Dayo Wong 黃子華 lyrics and profile

ABOUT

Dayo Wong 黃子華 is a Chinese male Hong Kong stand-up comedian, singer, actor, screenwriter and director.

PROFILE

Name: Dayo Wong
Native name: 黃子華
Also Known as: Wong Chi Wah;黄子华;子華神;Huang Zi Hua, Wong Tze Wah
Nationality: Hong Konger
Birthday: September 5, 1960
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 175 cm
Star sign: Virgo
Chinese zodiac: Rat
Family: Three sisters and one brother
Education: University of Alberta in Canada
Occupation: stand-up comedian, singer, actor, screenwriter and director

FILMOGRAPHY

TV Series

Bounty Lady (TVB, 2013)
You're Hired (TVB, 2009)
Men Don't Cry (TVB, 2007)
Hail the Judge (新九品芝麻官) (2006)
The Great Adventure (ATV, 2005)
To Catch the Uncatchable (TVB, 2004)
Fei Chang Gong Min (非常公民) (2002)
War of the Genders (TVB, 2000)
Justice Sung II (TVB, 1999)

Movies

The Treasure (2015)
Temporary Family (2014)
Golden Chicken 3 (2014)
House of Mahjong (2007)
Zhui Bu (2007)
Nothing Is Impossible (2006)
Lethal Ninja (2006)
Teacher in University (2005)
Leave Me Alone (2004)
1:99 (2003)
Fighting to Survive (2002)
Let's Sing Along (2001)
What Is a Good Teacher (2000)
Don't Turn Around, or You'll Be Sorry (2000)
F***/Off (1998)
Two of a Kind (1993)
The Magic Touch (1992)

TV Series Theme Songs

No Problem (冇問題), theme song for You're Hired (2009)
Evil Person Kin (奸人堅), theme song for Men Don't Cry (2007)
"知彼不知己", theme song for Hail the Judge (2006)
"衰邊個", theme song for To Catch the Uncatchable (2004)
Blue Sky (藍天), theme song for War of the Genders (2000)

TRIVIA

He began his career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong in 1984, but he is best known for his works in live stand-up comedy which he started performing regularly since 1990. Since then he has starred in TV dramas and films and has recorded several albums.

Dayo had his TVB TV series debut in 1999, acting as "Lai Sam" in "Justice Sung 2". A year later, he reached a milestone as a lazy law firm assistant in War of the Genders, winning the "My Favourite Television Character Award" in 2002. He won two awards in 2004: the My Favourite On-Screen Partners (with Ada Choi in "Catch the Uncatchable") and again, the My Favourite Television Character Award (also in "Catch the Uncatchable").

He was nominated for the TV King Award in 2007 and 2009. He was finally crowned as TV King with "Bounty Lady" in 2013. To Dayo, the award was an accumulative result of his TVB dramas. In that year, Julian Cheung started as the clear favourite of the audience due to his popularity in "Triumph in the Skies 2". Though Chilam ended up winning the Most Popular Male Character, he sounded disappointed in his acceptance speech (the price is widely recognised as a consolation prize to The Best Actor Award). Chilam did not stay behind the ceremony for the TVB official interview. He explained that he was not informed to stay behind for any interview. The discord rumours between Chilam and Dayo begin to spread out widely. However, the rumour was shot down when Chilam surprised Dayo by his sudden appearance at a meal gathering of the Bounty Lady.

Besides the TVB drama career, Dayo is also well known to be a stand-up comedian. He introduced stand up comedy to Hong Kong and is well known for including a lot of political and philosophical content in his sets. "Hong Kong's housing issue is absolutely ridiculous. I have discussed this in my stand-up shows too. Hong Kong residents need to have 13 to 14 times their current annual salary to finally be qualified for homeownership." said the comedian. He has performed in Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

In comparison with his stand-up comedy and TV dramas, his movies are not as successful. When asked the reasons behind, he explained that his ultimate goal is to look for something new in his movies. His visions make his work good to watch, but it is not good enough to attract people to pay for a cinema ticket. Additionally, he hates doing promotion for his work.

Dayo Wong 黃子華