王喜

简介

Wong He is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and radio program host, born on 27 July 1967 in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, to a grassroots family. He grew up in Lam Tin and graduated from Ping Shek Catholic Primary School and SKH Kei Hau Secondary School. He first worked as a lifeguard, then joined the Royal Hong Kong Police Force on 19 May 1986 with badge number 46029 at the Airport Police Station, later transferring to the Police Tactical Unit and then Kwun Tong Station, where his heroic rescue acts were listed among the top ten heroic events in the Hong Kong Police Force. He chose his stage name in 1990 while hosting the program "Metropolis of Monsters" at Commercial Radio, deriving it from the word "Wong Hei" (a nickname for the Royal Hong Kong Police) and a character name in Yu Hua's novel "To Live". He entered the entertainment industry in 1990 at Commercial Radio and hosted several programs including "Wong's Examination Board" and "Wong He Village". His first acting work was in 1994 alongside Siu Mei-chi in "Love Gas Station". He joined TVB in 1995, hosted a music program, then acted in "Customs Frontline" playing a customs inspector which brought him widespread fame, followed by the role of genius chef "OK Tak" in "Happy Ever After" for which he won the Best Newcomer award at the One Television Awards in 1997. He was shortlisted in 1997 for the TVB Anniversary Awards for his role in "Protecting Witnesses", then played firefighter captain "Lo Tin Yau" in "Burning Flame" in 1998, which became his signature work and earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 1999 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2000 he released a nude photo book titled "Close to Wong He" in Taiwan and donated all proceeds to a hospital in Taitung damaged by the 921 earthquake. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the gospel film "Life on the Edge".