Julian Cheung

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Julian Cheung
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Born (1971-08-27) 27 August 1971 (age 52)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
(m. 2001)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 張智霖
Simplified Chinese 张智霖
Musical career
Also known asChilam
Genres Cantopop, Mandopop
LabelsNeway Star

Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known by his stage name Chilam, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. [1] Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes , and also as Chi-Kin from the TVB drama Cold Blood Warm Heart (1996).

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Cheung hit instant fame in 1991 with the release of his first single, "A Modern Love Story" with Maple Hui and has since been the only artist that has sold the most copies for a debut album under IFPI. In 1992, Cheung received a TVB Jade Solid Gold award as Best Newcoming Singer (Bronze) for his first album. In 2000, Cheung reap 2 notable awards from TVB for the drama, Return of the Cuckoo.

Early life

Born in Hong Kong on 27 August 1971, [2] Cheung spent most of his early years in Hong Kong attending all-male Catholic primary school. He later went to a Protestant secondary school. He has an elder sister and a younger sister. When he was 13, his parents divorced and he and his father emigrated to Australia when he was 15. [3] He attended Pendle Hill High School [4] in Sydney. In 1986, his parents remarried but later divorced a second time. He was a good actor and singer and his father thought he had a gift and sent him to an acting school.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 1990 when Cheung was 19, Cheung visited Hong Kong during his summer vacation and was reacquainted with his cousin and childhood friend, Anna Ueyama (上山安娜). Anna introduced Cheung to his first manager, Tony. Impressed with Cheung's voice, Tony immediately signed him into IFPI and started to train him. Cheung then recorded his first song, a duet album with Hong Kong singer Maple Hui (許秋怡). The debut single, "A Modern Love Story", was released by the record company Fitto in 1991 and was an immense success. This single was on IFPI Album Sales Chart for 11 weeks, and as of today still holds the IFPI record for newcomer singers.

That same year, Cheung signed into TVB and starred in his first television series, Peak of Passion, released in 1992. A year later, he filmed his very first movie, A Warrior's Tragedy. Cheung reached to the peak of his popularity in 1994 when he took part as the role of Guo Jing from The Legend of the Condor Heroes , which helped him to become one of the most favourite actors at that time. In 1996, he starred in the TVB classic hit drama Cold Blood Warm Heart , which acclaimed him notable praises of his performance, making him a household name and boosted his career in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

After the release of Cold Blood Warm Heart, he transitioned into movies such as Perfect Match and Comic King . He returned to TVB in 2000 in the series Return of the Cuckoo, which was a tremendous success with Charmaine Sheh, reaching a peak of 40 points. His status and recognition as an actor dramatically increased to countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and China. He also reaped 2 awards in the TVB award ceremony (My Favorite Couple-with Charmaine Sheh and My Favorite Themesong), adding to his string of wins. in 2003, he won My Favorite Leading Character again for his role as Yeung Kwong from Take My Word For It . His performance with Charmaine Sheh in the 2004 drama Point of No Return also won the pair the Best Onscreen Couple award at the 2005 Astro Awards in Malaysia. Cheung has also found success in the Mainland entertainment industry with starring roles in the television series Ni Shui Han, Lu Xiao Feng, and Red Powder.

In 2012, he returned to TVB to film sequel to TVB's 2003 blockbuster television drama Triumph in the Skies. His role as Captain Koo has boosted his popularity once again and earned him a spot in the peoples' hearts.

Cheung has earned 60 million HKD in 2014. [5]

Music

His first concert at Hong Kong Coliseum was held on 27 March 2011 which the title for the concert was I Am An Alien. On 6 July 2014, he had his second concert at Hong Kong Coliseum on four-sided stage, called Crazy Hours.

In 2021, he joined the cast of reality TV show Call Me By Fire as a contestant. [6]

Personal life

Cheung is married to Hong Kong actress Anita Yuen. They have a son together, born in 2006. Their relationship started back in the 1990s where they met each other in the Hong Kong entertainment business in a music video they did together and during that time, they were at the height of their Hong Kong entertainment careers and eventually by 1994, they publicly announced their relationship. They secretly wedded in 2001 in San Francisco, California. [7] [8] Anita said in 2021 that they tried to have another child, but all efforts failed including in vitro fertilisation. [9] [10]

Cheung's uncle is Charlie Cho. [11]

Discography

He has recorded albums in both Cantonese and Mandarin. He has been with various record labels, such as Fitto Entertainment, Sony Music, EMI (Cantonese albums only), Rock Records (Mandarin albums only), Cinepoly Records (subsidiary of Universal Music Hong Kong), Starj & Snazz and Neway Star.

