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{{Short description|Hong kong actor and singer (born 1965)}}
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| occupation = Actor, singer
| occupation = Actor, singer
| years_active = 1984–present
| years_active = 1984–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jess Zhang Qian|2007}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Jess Zhang Qian|2004}}
| awards = '''[[New Talent Singing Awards]]'''<br>1984 Winner{{awards|award=[[TVB Anniversary Awards]]|name='''All-Time Most Memorable Male Leading Roles'''<br />1996 ''[[Journey to the West]]'' <br /> '''My Favourite Television Character'''<br />2001 ''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]]''}}
| awards = '''[[New Talent Singing Awards]]'''<br/>1984 Winner{{awards|award=[[TVB Anniversary Awards]]|name='''All-Time Most Memorable Male Leading Roles'''<br />1996 ''[[Journey to the West]]'' <br /> '''My Favourite Television Character'''<br />2001 ''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]]''}}
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| t = {{linktext|張|衛|健}}
| t = {{linktext|張|衛|健}}
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| p = Zhāng Wèijiàn
| p = Zhāng Wèijiàn
}}
}}
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| alias = Dicky, WaiKin, Killer, Jianzai, Dicky Zai
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| alias = Dicky, WaiKin, Killer, Jianzai, Dicky Zai
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| background = temporary
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| instrument = Vocal
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
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| instrument = Vocal
| associated_acts = [[Big Four (band)|Big Four]]
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'''Dicky Cheung Wai-kin''' ({{zh|s=|t=張衛健|p=}}; born 8 February 1965) is a [[Hong Kong]] actor and singer.
'''Dicky Cheung Wai-kin''' ({{zh|s=|t=張衛健|p=}}; born 8 February 1965) is a [[Hong Kong]] actor and singer.


==Career==
==Early childhood==
Cheung grew up with a physically abusive father. His parents divorced when Cheung was 14.<ref>{{Cite web|title='He hit me until I almost died'|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/03/19/he-hit-me-until-i-almost-died/}}</ref>
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He entered show business in the early 1980s, signing a contract with television station [[TVB]]. He won the third annual [[New Talent Singing Awards]] in 1984. Up until the mid-90s, Dicky struggled for many years working as a low-paid actor, singer and appeared occasionally in films. It was not until his brilliant portrayal of the [[Monkey King]] character in the 1996 TVB drama [[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]], an adaptation of the classical Chinese novel ''[[Journey to the West]]'', that his popularity began to skyrocket. A sequel to the TV adaptation was planned, but due to a contract dispute with TVB, Cheung left before production began. [[Benny Chan Ho Man]] took over the role of the Monkey King in the [[Journey to the West II|sequel]]. Cheung then went abroad to [[Taiwan]] to continue his career.


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Cheung was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Hong Kong. He became interested in acting when he was in elementary school, stemming from his interest in analyzing human behaviour. For example, he always loved being in crowded streets or buses, where he could observe people and hear conversations. In plays, he would work as director, actor, and scriptwriter.
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He has appeared in many Taiwanese television productions since going to Taiwan. In 1999, TVB's rival station [[Asia Television|ATV]] acquired the Hong Kong broadcasting rights to his Taiwanese television series ''[[Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk]]''. Cheung played [[Fong Sai Yuk]], a character also portrayed by [[Jet Li]] in his film ''[[Fong Sai Yuk (film)|Fong Sai Yuk]]''. The show was an instant hit in Hong Kong and managed to gain much higher ratings than TVB's own television series. The TVB series showing at that time was [[Dragon Love]], starring Benny Chan Ho Man, who replaced Cheung in the ''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'' sequel, ''[[Journey to the West II]]''.

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After a 20-year absence, Dicky Cheung (張衛健) finally made his long-awaited TVB comeback. Dicky starred in TVB's 50th anniversary drama, The Learning Curve of a Warlord <大帥哥>, which was produced by Steven Tsui.

==Early childhood==
⚫
Born to a sadistic father,<ref>https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/03/19/he-hit-me-until-i-almost-died/</ref> Dicky Chueng was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Hong Kong. He became interested in acting when he was in elementary school, stemming from his interest in analyzing human behaviour. For example, he always loved being in crowded streets or buses, where he could observe people and hear conversations. In plays, he would work as director, actor, and scriptwriter.


