Adam Cheng

Not to be confused with Adam Chen.

Adam Cheng
Chinese name	鄭少秋 (Traditional)
Chinese name	郑少秋 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Zhèng Shàoqiū (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zeng6 Siu3 Cau1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Taishan, Guangdong
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	February 4, 1947 (1947-02-04) (age 64) Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor Singer
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Years active	1971 - present
Spouse(s)	Lydia Shum (1985-1988) Koon Jing-wah (1989-present)
Children	Cheng On-yee Joyce Cheng Cheng Wing-hei Cheng Wing-yan
Awards Golden Needle Award 2006 Lifetime Achievement

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

Adam Cheng Siu-chow (born February 4, 1947) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer.

Career

Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, such as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung. He also performed some of the theme songs of the TV series he starred in, such as The Greed of Man and Cold Blood Warm Heart. Cheng is still working on TV series with TVB in the present-day and considered to be one of the veteran actors who have maintained their popularity for a long time.

Ting Hai effect

Main article: Ting Hai effect

In 1992, TVB released the TV series The Greed of Man, based on the central theme of the stock market and explored the schemes and plots used by people to make their fortune in the market. Cheng played Ting Hai in the series, who made an immense fortune by short selling derivatives and stocks during a bear market. Many people went bankrupt while Ting Hai's family became richer until they were defeated by their nemesis. Cheng became popularly associated with the Ting Hai effect, named after his character in the series. The effect involves a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon, in which global stock markets will fall whenever a new Hong Kong TV drama series, starring Cheng, is aired.

Personal life

Cheng has four daughters. The oldest, Cheng On-yee, was from his first low-profile marriage that ended in divorce. He married fellow actress Lydia Shum in 1985 after 14 years of cohabitation. Cheng and Shum had a daughter, Joyce Cheng, two years after their marriage. They divorced eight months after their daughter's birth. In 1989, Cheng married Koon Jing-wah and had another two daughters, Cheng Wing-yan and Cheng Wing-hei, with Koon.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The Sword
1981	Shaolin and Wu Tang	Chao Fung-wu
	Return of the Deadly Blade
1982	Cat vs. Rat
	Fantasy Mission Force
1983	Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain	Ting Yin
	Lone Ninja Warrior
	The Denouncement of Chu Liu Hsiang	Chu Liuxiang
1984	Lover and Sword
	General Invincible
1988	Gunmen
	Profiles of Pleasure
1989	Seven Warriors
	Path of Glory
1993	Painted Skin	Scholar
	Fong Sai-yuk	Chan Ka-lok	guest star
	Fong Sai-yuk II	Chan Ka-lok
1994	Shaolin Popey 2: Messy Temple
	Shaolin Popeye 2 - Messy Temple
2001	The Dark Tales
2012	Saving General Yang	Yang Ye

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Chinese Folklore
	The Legend of the Book and the Sword	Chan Ka-lok / Kin-lung Emperor
1977	The Great Vendetta
	The Kingdom And The Beauty
	Luk Siu-fung	Yip Koo-sing
1978	Vanity Fair
	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber	Cheung Mo-kei
	One Sword
1979	Chor Lau-heung	Chor Lau-heung
	Over The Rainbow
1980	Five Easy Pieces
	Odd Couple
1981	Brothers Four
	In Love and War
	The Hawk
	The Misadventure of Zoo
1982	The Switch
1983	The Sandwich Man
1985	Chor Lau-heung	Chu Liuxiang
1986	Legendary of Wud
	The Legend of Wong Tai Sin
1987	Fate Takes a Hand
1988	Behind Silk Curtains
	Final Verdict
	Challenge of the Imperial Palace
1991	Chronicles of Emperor Qianlong
1993	The Greed of Man	Ting Hai
1994	Instinct
	Forty Something
1995	Chor Lau-heung	Chu Liuxiang
	Cold Blood Warm Heart	Ah Bong
	The Legendary Chin Lung II
1996	Once Upon a Time in Shanghai	Yu Chun-hoi
2004	Blade Heart	Ling Fung/Yu Man-fung
	The Conqueror's Story	Liu Bang
2005	The Prince's Shadow
2006	Bar Bender	Tony Tseung
	Inside the Forbidden City
2007	Return in Glory
2009	The King of Snooker	Yau Yat-kiu
2009	God of Medicine
	The Book and the Sword	Qianlong Emperor

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References and external links

1. ^ "Adam Cheng". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155532/. Retrieved April 15, 2010. 
2. ^ "Adam Cheng". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Adam%20Cheng.html. Retrieved April 15, 2010. 

• Adam Cheng International Fans Network
• Adam Cheng Art Museum 秋官藝術館
• Hong Kong Music Directory (in Chinese)
• HKADB wiki
• Discography
• Filmography
• Filmography (TV series)

Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra	Golden Needle Award of RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award 2006	Succeeded by Teresa Carpio

Persondata
Name	Cheng, Adam
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Date of birth	February 4, 1947
Place of birth	Hong Kong
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