Pal Sinn | |||||||||||
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單立文 | |||||||||||
Born | Pal Sinn Lap-man 17 March 1959 | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Lung Cheung Government Secondary School | ||||||||||
Occupation | Musician, actor, singer, songwriter, television host | ||||||||||
Years active | 1983–present | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Genres | Rock, Cantopop | ||||||||||
Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar | ||||||||||
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Associated acts | Blue Jeans | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 單立文 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 单立文 | ||||||||||
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Pal Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician, singer and actor. [1] [2] [3] he plays bass guitar in the band Blue Jeans. [4]
Sinn is noted for his roles as Sai-Mun Hing in The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus , for which he received Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performer. [5]
Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong, where he attended the Lung Cheung Government Technical Secondary School in the early 1970s.
At 16, Sinn began his career as a singer at a bar on Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. [6]
In 1986, Sinn joined Chyna, a heavy metal rock band founded by Donald Ashley. After the band was disbanded, then he founded the Blue Jeans with Su Dehua,[ clarification needed ] but Blue Jeans was disbanded in 1990. [6] [7]
He had his first experience in front of the camera in 1986, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in Jeffrey Lau's Operation Pink Squad, an action film starring Sandra Ng, Guan Xiumei,[ clarification needed ] Ann Bridgewater, Elsie Chan, and Charlie Cho.
For his role as Sai-Mun Hing in The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus (1989), Sinn was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. That same year, he participated in Tai Kit Mak's All Night Long, a story film starring Carol Cheng, Shui-Fan Fung, Elizabeth Lee, Elsie Chan, Crystal Kwok, and Wu Ma. Then he appeared as a fast food restaurant staff in Clarence Fok's The Iceman Cometh, the film stars Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, and Maggie Cheung.
He co-starred with Michelle Monique Reis, Natalis Chan and Iwanbeo Leung in Yuen Cheung-Yan's Coup De Grace (1990). Sinn also filmed in Love Is Love, alongside Stephen Chow, Suki Kwan, Sandra Ng, and Sing Fui On.
In 1991, Sinn played Hussein, who is a gambler, in Wong Jing's God of Gamblers II , an action film starring Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, and Ng Man Tat. That same year, he starred as Sai-Mun Hing in The Golden Lotus 'Love and Desire', based on the novel The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.
In 1992, Sinn portrayed Gao Ya'nei, the son of Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, in All Men Are Brothers – Blood of the Leopard, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel The Water Margin . The film also stars Tony Leung, Joey Wang, and Elvis Tsui.
In 1993, Sinn had a minor role as Da Jiaoban in Wong Jing's City Hunter , which starred Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wang, and Richard Norton.
In 1994, Sinn starred in a historical film called Fire Dragon with Brigitte Lin, Max Mok, and Sandra Ng, directed by Yuen Woo-ping. He played the lead role in Whatever You Want, opposite Jordan Chan, Anita Yuen, and Law Kar-ying.
In 1995, Sinn appeared as Julian in Detective Investigation Files II , he also participated in its sequel Detective Investigation Files IV (1999).
In 2007, Sinn was cast in Ho-Cheung Pang's Exodus , a suspense film starring Simon Yam, Irene Wan, and Nick Cheung.
Sinn had a cameo appearance in Dream Home (2010), which starred Eason Chan as Zheng Lichang's lover (played by Josie Ho).
In 2011, Sinn acted in the romantic comedy film Lan Kwai Fong .
In 2012, Sinn had a supporting role in The Silent War , a film adaptation based on the novel Plot by Mai Jia.
In the 1980s, Sinn fell in love with Anita Mui. [8] [9]
Sinn began dating Paisley Wu in 1996, and they married in 2008. [10] [11]
Pal Sinn has played a number of basses in his music career, such Tune, Fodera and Bacchus.