In 1984, he won the TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship. However, it was not a good start of his singing career. No record company wanted to sign a contract with him. So he changed his career path to acting. In 1985, he signed a contract with TVB. However, the following eight years he only acted in small parts until 1991 when he finally got the chance to be the main actor in the TVB drama called "Laoyou Guigui"(''"A Step Beyond"''). Later, he gained the lead role in ''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'', where he gained many fans and supporters in Hong Kong.
In 1984, he won the TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship. However, it was not a good start of his singing career. No record company wanted to sign a contract with him. So he changed his career path to acting. In 1985, he signed a contract with TVB. However, the following eight years he only acted in small parts until 1991 when he finally got the chance to be the main actor in the TVB drama called "Laoyou Guigui"(''"A Step Beyond"''). Later, he gained the lead role in ''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'', where he gained many fans and supporters in Hong Kong.


==Personal life==
==Career==
⚫
He entered show business in the early 1980s, signing a contract with television station [[TVB]]. He won the third annual [[New Talent Singing Awards]] in 1984. Up until the mid-90s, Cheung struggled for many years working as a low-paid actor, singer and appeared occasionally in films. It was not until his portrayal of the [[Monkey King]] character in the 1996 TVB drama [[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]], an adaptation of the classical Chinese novel ''[[Journey to the West]]'', that his popularity began to skyrocket. A sequel to the TV adaptation was planned, but due to a contract dispute with TVB, Cheung left before production began. [[Benny Chan Ho Man]] took over the role of the Monkey King in the [[Journey to the West II|sequel]]. Cheung then went abroad to [[Taiwan]] to continue his career.
⚫
At the end of 1997, Dicky Cheung met his wife Jess Zhang ([[Zhang Qian(actress)|Zhang Qian]]), an actress in Mainland China. They were filming in the same location on separate productions. They formally met each other when Jess was humming the tune of "哎呀哎呀親親你" (Aiya, Aiya, Kissing You) and did not know who originally sang the song nor realize the original singer was in her presence. Their relationship then further developed when Dicky purchased a water bottle for Jess.


⚫
Cheung's most notable performance that made him famous was his portrayal of the [[Monkey King]] in the [[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|1996 TVB adaptation]] of the classic Chinese tale ''[[Journey to the West]]''. As well as being the lead character, Cheung also sang the theme song as well as many other songs throughout the series. This series was very popular during its run on [[TVB Jade]], it was even dubbed in English and broadcast on [[TVB Pearl]], the only TVB series to receive this treatment to date. Cheung was also due to play the Monkey King in the sequel. However, due to a dispute regarding the contract, the role was given to [[Benny Chan Ho Man]].
In 2007, Dicky Cheung married Jess in Beijing and had a separate wedding ceremony in [[Boracay]] in 2009.


⚫
He has appeared in many Taiwanese television productions since going to Taiwan. In 1999, TVB's rival station [[Asia Television|ATV]] acquired the Hong Kong broadcasting rights to his Taiwanese television series ''[[Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk]]''. Cheung played [[Fong Sai Yuk]], a character also portrayed by [[Jet Li]] in his film ''[[Fong Sai Yuk (film)|Fong Sai Yuk]]''. The show was an instant hit in Hong Kong and managed to gain much higher ratings than TVB's own television series. The TVB series showing at that time was ''[[Dragon Love]]'', starring Benny Chan Ho Man, who replaced Cheung in the ''[[Journey to the West II|Journey to the West]]'' [[Journey to the West II|sequel]]'',''
⚫
Prior to his marriage with Jess, he was involved in brief relationships with the actresses [[Elvina Kong]] and [[Jessica Hsuan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dicky Cheung back on the road to fame|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17699802.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104020036/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17699802.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|author=Ricky Yap|date=28 October 2000|newspaper=[[The Malay Mail]]|access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>


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In one of the TV adaptations of [[Louis Cha]]'s Wuxia novel ''[[The Deer and the Cauldron]]''. Cheung played the anti-hero [[Wei Xiaobao|Wai Siu-Bo]], a character previously portrayed by [[Tony Leung Chiu-Wai]], [[Stephen Chow]] and [[Jordan Chan]] in many television and film adaptations, in ''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]].''
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He has said that he would like to eventually leave the acting business and seriously consider doing something more meaningful in life such as volunteering to give back to the society.


