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- Full Name
- Leslie Cheung
- Born
- September 12, 1956
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- Age
- 69 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Virgo
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- Nationality
- 🇨🇦 Canada
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- Profession
- Actor
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Biography
Leslie Cheung is 69 years old, an actor, from Canada.
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (born Cheung Fat-chung; 12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the Sinophone world, Cheung was known for his debonair demeanour, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence. Throughout his 26-year career, he released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films.
Born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong, Cheung studied in England from the age of 12 until he returned home in 1976. He garnered attention in 1977 when entering RTV's Asian Singing Contest and achieved popularity in 1984 with a hit single "Monica". Cheung is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Cantopop for defining the music genre in the 1980s.
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