Eric Tsang

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Eric Tsang
Chinese name	曾志偉 (Traditional)
Chinese name	曾志伟 (Simplified)
Pinyin	zēng zhìwěi (Mandarin)
Jyutping	zang1 zi3 wai5 (Cantonese)
Origin	Wuhua, Guangdong
Born	April 14, 1953 (1953-04-14) (age 55) Hong Kong
Occupation	MC, actor
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor 1991 Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye Best Supporting Actor 1996 Comrades: Almost a Love Story Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting Actor 1996 Comrades: Almost a Love Story Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor 1997 Hold You Tight

Eric Tsang Chi-wai, MH (born April 14, 1953 in Hong Kong with family roots in Wuhua, Guangdong, China) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years.

Biography

Due to his popularity, he is often the MC in most events organized by TVB, and is known by many as simply "the Prize Master". In his young age, Eric was a Hong Kong professional soccer player. He began his show business career as a stuntman.

Eric is known for being a short plump guy with a habit of speaking before thinking, often landing himself into hot water. His insults have led to him being assaulted by rumoured triads over bad mouthing singer Joey Yung. Most recently he had to apologize for the crude comments he said towards Yumiko Cheng during a TV act where she accidentally exposed her underwear.

Nevertheless, Eric is also a talented actor and has appeared in many successful Hong Kong films, gaining actor awards and nominations. Early on in his career, he was typecasted as a bubbling, ugly, and crude sidekick, and it wasn't until encouragement from his daughter to stop doing comedic roles that he went on to star in a film with friend Alan Tam and was awarded a Hong Kong best actor award.

Eric Tsang is also an avid Buddhist, often leading other actors in efforts to raise money for Hong Kong Buddhist temples and events.

His best friends are Natalis Chan and Alan Tam, and his daughter is Mandopop singer Bowie Tsang.

Tsang also has a son, actor and writer Derek Tsang.

Filmography

Claustrophobia (2008) Kung Fu Dunk (2008) Tea Fight (2008) The Moss (2008) Happy Funeral (2008) Lost Indulgence (2008) Bullet and Brain (2007) Dragon Boys (2007) Big Movie (2007) Beauty and the 7 Beasts (2007) Simply Actors (2007) The Pye-Dog (2007) Operation Undercover (2006) Tokyo Trial (2006) Men Suddenly in Black 2 (2006) Invisible Waves (2006) McDull, The Alumni (2006) One Stone Two Birds (2005) Perhaps Love (2005) Mob Sister (2005) 2 Young (2005) Divergence (2005) Son of the Mask (2005) (Cantonese dub) It Had to Be You! (2005) A Wondrous Bet (2005) Colour of the Loyalty (2005) Bar Paradise (2005) Back to 2160 Hours (2005) Blood Brothers (2004) Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004) PaPa Loves You (2004) In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004) Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective (2004) Infernal Affairs III (2004) Infernal Affairs II (2003) Fu bo (2003) Men Suddenly in Black (2003) Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003) City of SARS (2003) Golden Chicken (2002) Infernal Affairs (2002) Troublesome Night 15 (2002) Frugal Game (2002) Three (2002) Partners (2002) No Problem 2 (2002) The Monkey King (2002) TV series Merry-Go-Round (2001) Cop on a Mission (2001) .... Boss Tin The Accidental Spy (2001) Fai chai tong mung (2001) Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) And I Hate You So (2000) Fly Me to Polaris (1999) Gen-X Cops (1999) Liang Po Po (1999) Metade Fumaca (1999) Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood (1999) I.Q. Dudettes (1999) When I Look Upon the Stars (1999) Wai Goh dik goo si (1999) Sleepless Town (1998) Anna Magdalena (1998) Hitman (1998 movie) (1998) Hercules (1997) (voice, Cantonese version) ... Philoctetes The Wedding Days (1997) Task Force (1997) Hold You Tight (1997) Who's the Man, Who's the Woman (1996) Those Were the Days (1996) Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996) Final Justice (1996) The Age of Miracles (1995) He Is a Woman, She Is a Man (1994) Hung Hei-Koon: Shaolin's Five Founders (1994) Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (1994) All of the Winners (1994) Switch Over (1994) Yesteryou Yesterme Yesterday (1993) Drug Tiger (1993) Once a Cop (1993) Master Wong Vs. Master Wong (1993) Lady Super Cop (1993) 1993 Year's Love of Vampires (1993)

Cheese 'n Ham (1993) Bogus Cops (1993) Once Upon a Time a Hero in China (1992) Yes Madam '92: A Serious Shock (1992) The Twin Dragons (1992) The Days of Being Dumb (1992) Party of a Wealthy Family (1991) Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye (1991) Ghost Punting (1991) The Tigers (1991) Curry and Pepper (1990) Hard Boiled 2 (1990) The Sniping (1990) The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus (1989) Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) Fatal Vacation (1989) They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1989) Code of Fortune (1989) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III (1989) Return of the Lucky Star (1989) Lucky Guys (1989) Pedicab Driver (1989) Little Cop (1989) A Li Ba Ba (1989) Mr. Mistress (1988) Golden Swallow (1988) The Greatest Lover (1988) Force of the Dragon (1988) The Romancing Star II (1988) Criminal Hunter (1988) Shyly Spirit (1988) Double Fattiness (1988) The Other Half & the Other Half (1988) The Romancing Star (1987) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1987) Trouble Couple (1987) Seven Years Itch (1987) Scared Stiff (1987) Final Victory (1987) The Final Test (1987) Millionaire's Express (1986) Strange Bedfellow (1986) Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985) From the Great Beyond (1985) My Lucky Stars (1985) The Thirty Million Rush (1985) Why Me? (1985) Funny Triple (1985) Carry On Wise Guy (1984) Heaven Can Help (1984) Beloved Daddy (1984) Play Catch (1983) Aces Go Places II (1983) Once Upon A Rainbow (1982) It Takes Two (1982) Till Death Do We Scare (1982) He Lives by Night (1982) All the Wrong Clues (1981) The Legend of the Owl (1981) By Hook or by Crook (1980) The Bloody Tattoo (1980) Enter the Fat Dragon (1978) Warriors Two (1978) The Dragon Lives Again (1977) Money Crazy (1977) The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977) Challenge of the Masters (1976) Kung Fu Stars (1975) Five Shaolin Masters (1974) Na Cha (1974)

External links

• Eric Tsang at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website of Star East Holdings Ltd., founded by Eric Tsang

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