⚫
In 2001, [[Andy Lau]]'s [[NMG (radio station)|NMG]] production company produced another television adaptation of ''[[Journey to the West]]''. Cheung was given a chance to once again portray the role in ''[[The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra]]''. The series was broadcast in 2002 on TVB. Although it received high ratings, many felt it was not as good as the 1996 version.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
==Notable roles==
Cheung has starred in many Hong Kong-Taiwanese television productions, enjoying both success in Taiwan as well as Hong Kong. The most notable roles are:


⚫
Cheung played Shun in ''[[Kung Fu Soccer]]'', a young talented soccer player originated from rural [[Guangdong]] whose also excels in kungfu yet suffers from short term memory loss. The series was broadcast by TVB from December 2004 to January 2005, with Cheung sang the opening theme of the series.
'''''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'''''
⚫
Dicky's most notable performance that made him famous was his portrayal of the [[Monkey King]] in the 1996 TVB adaptation of the classic Chinese tale ''[[Journey to the West]]''. As well as being the lead character, Dicky also sang the theme song as well as many other songs throughout the series. This series was very popular during its run on [[TVB Jade]], it was even dubbed in English and broadcast on [[TVB Pearl]], the only TVB series to receive this treatment to date. Dicky was also due to play the Monkey King in the sequel. However, due to a dispute regarding the contract, the role was given to [[Benny Chan Ho Man]].


⚫
After a 20-year absence, Cheung made his TVB comeback. He starred in TVB's 50th anniversary drama, ''[[The Learning Curve of a Warlord]]'' <大帥哥>, which was produced by Steven Tsui.
''[[Young Hero Fang Shiyu|'''Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk''']]''
Fong Si Yuk is perhaps one of the best Taiwanese series that has come out this year, aligning itself with another Taiwanese hit, "Princess Pearl" ("Huang Zhi Ge Ge"). Managing to beat TVB brutally, "Fong" has brought for ATV record high ratings and also for Dicky Cheung much renewed fame as he is back into the scope of the Hong Kong audience.


==Personal life==
'''''[[The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)|The Duke of Mount Deer]]'''''
⚫
At the end of 1997, Cheung met his wife Jess Zhang ([[Zhang Qian(actress)|Zhang Qian]]), an actress in China. They were filming in the same location on separate productions. They formally met each other when Jess was humming the tune of "哎呀哎呀親親你" (Aiya, Aiya, Kissing You) and did not know who originally sang the song nor realize the original singer was in her presence. Their relationship then further developed when Cheung purchased a water bottle for Jess. In 2004，Cheung married Jess in Nanjing and had a separate wedding ceremony in [[Boracay]] in 2009.
⚫
Yet another TV adaptation of [[Louis Cha]]'s Wuxia novel ''[[The Deer and the Cauldron]]''. Cheung played the anti-hero [[Wei Xiaobao|Wai Siu-Bo]], a character previously portrayed by [[Tony Leung Chiu-Wai]], [[Stephen Chow]] and [[Jordan Chan]] in many television and film adaptations.


⚫
Prior to his marriage with Jess, he was involved in brief relationships with the actresses [[Elvina Kong]] and [[Jessica Hsuan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dicky Cheung back on the road to fame|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17699802.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104020036/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17699802.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|author=Ricky Yap|date=28 October 2000|newspaper=[[The Malay Mail]]|access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref>
'''''[[The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra]]'''''
⚫
In 2001, [[Andy Lau]]'s [[NMG (radio station)|NMG]] production company produced another television adaptation of ''[[Journey to the West]]''. Cheung was given a chance to once again portray the role that made him a household name. The series was broadcast in 2002 on TVB. Although it received high ratings, many felt it was not as good as the 1996 version.


