Bruce Leung

Bruce Leung Siu-lung (born Leung Choi-sang; 28 April 1948) is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor who has appeared in many Hong Kong martial arts movies. He often appeared billed as "Bruce Leung", "Bruce Liang", "Bruce Leong", or "Bruce Leung Siu-lung", and is thus generally grouped among the Bruce Lee clones that sprang up after Lee's death in the subgenre known as Bruceploitation.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leung.

Bruce Leung
梁小龍
Leung Siu-lung in 2007
Born
Leung Choi-sang

(1948-04-28) 28 April 1948
British Hong Kong
Other namesLeung Siu-lung
OccupationActor
Spouses
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(m. 1975; div. 1980)​
    Song Xiang
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    (m. 1995)​
    Children3
    Chinese name
    Traditional Chinese梁小龍
    Simplified Chinese梁小龙
    Leung Choi-sang
    Traditional Chinese梁財生
    Simplified Chinese梁财生

    Background

    Leung learned martial arts from his father at the Cantonese opera. While his major style is Goju ryu Karate, he also is a Wing Chun practitioner.

    Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a large number of martial arts films. Most familiar to Western audiences may be Jim Kelly's The Tattoo Connection (in which he only appeared briefly, but choreographed the action sequences) and Jackie Chan's Magnificent Bodyguards, which was the first Hong Kong film shot in 3D. He is also known for playing Bruce Lee in the notorious Bruceploitation classic, The Dragon Lives Again.

    In addition, Leung appeared in his own star vehicles, including My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks, Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist, and Black Belt Karate.

    Leung retired from acting after 1988's Ghost Hospital. However, in 2004, he made a return to the screen as The Beast in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle (which, incidentally, was his first villainous role). In 2007, he appeared as himself in Italian documentary Dragonland directed by Lorenzo De Luca. The interview was made by night on the set of Shamo.

    Personal life

    In 1975 Leung married Eurasian Hong Kong singer Irene Ryder and had a daughter. However, due to Leung's frequent travels to Mainland China for work, he was rarely in contact with Ryder and their daughter, resulting in their divorce in the 1980s.[1]

    In the summer of 1994, Leung's senior visited him in Shenzhen and introduced him to a 26-year old Northeast Chinese woman named Song Xiang (宋骧). Half a year later they would meet again, and Leung employed her as a floor manager of his Baolong Hotel. Leung and Song were married in 1995 at the hotel, and have a daughter and a son together. Their two children have practiced martial arts since they were very young.[2]

    Filmography

    Sources:[3][4]

    References
    1. "Tragedy turns to triumph". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
    2. "70岁"陈真"梁小龙，妻子宋骧，你见过吗" (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
    3. Leung Siu-lung at hkmdb.com
    4. Leung Siu-lung at chinesemov.com
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