Lawrence Cheng
Born (1954-12-28) 28 December 1954[1][2]
Hong Kong
Years active1976–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭丹瑞
Simplified Chinese郑丹瑞
Musical career
Also known asAh Tan (阿旦)

Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui (born 28 December 1954) is a Hong Kong film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and master of ceremonies. He was a Hong Kong DJ and radio channel executive.

Cheng became famous after he created the radio drama series The Yuppie Fantasia (小男人週記) in 1986 which he also starred in. In 1989, he starred in the film adaptation of the series which was directed by Gordon Chan and became a box office hit.

Early life

Cheng was born in Hong Kong on 27 November 1954. His ancestral hometown is Huizhou (惠州市), Guangdong Province. Having attended secondary school in St. Paul's College, he went to the Baptist College, the top broadcasting school in Hong Kong, and graduated in 1978.

Acting career

Lawrence Cheng brought his comical slightly nerdish and slightly fantasia film persona into films since the mid-80s. He has acted in mainly comedy films over the next ten years and a few drama films. He occasionally wore more than one hat like other Hong Kong actors.

After graduating from the Baptist College in 1978, Cheng immediately joined RTV in which he worked on numerous popular television series. He later joined ATV and became a Creative Director. His career path changed from a TV personal to a radio producer and DJ in 1984 when he joined RTHK. In 1987, he made his return to television industry and joined TVB. In TVB, he was a variety show host, and acted in many dramas.

His film career started in 1980, however he was not yet well known til he starred in The Yuppie Fantasia in 1989, which was a box office hit grossing out US$2 million. Aside from being an actor, he is also a director, producer and screenwriter.

Cheng currently hosts variety shows as a freelancer for TVB, ATV, now TV Hong Kong Channel, feature Race Meetings and Events for The Hong Kong Jockey Club and acts in a few dramas. He acts as supporting actor in Hong Kong films.