⚫
He has said that he would like to eventually leave the acting business and seriously consider doing something more meaningful in life such as volunteering to give back to the society.
'''''[[Kung Fu Soccer]]'''''
⚫
Cheung played Shun, a young talented soccer player originated from rural [[Guangdong]] whose also excels in kungfu yet suffers from short term memory loss. The series was broadcast by TVB from December 2004 to January 2005, with Cheung sang the opening theme of the series.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Television===
===Television===
* '' The Learning Curve of a Warlord 大帥哥 (2018)
* ''The Learning Curve of a Warlord'' <small>({{lang-zh|[[:zh:大帥哥|大帥哥]]}})</small> (2018)
* ''[[Swordsman (TV series)|Swordsman]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Swordsman (TV series)|Swordsman]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2]]'' (2012)
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* ''The Next Magic'' (2011)
* ''The Next Magic'' (2011)
* ''Shi Da Qi Yuan'' (2008)
* ''Shi Da Qi Yuan'' (2008)
* ''The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung'' (2008)
* ''The Kung Fu Master Wong Fei Hung'' (2008) – [[Wong Fei Hung]]
* ''Project A'' (2007)
* ''Project A'' (2007)
* ''Ayo'' (2007)
* ''Ayo'' (2007)
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* ''[[Kung Fu Soccer]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Kung Fu Soccer]]'' (2004)
* ''The Luckiest Man'' (2003)
* ''The Luckiest Man'' (2003)
* ''[[The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra]]'' (2002) – [[Sun Wukong]]
* ''Mr. Winner'' (2002)
* ''Mr. Winner'' (2002)
* ''Taiji Prodigy'' (2002)
* ''Taiji Prodigy'' (2002)
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* ''[[Chess Warriors]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Chess Warriors]]'' (1999)
* ''Swordsman'' I (1999)
* ''Swordsman'' I (1999)
* ''[[Young Hero Fang Shiyu]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Young Hero Fang Shiyu]]'' (1999) – [[Fang Shiyu]]
* ''Happy Flying Dragon'' I, II, III (1997)
* ''Happy Flying Dragon'' I, II, III (1997)
* ''The Witty Attorney'' (1997)
* ''The Witty Attorney'' (1997)
* ''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'' (1996) – [[Sun Wukong]]
* ''[[Journey to the West (1996 TV series)|Journey to the West]]'' (1996) – [[Sun Wukong]]
* ''The Buddy Gang' (1995)
* ''The Buddy Gang'' (1995)
* "[[Money and Fame]]" (1992)
* "[[Money and Fame (TV series)|Money and Fame]]" (1992)
* ''Edge of Righteousness'' (1992)
* ''Edge of Righteousness'' (1992)
* ''Wong Fei Hung Returns'' (1992)
* ''Wong Fei Hung Returns'' (1992) – [[Wong Fei Hung]]
* ''Mystery of the Twin Swords'' II (1992)
* ''Mystery of the Twin Swords'' II (1992)
* ''Mystery of the Twin Swords'' (1991)
* ''Mystery of the Twin Swords'' (1991)
* ''The Little boy from China (1991)
* ''The Little boy from China'' (1991)
* ''[[The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1987 TV series)|The Legend of the Book and the Sword]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1987 TV series)|The Legend of the Book and the Sword]]'' (1987)


