Prolific Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang was pronounced lifeless Wednesday after he was discovered unconscious whereas quarantined at a lodge in Hong Kong, his expertise supervisor confirmed to the Los Angeles Occasions. He was 87.
Based on the South China Morning Put up, Tsang was adhering to plain COVID-19 protocol by isolating after returning to Hong Kong from Singapore on Monday. Selection reported that Tsang took a speedy take a look at on Tuesday that got here again unfavourable for COVID-19.
In March, Hong Kong decreased its quarantine interval for vacationers from 14 days to every week, supplied they're absolutely vaccinated and have examined unfavourable for the coronavirus earlier than coming into town.
“I’m deeply saddened by the information and can miss his laughter and his friendship,” Tsang’s supervisor, Andrew Ooi, stated in a press release.
“He was a pioneer and a legend of his time within the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, who broke boundaries together with his fearless performances not solely there however in Hollywood too. His legacy will reside on within the films he’s made and my coronary heart goes out to his household on this troublesome time.”
Along with memorable roles in Hong Kong movies corresponding to “A Higher Tomorrow” (1986) and “The Killer” (1989), Tsang was recognized for his work in Hollywood films corresponding to “Rush Hour 2" (2001) and the James Bond film “Die One other Day” (2002).
The award-winning performer made his Hollywood debut in 1998’s “The Alternative Killers,” directed by Antoine Fuqua. The motion flick starred Tsang as Terence Wei, against the law boss looking for to avenge his son’s dying.
For his flip as Tony Wong within the crime thriller “Overheard 3,” Tsang gained the Hong Kong Movie Award for supporting actor in 2015. He was nominated for a similar prize on the 2012 Hong Kong Movie Awards for his efficiency in “Overheard 2" — which gained him the supporting actor trophy on the 2012 China Movie Media Awards.
Earlier than he turned a film star, Tsang graduated with a level in structure from UC Berkeley, in accordance with the South China Morning Put up. He additionally appeared in dozens of TV sequence, together with “The Greed of Man,” starring Tsang as Lung household patriarch Sing-bong.
Tsang is survived by his spouse of 28 years, Taiwanese movie actor Chiao Chiao.
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