Julian Cheung

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Julian Cheung : biography

27 August 1971 –

Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known as Chilam, is an award-winning Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and also as Chi-Kin from the TVB drama Cold Blood Warm Heart (1996).

Cheung hit instant fame in 1991 with the release of his first single, "A Modern Love Story" with Maple Hui and has since been the only artist that has sold the most copies for a debut album under IFPI. In 1992, Cheung received a TVB Jade Solid Gold award as Best Newcoming Singer (Bronze) for his first album. In 2000, Cheung reap 2 notable awards from TVB for the drama, Return of the Cuckoo.

Awards

  • Stars Gild CCTV’s 7th Lily Awards: Most Popular Actor (2007)
  • Astro Awards 2005: Best Couple with Charmaine Sheh from Point of No Return
  • Astro Awards 2005: Best Character Award – Chow Tin Ci / Zhou Tian Ci from Point of No Return
  • Astro Awards 2005: Best Theme Song – Love Has No Dreams from Point of No Return
  • 36th TVB Anniversary Awards: "My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters" – Yeung Kwong / Yang Guang from Take My Word For It (2003)
  • Publication Weekly Television Awards: Most Popular Theme Song – Wishing Kwan Well from Return of the Cuckoo (2001)
  • Publication Weekly Television Awards: Top 10 Television Artists – #9 (2001)
  • Jade Solid Gold: Most Popular Adapted Song Performance Grand Prize – Wishing Kwan Well from Return of the Cuckoo (2001)
  • Singapore’s Friday Publication Weekly Student Idol Voting: Most Popular Foreign Film Actor (2000–2001)
  • New City Station: Karaoke Song Grand Prize for Wishing Kwan Well from Return of the Cuckoo (2000)
  • 33rd TVB Anniversary Awards: "My Favorite On-screen Couple" with Charmaine Sheh from Return of the Cuckoo (2000)
  • One of the Top 10 Most Popular Artists of the Millennium (2000)
  • 3rd Jade Solid Gold: Top 10 Songs of the Year – Wishing Kwan Well from Return of the Cuckoo (2000)
  • Singapore Yes93: Top 3 Golden Songs – You Mei You (有没有) Have it or Not (1999)
  • Singapore’s Friday Publication Weekly Student Idol Voting: Voted amongst the Top 10 Most Popular Actors, Top 10 Most Popular * Film Artists, Top 10 Most Popular Foreign Film Actors, and Top 10 Most Popular Foreign Television Actors (1998–1999)
  • 1st Annual Top 10 Movie Theme Songs Award: Lofty Once in a Lifetime from "To Be No. 1" (1997)
  • Commercial Radio Chit Chat Pop Chart: Best New Male Singer – Silver Prize (1993)
  • Hit Radio: Best New Male Singer Award (1993)
  • TVB’s Jade Solid Gold: Best Newcomer Award – Bronze (1992–1993)
  • Metro Radio: Best Young Talent Award (1992)
  • CRHK2 New Generation Show: Best Performance Award (1992)
  • 1991 Jade Solid Gold: Top 10 Songs of the Year (Modern Love Story, a duet with Maple Hui)

Early life

Born in Hong Kong, Cheung spent most of his early years in Hong Kong attending all-male schools. When he was 13, his parents divorced and he and his father immigrated to Australia when he was 15. He attended Pendle Hill High School in Sydney. In 1996, his parents re-married but later divorced a second time. He was a good actor and singer and his father thought he had a gift and sent him to an acting school.

Filmography

Films

  • Warrior’s Tragedy (1993)
  • Happy Hour (1995)
  • Highway Man (1995)
  • To Be No. 1 (1996)
  • Best of the Best (1996)
  • Love Amoeba Style (1997)
  • Theft under the Sun (1997)
  • Option Zero (1997)
  • Love and Let Love (1997)
  • The Suspect (1998)
  • Extreme Crisis (1998)
  • The Island Tales (1999)
  • Dragon Heat (2000)
  • And I Hate You So (2000)
  • Twilight Garden (2000)
  • Perfect Match (2000)
  • Comic King (2001)
  • Esprit D’amour (2001)
  • Martial Angels (2001)
  • Blue Moon (2001)
  • Stowaway (2001)
  • Replacement Suspects (2001)
  • Possessed (2002)
  • Reunion (2002)
  • Bar Paradise (Thai/U.S./Hong Kong) (2005)
  • Wo Hu (Operation Undercover) (2006)
  • Heavenly Mission (2006)
  • Love to be Found in Nowhere (2007)
  • A Mob Story (2007)
  • Kidnap (2007)
  • The First 7th Night (2009)
  • Natural Born Lovers (2012)
  • The Grandmaster (2013)
  • Born to Love You (2013)