Jazz Boon | |
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Born | Man Wai-hung 25 September 1966 [1] |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Man Wai-hung, known professionally as Jazz Boon (born 25 September 1966), is a Hong Kong television producer, director, and writer. His professional TV career started in the early 1990s, when he was hired by TVB as a production assistant. His first drama as director was the 1995 police procedural Invincible Vanguard. He was promoted to producer in 2012.
Boon's television dramas have received commercial and critical acclaim. His credits include Bounty Lady , the Line Walker series, and A Fist Within Four Walls .
Year | Title | Chinese title | Notes | Box office |
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2016 | Line Walker | 使徒行者 | Director [2] | ¥606.2 million RMB (China) [3] |
2019 | Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy | 使徒行者2:諜影行動 | Director |
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