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Leslie Cheung(1956-2003)

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Leslie Cheung in Ashes of Time (1994)
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Inner Senses (2002)
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Leslie Cheung was the youngest of 10 children. His father was tailor to the late William Holden. Leslie's parents divorced when he was young, and he claims this is one reason for his disinterest in marriage. Following graduation from secondary school, he studied at Leeds University in Great Britain. Upon his return to Hong Kong, he entered the 1976 ATV Asian Music Contest, where he took second prize. He went on to perform on stage, television and in teeny-bopper movies. It wasn't until he was cast in the role of "Kit" in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow (1986) that his acting career took off; he has since performed in some of the best-known Hong Kong movies of the last decade, working under the direction of such directors as Kaige Chen, Kar-Wai Wong, Hark Tsui and, of course, Woo. Leslie emigrated to Canada in 1992, but soon returned to Hong Kong, demonstrating his intention to remain past the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China through his purchase of real estate and opening of a coffee shop in the colony.

Leslie jumped from the landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel in the central business district early in the evening on 1st April 2003, leaving a suicide note that was found on the body.
BornSeptember 12, 1956
DiedApril 1, 2003(46)
BornSeptember 12, 1956
DiedApril 1, 2003(46)
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Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in Rouge (1987)
Leslie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in Happy Together (1997)
Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung in A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung in A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Leslie Cheung in A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Leslie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in Happy Together (1997)
Leslie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in Happy Together (1997)
Leslie Cheung and Tony Chiu-Wai Leung in Happy Together (1997)
Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin in Ashes of Time (1994)
Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin in Ashes of Time (1994)
Leslie Cheung in Ashes of Time (1994)

Known for

Happy Together (1997)
Happy Together
7.7
  • Ho Po-wing
  • 1997
Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, and Carina Lau in Days of Being Wild (1990)
Days of Being Wild
7.4
  • Yuddy
  • 1990
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Farewell My Concubine
8.1
  • Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi")
  • 1993
Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang in A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
A Chinese Ghost Story
7.4
  • Ling Choi San
  • 1987

Credits

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Actor

  • Inner Senses (2002)
    Inner Senses
  • Leslie Cheung in From Ashes to Ashes (2000)
    From Ashes to Ashes
  • Lian zhan Chong Cheng (2000)
    Lian zhan Chong Cheng
  • Kelly Chen and Aaron Kwok in Siu chan chan (2000)
    Siu chan chan
  • Double Tap (2000)
    Double Tap
  • The Kid (1999)
    The Kid
  • Leslie Cheung and Takako Tokiwa in Moonlight Express (1999)
    Moonlight Express
  • Leslie Cheung, Todd Babcock, and Ting Mei in Hong se lian ren (1998)
    Hong se lian ren
  • Anna Magdalena (1998)
    Anna Magdalena
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Knock Off (1998)
    Knock Off
  • Leslie Cheung, Gigi Lai, and Chien-Lien Wu in Ninth Happiness (1998)
    Ninth Happiness
    • (as Lesile Cheung)
  • Happy Together (1997)
    Happy Together
  • Leslie Cheung and Shu Qi in Viva Erotica (1996)
    Viva Erotica
  • Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996)
    Who's the Woman, Who's the Man
  • Shanghai Grand (1996)
    Shanghai Grand
    • (as Lesile K.W. Cheung)

Music Department

  • The Phantom Lover (1995)
    The Phantom Lover
  • Fatal Love (1988)
    Fatal Love
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
    A Better Tomorrow II
  • Maggie Cheung and Leslie Cheung in Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
    Behind the Yellow Line
  • Nomad (1982)
    Nomad
  • Older Master Cute Part II (1982)
    Older Master Cute Part II
  • Ning meng ke le (1982)
    Ning meng ke le

Writer

  • Leslie Cheung in From Ashes to Ashes (2000)
    From Ashes to Ashes
  • He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
    He's a Woman, She's a Man

Videos13

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Trailer 3:18
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Trailer 2:17
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Trailer 2:28
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Trailer 3:18
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:26
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 4:34
Trailer [OV]
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:56
Official Trailer
Ashes of Time Redux
Trailer 2:20
Ashes of Time Redux
The Bride With White Hair 2
Trailer 1:25
The Bride With White Hair 2
The Bride With White Hair
Trailer 1:34
The Bride With White Hair
Inner Senses
Trailer 1:25
Inner Senses
Happy Together
Trailer 1:26
Happy Together

Personal details

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    • September 12, 1956
    • Hong Kong
    • April 1, 2003
    • Hong Kong, China(suicide)
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    • 2 Articles

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    On April 1, 2003, he jumped to his death from the 24th floor of the famed Mandarin Oriental Hotel, located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from depression. 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.

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