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Dayo Wong | |||
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 Dayo Wong in 2003 | |||
| Born | 5 September 1960 | ||
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedy, actor, presenter, screenwriter, musician | ||
| Years active | 1984–present | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃子華 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄子华 | ||
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| Musical career | |||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, drums | ||
| Labels | EMI | ||
Dayo Wong Tze-wah (黃子華), born 5 September 1960, is a Hong Kong stand-up comedy, actor, presenter, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter who is the pioneer of stand-up comedy in Hong Kong.
Wong gained a degree in philosophy from the University of Alberta in Canada. He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing regularly since 1990. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films, and recorded his own album.
Dayo had his TVB TV series debut in 1999, acting as “Lai Sam” in “Justice Sung 2” [1]. A year later, he reached a milestone of his TV series career. Dayo as a lazy office assistant in a law firm in War of the Gender [2], wining the My Favourite Television Character Award in the year of 2002. It is when his flame reached his highest point. 2004 is a fruitful year for Day, it is when he won two awards, the My Favourite On-Screen Partners (with Ada Choi in “Catch the Uncatchable”) and again, the My Favourite Television Character Award (also in “Catch the Uncatchable”).
He was so close to the “TV King” Award (The Best Actor Award). He was on the nomination list of the award in both 2007 and 2009. He finally crowned as TV King with “Bounty Lady” in 2013 [3]. To Dayo, the award was accumulative result of his TVB dramas. He also revealed that his relationship with Chilam were like cousins. In that year, Chilam Cheung started as the clear favorite of the audience due to his absolute popularity starring as Captain Cool in “Triumph in the Skies 2” [4]. Though Chilam ended up bagging the Most Popular Male Character, he sounded disappointed in his acceptance speech (the price is widely recognized as a consolation prize to the The Best Actor Award). Chilam did not stay behind the ceremony for the TVB official interview. He explained that he was not informed to stay behind for any interview. The discord rumours between Chilam and Dayo begin to spread out widely. However, the rumour was shot down when Chilam surprised Dayo by his sudden appearance at a meal gathering of the Bounty Lady [5].
Besides the TVB drama career, Dayo is also well known to be a stand-up comedian. He introduced stand up comedy (talk show) to Hong Kong. He has done thirteen talk show so far, mainly targeting local Hongkongese. Unlike Northern American stand-up comedian, his jokes usually includes a lot of political and philosophical content, which brings up a high level of consonant among audience. "Hong Kong's housing issue is absolutely ridiculous. I have discussed this in my stand-up shows too. Hong Kong residents need to have 13 to 14 times their current annual salary to finally be qualified for home ownership.”[6] said the comedian. Up to 2013, he has done as much as thirteen talk show. Seven of them are also performed in Australia, Canada and the United States. Dayo’s latest talk show will be performed in October, 2014. A month later, the show be in Canada and the United States as well [7].
Comparing with his stand-up comedy and TV dramas, his movies are not as successful. When being asked the reasons behind, he explained that he ultimate goal is to look for something new in his movies. His visions makes his work good to watch, but it is not good enough to attract people to pay for a cinema ticket. The second reason it that he hates doing promotion for his work [8].
Filmography edit
TV shows (Stand-up comedy, Free Man Show, Stage) edit
| 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 |
| 1997 | 秋前算帳 | - |
| 殺出廚房 | ||
| 1998 | Free Men Show(鬚根show) | Cheung Tat-ming, Francis Ng |
| 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 | - |
| 2011 | 咁愛咁做 | |
| March 2012 | 野豬 | |
| October 2012 | 洗燥 |
Films edit
| 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 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 Those Were the Days 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 (dub) |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove (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 (dub) Nothing is Impossible |
| 2007 | Zhui Bu House of Mahjong |
| 2014 | Golden Chicken 3 |
| 2015 | Secret Treasure[9] |
TV series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | TVB Anniversary Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Justice Sung II 狀王宋世傑II |
Lai Sam | TVB | ||
| 2000 | War of Genders 男親女愛 |
Yu Lok-tin | TVB | My Favourite Television Character | |
| 2001 | 非常公民 | Puyi | Mainland Chinese production | ||
| 2004 | To Catch the Uncatchable 棟篤神探 |
Mok Jok-dung | TVB | My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) My Favourite Television Character | |
| 2005 | Hail The Judge 新九品芝麻官 |
Song Shijie | China Mainland | ||
| The Great Adventure 大冒險家 |
Pak Wut | ATV | |||
| 2006 | 情愛保險 | Tang Tianshou | Mainland Chinese production | ||
| 2007 | Men Don't Cry 奸人堅 |
Ho Kei-kin | TVB | Best Actor Nomination (Top 20) My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5) |
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| 2009 | You're Hired 絕代商驕 |
Mak Tai-song | TVB | Best Actor Nomination (Top 5) My Favourite Male Character Nomination (Top 5) | |
| 2013 | Bounty Lady My盛Lady |
Heung Kwong Nam | TVB | Best Actor(Top 5)TVB Award for Best Actor |
Discography edit
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 |
References edit
- ^ [1] Brief résumé of Dayo Wong
- ^ [2] Critics and viewers fear for the future of Hong Kong's golden TV tradition
- ^ [3] Dayo Wong and Kristal Tin were crowned the TV King and TV Queen of the year
- ^ [4] 'Captain Cool' upset with TV King loss?
- ^ [5] Dayo Wong and Chilam Cheung shoot down discord
- ^ [6] Dayo Wong guest stars in "Temporary Family"
- ^ [7] Ticket selling for Dayo's 2014 talk show in Toronto
- ^ [8] An interview with Dayo Wong
- ^ Kevin Ma (16 July 2014). "Bona launches Secret Treasure". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Dayo Wong". imdb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ "Dayo Wong". chinesemov.com. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
External links edit
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