Kent Cheng

Actor

Birthday May 22, 1951

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace British Hong Kong

Age 72 years old

Nationality Hong Kong

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1951

Kent Cheng Jak-si (born 22 May 1951) is a Hong Kong film and television actor.

He is a two time recipient of the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Cheng was born in a poor family in Hong Kong.

He intended to be an actor when he was a child, written on his comprehension.

However, the comprehension was seriously criticised by his teacher.

1972

Cheng joined a film company in 1972, but he could not gain any position in that film company, until joining TVB in 1976.

Since then he became an actor for several TV dramas.

1980

In the 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing.

1985

In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the film called Why Me?.

1990

Cheng opened a film company in the 1990s, but failed and struggled through financial problems during the late 1990s.

1993

He thus returned to be an actor for TVB in 1993.

1996

Cheng won again in 1996.

1997

However, Cheng could not gain a leading role, so he decided to turn to ATV in 1997.

In recent years he focused in mainland China.

2006

In 2006 he returned to TVB.