(born Sept. 12, 1956, Hong Kong—died April 1, 2003, Hong Kong), Hong Kong actor and singer who , achieved enormous popularity in Hong Kong and throughout Asia first by means of his singing and then through his performances in Chinese-language films, in which he was one of the few actors willing to portray homosexual characters. He gained worldwide fame with his performance in the 1993 filmFarewell, My Concubine, for which he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.