Yue Chi-ming
Hong Kong actor (1944–2022)
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Yue Chi-ming (Chinese: 余子明; 10 December 1944 – 10 November 2022) was a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Life and career
Born in Hong Kong, Chi-ming started his career as a news reporter before transitioned to a singer after winning an amateur singing contest in 1968,[1] and in 1976 he was put under contract as an actor by the TVB broadcaster, making his acting debut in the TV-series Huānlè jīn xiāo (Chinese: 欢乐金宵; "Happy Golden Night").[2][3] In 1986 he left the showbusiness and moved with his family to Vancouver; returned to Hong Kong in 1997, he successfully reprised his career, specializing in roles of Teochew people, eunuchs and elder characters.[2][3]
Yue died of complications of a stroke on 10 November 2022, at the age of 78.[4]