Lawrence Cheng

Lawrence Cheng
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Chinese name	鄭丹瑞
Chinese name	鄭丹瑞 (traditional)
Chinese name	郑丹瑞 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhéng Dánrúi (Mandarin)
Jyutping	zeng6 daan1 seoi6 (Cantonese)
Born	(1954-11-27) 27 November 1954 Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Ah Tan (阿旦)
Years active	1976–present

Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui (born 27 November 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 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. He attended 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
1980	Encore	喝采	Actor writer
	The Desperados	籠裡雞	Writer
1981	The 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
1982	Hell Has No Boundary	魔界	Assistant Director writer
1983	The Drummer	鼓手	Actor
	Red Panther	害時出世	"Kiang"
	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star	星際鈍胎	Writer
1984	Behind the Yellow Line	緣份	"café captain" writer
	My Darling Genie	我愛神仙遮	Writer
1985	Seven 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"
1987	Happy Bigamist	一屋兩妻	"Shin's colleague"
	Wonder Women	神奇兩女俠	"Tan"
1988	Heart 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"
1989	Miracles	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"
1990	Brief 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"
1991	Alien 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"
1992	Game 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"
1993	The 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"
1994	The 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"
1995	Heaven 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"
1997	Those Were the Days	精裝難兄難弟	"Ko Lo-chuen"
	Option Zero	G4特工	Actor
1998	The Storm Riders	風雲─雄霸天下	"Jester/Man Chow Chow"
2001	Born Wild	野獸之瞳	"Sandy's eye doctor"
2002	The Eye	見鬼	Producer
2003	Truth 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"
2004	Six Strong Guys	六壯士	"Lawrence" producer Story
	The Eye 2	見鬼2	Producer Story
	Koma	救命	Producer
2005	Bug Me Not!	虫不知	"Hyland's dad"
	Mob Sister	阿嫂	"Boss Wang" producer
	The Eye 10	見鬼10	Producer
	Home Sweet Home	怪物	Producer
2006	Cocktail	半醉人間	"Tsuen"
2007	Simply Actors	戲王之王	"Tourist watching window cleaner"
2008	Ocean 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
2010	Break 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"
2011	Hi, 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
2012	Vulgaria	低俗喜劇	"Professor Cheng"
2013	Bends	過界	"Leo"
2014	Break Up 100	分手100次	"Policeman" Director Producer Writer
2015	Lost in Hong Kong	港囧	"Host of art exhibition"
	Wong Ka Yan	王家欣	Actor
	Super Models	色模	Actor

TVB series

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

See also

• Cinema of Hong Kong

External links

• Lawrence Cheng at the Internet Movie Database
• Hong Kong Cinemagic: Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui
• Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase