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Ronald Cheng
鄭中基
Cheng in 2018
Born (1972-03-09) 9 March 1972 (age 52)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active1995–present
Spouses
(m. 2006; div. 2010)
Sammie Yu
(m. 2011)
Children2
ParentNorman Cheng (father)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
LabelsPolyGram (1995–1999)
Universal Music Group (1999–2002)
Gold Typhoon Group (2002–2013)
Sun Entertainment Culture (2017–)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭中基
Simplified Chinese郑中基
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Zhōngjī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZeng6 Zung1gei1

Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter.

Life and career

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Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong.[1] Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Director of EMI Asia)'s company EMI— which included doing backing vocalist for the likes of Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan — during summers as a youth. The lessons were apparently effective, as producers started taking notice of Cheng's voice and he was signed to a recording contract soon thereafter. Cheng first shot to popularity in Taiwan before returning home and enjoying some success in Hong Kong. However, his singing career went into a lull from 2000 to 2003 due to the infamous "air rage incident", when, on a flight from Los Angeles to Taipei, he became drunk and had an altercation with the flight attendant and co-pilot.[2] However, Cheng's career rebounded later.

Cheng returned to the Cantopop market in 2003, however success for him did not arrive until 2005, where his signature song "無賴" (Rascal) was voted one of the Top 10 songs at various music award shows, notably TVB's Jade Solid Gold, where it was voted the most popular song of 2005.[3]

Cheng won his first Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Vulgaria at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award.[4]

Cheng's song 《MY ONLY ONE》was awarded one of the Top 10 golden songs organized by VivTV, 《Chill Club》, presented on 18 April 2021 [5]

On 23 April 2021, Cheng held Hong Kong's first outdoor drive-in concert, entitled《Drive in Ultra – WEE are Ronald Cheng》. Many celebrities showed up to help out, including Josie Ho Chiu-yi, Ekin Cheng, Candy Lo and Kelly Chen etc.[6]

Personal life

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His father, Norman Cheng (鄭東漢), is the chairperson and CEO of EMI, and formerly of the Asia Pacific division of PolyGram and then Universal Music.

Ronald Cheng started his relationship with Charlene Choi, a Hong Kong singer and actress, in 2004, after starring as lovers in the film Hidden Heroes. Their marriage was kept secret from the public, and they avoided going out together except for family gatherings.[7] In 2010, while Choi announced ending the relationship with Cheng, the press revealed that they had registered their marriage in Los Angeles, United States in 2006.[8][9] Both Cheng and Choi admitted to the marriage, but decided to divorce.[1] Later, he dated Sammie Yu Sze-man, then a hostess in Cable TV Hong Kong, and Yu gave birth to a daughter in July 2011. They married in the same year[10] and later had a son in 2015.

Discography

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  • 1996
    • 左右為難 (In A Dilemma) – Mandarin Album
    • 別愛我 (Don't Love Me) – Mandarin Album
  • 1997
    • 情深 (Deep Love) – Cantonese Album
    • 最愛的人不是你 (You Are Not My Dearest Lover) – Mandarin EP
    • 絕口不提!愛你 (Never Say! Love You) – Mandarin Album
    • 戒情人 (Abstain From Love) – Mandarin Album
  • 1998
    • 時間 人物 地點 (Time, People, Place) – Mandarin / Cantonese New + Best Selections
    • 敵人 (Enemy) – Mandarin Album
  • 1999
    • 我真的可以 (I Really Can) – Mandarin Album
    • One More Time – Cantonese Album
  • 2000
    • 聲聲愛你 (Sounds Love You) – Mandarin New + Best Selections
    • 緣份無邊界 (Love Without Borderline) – Cantonese Compilation
    • 真朋友 (True Friend) – Mandarin Album
  • 2002
    • Encore – Mandarin New + Best Selections
  • 2003
    • 唔該, 救救我 (Please Help!!!) – Cantonese Album
    • 唔該, 救救我 "火紅火熱"版 (Please Help!!! - 2 AVCD Version) – Cantonese Album
  • 2005
    • Before After – Cantonese Album
  • 2006
    • 正宗K (Karaoke Cheng)[11] – Cantonese / Mandarin New + Best Selections
    • 鄭中基演唱會二零零六 (Ronald Cheng Live in Concert 2006) – Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
  • 2008
    • 怪胎 (Freak) – Mandarin New + Best Selections

