Liu Kai-chi explained
Liu Kai-chi |
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Birth Date: | 30 September 1953[1] [2] [3] |
Birth Place: | British Hong Kong |
Death Place: | Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
Years Active: | 19792021 |
Children: | 3 sons |
Module: | Child: | yes | T: | 廖啟智 | S: | 廖启智 | P: | Liào Qǐzhì | J: | Liu6 Kai2 Zi3 |
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Dick Liu Kai-chi[4] (30 September 1953 – 28 March 2021)[5] was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his everyman supporting roles. His career spanned over 40 years, with appearances in over 90 television series and 70 films. He earned eight nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, two of which he won; one for his role in the 1992 comedy Cageman, and the other for the action thriller Beast Stalker in 2009.[6]
Career
Liu had been interested in acting at an early age, and decided to enter the film industry after graduating high school. He took on various film crew positions to accumulate industry experience,[7] and was initially rejected from acting school because of his height and "ordinary" appearance.[8] He was eventually accepted into the TVB artist training programme in 1979.[9] Liu was first known for his appearance in the hit 1980 TV series The Bund.[10]
Liu won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1993 for his role as Prince Sam in the comedy Cageman. He was subsequently nominated for the award in 2004 and 2006 for his performance in Infernal Affairs II and respectively, before winning the award a second time in 2009 for the Dante Lam film Beast Stalker, in which Liu plays the role of a policeman.[11] Liu continued to work with Lam on a number of films including The Sniper and The Stool Pigeon, the latter of which earned him another nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2011.[12]
In 2014, Liu was cast in a leading role for two Hong Kong Television Network drama productions, The Election and The Borderline. The two dramas were selected in a public poll for their online launch on 19 November 2014.[13]
Personal life and death
On 11 November 1987, Liu married actress Barbara Chan Man-yee, also known as Money Chan, after meeting her in the TVB artist training programme.[7] Together, they had 3 sons.[14] On 5 April 2006, Liu lost his youngest son, six-year-old Liu Man-lok to leukemia, after a three-year struggle with the terminal illness.[15] Both Liu and Chan were known for being committed Christians, which Chan credits for helping her overcome the death of her son.
In March 2021, it was reported that Liu was suffering from gastric cancer; Chan replied to a media interview to confirm the diagnosis. Liu had discovered the condition in December 2020, and had to suspend work for treatment. Liu died of gastric cancer on 28 March 2021 at 8:32 pm[16] in Prince of Wales Hospital, surrounded by his family.[17] [18] [19]
In honour of Liu, a special tribute featuring his final TVB performance on Law dis-Order was broadcast on TVB Jade.[20]
Filmography
See main article: Liu Kai-chi filmography.
Liu was involved in 74 films, and over 90 television shows throughout his acting career. Five of his films were released posthumously.[21]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 廖啟智安息禮官方刊物 . https://archive.today/20210521062141/https://upload.cc/i1/2021/05/21/8rUzj9.jpg . dead . 2021-05-21 . 2021-04-20 . 陳敏兒 . 2021-05-21 .
- News: 【人生短跑】廖啟智輸在起跑線 贏在終點時 . 東網 . 2021-12-10 .
- News: 一月曾跟智叔食齋聚舊 吳麗珠稱對方無異樣不知患癌 . 頭條日報 . 2021-03-23 . 2021-09-27 . 2021-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210927033923/https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2029281/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%88%E6%9B%BE%E8%B7%9F%E6%99%BA%E5%8F%94%E9%A3%9F%E9%BD%8B%E8%81%9A%E8%88%8A-%E5%90%B3%E9%BA%97%E7%8F%A0%E7%A8%B1%E5%B0%8D%E6%96%B9%E7%84%A1%E7%95%B0%E6%A8%A3%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E6%82%A3%E7%99%8C . live .
- Web site: Frater. Patrick. 18 May 2017. Cannes: Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok Star in Hong Kong Action Film 'Project Gutenberg'. 29 March 2021. Variety. en-US.
- https://www.hk01.com/%E9%96%8B%E7%BD%90/636160/%E7%88%B6%E8%A6%AA%E7%AF%80%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA-%E5%BB%96%E5%95%9F%E6%99%BA%E6%AC%A1%E5%AD%90%E5%BB%96%E6%96%87%E4%BF%A1%E6%84%9F%E6%81%A9%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8%E6%9C%83%E9%81%93%E6%AD%89-%E8%AC%B9%E8%A8%98%E7%88%B6%E7%97%85%E6%A6%BB%E5%89%8D%E4%B8%80%E5%8F%A5 廖啟智的真正生日日期是9月30日
- Web site: 港星廖啟智胃癌病逝 太太陳敏兒悲痛. 29 March 2021. tw.news.yahoo.com. 29 March 2021 . zh-Hant-TW.
- Web site: Pong. Johannes. 5 August 2010. Liu Kai-chi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121183715/http://hk-magazine.com/events/article/liu-kai-chi. 21 January 2015. 21 January 2015. HK Magazine.
- Web site: Insta-Buzz: What The Stars Were Up To This Week. 29 March 2021. 8 Days. en.
- Web site: 29 March 2021. Veteran Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi dead at 66. 29 March 2021. South China Morning Post. en.
- Web site: hermesauto. 29 March 2021. Late actor Liu Kai Chi remembered by Singapore and Hong Kong artistes. 29 March 2021. The Straits Times. en.
- Web site: The Beast Stalker (証人) (2008). 29 March 2021. www.lovehkfilm.com.
- Web site: 30th Hong Kong Film Awards . Chinese . Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards.
- News: 港視17劇大曬冷 TVB強陣迎戰 . HKTV goes all in, TVB welcomes the challenge with a strong defense . 12 November 2014 . . 13 March 2015 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20141114163813/http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20141112%2Fsaa01%2Fmbk1.txt . 14 November 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Youth tempted by drugs just need a dose of love. Lo. Wei. 28 December 2011. South China Morning Post. 21 January 2015.
- Web site: The ultimate sacrifice. Goh. Lilian. 10 August 2006. South China Morning Post. 21 January 2015.
- Web site: 2021-03-29. Veteran Hong Kong actor Liu Kai-chi dead at 66. 2021-04-25. South China Morning Post. en.
- Web site: 廖啟智安息禮官方刊物 . https://archive.today/20210521062141/https://upload.cc/i1/2021/05/21/8rUzj9.jpg . dead . 2021-05-21 . 2021-04-20 . 陳敏兒 . 2021-05-21 .
- News: 【人生短跑】廖啟智輸在起跑線 贏在終點時 . 東網 . 2021-12-10 .
- News: 一月曾跟智叔食齋聚舊 吳麗珠稱對方無異樣不知患癌 . 頭條日報 . 2021-03-23 . 2021-09-27 . 2021-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210927033923/https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2029281/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%88%E6%9B%BE%E8%B7%9F%E6%99%BA%E5%8F%94%E9%A3%9F%E9%BD%8B%E8%81%9A%E8%88%8A-%E5%90%B3%E9%BA%97%E7%8F%A0%E7%A8%B1%E5%B0%8D%E6%96%B9%E7%84%A1%E7%95%B0%E6%A8%A3%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E6%82%A3%E7%99%8C . live .
- Web site: 廖啟智病逝|無綫重播《律政強人》悼念智叔 (19:22) - 20210329 - SHOWBIZ. 2021-04-04. 明報OL網. zh-hant.
- Web site: 廖啟智電影遺作之一《女人街,再見了》 8 月 5 日上映. thestandnews.com 2021-07-16