Dayo Wong
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Dayo Wong Chi-wah born 5 September 1960, is a Hong Kong
actor
, comedian
, singer and screenwriter
.
Wong gained a degree in philosophy
from the University of Alberta
in Canada
. He began his entertainment career in Hong Kong in 1984, but only became known since 1990 for his stand-up comedy
. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films, and recorded his own album.
Other albums
Not included in the albums'
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, singer and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Wong gained a degree in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
from the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He began his entertainment career in Hong Kong in 1984, but only became known since 1990 for his stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films, and recorded his own album.
Filmography
TV shows (Stand-up comedy, Free Man Show, Stage)
| Year | Name | Remark |
| 1990 | 娛樂圈血肉史 | |
| 1992 | 色情家庭 | |
| 1993 | 跟住去邊度 | |
| 1994 | 末世財神 | |
| 1995 | 棟篤笑雙打之玩無可玩 | Cheung Tat-ming Cheung Tat-Ming Cheung Tat-ming is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Cheung married Ho Nim-chi in September 2001. Ms Ho is a doctor... |
| 1997 | 秋前算帳 | |
| 殺出廚房 | ||
| 1998 | Free Men Show(鬚根show) | Cheung Tat-ming, Francis Ng Francis Ng -Career:Like so many of Hong Kong's actors, Ng has his roots in television. He graduated from TVB's training classes in 1985. He acted in minor roles working gradually upwards in the television hierarchy, but his looks did not fit in the conventional leading man role... |
| 1999 | 拾下拾下拾年棟篤笑 | |
| 2000 | Free Men Show 2(鬚根show2) | Cheung Tat-ming, Francis Ng |
| 男親女愛舞台劇 | ||
| March 2003 | 冇炭用 | |
| October 2006 | 兒童不宜 | |
| December 2007 | 越大鑊越快樂 | |
| 2008 | 男磨坊 | |
| August to September 2009 | 嘩眾取寵 | |
| November 2010 | 娛樂圈血肉史II |
Films
| Year | Name |
| 1992 | The Magic Touch神算 |
| 1993 | Two of a Kind Pink Bomb No. 1 3rd Ave Even Mountains Meet |
| 1994 | I've Got You, Babe!!! Mr. Sardine Long and Winding Road Oh! My Three Guys From Zero to Hero New Tenant Born innocent |
| 1995 | Once in a Life Time Wind Beneath the Wings The Meaning of Life Spider Woman Thunderbolt Thunderbolt (1995 film) Thunderbolt is a 1995 Hong Kong action film, directed by Gordon Chan and starring Jackie Chan. In some early North American releases, it was known as Dead Heat.... Only Fools Fall in Love The Dan That Doesn't Exist |
| 1996 | Satan Returns Top Banana Club July 13 All of a Sudden Love and Sex Among the Ruins Big Bullet |
| 1997 | 24 Hrs Ghost Story Walk In Legend of the Wolf Legend of the Wolf Legend of the Wolf is a 1997 Hong Kong action-martial arts film, directed, produced by Donnie Yen and starring Yen in the leading role. The film also featured the directorial debut of Yen.-Plot:In legend, there is a powerful and undefeated warrior known as the Wolf... Those Were the Days Those Were the Days (1997 film) Those Were the Days is a 1997 Hong Kong movie directed by Kin-Nam Cho.-Cast:* Gallen Lo - Lee Kei* Francis Ng - Tse Yuen* Dayo Wong - Wong Ching-Wai* Natalis Chan - Ngau Tat-Wah* Maggie Cheung Ho-yee - Ching Po-Chu... Tamagotchi Love, Amoeba Style 97 Aces Go Places The Wedding Days My Dad is a Jerk |
| 1998 | F*** /Off |
| 2000 | What Is A Good Teacher Don't Look Back or You'll Be Sorry Titanic Titanic (1997 film) Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal... (dub) |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove The Emperor's New Groove The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures through Buena Vista Distribution on December 15, 2000. It is the 40th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics... (dub) Let's Sing Along |
| 2002 | Fighting to Survive Scooby Doo (dub) |
| 2004 | Leave Me Alone |
| Teacher in University | |
| 2006 | Lethal Ninja Over the Hedge Over the Hedge Over the Hedge is a syndicated comic strip written and drawn by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, turtle, a squirrel, and their friends who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over by suburbia, trying to survive the increasing flow of humanity and technology... (dub) Nothing is Impossible Nothing Is Impossible Nothing is Impossible is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Lam Wah-Chuen.-External links:* *... |
