Wai Tony Leung Chiu

Longtime companion of Carina Lau since 1989.Has co-starred frequently with Maggie Cheung.He frequently plays brooding, rebellious, dark anti-heroes who often hesitantly team up with (and arise misplaced suspicion in) more clean-cut protagonists.His father left his mother and him at the age of 7.He and Andy Lau made 7 movies together: A Fei zheng chuan (1990), Fan dou ma liu (1992), Haomen yeyan (1991), Wu hu jiang zhi jue lie (Jin pai wu hu jiang) (1991), Mou gaan dou (2002), Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (2003), and Zhong Huan ying xiong (1991). They also starred together in two short-lived tv-series: "Yang ka cheung" (1986) and "Luk ding gei" (1984).He and Maggie Cheung made 7 movies together: 2046 (2004), A Fei zheng chuan (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Fa yeung nin wa (2000), Haomen yeyan (1991), Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau (1993), and Ying xiong (2002). They also starred together in a short-lived tv-series: "San jaat si hing" (1984).Has been called the Asian Clark Gable.He met his sweetheart Margie Tsang (his first public relationship) in 1983. In a span of four years, they broke off and reunited three times before finally calling off the relationship in 1989. In that year, he started dating Carina Lau.Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were called the Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart of Chinese cinema by the Straits Times of Singapore on January 22, 2003. They said that they could not ever be lovers because of personality differences.Was encouraged by Stephen Chow to try out acting as TVB was holding acting classes. They have acted in one movie called Xi yan (1993).Has said numerous times in interviews that he would like to work with Martin Scorsese.Lists Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Nicole Kidman as his favorites in English-language cinema.Can speak fluent English.Often goes on skiing vacations in Japan with longtime girlfriend Carina Lau.He was one of the Five Tigers in TVB with Andy Lau, Felix Wong, Kiu Wai Miu, and Ken Tong in the 1980s.In Hong Kong, he is called Short Tony to distinguish him from fellow actor Tony Leung Ka Fai, known as Big Tony.Announced that he will marry longtime girlfriend Carina Lau in 2008.