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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! English title !! Chinese title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! English title !! Chinese title !! Role
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1985 || ''Crazy Games'' || {{lang|zh|瘋狂遊戲}} || ||
|rowspan=3 | 1985 || ''Crazy Games'' || {{lang|zh|瘋狂遊戲}} ||
|-
|-
| ''Young Cops'' || {{lang|zh|青春差館}} || Lan Pili ||
| ''Young Cops'' || {{lang|zh|青春差館}} || Lan Pili
|-
|-
| ''Puppy Love'' || {{lang|zh|鬥氣小神仙}} || Mi Gao ||
| ''Puppy Love'' || {{lang|zh|鬥氣小神仙}} || Mi Gao
|-
|-
| 1988 || ''The Good, the Bad & the Beauty'' || {{lang|zh|鬼馬保鏢賊美人}} || Policeman ||
| 1988 || ''The Good, the Bad & the Beauty'' || {{lang|zh|鬼馬保鏢賊美人}} || Policeman
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1989 || ''The Last Duel'' || {{lang|zh|再起風雲}} || [[Genghis Khan]] ||
|rowspan=3 | 1989 || ''The Last Duel'' || {{lang|zh|再起風雲}} || [[Genghis Khan]]
|-
|-
| || {{lang|zh|福祿雙星}} || ||
| || {{lang|zh|福祿雙星}} ||
|-
|-
| ''The Mentor'' || {{lang|zh|變節小人物}} || Zhang Chengming ||
| ''The Mentor'' || {{lang|zh|變節小人物}} || Zhang Chengming
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''The Dare Devils'' || {{lang|zh|特技雙雄}} || Wang Guoxing ||
| 1991 || ''The Dare Devils'' || {{lang|zh|特技雙雄}} || Wang Guoxing
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1992 || ''The Thief of Time'' || {{lang|zh|群星會}} || Xiao Bing ||
|rowspan=2 | 1992 || ''The Thief of Time'' || {{lang-zh|[[:zh:羣星會|羣星會]]}} || Xiao Bing
|-
|-
| ''To Miss With Love'' || {{lang|zh|逃學外傳}} || Zhang Yijian ||
| ''To Miss With Love'' || {{lang|zh|逃學外傳}} || Zhang Yijian
|-
|-
|rowspan=11 | 1993 || ''[[My Hero 2]]'' || {{lang|zh|一本漫畫闖天涯2之妙想天開}} || Zhang Jiankang ||
|rowspan=11 | 1993 || ''[[My Hero 2]]'' || {{lang|zh|一本漫畫闖天涯2之妙想天開}} || Zhang Jiankang
|-
|-
| ''[[Last Hero in China]]'' || {{lang|zh|黃飛鴻之鐵雞鬥蜈蚣}} || Yacasu ||
| ''[[Last Hero in China]]'' || {{lang|zh|黃飛鴻之鐵雞鬥蜈蚣}} || Yacasu
|-
|-
| ''Hero of Hong Kong 1949'' || {{lang|zh|壹九四九之劫後英雄傳}} || Chang Xiedi ||
| ''Hero of Hong Kong 1949'' || {{lang|zh|壹九四九之劫後英雄傳}} || Chang Xiedi
|-
|-
| ''[[Holy Weapon]]'' || {{lang|zh|武俠七公主}} || Wu Tong ||
| ''[[Holy Weapon]]'' || {{lang|zh|武俠七公主}} || Wu Tong
|-
|-
| ''[[Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time]]'' || {{lang|zh|正牌韋小寶之奉旨勾女}} || Ya Chao ||
| ''[[Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time]]'' || {{lang|zh|正牌韋小寶之奉旨勾女}} || Ya Chao
|-
|-
| ''Even Mountains Meet'' || {{lang|zh|情天霹靂之下集大結局}} || ||
| ''Even Mountains Meet'' || {{lang|zh|情天霹靂之下集大結局}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Future Cops]]'' || {{lang|zh|超級學校霸王}} || Chen Daxiong ||
| ''[[Future Cops]]'' || {{lang|zh|超級學校霸王}} || Chen Daxiong
|-
|-
| ''Vampire family'' || {{lang|zh|壹屋哨牙鬼}} || Di Long ||
| ''Vampire family'' || {{lang|zh|壹屋哨牙鬼}} || Di Long
|-
|-
| ''Chez'n Ham'' || {{lang|zh|芝士火腿}} || Zhi Shi ||
| ''Chez'n Ham'' || {{lang|zh|芝士火腿}} || Zhi Shi
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Portland Street'' || {{lang|zh|缽蘭街大少}} || Da Dou ||
| ''Prince of Portland Street'' || {{lang|zh|缽蘭街大少}} || Da Dou
|-
|-
| ''[[The Black Panther Warriors]]'' || {{lang|zh|黑豹天下}} || Computer child prodigy ||
| ''[[The Black Panther Warriors]]'' || {{lang|zh|黑豹天下}} || Computer child prodigy
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1994 || || {{lang|zh|欲霸天下}} || Qiu Zihong ||
|rowspan=3 | 1994 || || {{lang|zh|欲霸天下}} || Qiu Zihong
|-
|-
| ''[[The Kung Fu Scholar]]'' || {{lang|zh|倫文敘老點柳先開}} || Lun Man Chui ||
| ''[[The Kung Fu Scholar]]'' || {{lang|zh|倫文敘老點柳先開}} || Lun Man Chui
|-
|-
| ''Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple'' || {{lang|zh|笑林小子II之新烏龍院}} || Huang Ningmeng ||
| ''Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple'' || {{lang|zh|笑林小子II之新烏龍院}} || Huang Ningmeng
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1997 || ''The Dicky's Music Love Story'' || {{lang|zh|音樂愛情故事}} || ||
|rowspan=2 | 1997 || ''The Dicky's Music Love Story'' || {{lang|zh|音樂愛情故事}} ||
|-
|-
| || {{lang|zh|知解時空}} || Zhang Haobei ||
| || {{lang|zh|知解時空}} || Zhang Haobei
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Golden Chicken 2]]'' || {{lang|zh|金雞2}} || Gao Shuiwen ||
| 2003 || ''[[Golden Chicken 2]]'' || {{lang|zh|金雞2}} || Gao Shuiwen
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Winners]]'' || {{lang|zh|奪標}} || Zhang Feng ||
| 2008 || ''[[The Winners (film)|The Winners]]'' || {{lang|zh|奪標}} || Zhang Feng
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[72 Tenants of Prosperity]]'' || {{lang|zh|72家租客}} || Zhi Dashi ||
| 2010 || ''[[72 Tenants of Prosperity]]'' || {{lang|zh|72家租客}} || Zhi Dashi
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Summer Love Love]]'' || {{lang|zh|夏日戀神馬}} || Paranoid ||
| 2011 || ''[[Summer Love Love]]'' || {{lang|zh|夏日戀神馬}} || Paranoid
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[I Love Hong Kong 2012]]'' || {{lang|zh|2012我愛HK 喜上加囍}} || ||
| 2012 || ''[[I Love Hong Kong 2012]]'' || {{lang|zh|2012我愛HK 喜上加囍}} ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Palace]]'' || {{lang|zh|宮鎖沈香}} || Eunuch ||
| 2013 || ''[[The Palace (2013 film)|The Palace]]'' || {{lang|zh|宮鎖沈香}} || Eunuch
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 30 August 2024

