Rocky Cheng Kin Lok
Biography
Rocky Cheng Kin Lok is a Hong Kong actor, television host, and fitness trainer, born on July 26, 1967. He was raised in a single-parent household by his mother and has one sister. He studied at Po Kiu Primary School and Po Kiu Secondary School, where he was a member of the school track and field team. At age 14, he went with a classmate to audition for a television commercial at Ching Ho Ping's production company, and began working as a part-time film extra while still studying, as well as a print model, participating in advertisements for Bai Garden. After graduating from secondary school, he moved abroad and began working in the fitness industry in 1985. He obtained a diploma in fitness courses from the International Federation of Body Building and Fitness Academy in Montreal, Canada, and served as a personal trainer for Jacky Cheung and Amanda Lee, opening training camps to teach fitness techniques. In 1993, he participated in the "Chi Kang Cup" Hong Kong Youth Bodybuilding Championship and won second place in the 75 kg category. He joined California Fitness in 1996 as a full-time fitness trainer. In 2005, he participated in the "Mr. Hong Kong" contest and won the Strength Group title, but was unable to win the overall title due to receiving fewer votes than the Elegance Group winner. Despite not winning, he signed with TVB as an artist. In October 2010, he terminated his contract to care for his two autistic sons and worked primarily as a private fitness trainer, returning to TVB in 2012 without a base salary. In 2015, he appeared in the sitcom "Love Home" as "Ma Qu Fan," but his stiff acting drew public ridicule. In April 2020, he discovered he was infected with Helicobacter pylori and needed a year of treatment, and his work was also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced his gym to close four times. In 2021, he divorced his wife and sought stable income to support his sons, actively returning to acting. In August 2021, he met Chin Ka Lok at a charity music premiere and was invited to serve as a trainer. His Western name "Rocky" comes from the film "Rocky" due to his admiration for the protagonist's perseverance, and he has been a Buddhist since 1997.