Tony Leung Chiu Wai was born in Hong Kong on June 27, 1962. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother after his father left them. In 1982, after passing the training courses of TVB, Tony became a TV actor and became famous for his comedy style in such TV shows as Lu ding ji, Jue dai shuang jiao, etc. However, he didn't limit himself to television and began showing his versatility in films like Sha shou hu die meng and Beiqing chengshi. After he starred in several movies directed by 'Kar wai Wong' , such as Chungking Express and Happy Together, he gained more respect as an actor and finally received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for his outstanding performance in In the Mood for Love. In addition to his acting career, he is also known as a singer.
Dated long-time girlfriend Carina Lau (10 + yrs.) [? - 2001] Has co-starred frequently with Maggie Cheung. He frequently plays brooding, rebellious, dark anti-heroes whom often hesitantly team up with (and arise misplaced suspicion in) more clean-cut protagonists. His father left his mother and him at the age of 7. He and Andy Lau made 7 movies together: Days of Being Wild, Fan dou ma liu, Party of a Wealthy Family, Wu hu jiang zhi jue lie, _Wu jian dao (2002)_ , _Wu jian dao 3 (2003)_ and Zhong huan ying xiong. They also starred together in two short-lived tv-series: Yang ka cheung and Luk ding gei He and Maggie Cheung made 7 movies together: 2046, Days of Being Wild, Dung che sai duk, In the Mood for Love, Party of a Wealthy Family, Sediu yinghung tsun tsi dung sing sai tsau and Hero. They also starred together in a short-lived tv-series: _"Sun sap si hing" (1984)_ Has been called the Asian Clark Gable He met his sweetheart Margie Tsang (first public relationship) in 1983. In a span of 4 years, they broke off and reunited three times, before finally calling off the relationship in 1989. In that year, he started dating Carina Lau. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were dubbed the Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart of Chinese cinema by The Straits Times (Singapore), January 22, 2003. They say they cannot ever be lovers because of 'personality differences'. Was encouraged by Stephen Chow to try out acting as TVB was holding acting classes. They have acted in one movie called "The Banquest"