Dicky Cheung
Cheung in 2018
Born
Cheung Wai-kin

(1965-02-08) 8 February 1965 (age 59)
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Jess Zhang Qian
​
(m. 2004)​
AwardsNew Talent Singing Awards
1984 WinnerTVB Anniversary Awards – All-Time Most Memorable Male Leading Roles
1996 Journey to the West
My Favourite Television Character
2001 The Duke of Mount Deer

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張衛健
Simplified Chinese张卫健
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Wèijiàn
Musical career
Also known asDicky, WaiKin, Killer, Jianzai, Dicky Zai
GenresPop
InstrumentVocal
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung.

Dicky Cheung Wai-kin (Chinese: 張衛健; born 8 February 1965) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.

Early childhood

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Cheung grew up with a physically abusive father. His parents divorced when Cheung was 14.[1]

Cheung was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Hong Kong. He became interested in acting when he was in elementary school, stemming from his interest in analyzing human behaviour. For example, he always loved being in crowded streets or buses, where he could observe people and hear conversations. In plays, he would work as director, actor, and scriptwriter.

In 1984, he won the TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship. However, it was not a good start of his singing career. No record company wanted to sign a contract with him. So he changed his career path to acting. In 1985, he signed a contract with TVB. However, the following eight years he only acted in small parts until 1991 when he finally got the chance to be the main actor in the TVB drama called "Laoyou Guigui"("A Step Beyond"). Later, he gained the lead role in Journey to the West, where he gained many fans and supporters in Hong Kong.

Career

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He entered show business in the early 1980s, signing a contract with television station TVB. He won the third annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1984. Up until the mid-90s, Cheung struggled for many years working as a low-paid actor, singer and appeared occasionally in films. It was not until his portrayal of the Monkey King character in the 1996 TVB drama Journey to the West, an adaptation of the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West, that his popularity began to skyrocket. A sequel to the TV adaptation was planned, but due to a contract dispute with TVB, Cheung left before production began. Benny Chan Ho Man took over the role of the Monkey King in the sequel. Cheung then went abroad to Taiwan to continue his career.

Cheung's most notable performance that made him famous was his portrayal of the Monkey King in the 1996 TVB adaptation of the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. As well as being the lead character, Cheung also sang the theme song as well as many other songs throughout the series. This series was very popular during its run on TVB Jade, it was even dubbed in English and broadcast on TVB Pearl, the only TVB series to receive this treatment to date. Cheung was also due to play the Monkey King in the sequel. However, due to a dispute regarding the contract, the role was given to Benny Chan Ho Man.