In January 2011, he suffered a burst lung whilst playing football.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Chinese Title Role
1980Encore喝采Actor
writer
The Desperados籠裡雞Writer
1981The Third Hand第三隻手Actor
One Heart One Spirit童軍樂Actor
Family of Lust代代風流代代春Actor
1982Hell Has No Boundary魔界Assistant Director
writer
1983The Drummer鼓手Actor
Red Panther害時出世"Kiang"
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star星際鈍胎Writer
1984Behind the Yellow Line緣份"café captain"
writer
My Darling Genie我愛神仙遮Writer
1985Seven Angels歡場"night club patron"
Love with the Perfect Stranger錯點鴛鴦"Ah Tan"
Friendly Ghost老友鬼鬼Actor
Carry On Doctors and Nurses天使出更"Nurse Tan"
1987Happy Bigamist一屋兩妻"Shin's colleague"
Wonder Women神奇兩女俠"Tan"
1988Heart to Hearts三人世界"Alex's friend at party"
The Eighth Happiness八星報喜"Beautiful's boyfriend"
Profiles of Pleasure群鶯亂舞"Tall Kao"
Ghost in the House吉屋藏嬌"Ging Goh"
Couples, Couples, Couples三對鴛鴦一張床"John's friend in lounge"
Mother Vs Mother南北媽打"Man on bus with Xi"
1989Miracles奇蹟"Daily Sun Reporter"
The Romancing Star III精裝追女仔之3狼之一族"Lo Ka-ling"
Happy Together相見好"Robert"
In Between Loves求愛夜驚魂"Chin Cheng"
The Bachelor's Swan Song再見王老五"Tan"
The Yuppie Fantasia小男人周記"Leung Foon"
Little Cop小小小警察"Representative of Cruelty Against Animal"
1990Brief Encounter in Shinjuku錯在新宿"Leung Foon"
producer
A Tale from the East漫畫奇俠"Dunn, the conductor of HK Youth Orchestra"
Shanghai, Shanghai亂世兒女"Chan Tai-man"
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon吉星拱照"Jimmy Chiu"
1991Alien Wife我老婆唔係人"Priest"
Planning
Finale in Blood大鬧廣昌隆"Cheng Ming Pau"
Inspector Pink Dragon神探馬如龍"Ma Yue-lung"
1992Game Kids機Boy小子之真假威龍"Gay Shop Manager"
Freedom Run Q太子爺出差"Albert"
She Starts the Fire噴火女郎"Charles Siu"
director
King of Beggars武狀元蘇乞兒"Professor"
Never Ending Summer吳三桂與陳園園"Chan Tai-yuen"
1993The Eight Hilarious Gods笑八仙"Uncle Cheung"
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father新難兄難弟"Ko Lo-chuen" / "Siu-lung (adult)"
Murder黃蜂尾後針"Chu Chung-hong"
director
writer
Story
Tom, Dick and Hairy風塵三俠"Hairy/Giorgio Mao"
1994The True Hero暴雨驕陽"Joe"
He & She姊妹情深"Martin Cheng Sai-kit"
director
writer
Story
The Modern Love新男歡女愛Actor
He's a Woman, She's a Man金枝玉葉"Charles Chow Chu"
1995Heaven Can't Wait救世神棍"Hui Chi-on"
Romantic Dream追女仔95之綺夢"Leung Hoi"
The Meaning of Life搶閘媽咪"Lam Chi Wing"
1997Those Were the Days精裝難兄難弟"Ko Lo-chuen"
Option ZeroG4特工Actor
1998The Storm Riders風雲─雄霸天下"Jester/Man Chow Chow"
2001Born Wild野獸之瞳"Sandy's eye doctor"
2002The Eye見鬼Producer
2003Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat六樓后座"Jason (voice only)"
producer
writer
Story
Planning
Golden Chicken 2金雞2"Fortune Teller"
2004Six Strong Guys六壯士"Lawrence"
producer
Story
The Eye 2見鬼2Producer
Story
Koma救命Producer
2005Bug Me Not!虫不知"Hyland's dad"
Mob Sister阿嫂"Boss Wang"
producer
The Eye 10見鬼10Producer
Home Sweet Home怪物Producer
2006Cocktail半醉人間"Tsuen"
2007Simply Actors戲王之王"Tourist watching window cleaner"
2008Ocean Flame一半海水，一半火焰"Yau's blackmailed victim"
Happy Funeral六樓后座2 家屬謝禮Producer
Story
2010Break Up Club分手說愛你Himself
producer
writer
The Stool Pigeon綫人"Cher's friend"
Perfect Wedding抱抱俏佳人Producer
Writer
Story
Bruce Lee, My Brother李小龍"Ko Lo-chuen"
2011Hi, Fidelity出軌的女人"Mr. Ho"
Lan Kwai Fong喜愛夜蒲
The Allure of Tears傾城之淚"Xiao Dan"
Producer
Writer
2012Vulgaria低俗喜劇"Professor Cheng"
2013Bends過界"Leo"
2014Break Up 100分手100次"Policeman"
Director
Producer
Writer
2015Lost in Hong Kong港囧"Host of art exhibition"
Wong Ka Yan王家欣Actor
Super Models色模Actor
201629+1Actor
2017The Yuppie Fantasia 3小男人週記3之吾家有喜"Leung Foon"
Director
Screenwriter
77 Heartbreaks
The Sinking City - Capsule Odyssey
2018Agent Mr Chan
When Sun Meets Moon
2019A Home with a View
77 Heartwarmings

TVB dramas

Year Title Chinese Title Role
1993Man of Wisdom金牙大狀"Tai Ah-tau"
1995Man of Wisdom II金牙大狀 II"Tai Ah-tau"
1997A Road and a Will香港人在廣州"Sam Yue"
2004Sunshine Heartbeat赤沙印記@四葉草.2"Yip Shu-ko"
2006Welcome to the House高朋滿座"Ko Yau-pang"
2014Never Dance Alone女人俱樂部"Wong Kwok-leung"
2021Fraudstars欺詐集團"Herman Cheng Kwok-cheung"

ViuTV dramas

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2022Into the Wild野人老師"Raymond"

Shaw Brother dramas

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2020The Impossible 3非凡三俠"Keung Ching"

[3] [4]

Television Shows

Year Title Network Role
2022-2023 What Happens To Our Body[5] RTHK TV 31 Host

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LAWRENCE CHENG TAN SHUI". Hong Kong Cinemagic.
  2. ↑ Lawrence Cheng at IMDb
  3. ↑ Lawrence Cheng at lovehkfilm.com
  4. ↑ Lawrence Cheng at chinesemov.com
  5. ↑ "What happens to our body". RTHK. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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