| 2007 | Zhui Bu House of Mahjong House of Mahjong House of Mahjong is a 2007 comedy film directed by Marco Mak and written by Shing Mo Cheng, Chiu-Wang Lam, and Ka-ming Lau. It was released in Hong Kong on February 1, 2007.-Plot:... |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
Notes |
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| 1999 | Justice Sung II Justice Sung II Justice Sung II is a Hong Kong television series. It was first run on TVB in 1999.-Plot:Episodes 1-3The story picks up from what was left off in the first installment. Sung Sai Kit along with his wife, Lin Lung, and his family, which now includes his son, are trying to elude the Ching officials... 狀王宋世傑II |
Lai Sam | TVB Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967... |
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| 2000 | War of Genders 男親女愛 |
Yu Lok-tin | TVB | My Favourite Television Character TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
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| 2001 | 非常公民 | Puyi Puyi Puyi , of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, was the last Emperor of China, and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty. He ruled as the Xuantong Emperor from 1908 until his abdication on 12 February 1912. From 1 to 12 July 1917 he was briefly restored to the throne as a nominal emperor by the... |
Mainland Chinese production | ||
| 2004 | To Catch the Uncatchable To Catch the Uncatchable To Catch the Uncatchable is a 25-episode TV sitcom produced by TVB of Hong Kong, which stars Dayo Wong as the genius CID Mok Tsok Tung and Ada Choi as Vivi Lee Wai Wai , an insurance agent, with Marco Ngai and Michael Tong as major background characters.The title of the series is of Cantonese... 棟篤神探 |
Mok Jok-dung | TVB | My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) My Favourite Television Character TVB Anniversary Awards TVB Anniversary Awards is an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming. It is the Hong Kong equivalent of the Emmy Awards.... |
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| 2005 | Hail The Judge Hail the Judge Hail the Judge is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, and Ng Man Tat.-Plot:Bao Zheng’s corrupt descendant, who’s hated by the public for his money-digging ways. He has a change of heart when he sees rape victim Cheung Man get framed by other... 新九品芝麻官 |
Song Shijie | China Mainland | ||
| The Great Adventure 大冒險家 |
Pak Wut | ATV Asia Television Limited Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong... |
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| 2006 | 情愛保險 | Tang Tianshou | Mainland Chinese production | ||
| 2007 | Men Don't Cry Men Don't Cry Men Don't Cry is a TVB period comedy series broadcast in October 2007. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 40th Anniversary... 奸人堅 |
Ho Kei-kin | TVB | Best Actor Nomination (Top 20) My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5) TVB Anniversary Awards (2007) TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award .... |
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| 2009 | You're Hired You're Hired (TVB) You're Hired is a TVB modern comedy series released in 2009.-Synopsis:A previous successful entrepreneur, Mak Tai Song searches for his mentor's wife, Sheh Mo Lin and helps pay off her debt because he feels guilty for his mentor's death... 絕代商驕 |
Mak Tai-song | TVB | Best Actor Nomination (Top 5) My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5) TVB Anniversary Awards (2009) TVB Anniversary Awards 2009 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2009. The award ceremony took place on December 4, 2009.-Best Drama:... |
Discography
Album| Year | Title |
| 1998 | 鬚根Sound |
| 1999 | 關老三 |
| 2000 | 我有小小強 |
| 2001 | Experience |
| 2005 | 哈痞(痞：音鄙，happy) |
Other albums
| Year | Title |
| November 1999 | 華納99最好精選 |
| December 1999 | 華納千禧世紀好精選 |
| October 2000 | 華納天碟2000 |
| September 2001 | 關不掉的聲音— 前途萬里行 |
| October 2001 | 華納23周年紀念精選 (華納群星) |
| September 2003 | 1:99電影行動 (原裝導演加長版) |
| September 2004 | 愛唱主題曲 Theme Songs(香港群星)— 衰邊個 |
Not included in the albums'
| Year | Title |
| 2006 | 知彼不知己 |
| 2007 | 奸人堅 |
| 2009 | 冇問題 |