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Dr Law Kar-ying
羅家英
Law Kar-ying at a press conference for the ViuTV variety show "Taiwan Meimei" in 2019.
Born
Law Hang-tong

(1946-09-22) September 22, 1946 (age 78)
Alma materNorthern State University
Occupationactor
Years active1970s–present
Spouse
(m. 2009)
Parents
  • Law Kar-kuen (father)
  • Lee Ngan-guen (mother)
FamilyLaw Yiu-tong (brother)
Law Yau-tong (brother)
Law Shiu-tong (brother)
Law Sok-ching (sister)
Awards
Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting Actor
1995 Summer Snow

Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting Actor
1995 Summer Snow

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅家英
Simplified Chinese罗家英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Jiāyīng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglo4 gaa1 jing1
Law Hang-tong
Traditional Chinese羅行堂
Simplified Chinese罗行堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Xíngtáng

Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.[citation needed]

Background

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Law Kar-ying at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) and his wife Lee Ngan-guen (李銀娟). His younger brothers are Law Yiu-tong (羅耀堂), Law Yau-tong (羅友堂), and Law Shiu-tong (羅紹堂). His younger sister is Law Sok-ching (羅素貞). In 1949, his family moved to Hong Kong.

He was originally a Cantonese opera singer in the 1970s. And a practitioner of the Ng Ying Kungfu (Chinese: 五形功夫) Five Animal Kung Fu arts. In 1990 he turned to acting in movies. He became popular after being cast in From Beijing with Love, which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of (useless) gadgets include a solar-powered torch.

In 1990s, Law played Wong Yat-fei in his first movie debut in 1993 film Crime Story along with Jackie Chan. In 1994 he was cast in Jeff Lau's film duology A Chinese Odyssey, in which he played the verbose Longevity Monk (Xuanzang), singing a Cantonese cover of "Only You (And You Alone)" midway during the film.

Law has rarely acted in television, especially on TVB, the television station of his wife, Liza Wang. He is most known for cooperating with ATV, which is TVB's rival.

In September 2022, Law apologized after mainland Chinese netizens criticized Law after he made a post, which he later deleted, stating "Hong Kong was a blessed land during her reign", in reference to Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

Cantonese opera performances

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In the 2018 HK Arts Festival, Law was cast as Xiang Yu along with Yau Sing Po in the classic opera Farewell My Concubine.[2]

Filmography

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Sources:[3] [4]

Music Video

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Year Title
2022 Edan Lui - "Elevator"

Personal life

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In 2004, Law was diagnosed with stage III liver cancer. In 2005, Law had surgery and recovered at home. In 2013, his liver was found to have a two-centimeter tumor and went for surgery again. He has led a healthy lifestyle since then.[5] In 2019, doctors found cancerous cells after Law went for a prostate biopsy earlier in the year. He went to the hospital in last June for an operation to remove the prostate and has recovered since [6]

On May 2, 2009, Law married longtime partner Liza Wang in Las Vegas.[7] They announced their union on TVB through Stephen Chow. On July 1, 2018, Law was awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administration Region, in recognition of his contribution to the Cantonese opera in Hong Kong.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Standard, The. "Hong Kong actor apologizes for praising British queen". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  2. ^ "A Cantonese opera classic returns to HKAF with a star-studded cast" Archived 2018-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. HK Arts Festival official website. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. ^ "Law Kar-Ying". imdb.com. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Law Kar-Ying". chinesemov.com. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Law Kar Ying Fully Recovered from Liver Tumor". SCMP 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  6. ^ "Law Kar Ying in good shape after removing prostate". The Straits Times. 16 July 2019. The Straits Times. 2019-07-16
  7. ^ "Law Kar Ying Opens Up About Liza Wang's Battles With Cancer And Their Super Sweet 32-Year Relationship". todayonline.com. 2020-09-10
  8. ^ List of Awardees, page 25. 2018-07-01. HKSAR Press Release. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor
1996
for Summer Snow
Succeeded by