Lai Leon (黎明) was born on December 11, 1966 in China. Lai Leon movies and tv shows: Ever Night...
Lai Leon is a member of China
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First Name: Chit
Family Name: Lai
Native Name: 黎明
Also Known As: Li Ming; Lai Ming; Wah Wah; Fay Jai Ming; Lai Ming Jai
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Male
Born: December 11, 1966
Age: 51
Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings (四大天王). He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."
Lai was born in Beijing, China as Lai Chit (黎捷) with Meixian, Guangdong ancestry. His family was originally from Meixian. His parents divorced when he was four. He migrated with his Malaysian Chinese father, Lai Xinsheng to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution in China. At the age of fifteen, he attended King's Way Princeton College in the United Kingdom and returned to Hong Kong at the age of eighteen in 1984.
Lai initially worked as a salesperson for a mobile phone company. After being awarded second-runner-up in the 1986 5th New Talent Singing Awards, Lai received vocal coaching from Dai Si Zong (戴思聰). In the same year he also obtained an artist contract from Capital Artists. Lai did not release any albums for four years. As a result, his teacher, Dai, arranged to have him signed a contract with Polygram, later known as Universal Music.
In the period before Lai participated in the New Talent Singing Awards, he enrolled in the ATV actor training class, however he didn't complete the training. He then applied for admission to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts but his application was rejected.
After the New Talent Singing Awards, he had some opportunities to star in a few TV series.
In 1996 Lai was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for the film Comrades: Almost a Love Story.
For his success a wax figure of Lai was revealed at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.
Apart from being an actor and singer, Lai is actively involved in the Community Chest.