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation Siu Lan-fu voice only
2000 Twelve Nights Johnny
2001 Blue Moon Fai
Bullets of Love Ma
Dance of a Dream Yip Wai-shih
2002 Interactive Murders JASH / Lam Wan-san
My Wife Is 18 Bruce
Market's Romance Chicky Keung
2003 My Lucky Star Crab Duen / Guard Duen
Give Them a Chance Disco triad boss aka Give Me a Chance
Dragon Loaded 2003 Dragon
Golden Chicken 2 Mr. Chan
2004 Super Model Mandam Fung Yan-bing
Hidden Heroes Ho Yoiji
My Sweetie owner of Lo's office lift cameo
2005 Himalaya Singh Singh
Dragon Reloaded Dragon
2006 McDull, the Alumni marketing head / musical instruments sal
Undercover Hidden Dragon Fat Chai (Sunny Sun) / Wind To
Fatal Contact Captain Chan Shing
Mr. 3 Minutes Scott Chung
2007 It's a Wonderful Life Thunder God / Ray Ban also director and writer
Dancing Lion lion dancer
Mr. Cinema Zhou Chong
Ratatouille Remy (voice, HK version)
2008 La Lingerie Lucas
Legendary Assassin Uncle Zhi aka Wolf Fang
2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009 Yu Bo
Kung Fu Cyborg Xiao Jiang aka Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction
2010 All's Well, Ends Well 2010 General Mak Bing-wing
Just Another Pandora's Box Qing Yise / Zhao Yun / Zhang Ziyi's transvestite
2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 Delivery Boy
Treasure Hunt
2012 All's Well, Ends Well 2012
Marry a Perfect Man
The Four
Vulgaria
McDull – Pork of Music
Love Is... Pyjamas
2013 Hotel Deluxe OK Pao
Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters
Special ID Captain Cheung
The Four II
2014 Hello Babies Scallop
Golden Chicken 3
Just Another Margin Shi Wen-Sheng
The Truth About Beauty
The Four III
Sifu vs Vampire Nicky
The Seventh Lie Bellhop
Grey Met Shrek
2015 Full Strike Ng Kau-cheung
Undercover Duet Dream Dragon
TBA Secret Treasure[12] also director
2016 House of Wolves Fung Yan-ping
2017 Two Wrongs Make a Right Ximen Ding
2018 Concerto of the Bully
Agent Mr Chan Hung Chow
2019 Atonement
Elisa's Day
2022 Chilli Laugh Story
2023 Over My Dead Body Bear Cheung
Time Still Turns the Pages Cheng Chi-hung
2024 Love Lies Arthur Fung

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Sky is the Limit
2001 Colourful Life Ching Chi-yung
2002 Slim Chances So Bing-man
2003 Virtues of Harmony II Chiu Choi guest star
2019 Haters Gonna Stay guest star
2020 Single Papa Lam Sai-wing Main Role

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MV Appearance (Actor)

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Year Title
2021 Anson Lo - "Megahit"

Awards and nominations

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Film & TV

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2001 TVB Anniversary Awards Favorite Partners Ronald Cheng, Cutie Mui Nominated
2002 Best Actor Slim Chances Nominated
Favorite Partners Ronald Cheng, Fennie Yuen Nominated
Ronald Cheng, Candy Lo Nominated
Louis Yuen, Ronald Cheng, Remus Choy Nominated
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor My Lucky Star Nominated
2006 25th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film Song Dragon Reloaded Nominated
Best Host Beautiful Cooking Nominated
2008 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Mr. Cinema Nominated
Best Original Film Song Nominated
2009 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Host Ronald Cheng, Edmond Leung, Alex Fong Lik-Sun Nominated
2012 49th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Vulgaria Won
BQ Celebrity Score Awards Favorite Actor Nominated
Best Singer Nominated
2013 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Vulgaria Won
BQ Celebrity Score Awards Best Singer Nominated
Favorite Actor Nominated

Music

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
1996 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Favorite New Singer Won
1997 Best Music Video Won
CMA Chinese Music Awards Top 20 Songs Won
Best New Singer Won
1998 Top 20 Songs Creating Romance Won
Never Say! Love You Won
Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Favorite Group Song Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui, Ronald Cheng Won
1999 CMA Chinese Music Awards Top 20 Songs Won
2000 Won
2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Favorite Duet Song Ronald Cheng, Patrick Tang Won
2003 TVB8 Mandarin Music Awards Best Duet Song Ronald Cheng, Hu Yanbin Won
RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Leaping Singer Won
Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Award Favorite Singer-Songwriter Won
2004 China Original Music Chart Best Song Won
2005 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Top 10 Songs Won
Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Won
Gold Song Won
2006 China Original Music Chart Favorite KTV Won
Best Song Won
2010 CMA Chinese Music Awards Best Movie Actor Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Ronald-Charlene: It's actually a divorce
  2. ^ 關穎賢 (3 December 2018). "重提飛機醉酒黑歷史 鄭中基:第一次攬住爸爸喊!". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Jade Solid Gold 2005 Awards: Most Popular Song". TVB. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  4. ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ "【ViuTV頒獎禮】完整得獎名單 柳應廷大熱奪新人獎". Singtao. 18 April 2021
  6. ^ "Ronald Cheng's concert is half of the Hong Kong entertainment venue, three generations of grandparents help out, Kelly Chen and the daughter of the king of gambling appear". inf.news. 25 April 2021
  7. ^ "Ronald Cheng and ex-wife hid for years". 4 November 2013.
  8. ^ Charlene-Ronald romance over
  9. ^ Splitsville for Charlene Choi and Ronald Cheng
  10. ^ "Ronald Cheng quietly marries girlfriend Sammie Yu in 'homemade' wedding - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011.
  11. ^ 正宗K (Jing Jung K) is a pun of the Cantonese pronunciation of Cheng's name — Cheng Chung-Kei. It literally means "Genuine Karaoke" in Cantonese.
  12. ^ Kevin Ma (16 July 2014). "Bona launches Secret Treasure". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  13. ^ Ronald Cheng at lovehkfilm.com
  14. ^ Ronald Cheng at chinesemov.com
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