Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter.
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| 鄭中基 | |||||||||||
 Cheng in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1972 | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parent | Norman Cheng (father) | ||||||||||
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| Labels | PolyGram (1995–1999) Universal Music Group (1999–2002) Gold Typhoon Group (2002–2013) Sun Entertainment Culture (2017–) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭中基 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑中基 | ||||||||||
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Life and career
editRonald Cheng was born in Hong Kong.[1] Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Director of EMI Asia)'s company EMI— which included doing backing vocalist for the likes of Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan — during summers as a youth. The lessons were apparently effective, as producers started taking notice of Cheng's voice and he was signed to a recording contract soon thereafter. Cheng first shot to popularity in Taiwan before returning home and enjoying some success in Hong Kong. However, his singing career went into a lull from 2000 to 2003 due to the infamous "air rage incident", when, on a flight from Los Angeles to Taipei, he became drunk and had an altercation with the flight attendant and co-pilot.[2] However, Cheng's career rebounded later.
Cheng returned to the Cantopop market in 2003, however success for him did not arrive until 2005, where his signature song "無賴" (Rascal) was voted one of the Top 10 songs at various music award shows, notably TVB's Jade Solid Gold, where it was voted the most popular song of 2005.[3]
Cheng won his first Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Vulgaria at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award.[4]
Cheng's song 《MY ONLY ONE》was awarded one of the Top 10 golden songs organized by VivTV, 《Chill Club》, presented on 18 April 2021 [5]
On 23 April 2021, Cheng held Hong Kong's first outdoor drive-in concert, entitled《Drive in Ultra – WEE are Ronald Cheng》. Many celebrities showed up to help out, including Josie Ho Chiu-yi, Ekin Cheng, Candy Lo and Kelly Chen etc.[6]
Personal life
editHis father, Norman Cheng (鄭東漢), is the chairperson and CEO of EMI, and formerly of the Asia Pacific division of PolyGram and then Universal Music.
Ronald Cheng started his relationship with Charlene Choi, a Hong Kong singer and actress, in 2004, after starring as lovers in the film Hidden Heroes. Their marriage was kept secret from the public, and they avoided going out together except for family gatherings.[7] In 2010, while Choi announced ending the relationship with Cheng, the press revealed that they had registered their marriage in Los Angeles, United States in 2006.[8][9] Both Cheng and Choi admitted to the marriage, but decided to divorce.[1] Later, he dated Sammie Yu Sze-man, then a hostess in Cable TV Hong Kong, and Yu gave birth to a daughter in July 2011. They married in the same year[10] and later had a son in 2015.
Discography
edit- 1996
- 左右為難 (In A Dilemma) – Mandarin Album
- 別愛我 (Don't Love Me) – Mandarin Album
- 1997
- 情深 (Deep Love) – Cantonese Album
- 最愛的人不是你 (You Are Not My Dearest Lover) – Mandarin EP
- 絕口不提！愛你 (Never Say! Love You) – Mandarin Album
- 戒情人 (Abstain From Love) – Mandarin Album
- 1998
- 時間 人物 地點 (Time, People, Place) – Mandarin / Cantonese New + Best Selections
- 敵人 (Enemy) – Mandarin Album
- 1999
- 我真的可以 (I Really Can) – Mandarin Album
- One More Time – Cantonese Album
- 2000
- 聲聲愛你 (Sounds Love You) – Mandarin New + Best Selections
- 緣份無邊界 (Love Without Borderline) – Cantonese Compilation
- 真朋友 (True Friend) – Mandarin Album
