David Do Tai Wai
Biography
David Do Tai Wai is a Hong Kong male actor born on 14 August 1976, the only child in his family. He lived in Block 5 of Kwai Hing Estate from kindergarten to Primary 4, and subsequently grew up in Chuk Yuen Estate in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon. His father was a tailor shop owner and his mother worked as a watch factory worker on Tai Lin Pai Road. He attended CNEC Chi Tung Primary School and Baptist Rainbow Primary School, entered secondary school in 1987, and graduated from SKH St. Bede's College in 1992, after which he studied graphic and advertising design courses. In 1997, he originally planned to enrol in TVB's graphic design training course, but during the interview he was encouraged to switch to the artist training course due to insufficient qualifications, and was admitted as a member of the 11th TVB Artist Training Course. In his early years as a contracted actor, he was listed by TVB in 2001 as one of the "Nine Promoted Artists" alongside Raymond Lam, Yeung Yi, Michelle Yim, Patrick Tang, Chan Wing-han, Wong Pui-shan, Yeung Ming and Bosco Wong. However, he later voluntarily requested a transfer to the children's programme section for further training. From 2002 to the 2010s, he hosted two generations of children's programmes "Netvigator Kids" and "After School ICU" for over a decade. He has appeared in numerous films and TV dramas, with notable roles including Ling Dan in "Love Is Beautiful", Sai Yeung Sang in "Come Home Love", and Sai Tsai in "Black Heart White Soul". In recent years, he has gained wider recognition through his roles as Peter Kwan in "Come Home Love: Lo And Behold" and Tiger Sze Man-fu in "Brutally Young 2003". He was awarded "Best Actor" at the 2018 China Performing Arts Figure Awards Ceremony in Shenzhen. He also co-founded a children education centre in Jordan in the early 2000s and works as a musical instrument repairman; from 2015 to 2016 he operated a hotpot restaurant with his cousin, opening 7 branches in 5 years; and in 2020 he established an advertising production company. He has also served as a performing arts instructor at "Tong Wai-ki Talent Training Centre" since December 2011. He married his non-celebrity girlfriend Stella Yeung Hoi-lam on 28 July 2013.