Jazz Boon

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Jazz Boon
文偉鴻
Born
Man Wai-hung

(1966-09-25) 25 September 1966 (age 56) [1]
Occupations
  • Television producer
  • director
  • writer
Years active1979–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.

Contents

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 .

Filmography

Drama series

YearTitleChinese titleNotesAvg.
rating
HK
viewers
2012 Friendly Fire 法網狙擊Producer, director
28
1.82 million
2013 Bounty Lady My盛LadyProducer, director
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Dayo Wong)
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor (Hui Shiu-hung)
28
1.83 million
2014 Line Walker 使徒行者Producer, director
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Charmaine Sheh)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Sheh)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character (Hui Shiu-hung)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Drama Theme Song (Jinny Ng)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Actress (Sheh)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite Supporting Actor (Hui)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress (Sharon Chan)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song (Ng)
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress (Sheh)
Huading Award for Best Chinese Actor in a TV Series (Raymond Lam)
Huading Award for Best Chinese Actress in a TV Series (Charmaine Sheh)
30.5
1.97 million
2016 Come with Me 性在有情Producer, director
2016 A Fist Within Four Walls 城寨英雄Producer, director
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor (Ruco Chan)
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Nancy Wu)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character (Benjamin Yuen)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character (Grace Wong)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Drama Theme Song (Chan, Wu)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Actor (Chan)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Actress (Wu)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song (Chan, Wu)
TVB Star Award for My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (Chan, Wu)
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Drama
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actor (Chan)
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Actress (Wu)
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song (Chan, Wu)
StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (Chan, Wu, Yuen, Wong)
30.7
1.99 million
2017 The Unholy Alliance 同盟Producer, director
28.7
1.86 million
2019Chinatown唐人街Producer
2022 I've Got The Power 超能使者Producer
2022 The Righteous Fists 鐵拳英雄Producer
2023 The Invisibles 隱形戰隊Producer

Theatrical releases

YearTitleChinese titleNotesBox office
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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References

  1. "慶祝生日". 文偉鴻 Instagram. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. "文偉鴻《使徒行者》搵命搏" [Jazz Boon's sacrifices for 'Line Walker']. Wenweipo (in Chinese). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "使徒行者(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved November 7, 2016.