Paul Chung

Paul Chung
Chinese name	鍾保羅 (traditional)
Chinese name	钟保罗 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhōng Bǎoluó (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zung Bou Lo (Cantonese)
Birth name	David Chan 陳振民
Born	5 April 1959 Hong Kong
Died	1 September 1989 (aged 30) (Suicide) Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor , MC , DJ (early 80s)
Years active	1978-1989

Paul Chung (Chinese: 钟保罗; pinyin: Zhōng Bǎoluó; Jyutping: Zung Bou Lo; 5 April 1959 – 1 September 1989) was a Hong Kong actor, MC (Master of Ceremony) and a DJ in the early 1980s. He committed suicide on Friday, 1 September 1989.

Biography

Paul Chung was originally a host in Commercial Radio. He was a member of a 13-people DJ group, including Brenda Lo , Winnie Yu and Suzie Wong (TV host), so-called "6 pair-half". In 1981, he had dispute with Commercial radio, and then turned to Asia Television (ATV/RTV) to cast several TV drama. He became popular when he co-operated with Danny Chan and Leslie Cheung to cast two films.

He turned to TVB in 1985, hosting a lot of TV shows like Miss Hong Kong Pageant and Enjoy Yourself Tonight (EYT). He was praised by media, also being said to be "the best host of Miss Hong Kong".

He committed suicide on 1 September 1989 in his home of Shatin City One. Many reports said he had a lot of debts from gambling before his death.

Filmography

Movies

Year	Film's Name	Character	Director	Starring with
1980	《Encore (1980 film)》	Paul		Danny Chan、Leslie Cheung、Mary Jean Reimer Lau
1980	《The Beasts》	Louis		Patricia Chong、Kent Cheng
1981	《On Trial (1981 film)》	Paul	Clarence Fok	Danny Chan、Leslie Cheung
1985	《Carry On Doctors and Nurses》	Paul Lo	Anthony Chan (actor)	Anthony Chan (actor)、Lawrence Cheng、Keith Kwan、Alfred Cheung、Sandy Lamb、Amy Chan

Drama (RTV / ATV)

Year	Name	Character	Starring With
1981	《I.Q. 100》	Ah Man	Patricia Chong、Kenneth Choi、Blanche Tang、Dang Wai-Si
1981	《Agency 24》		Rosamund Kwan、Leslie Cheung、Max Mok( replacing Paul after an accident during shooting )

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