- 2002
- Encore – Mandarin New + Best Selections
- 2003
- 唔該， 救救我 (Please Help!!!) – Cantonese Album
- 唔該， 救救我 "火紅火熱"版 (Please Help!!! - 2 AVCD Version) – Cantonese Album
- 2005
- Before After – Cantonese Album
- 2006
- 正宗K (Karaoke Cheng)[11] – Cantonese / Mandarin New + Best Selections
- 鄭中基演唱會二零零六 (Ronald Cheng Live in Concert 2006) – Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
- 2008
- 怪胎 (Freak) – Mandarin New + Best Selections
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation | Siu Lan-fu | voice only |
| 2000 | Twelve Nights | Johnny | |
| 2001 | Blue Moon | Fai | |
| Bullets of Love | Ma | ||
| Dance of a Dream | Yip Wai-shih | ||
| 2002 | Interactive Murders | JASH / Lam Wan-san | |
| My Wife Is 18 | Bruce | ||
| Market's Romance | Chicky Keung | ||
| 2003 | My Lucky Star | Crab Duen / Guard Duen | |
| Give Them a Chance | Disco triad boss | aka Give Me a Chance | |
| Dragon Loaded 2003 | Dragon | ||
| Golden Chicken 2 | Mr. Chan | ||
| 2004 | Super Model | Mandam Fung Yan-bing | |
| Hidden Heroes | Ho Yoiji | ||
| My Sweetie | owner of Lo's office lift | cameo | |
| 2005 | Himalaya Singh | Singh | |
| Dragon Reloaded | Dragon | ||
| 2006 | McDull, the Alumni | marketing head / musical instruments sal | |
| Undercover Hidden Dragon | Fat Chai (Sunny Sun) / Wind To | ||
| Fatal Contact | Captain Chan Shing | ||
| Mr. 3 Minutes | Scott Chung | ||
| 2007 | It's a Wonderful Life | Thunder God / Ray Ban | also director and writer |
| Dancing Lion | lion dancer | ||
| Mr. Cinema | Zhou Chong | ||
| Ratatouille | Remy (voice, HK version) | ||
| 2008 | La Lingerie | Lucas | |
| Legendary Assassin | Uncle Zhi | aka Wolf Fang | |
| 2009 | All's Well, Ends Well 2009 | Yu Bo | |
| Kung Fu Cyborg | Xiao Jiang | aka Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction | |
| 2010 | All's Well, Ends Well 2010 | General Mak Bing-wing | |
| Just Another Pandora's Box | Qing Yise / Zhao Yun / Zhang Ziyi's transvestite | ||
| 2011 | All's Well, Ends Well 2011 | Delivery Boy | |
| Treasure Hunt | |||
| 2012 | All's Well, Ends Well 2012 | ||
| Marry a Perfect Man | |||
| The Four | |||
| Vulgaria | |||
| McDull – Pork of Music | |||
| Love Is... Pyjamas | |||
| 2013 | Hotel Deluxe | OK Pao | |
| Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters | |||
| Special ID | Captain Cheung | ||
| The Four II | |||
| 2014 | Hello Babies | Scallop | |
| Golden Chicken 3 | |||
| Just Another Margin | Shi Wen-Sheng | ||
| The Truth About Beauty | |||
| The Four III | |||
| Sifu vs Vampire | Nicky | ||
| The Seventh Lie | Bellhop | ||
| Grey Met Shrek | |||
| 2015 | Full Strike | Ng Kau-cheung | |
| Undercover Duet | Dream Dragon | ||
| TBA | Secret Treasure[12] | also director | |
| 2016 | House of Wolves | Fung Yan-ping | |
| 2017 | Two Wrongs Make a Right | Ximen Ding | |
| 2018 | Concerto of the Bully | ||
| Agent Mr Chan | Hung Chow | ||
| 2019 | Atonement | ||
| Elisa's Day | |||
| 2022 | Chilli Laugh Story | ||
| 2023 | Over My Dead Body | Bear Cheung | |
| Time Still Turns the Pages | Cheng Chi-hung | ||
| 2024 | Love Lies | Arthur Fung |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Sky is the Limit | ||
| 2001 | Colourful Life | Ching Chi-yung | |
| 2002 | Slim Chances | So Bing-man | |
| 2003 | Virtues of Harmony II | Chiu Choi | guest star |
| 2019 | Haters Gonna Stay | guest star | |
| 2020 | Single Papa | Lam Sai-wing | Main Role |
MV Appearance (Actor)
edit| Year | Title |
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| 2021 | Anson Lo - "Megahit" |
Awards and nominations
editFilm & TV
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2001 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Favorite Partners | Ronald Cheng, Cutie Mui | Nominated |