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Erotic Ghost Story | 聊斋艳谭 | Wu Shentong | |
1988 | Carry On Hotel | 金装大酒店 | ||
Operation Pink Squad | 霸王女福星 | Piu | ||
1989 | All Night Long | 夜疯狂 | Lao B | |
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus | 潘金莲之前世今生 | Ximen Qing | ||
The Iceman Cometh | 急冻奇侠 | Head of thieves | ||
1990 | Coup De Grace | 起尾注 | Wan Yusheng | |
Love Is Love | 望夫成龙 | Nancy's former boyfriend | ||
猛鬼霸王花 | A Lang | |||
1991 | God of Gamblers II | 赌侠 | Hussein | |
The Golden Lotus "Love and Desire" | 金瓶风月 | Ximen Qing | ||
Queen of the Underworld | 夜生活女王之霞姐传奇 | Alan | ||
1992 | All Men Are Brothers – Blood of the Leopard | 水浒传之英雄本色 | Gao Ya'nei | |
The Demon Wet Nurse | 半妖乳娘 | Wei Zhongxian | ||
素女经之挑情宝鉴 | Ying Feng | |||
1993 | City Hunter | 城市猎人 | Da Jiaoban | |
Ming Ghost | 圣女的欲望 | Xiong Yan | ||
On Parole No.2 – Do Unto Others | 狱凤之杀出重围 | Donald | ||
1994 | Fire Dragon | 火云传奇 | His Royal Highness | |
Whatever You Want | 珠光宝气 | Wong Jingwei | ||
Hunting List | 终极猎杀 | Chou Jin | ||
The Amorous Lotus Pan | 少女潘金莲 | Wu Song/ Ximen Qing | ||
沉默的姑娘 | Pal | |||
1995 | Madame Bamboo | 竹夫人 | Fan Erhu | |
笑林小子之无敌反斗星 | Su Qi'er | |||
1996 | 新金瓶梅 | Ximen Qing | ||
2004 | 妙贼偷天 | Lei Jian | ||
婚前杀行为 | Bowie | |||
2006 | 美好时光 | |||
2007 | 马己仙峡道 | |||
Exodus | 出埃及记 | Zhang Fang's father | ||
2010 | 算吧啦,老豆 | Ding Li | ||
Dream Home | 维多利亚一号 | guest | ||
2011 | Lan Kwai Fong | 喜爱夜蒲 | A Gong | |
2012 | The Silent War | 听风者 | Luo San'er | |
2013 | 古惑仔江湖新秩序 | Jiang Tiansheng | ||
2015 | The Gigolo | Abson |
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Eternity | 千歲情人 | Shing Sai-chun | |
1994 | Gentle Reflections | 恨鎖金瓶 | Sai Mun-hing | |
1995 | Detective Investigation Files II | 刑事偵緝檔案II | Julian Sum Long-wai | |
1997 | Mystery Files | 迷離檔案 | Chan Bo / Lee Tsz-chiu | |
Time Before Time | 大鬧廣昌隆 | Wong Tin-ling | ||
1999 | Road To Eternity | 布袋和尚 | Monk Chi Hong | |
Detective Investigation Files IV | 刑事偵緝檔案IV | CYC Chui Yee-chi | ||
2000 | Armed Reaction II | 陀槍師姐II | James Cheung Shuk-ming | |
2002 | Legal Entanglement | 法网伊人 | Yuen Ka-chun | |
2004 | ICAC Investigators 2004 | 廉正行動2004 | Fok Wah-biu | |
Dream of Colours | 下一站彩虹 | Mario Law Cho-yiu | ||
A Handful of Love | 一屋兩家三姓人 | Michael Ko Chi-sau | ||
2010 | Don Juan De Mercado | 情人眼裏高一D | Judge | |
2013 | Awfully Lawful | 熟男有惑 | Jazz Lam Cheuk-sze | |
Triumph in the Skies II | 衝上雲霄II | King Ka-chun | ||
2014 | Never Dance Alone | 女人俱樂部 | Lek Lek | |
The Ultimate Addiction | 點金勝手 | Ken Wong Ching-wah | ||
Tomorrow Is Another Day | 再戰明天 | Yip Sai-heung | ||
Tiger Cubs II | 飛虎II | Loot Lat | ||
2015 | With or Without You | 東坡家事 | Wong On-shek | |
Angel In-the-Making | 實習天使 | Kennedy Tong Yat-chun | ||
2016 | The Rogue Emperor | 流氓皇帝 | Che Tai-pao | |
Over Run Over | EU超時任務 | PC Chan King-wai | ||
2017-now | Come Home Love: Lo and Behold | 愛·回家之開心速遞 | Hung Shu-yan | |
2017 | May Fortune Smile On You | 財神駕到 | Wong Bak-man / Wong Yat-sin | |
Burning Hands | 乘勝狙擊 | Fok Chun-sing | ||
Legal Mavericks | 踩過界 | T.Y. Tai Tak-yan | ||
2019 | Finding Her Voice | 牛下女高音 | Choir member | |
2021 | The Forgotten Day | 失憶24小時 | Chiang Lung |
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Label | Notes |
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1989 | Blue Jeans | 蓝战士 | CBS/ Sony | |
1988 | I Will Always Be Your Friend | 永远是你好友 | CBS/ Sony | |
Blue Jeans | 蓝战士 | CBS/ Sony | ||
1983 | There's Rock & Roll in Chyna | |||
Year | Work | Award | Result | Notes |
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1990 | The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus | Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer | Nominated |
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