Note: The album was later re-released under the EMI label and later, Warner Music.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Peak of Passion 沖天小子Cheung Pui-chun
1993 The Mystery of the Condor Hero Chan Yuen-fung
1994Remembrance 黃浦傾情Yam Hong-fei
The Legend of the Condor Heroes Kwok Ching
1995The Ching Emperor 天子屠龍 Kangxi Emperor
1996 Cold Blood Warm Heart Law Tze-kin
1999 Romance of the White Haired Maiden Zhuo Yihang
2000 Return of the Cuckoo Man ChorNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
Dare to Strike 掃冰者
2001Palm of Rulai 如來神掌
2002The New Judge 草民縣令Zhang Fugui
Take My Word For It Yeung KwongNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
2003 Flying Daggers Li Huai
Point of No Return Chow Tin-chi
2004Ni Shui Han 逆水寒
ICAC Investigators 2004 廉政行動2004Wong Kai-chung
Shades of Truth Ha Chung Yam/Mo Chung Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
2006A Beautiful New World 美麗新天地
2007Red Powder 紅粉Pu Jiawei
The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng Lu Xiaofeng
Long Men Yi Zhan 龍門驛站Xun Chengma
2010Who's the Hero 勝者為王Fu Kam-po
2011 The Rippling Blossom Yue Chi-yingNominated – TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
Nominated – TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character
ICAC Investigators 2011 廉政行動2011Yeung Kwok-chu
2013 Triumph in the Skies II Jayden Koo (Captain Cool)Nominated – 2013 TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor (Top 5)
Won – 2013 TVB Anniversary Awards for My Favourite TV Male Character
2017 Operation Love AngelSpecial appearance
2018 Shadow of Justice Police Inspector Ling Fung
2020 The Impossible 3 So Yui
2022 Modern Dynasty Ma Chin Hong

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1993 Legend of the Liquid Sword 笑俠楚留香PrinceCameo
A Warrior's Tragedy邊城浪子Swift Sword
1994Right Here Waiting...等愛的女人Albert
1995Happy Hour歡樂時光Cheung Pak-seung
Tragic Commitment沒有老公的日子Alex Wong
Highway Man馬路英雄II非法賽車Chiu Chi-chung
1996 Banana Club 正牌香蕉俱樂部
Those Were the Days 四個32A和一個香蕉少年Chan Yan-kin
To Be No. 1金榜題名Fei Chuen
Best of the Best飛虎雄心2傲氣比天高Coolman Ho
1997Love, Amoeba Style愛情AmoebaMo Yan-dung
Theft Under the Sun豪情蓋天Leung Ka-ho
Option Zero G4特工Ben
1998Love and Let Love生死戀Cliff
The Suspect 極度重犯Max Mak
Extreme CrisisB計劃Insp. Ken Cheung
2000Bruce Law Stunts特技猛龍himselfDocumentary
Dragon Heat龍火
The Island Tales有時跳舞Han
And I Hate You So小親親Yuen Cheng-hau
Perfect Match跑馬地的月光Edmond
Twilight Garden幽谷約會Chi
2001 Comic King 漫畫風雲Yip Fung
Martial Angels 絕色神偷Lok Chi-yang
Esprit D'Amour陰陽愛Joe Chan
Blue Moon月滿抱西環Officer Chung / Kit
Stowaway 驚天大逃亡Chow Dai-fook
The Replacement Suspects困獸Rick
2002Reunion手足情深Jacky Cheung
Possessed奪魄勾魂James
2005Bar Paradise美麗酒吧Beauty's bodyguard
2006 Wo Hu 臥虎Tommy
Heavenly Mission天行者Lawyer Ma
2007Love to be Found in Nowhere青蘋果
A Mob Story人在江湖Chat / Seven
Kidnap綁架Chow Siu-chi
2009 The First 7th Night 頭七Pony
2012Natural Born Lovers天生愛情狂Taylor
2013 The Grandmaster 一代宗師opera singer
Born to Love You大叔,我愛你
Time Lapsemini movie for Georgia Coffee
2014 The Fox Lover 白狐Wang Yuanfeng
2015 Triumph in the Skies 衝上雲霄Jayden Koo (Captain Cool)
You Are the One
Return of the Cuckoo 十月初五的月光Man ChoHe reprises the role of Man Cho from the TVB drama Return of the Cuckoo
2016 S Storm S風暴Lau Po-keung
2017 Legend of the Ancient Sword 古剑奇谭之流月昭明Chen Ye
2017 Always Be With You 常在你左右David
2018Agent Mr Chan棟篤特工Chi LamGuest Star
The Leaker泄密者们Lee Weng Kan
L Storm L風暴Lau Po-keung
Legend of the Ancient Sword古剑奇谭之流月昭明Chen Ye
Final Score N/AAgent ChoHollywood Debut
2019 P Storm P風暴Lau Po-keung
2021 G Storm Lau Po-keung
2022 Death Notify Law Fei

Variety and reality show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2014-2015 2 Days & 1 Night 兩天一夜Season 2
2015-2016 All the Way with You 一路上有你Season 1 & 2
2016My Hero我的Hero ViuTV
2019Viva La Romance妻子的浪漫旅行Season 2
2021 Call Me by Fire 披荊斬棘的哥哥Season 1
2021Night in the Greater Bay大灣仔的夜
2021Braving Life我們的滾燙人生
2022Infinity and Beyond聲生不息Special guest
2022 Call Me by Fire 披荊斬棘Season 2

Awards

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