Tang Kee-chan

Tang Kee-chan
Born(1912-02-17)17 February 1912[1]
Guangdong, China
Died2 July 1991(1991-07-02) (aged 79)[1]
Los Angeles, California, United States[2][3]
Occupation(s)actor, singer, radio personality, screen writer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄧寄塵
Simplified Chinese邓寄尘
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindèng jì chén
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdang6 gei3 can4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.

Tang Kee Chan (Chinese: 鄧寄塵, 17 February 1912 – 2 July 1991) was a Hong Kong actor, singer and radio personality. He is often referred to as the "King of Comedy (諧劇大王)" which is a moniker given to him by the Hong Kong entertainment industry as evidenced by his profile in the 'Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema' by Lisa Stokes, Tang's official profile at Avenue of Stars and a radio broadcast titled '60 Years of Broadcasting - The Most Memorable Moments' by Radio Television Hong Kong.[4][5][6][7]

He is known in the radio broadcasting industry for voicing and playing up to eight to nine different roles for his story telling show and also for starring as part of a comedic duo (The Two Fools) with Sun Ma Sze Tsang in a series of films.[4][7]

  1. ^ a b Huang, Zhong-ming (25 November 2007). "Kam Toi Hak Chui: Tang Kee Chan Dik Goh Woh Hai Kek" 琴台客聚：鄧寄塵的歌和諧劇 [A Gathering With Our Guest:Tang Kee Chan's Songs and Ballads] (in Chinese). Wen Wei Po. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Tang Kee Chan ji tui kong ching sun foh gau yuk" 鄧寄塵子推廣精神科教育 [Tang Kee Chan's son Raises Awareness for Psychiatry/Mental Illness] (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ Sze, Chun Sing (14 July 1991). "Tang Kee Chan nian sau bo yue chi" 鄧寄塵撚手煲魚翅 [Tang Kee Chan is skilled at cooking shark fin]. Ming Pao Magazine (in Chinese) (1183).
  4. ^ a b Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0810855205.
  5. ^ "Avenue of Stars Chinese Profile". Avenue of Stars (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Avenue of Stars English Profile". Avenue of Stars. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Kong Poh 60 Nin Ga Nin Wah - Chui Ling Yan Lan Mong Jit Mok Chung Wan" 廣播60年嘉年華 - 最令人難忘節目重溫 1989 [60 Years of Broadcasting - The Most Memorable Moments 1989]. (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Radio Television Hong Kong. 1989. Event occurs at 18:40. Radio Television Hong Kong. Retrieved 23 April 2015. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)