Marx Cheung (Chinese: Cheung Lui, born 2 October 1954) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and the vice president of the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Guild.[1]
Marx Cheung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 October 1954 Hashan, Jiangmen City, Guangdong |
| Nationality | Han |
| Other names | Nickname: Brother Lui |
| Occupation(s) | actor, TV-host |
| Years active | 1970 - present |
Overview
editCheung was born into a family of martial arts practitioners. His father was a boxer.[2][3] Cheung is the eleventh among eleven brothers and sisters in his family.[4] He started learning Shaolin Kung Fu at the age of four and studied Southern Shaolin Rou Kung Fu for another ten years.[4] He once won the championship in the Hong Kong Wushu Open Competition organised by the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association.[4]
Cheung graduated from Hong Kong Pei Kiu Secondary School and taught boxing at the age of 18 opening a martial arts gym in Wan Chai later.[5] As he entered the industry in 1970, he became a martial arts instructor.[6]
In 1975, he was recognised by the TV station director and joined the TVB TV series CID.[7]
Cheung had also worked as a behind-the-scenes stuntman for popular Hong Kong TV series such as The Big Husband.[7]
Later, in 1980, he formed the "Kamikaze Stunt Team" with 17 martial artists.[8] A few years later, it was renamed "Hong Kong Stunt Team" and he continued to film movies and TV series such as The Best Partner, Plain Jane to the Rescue and Destruction. The team also performed in the special effects scenes of Land Car, Escape from Sai Ying Pun, Dragon Tiger and Interstellar Blunt Tire.[9] At the same time, a garage was opened to repair the own stunt team and outside cars.
In addition to appearing on television, he had also appeared in movies. It was not until January 1988 that the contract with TVB was completed, and Cheung participated in the filming work of the Malaysian Landscape Film and Television Production Company in the same year.[10] Apart from TV-series, he also worked as the stunt coordinator for the production company.[11]
In the 1990s, he continued to perform in works produced by Shanshui Film and Television.[12] Currently, Cheung is still active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and performs on stage abroad.[13]
References
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- ^ "工商晚報, 1978-06-11 The Kung Sheung Evening News". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "東周網｜提供更多《東周刊》內容以外的延伸內容、並包含更多娛樂、女性、美容、時裝、健康、寵物及玄學等資訊。". eastweek.stheadline.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b c "香港工商日報, 1983-11-11". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1983. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "香港工商日報, 1984-07-25". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1984. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "香港工商日報, 1978-08-29". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1978. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "工商晚報, 1981-12-29 The Kung Sheung Evening News". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1981. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "香港工商日報, 1981-04-10". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1981. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "香港工商日報, 1980-09-19". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1980. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "華僑日報, 1988-09-05". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1988. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "華僑日報, 1989-03-08". mmis.hkpl.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1989. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ 許育民 (2017-05-23). "《香港華爾街》三大鱷 羅家英大AL張雷 口不對心三兄弟". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "張雷返無綫拍劇隨緣" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2022-06-21. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-11-16.