Timmy Ho Po Sang

Biography

Timmy Ho Po Sang is a Chinese artist born in Hong Kong in 1967 into a wealthy family, whose father built a fortune from a small factory. He graduated in 1990 from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada with a degree in psychology, then returned to Hong Kong and joined TVB's artist training program. Before graduating, he was spotted by the producer of the entertainment news program "Entertainment News Eye" and became its host, gaining public recognition. He signed with a record label and released his debut album "仲夏情懷" in 1992, which achieved good success. He hosted several TV programs including "勁歌金曲" and "娛樂新聞眼", and signed an exclusive five-year contract with TVB in 1992. He starred in leading roles in numerous dramas such as "清宮氣數錄", "白髮魔女傳", and "運轉乾坤". After his contract with TVB ended in 1998, he moved to ATV. Ho Po Sang became interested in Buddhism in the early 1990s after his mother recited the Heart Sutra to help him overcome his fear of ghosts, and he discovered that Buddhist teachings aligned with his outlook on life. In 2005 he completely retired from the entertainment industry and became a Buddhist monk at Po Lin Monastery on Lantao Island, taking the monastic name Shi Daosheng. After his retirement he disappeared from public view and lived an ascetic, wandering life; he was seen in New Zealand in 2010 and in Toronto, Canada in 2012, living a reclusive life outside Asia.