He has appeared in many Taiwanese television productions since going to Taiwan. In 1999, TVB's rival station ATV acquired the Hong Kong broadcasting rights to his Taiwanese television series Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk. Cheung played Fong Sai Yuk, a character also portrayed by Jet Li in his film Fong Sai Yuk. The show was an instant hit in Hong Kong and managed to gain much higher ratings than TVB's own television series. The TVB series showing at that time was Dragon Love, starring Benny Chan Ho Man, who replaced Cheung in the Journey to the West sequel,

In one of the TV adaptations of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron. Cheung played the anti-hero Wai Siu-Bo, a character previously portrayed by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Stephen Chow and Jordan Chan in many television and film adaptations, in The Duke of Mount Deer.

In 2001, Andy Lau's NMG production company produced another television adaptation of Journey to the West. Cheung was given a chance to once again portray the role in The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra. The series was broadcast in 2002 on TVB. Although it received high ratings, many felt it was not as good as the 1996 version.[citation needed]

Cheung played Shun in Kung Fu Soccer, a young talented soccer player originated from rural Guangdong whose also excels in kungfu yet suffers from short term memory loss. The series was broadcast by TVB from December 2004 to January 2005, with Cheung sang the opening theme of the series.

After a 20-year absence, Cheung made his TVB comeback. He starred in TVB's 50th anniversary drama, The Learning Curve of a Warlord <大帥哥>, which was produced by Steven Tsui.

Personal life

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At the end of 1997, Cheung met his wife Jess Zhang (Zhang Qian), an actress in China. They were filming in the same location on separate productions. They formally met each other when Jess was humming the tune of "哎呀哎呀親親你" (Aiya, Aiya, Kissing You) and did not know who originally sang the song nor realize the original singer was in her presence. Their relationship then further developed when Cheung purchased a water bottle for Jess. In 2004，Cheung married Jess in Nanjing and had a separate wedding ceremony in Boracay in 2009.

Prior to his marriage with Jess, he was involved in brief relationships with the actresses Elvina Kong and Jessica Hsuan.[2]

He has said that he would like to eventually leave the acting business and seriously consider doing something more meaningful in life such as volunteering to give back to the society.

Filmography

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Television

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Films

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Year English title Chinese title Role
1985 Crazy Games 瘋狂遊戲
Young Cops 青春差館 Lan Pili
Puppy Love 鬥氣小神仙 Mi Gao
1988 The Good, the Bad & the Beauty 鬼馬保鏢賊美人 Policeman
1989 The Last Duel 再起風雲 Genghis Khan
福祿雙星
The Mentor 變節小人物 Zhang Chengming
1991 The Dare Devils 特技雙雄 Wang Guoxing
1992 The Thief of Time Chinese: 羣星會 Xiao Bing
To Miss With Love 逃學外傳 Zhang Yijian
1993 My Hero 2 一本漫畫闖天涯2之妙想天開 Zhang Jiankang
Last Hero in China 黃飛鴻之鐵雞鬥蜈蚣 Yacasu
Hero of Hong Kong 1949 壹九四九之劫後英雄傳 Chang Xiedi
Holy Weapon 武俠七公主 Wu Tong
Hero – Beyond the Boundary of Time 正牌韋小寶之奉旨勾女 Ya Chao
Even Mountains Meet 情天霹靂之下集大結局
Future Cops 超級學校霸王 Chen Daxiong
Vampire family 壹屋哨牙鬼 Di Long
Chez'n Ham 芝士火腿 Zhi Shi
Prince of Portland Street 缽蘭街大少 Da Dou
The Black Panther Warriors 黑豹天下 Computer child prodigy
1994 欲霸天下 Qiu Zihong
The Kung Fu Scholar 倫文敘老點柳先開 Lun Man Chui
Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple 笑林小子II之新烏龍院 Huang Ningmeng
1997 The Dicky's Music Love Story 音樂愛情故事
知解時空 Zhang Haobei
2003 Golden Chicken 2 金雞2 Gao Shuiwen
2008 The Winners 奪標 Zhang Feng
2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity 72家租客 Zhi Dashi
2011 Summer Love Love 夏日戀神馬 Paranoid
2012 I Love Hong Kong 2012 2012我愛HK 喜上加囍
2013 The Palace 宮鎖沈香 Eunuch

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References

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  1. ^ "'He hit me until I almost died'".
  2. ^ Ricky Yap (28 October 2000). "Dicky Cheung back on the road to fame". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Dicky Cheung". imdb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Dicky Cheung". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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Preceded by
Fong Lui 呂方
 New Talent Singing Awards winner
1984 		Succeeded by
Alex To 杜德偉
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