| 2002 | Best Actor | Slim Chances | Nominated | |
| Favorite Partners | Ronald Cheng, Fennie Yuen | Nominated | ||
| Ronald Cheng, Candy Lo | Nominated | |||
| Louis Yuen, Ronald Cheng, Remus Choy | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | My Lucky Star | Nominated |
| 2006 | 25th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | Dragon Reloaded | Nominated |
| Best Host | Beautiful Cooking | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | 27th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mr. Cinema | Nominated |
| Best Original Film Song | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Host | Ronald Cheng, Edmond Leung, Alex Fong Lik-Sun | Nominated |
| 2012 | 49th Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Vulgaria | Won |
| BQ Celebrity Score Awards | Favorite Actor | Nominated | ||
| Best Singer | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Vulgaria | Won |
| BQ Celebrity Score Awards | Best Singer | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Actor | Nominated |
Music
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 1996 | Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards | Favorite New Singer | Won | |
| 1997 | Best Music Video | Won | ||
| CMA Chinese Music Awards | Top 20 Songs | Won | ||
| Best New Singer | Won | |||
| 1998 | Top 20 Songs | Creating Romance | Won | |
| Never Say! Love You | Won | |||
| Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards | Favorite Group Song | Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui, Ronald Cheng | Won | |
| 1999 | CMA Chinese Music Awards | Top 20 Songs | Won | |
| 2000 | Won | |||
| 2002 | Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards | Favorite Duet Song | Ronald Cheng, Patrick Tang | Won |
| 2003 | TVB8 Mandarin Music Awards | Best Duet Song | Ronald Cheng, Hu Yanbin | Won |
| RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Leaping Singer | Won | ||
| Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Award | Favorite Singer-Songwriter | Won | ||
| 2004 | China Original Music Chart | Best Song | Won | |
| 2005 | RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Top 10 Songs | Won | |
| Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards | Won | |||
| Gold Song | Won | |||
| 2006 | China Original Music Chart | Favorite KTV | Won | |
| Best Song | Won | |||
| 2010 | CMA Chinese Music Awards | Best Movie Actor | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Ronald-Charlene: It's actually a divorce
- ^ 關穎賢 (3 December 2018). "重提飛機醉酒黑歷史 鄭中基：第一次攬住爸爸喊！". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Jade Solid Gold 2005 Awards: Most Popular Song". TVB. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "【ViuTV頒獎禮】完整得獎名單 柳應廷大熱奪新人獎". Singtao. 18 April 2021
- ^ "Ronald Cheng's concert is half of the Hong Kong entertainment venue, three generations of grandparents help out, Kelly Chen and the daughter of the king of gambling appear". inf.news. 25 April 2021
- ^ "Ronald Cheng and ex-wife hid for years". 4 November 2013.
- ^ Charlene-Ronald romance over
- ^ Splitsville for Charlene Choi and Ronald Cheng
- ^ "Ronald Cheng quietly marries girlfriend Sammie Yu in 'homemade' wedding - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011.
- ^ 正宗K (Jing Jung K) is a pun of the Cantonese pronunciation of Cheng's name — Cheng Chung-Kei. It literally means "Genuine Karaoke" in Cantonese.
- ^ Kevin Ma (16 July 2014). "Bona launches Secret Treasure". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Ronald Cheng at lovehkfilm.com
- ^ Ronald Cheng at chinesemov.com
External links
edit- Ronald Cheng at IMDb
- Ronald Cheng Chung-Kei at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Ronald Cheng on Sina Twitter
- Ronald Cheng at the Hong Kong Cinemagic