With much praise from the public, he won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in 2008 and 2009 TVB Anniversary Awards respectively. Meanwhile, he won My Favourite Male Character and TVB.com Popular Artist in awarding ceremony and has become the first Best Actor winning 3 awards at the same time. In 2010, he retained the Best Actor award in TVB Anniversary Awards for his role in No Regrets and became the second actor to win consecutive Best Actor award after Gallen Lo in 1997-98.
Lai played different kinds of roles and is liked by a lot of Hong Kong viewers. He is best known for his role in Journey to the West, The Gentle Crackdown (co-star with Halina Tam), Off Pedder and Some Day (co-star with Teresa Mo), Rosy Business and No Regrets(co-star with Sheren Tang). Owing to his brilliant performances, he is regarded as a talented TV actor with high popularity.
He is married and has a son.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/jQqXgb_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Chiang", "alternateName": "姜大衛", "birthDate": "June 29, 1947", "nationality": "Hong Konger", "description": "David Chiang is a Hong Kong actor born in Suzhou, China. His mother, Hung Wei, and father, Yim Dut, were very popular movie stars. Young David began his acting career at a very early age, appearing in black and white films while he was only 4 years old. "John" is David's real English name, while "David" was a stage name given to him by director Chang Cheh.
In 1966, while working as a stuntman and fight instructor for the acclaimed Shaw Brothers Studio, he was spotted by director Chang Cheh. The director immediately saw potential and screen presence in the young actor and took David under his wing, slowly grooming him. The pair got along like father and son. With Wang Yu's sudden departure in 1969, Run Run Shaw and his senior executives were searching for their next leading man to take the reins to satisfy the frenzy left by the departed Wang Yu. The movie impresario made David an offer he could not refuse.
With the guidance of director Chang Cheh, David won "The Best Actor" Award at the 16th Asian Film Festival in 1970 for his role in "Vengeance!". In 1972, at the 18th Asian Film Festival, David was awarded "The Best Actor" for his role in "Blood Brothers" and "The Most Contemporary" Award in 1973 at the 19th Asian Film Festival for "The Generation Gap".
David left Hong Kong with his mentor, Chang Cheh, and set up an independent production company in 1973 known as Chang's Scope Company. With the backing and blessings of Run Run Shaw, their films continued to be distributed through an enormous Shaw circuit. There, David was able to try his hand at directing, producing, and scriptwriting.
As the '70s came to an end and the '80s approached, David continued to work his magic on the silver screen, working with directors Lee Han Chiang, Hsueh Li Pao, Ho Meng Hua, and Chia Liang Liu. The year 1980 was also the start of his first TV series "The Green Dragon Conspiracy", followed by "Princess Chang Ping" and "Dynasty" which are all classics.
In the mid-80s, David worked alongside his two brothers, Paul Chun and Derek Yee, directing, producing, and acting in the comedy "Legend of the Owl". David's comedy talents were also showcased in the movies "The Challenger" and "The Loot".
In 1991, David and his family emigrated from Hong Kong to Vancouver, Canada, returning to Hong Kong to make one or two TV series each year. As 2000 approached, David continued to work in movies and TV series.
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He was born in Macau and graduated from the Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School and the New Life Education Association Lui Kwok Pat Fong Middle School.
Joel tried various jobs, including working in a vintage clothing store and later becoming a design assistant for a fashion designer. Despite facing setbacks, he persevered and eventually entered TVB in 2000.
His breakthrough came in 2017 with the series "Legal Mavericks," for which he won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.
In 2021, Joel Chan transitioned from a management contract to an in-house contract with TVB. In 2022, he won the "Favourite Actor (Television Drama)" award at the AEG Entertainment Popularity Awards.
At the end of 2022, Joel Chan won the "Best Actor" award for his role in "The Witness 2." He additionally won the "Best Dressed Male Artist Award."
Joel Chan is the younger brother of TVB actress Elaine Yiu.
On November 1, 2019, he married his non-celebrity girlfriend, Apple Ho, after dating for five years. On July 1, 2020, he became a father of one son.
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In 2011, Lam signed with TVB as an actress. She won the "My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress" award at the StarHub TVB Awards for two consecutive years with her performances in the dramas "Young Charioteers" (衝線)" and "Short End of the Stick" (公公出宮). In 2018, Lam’s contract with TVB ended and she signed an artist contract with Shaw Brothers Pictures in 2019.
With her role in the TVB drama "Battle of the Seven Sisters" (七公主), Lam won the Best Actress award at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards. However, this stirred up controversies among netizens and audiences in both Hong Kong and mainland China.
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In 1975, she joined Hong Kong Asia Television as an assistant drama director. In 1989, she switched to Hong Kong TVB. Currently, she is a producer of Hong Kong TVB.
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