Sammy Leung

Sammy Leung
Background information
Chinese name 森美
Pinyin sen1 mei3 (Mandarin)
Jyutping sam1 mei5 (Cantonese)
Born loeng4 zi3 gin6 (梁志健)
(1973-12-03) 3 December 1973
Hong Kong
Origin Hong Kong
Occupation DJ, MC, actor, singer, host
Years active 13
Spouse(s) Veronica Chan (Since 2000)
Children 2, one son and one daughter
Ancestry Zhongshan, China
Awards
TVB Anniversary Awards
Best Presenter
2006 15/16

Sammy Leung Chi Kin is a Hong Kong actor, DJ, singer, host, and MC. He is an actor under TVB, a DJ and host for Commercial Radio Hong Kong.

Life and career

Sammy Leung was raised in Kwai Shing Estate, and received secondary education at St. Stephen's College and La Salle College graduating with a score of 25 (1A5B) in the HKCEE. Sammy Leung graduated in Chinese University of Hong Kong's School of Journalism and Communication. He was invited to be a part-time lecturer in his alma mater, teaching radio production, until he left in 2006 to further pursue his career in the radio.

Sammy Leung tried out to become a DJ for Commercial Radio when he was studying at the New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. At the time, he was working part-time. However, Sammy became a DJ and took the name Kelvin at first. He then used his own English name and converted it to a Chinese translation as his DJ name. From that day, he was called Sammy (森美).

A few years later in his DJ career, he was paired with Kitty Yuen (Also known as Yuen Siu Yi or Siu Yi) and continue their partnership till today.

One of Sammy's radio shows that is not hosted with Siu Yi is Sammy Moving. It has other hosts, Leo Chim, Ah So, Marco, and later on Seven Luk (Chan Keung).

Sammy co-hosted the show Minutes to Fame (Season 3) with Miriam Yeung.

Sammy starred in a Hong Kong movie Breeze of July with Monie Tung in 2007. It was the Opening Film of the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2007.

In 2008, Sammy starred in his own talk show, titled "The Show Must Go Wrong" at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre's Star Hall. As of 2008 he was the primary spokesperson for the Vita Green product Vita Hair.

In 2009, Sammy partnered with Stephen Chan Chi-wan to host a multimedia show Ten Man Lane, hoping to equip artists with more skills and to diversify Hong Kong's entertainment circle.

In 2010, Sammy started co-hosting the second season of the singing competition The Voice with Kristal Tin on TVB.

Sammy was one of the main characters starred in the TVB drama, Friendly Fire. 2012-2013

2006 Radio controversy

Sammy was reprimanded in 2006 by Commercial Radio Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Government over an online poll that was organized by his show. The poll, titled "The female artist whom you want to sexually harass the most", created an enormous furore. As a result, CRHK was fined a hefty sum by the government and Sammy was suspended from his radio show for 2 months, during which he could not take up any paid jobs but instead had to attend to classes on media ethics. His role as the host on TVB's 15/16 quiz show was also revoked.

After the incident, Sammy was even more popular than before because his fans appreciated what he had done to overcome the obstacles. Kitty Yuen and Sammy dedicated their annual theatrical show (this year it was called the Big Nose)to this topic. They claimed that they had learned a lot from the mistakes they had made, and they were grateful that they received a great deal of fan, friend and family support.

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Sammy Leung". imdb.com. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sammy Leung". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
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