鄧英敏

简介

English Tang is a Hong Kong actor and host, born in Hong Kong in 1954 and raised in the Tuen Mun area. He graduated from Chung Wa Christian Primary School and Yuen Long Public Secondary School in 1973. He entered acting by chance when he replaced a classmate in a school play, and after graduation joined the third cohort of TVB's artist training academy in 1973 alongside classmates like Chow Yun-fat, Ng Shun-chi, Lam Ling-tung, Lo Hoi-pang, and Ng Mang-tat. He joined the program "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" in 1976 and became one of its mainstays, serving as an announcer for the first six years. He was nicknamed "Prince of Tuen Mun" due to his childhood there. His English name was originally "Frankie" but Chan Yan-kin gave him the name "English" during the program, which has stuck ever since. He hosted nightclub events and variety shows in the 1980s, and emigrated with his family to Canada in 1992 but returned to Hong Kong after failing to adapt. In 2021 he co-founded the YouTube channel "GoodGoodBuddy" with friend Cuson Chan. His daughter is Miss Photogenic of Miss Hong Kong 2005, Tang Shang-man.