葛民輝

简介

Eric Kot Man Fai was born on December 30, 1966 and grew up in Hong Kong. His father was a truck driver, and he grew up in Foylaichuen in Tsuen Wan, being the fourth of his siblings. He attended Prostant Blood Dak Ching Primary School, then graduated from Wah Yan College in Kowloon in 1984, and studied design at Caritas Instants College where he met his partner Lam Hoi Fung. In March 1988, he joined Commercial Radio as a DJ alongside Lam Hoi Fung, forming the famous duo "软硬天师" (Soft and Hard Masters), with Kot known as "软天师" (Soft Master). He initially presented traffic reports under the name "Road Angel葛of the Road" in a light-hearted humorous style. In the 1990s, he parted ways with Lam Hoi Fung and focused on film acting, receiving a nomination for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "三个相爱的少年" in 1995. In 1998, he directed his first film "初缠恋后的二人世界" which won Best Original Film Music at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards. He also participated in recording an R&B style song with his friend Jackie Cheung, considered one of the earliest R&B attempts in Hong Kong music. Kot is one of the most prominent figures in Hong Kong's fashion world, having founded a design company with Chi Ai Chi in 1994, and opened a store for the Japanese brand "A Bathing Ape" in 1999. He returned to radio in 2003 hosting various morning programs, continuing his radio work until 2014. In 2006, he reunited with Lam Hoi Fung for a joint concert titled "Long Time No See" at the Hong Kong Coliseum.