) *''[[Moonlight Express]]'' (星月童話 1999) *''[[The Kid (1999 film)|The Kid]]'' (流星語 1999) *''[[Double Tap (film)|Double Tap]]'' (槍王 2000) *''[[Okinawa Rendez-vous]]'' (戀戰沖繩 2000) *''[[From Ashes to Ashes]]'' (煙飛煙滅 2000) *''[[Inner Senses]]'' (異度空間 2002) *''[[Ashes of Time Redux]]'' (東邪西毒 Redux 2008) == References == {{reflist|2}} ==Further reading== * Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, "World Music Volumn 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", BBC Radio, 2000, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 * Klein, A. (2003). Farewell, Leslie Cheung. Los Angeles City Beat. Retrieved December 17, 2005, from [http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=457&IssueNum=26]. *Kei Mori, "夢想之欠片(Broken pieces of dreams)", Renga Shyobo Shinshya Co,Ltd,Tokyo Japan,2004,ISBN 4-902603-55-1 * Chitose Shima, "Leslie Cheung Interview", All About Leslie, P25-40, Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1999, ISBN 4-916199-10-3 * Chitose Shima, "Time of Leslie Cheung", Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2004, ISBN 4-916199-59-6 * City Entertainment Editor Committee, "Leslie Cheung's Movie World 2 (1991-1995)", City Entertainment, Hong Kong, 2006, ISBN 962-8114-98-0 * De Hui, "Leslie Cheung's Movie Life" I, II, Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, Shanghai, 2006, ISBN 7-80678-557-4-J.272 ==See also== * [[Cinema of Hong Kong]] == External links == *{{imdb name|id=0002000|name=Leslie Cheung}} *[http://ameblo.jp/lcing/ レスリー・チャン(張國榮)スマイル] *[http://www.lesliecheung.cc Leslie Cheung Cyberworld] Official website of Red Mission, providing material on Cheung's music, movies, interviews, photos, etc. *[http://www.leslielegacy.com Leslie Legacy Association] Official website of LLA (Leslie Legacy Association), providing material on Cheung's records, movies, and international news reports *[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/leslie_cheung/ Leslie Cheung at rottentomatoes] *Watch the documentary film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axI3LzOlYAs "Leslie Cheung - Hong Kong Star"], shown by German - French TV channel Arte on August 30th, 2007. *[http://www.lesliecheung.com Leslie Cheung Internet Fan Club] Official website of the Leslie Cheung Internet Fan Club {{start box}} {{s-awards}} {{succession box | title=[[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for Best Actor | years=1991<br>'''for ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' ''' | before= — | after= - }} {{succession box | title=Golden Needle Award of [[RTHK]] Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award | years=1999 | before=[[Anita Mui]] | after=[[Jacky Cheung]]}} {{end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Leslie}} [[Category:Hong Kong film actors]] [[Category:Chinese actors]] [[Category:Hong Kong singers]] [[Category:Cantopop singers]] [[Category:Cantonese-language singers]] [[Category:Mandarin-language singers]] [[Category:Hakka people]] [[Category:Bisexual actors]] [[Category:Bisexual musicians]] [[Category:LGBT people from Hong Kong]] [[Category:Actors who committed suicide]] [[Category:Suicides by jumping from a height]] [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Suicides in Hong Kong]] [[da:Leslie Cheung]] [[de:Leslie Cheung]] [[es:Leslie Cheung]] [[fr:Leslie Cheung]] [[ko:장국영]] [[id:Leslie Cheung]] [[nl:Leslie Cheung]] [[ja:レスリー・チャン]] [[fi:Leslie Cheung]] [[sv:Leslie Cheung]] [[vi:Trương Quốc Vinh]] [[zh-yue:張國榮]] [[zh:張國榮]]