Biography

Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a composer and record producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Director of EMI Asia)’s company EMI— which included doing back-up vocals

Backing vocalist

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 for the likes of Alan Tam

Alan Tam

Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...

 and Priscilla Chan

Priscilla Chan

Priscilla Chan Wai-han is a female Cantopop singer in Hong Kong.-Background:Chan has a younger brother and sister. Her father is a retired senior officer of Hong Kong Immigration Service. She attended Marymount Secondary School in Happy Valley, Hong Kong...

 — 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

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 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” and has only recently rebounded.

Cheng returned to the Cantopop

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 market in 2003, however success for him did not arrive until 2005, where his signature song

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 "無賴" (Rascal) was voted one of the Top 10 songs at various music award shows, notably TVB

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's Jade Solid Gold

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, where it was voted the most popular song of 2005.

Biography

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

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 and then Universal Music.

Ronald Cheng started his relationship with Charlene Choi

Charlene Choi

Charlene Choi is a Hong Kong based actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung.-Biography:...

, a popular Hong Kong female singer and actress, in 2004, after starring as lovers in the film Hidden Heroes. In 2010, while Choi announced ending the relationship with Cheng, the press revealed that they had registered their marriage

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 in Los Angeles

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, United States

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 in 2006. Both Cheng and Choi recognized the marriage, but decided to divorce

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.
Later, he dated with Sammie Yu, a former hostess in Cable TV Hong Kong

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 and Sammie Yu gave birth to a daughter. They married in July 2011.

Discography

• 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 (Don't 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) - 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation is a 1997 Hong Kong animated film. It was the first Chinese animated feature film from Hong Kong...	Siu Lan-fu	voice only
2000	Twelve Nights	Johnny
2001	Blue Moon	Fai
	Bullets of Love	Ma
	Dance of a Dream Dance of a Dream Dance of a Dream is a 2001 Hong Kong film co-produced and directed by the film's cinematographer Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Sandra Ng and Anita Mui.-Cast and roles:* Andy Lau - Namson Lau* Anita Mui - Tina Cheung* Sandra Ng - Kam...	Yip Wai-shih
2002	Interactive Murders	JASH / Lam Wan-san
	My Wife Is 18 My Wife Is 18 My Wife is 18 is a 2002 Hong Kong film. It won "best comedy film 2002" in Hong Kong.-Plot:...	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 Golden Chicken 2 Golden Chicken 2 is a 2003 Hong Kong film directed by Samson Chiu. It is a sequel to the 2002 Golden Chicken.-Cast and roles:* Sandra Ng - Kam* Bing - Granny B in the queue* Cha Man-Wet - Mainland businessman A...	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 Himalaya Singh Himalaya Singh is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film co-written and directed by Wai Ka-Fai and starring Ching-Wan Lau, Ronald Cheng, Cherrie Yng, Francis Ng and Gauri Karnik, with a special appearance by Cecilia Cheung.-Plot:...	Singh
	Dragon Reloaded	Dragon
2006	McDull, the Alumni McDull, The Alumni McDull, the Alumni is a 2006 Hong Kong live action/animated film directed by Samson Chiu. It is the third film adaptation of the popular McDull comic book series, following My Life as McDull, and McDull, Prince de la Bun...	marketing head / musical instruments sal
	Undercover Hidden Dragon	Fat Chai (Sunny Sun) / Wind To
	Fatal Contact Fatal Contact (film) Fatal Contact is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts film that was written and directed by Dennis Law and stars Wu Jing as a young man who is trained with the fighting techniques of Sanshou martial arts, and lured into the world of illegal martial arts fighting...	Captain Chan Shing
	Mr. 3 Minutes Mr. 3 Minutes Mr. 3 Minutes is a 2006 Hong Kong film directed by Gordon Chan.-Synopsis:Thirty-two year old Scott is the son of a rich businessman, who runs a modern bridal salon. Scott is a sluggish and hedonistic gentleman and a lot of ladies are willing to surrender themselves to him. He's the most sought...	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 Ratatouille (film) Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005...	Remy (voice, HK version)
2008	La Lingerie La Lingerie La Lingerie is a 2008 Hong Kong film written and co-directed by Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun, and is a loose follow-up to Chan's 2001 debut La Brassiere. Stephy Tang heads the film's ensemble cast, which also includes Janice Man, J.J...	Lucas
	Legendary Assassin Legendary Assassin Legendary Assassin |thriller film]] directed by and starring Wu Jing made his directorial debut along with fight choreographer Nicky Li. The film also marks the screen debut of singer, songwriter and model Celina Jade...	Uncle Zhi	aka Wolf Fang
2009	All's Well, Ends Well 2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009 is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Kok. It is the fourth instalment in the All's Well, Ends Well film series, the previous film being All's Well, Ends Well 1997....	Yu Bo
	Kung Fu Cyborg Kung Fu Cyborg Kung Fu Cyborg is a 2009 Hong Kong action film directed by Jeffrey Lau.-Plot:Officer De Ming is the pinnacle of modern law enforcement. Courteous. Courageous...	Xiao Jiang	aka Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction
2010	All's Well, Ends Well 2010 All's Well, Ends Well 2010 All's Well, Ends Well 2010 is the fifth installment of the All's Well, Ends Well series released during China's lunar holiday seasons. Directed by Raymond Wong and Herman Yau, it was released to cinemas in Hong Kong on February 11, 2010.-Plot:...	General Mak Bing-wing
	Just Another Pandora's Box Just Another Pandora's Box Just Another Pandora's Box, also known as Once Upon a Chinese Classic, is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1994 film...	Qing Yise / Zhao Yun Zhao Yun Zhao Yun was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. For most of his career, Zhao served the warlord Liu Bei, playing a part in the establishment of state of Shu Han...  / Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun... 's transvestite
2011	All's Well, Ends Well 2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 is a 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the sixth installment in the All's Well, Ends Well film series, was released on 2 February 2011.-Plot:...	Delivery Boy
	Treasure Hunt
	Marry a Perfect Man

TV series

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 Virtues of Harmony II The Virtues of Harmony II is a long-running TVB television series, which follows its first series, Virtues of Harmony, a series set in Ancient China.This new, second series of the Virtues of Harmony is set in Modern Hong Kong.-Show statistics:...	Chiu Choi	guest star

External links

• Ronald Cheng on Sina Twitter
• Ronald Cheng at the Hong Kong Cinemagic
  Hong Kong Cinemagic
  Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...