Henry Yu Yang

Biography

Henry Yu Yang was born in Hong Kong in 1948 and grew up in mainland China before moving with his father to Ho Man Tin in Kowloon. He studied at St. John's and All Saints' Secondary School, where he was active in athletics and fencing. In 1968, he enrolled in the 8th training course of Shaw Brothers' South China Experimental Drama Academy, and began his career in 1970 as a dance actor at Fu Kwok Films. He rose to fame in 1972 after appearing in the film "Dang kou tan" (Shore of Suppressing Bandits), from which he derived his stage name "Yu Yang", and began learning Muay Thai and martial arts under trainer Fong Ye. He joined TVB in 1975 with the drama "Little Women" produced by Wong Tin Lam. In 1977, he emigrated to Toronto with his family and paused his career for over three years to manage his family's restaurant. He returned to Hong Kong in 1981 and participated in many successful TV dramas including "Xiang jian hao", "Da bao fu" and "Gui na gou yun". He left TVB in 1983 after a dispute over the number of productions, then continued traveling between Singapore and Taiwan for video productions in 1984. He continued performing in the 1970s and 1980s, then returned in the 1990s as a prominent supporting actor until leaving television in 2020.