曾志偉

简介

Eric Tsang was born in Hong Kong in 1953 into a family with a sporting and artistic background, as his father was a football coach and former police officer. He studied at several schools including Tak Shun School and St. Francis of Assisi College, and played professional football in his youth for the Sing Tao reserve team. He represented the Hong Kong youth team at the 1973 AFC Youth Championship in Tehran and also played for the senior national team in the 1970 King's Cup. He entered the entertainment industry by chance through Sammo Hung and began his film career in 1972 with a minor role in Shaw Brothers' "14 Amazons". He worked as a martial arts stuntman and travelled to Taiwan to work with director Chang Cheh, then returned to Hong Kong to work with Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. In 1980 he joined Cinema City and became one of its seven core members, directing "Aces Go Places" which broke Hong Kong box office records, followed by its sequel. He hosted the famous game show series "Super Trio Series" on TVB with Eric Chan and Chin Ka-lok, which achieved high ratings. He won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his role in "Cageman" (Shing Shau Ka Hei), served as TVB's General Manager of Content Operations, and is the Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.