Adam Cheng

Career

Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, such as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung. He also performed some of the theme songs of the TV series he starred in, such as The Greed of Man and Cold Blood Warm Heart.

Ting Hai effect

Main article: Ting Hai effect

In 1992, TVB released the TV series The Greed of Man, based on the central theme of the stock market and explored the schemes and plots used by people to make their fortune in the market. Cheng played Ting Hai (丁蟹) in the series, who made an immense fortune by short selling derivatives and stocks during a bear market. Many people went bankrupt while Ting Hai's family became richer until they were defeated by their nemesis. Cheng became popularly associated with the Ting Hai effect, named after his character in the series. The effect involves a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon, in which global stock markets will fall whenever a new Hong Kong TV drama series, starring Cheng, is aired.

Personal life

Adam's parents are both university lecturers. Adam has a total of four daughters. The oldest, Cheng On-yee, was from his first low-profile marriage that ended in divorce. He married well-known actress Lydia Shum in 1985 after 14 years of cohabitation. Adam and Shum had a daughter, Joyce Cheng in 1987. In 1988, they divorced eight months after their daughter's birth in bad terms.

In 1989, Cheng married a Taiwanese actress named Koon Jing-wah. Cheng and Koon have two daughters, Winnie Cheng Wing-yan and Cecily Cheng Wing-hei.

Adam graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (diploma).

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

• 愛人結婚了(1971)
• 紫色的戀情 (1972)
• 莫把愛情玩弄 (1972)
• 煙雨濛濛 (1973)
• 秋哥有錢 (1974)
• 紫釵記 (1975)
• 洛神·同屋共主 (1975)
• 伴侶 (1975)
• 天涯孤客 (1976)
• 寶蓮燈 (1976)
• 留住了歡笑 (1977)
• 江山美人 (1977)
• 歡樂年年 (1977)
• 倚天屠龍記 (1978)
• 陸小鳳 (1978)
• 合唱精選(1978)
• 一劍鎮神州 (1979)
• 心思思-旅美演唱歌曲精選 (1979)
• 楚留香(1979)
• 輪流傳·名劍 (1980)
• 粤語流行曲精選 (1981)
• 流氓皇帝 (1981)
• 烽火飛花 (1981)
• 飛鷹 (1981)
• 富貴榮華 (1982)
• 新蜀山劍俠 (1983)
• 夾心人·火燒圓園 (1983)
• 勁歌 (1984)
• 有求必應 (1986)
• 秋意 (1988)
• 鄭少秋精選 (1992)
• 大時代 (1993)
• 笑看風云 (1995)
• 天大地大 (1995)
• 男人四十一頭家 (1995)
• 天涯孤客 (1997)
• 最佳友情人 (1999)
• 鄭少秋世紀之選 (2001)
• 金禧經典 (2002)
• 歡樂年年(賀年專輯) (2004)
• 楚漢驕雄·血薦軒轅(鄭少秋主題曲集) (2004)
• 家傳戶曉演唱會2005 (2005) --

References

References

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