李添勝

简介

Lee Tim-sing, nicknamed "Brother Tim", is a Hong Kong television producer and actor. He grew up in various areas of Hong Kong including Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island, the Hung Hom Valley Road squatter area, the San Po Kong temporary housing area, and the Wang Tau Hom Resettlement Estate. His father was a chef at Kowloon Hospital, and his mother was from the Tang family of Yuen Long. He received his primary education at several schools and studied classical Chinese literature from the third grade. He began his career around 1963 as a radio broadcaster at a North Point radio station before the station closed due to the 1967 riots. He joined TVB in late 1968 and officially became employee number 365 in May 1969. He started in the props and scenery department, then moved to work as an assistant director in news programs, and made guest appearances in variety shows where he became known for his character "Sao Jie Mao". In the early 1970s, he became a variety show director under the mentorship of Cai Ping-he. He was promoted in the 1980s to become a drama producer, creating popular series such as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "The Reincarnated," and Jin Yong adaptations including "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and "The Deer and the Cauldron." In the 2000s, he specialized in period and costume dramas, producing series like "Rosy Business" and "The Rippling Blossom." He planned to retire in 2012 but renewed his contract with TVB for another year before officially announcing his retirement in 2015 after completing "The Monkey King" and "The Executioner." A retirement banquet was held for him in March 2016 attended by many artists he had worked with, ending a 48-year relationship with TVB.