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Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung
Wayne Lai in 2014
Born	(1964-05-04)4 May 1964 (age 61) British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1986 – present
Spouses	Unknown ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 1993)​ Julia Leung ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	1
Awards	Best Performance – Talent Credits –New York Television Festival 2010Rosy Business – Chai Kau TVB Anniversary Awards –Best Actor 2009Rosy Business 2010No Regrets 2012The Confidant Best Supporting Actor 2008The Gentle Crackdown II My Favourite Male Character 2009Rosy Business TVB.com's Popularity Award 2009
Chinese name
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lí Yàoxiáng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Làih Yiuh-chèuhng Jyutping Lai4 Jiu6coeng4
Website	artiste.tvb.com/index.php?m=guest&u=waynelaitvb

Lai Yiu-cheung (Chinese:黎耀祥; born 4 May 1964), better known asWayne Lai, is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama seriesRosy Business. Lai won threeTVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, making him only one of three actors who have three wins in that category.^{[citation needed]}

After graduating fromTVB artistes' training program, he made his acting debut in 1986, playing supporting roles. He first rose to popularity for his role asZhu Bajie in the 1996 fantasy dramaJourney to the West. In 2008, he wonBest Supporting Actor at the TVB Anniversary Awards for his role inThe Gentle Crackdown II. His performance as Chai Kau in the period dramaRosy Business received critical acclaim and earned him the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor. Lai again won Best Actor at the TVB Anniversary Awards for starring inNo Regrets (2010) andThe Confidant (2012).

Lai was born in Hong Kong and the youngest in his family. His father was afirefighter.^[1] When Lai's father retired, his family moved to Kowloon's Shun Lee Estate.^[2]

Lai began working at television networkTVB in 1983 as aclerk in the administration department. In 1985, he resigned from the position and enrolled in TVB's artistes training program. After completing the program, he joined TVB as an actor. He appeared in variousEducational Television programs, in which he played supporting roles. He made his television series debut in the 1986 docu-dramaPrice of A Green Card (Chinese:綠卡何價).^[3][4] From 1986 to 1989, Lai played various roles and made appearances as an extra in over 50 drama series.^{[citation needed]}

Lai portrayedZhou Botong in fourJin Yong television adaptations, includingRage And Passion (1992),The Condor Heroes Return (1993),The Legend of the Condor Heroes 1994, andThe Condor Heroes 95.

Lai gained popularity asZhu Bajie in the commercial successJourney to the West. After starring inAnti-Crime Squad in 1999, he left TVB to pursue opportunities in the film industry. He appeared in the filmsBio-Zombie (1998) andHappy Go Lucky (2003), and starred in a fewATV productions after joining the network for a year.

In 2002, unable to earn a steady source of income from film projects, Lai returned to TVB. He starred in the television seriesGreed Mask, in which Lai portrays a transgender man.

Lai won Best Supporting Actor at the 2008TVB Anniversary Awards for his role inThe Gentle Crackdown II. In 2008, Lai starred inPages of Treasures, marking his first role as the male lead along withPaul Chun. His breakthrough year was 2009 when Lai portrayed Chai Kau in the critically acclaimed period dramaRosy Business, starring oppositeSheren Tang. His performance was met with overwhelming critical acclaim. Chai Kau became a Hong Kong pop culture icon and spawned the catchphrase "How many decades are in a lifetime?" (Chinese:人生有幾多個十年?).^[5][6] At the 2009 TVB Anniversary Awards, Lai won Best Actor,My Favourite Male Character, and the TVB.com Popularity Award.

In 2010, Lai once again won Best Actor at the TVB Anniversary Awards for his role Lau Sing in the second installment ofRosy Business,No Regrets, becoming the second actor to win consecutive awards in this category afterGallen Lo who won in 1997 and 1998. Over the years, Lai continues to call the role of Lau Sing as his favourite among all the characters he has played and considers it his representative work. He has stated thatNo Regrets deeply affected him due to its patriotic theme and that the series is the best drama he has worked on. In 2011, Lai starred in the police proceduralForensic Heroes III as Pro Sir. In 2012, Lai starred asLi Lianying in the palace dramaThe Confidant. He won Best Actor for the third time at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2015, Lai made a guest appearance in the dramaMaster of Destiny, and starred in the period fantasy dramaUnder the Veil. He portrays Kung Siu San inLord of Shanghai, starring alongsideAnthony Wong andKent Tong. Lai then starred in the period comedyShort End of the Stick, a series about the lives of eunuchs after the fall of theQing dynasty. Lai starred in the sitcomCome Home Love: Dinner at 8. In 2016, he starred in a dual role portraying twins in the third installment of theRosy Business franchise,No Reserve. In 2020, Lai starred in the action dramaDeath by Zero, portraying the role of an assassin.

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• 2007:Astro Wah Lai Toi "My Favorite Show-Stealer Cast" award forSafe Guards
• 2007:Astro Wah Lai Toi "My Favourite Unforgettable Scene" award forSafe Guards
• 2008: 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards "Best Supporting Actor" award forThe Gentle Crackdown II
• 2009:Mingpao Weekly – "Most Outstanding Actor" for Rosy Business
• 2009:TVB 42nd Anniversary "Best Actor" award forRosy Business
• 2009:TVB 42nd Anniversary "TVB.com Popularity Award"
• 2009: TVB Anniversary Awards "My Favourite Male Character" "Rosy Business"
• 2009: Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards "TV Actor"
• 2010: Next Magazine Top 10 TV Artiste No. 2
• 2010: TVB Anniversary Awards "Best Actor" award forNo Regrets
• 2010:New York Television Festival "Best Performance – Talent Credits" for Rosy Business (Episode 7)
• 2011:Shanghai Television Festival nominated "Best Actor" for No Regrets
• 2011: Mingpao Weekly – "Most Outstanding Actor" for No Regrets

• Wayne Lai onSina Weibo
• Yiu-Cheung Lai atIMDb
• Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung at theHong Kong Movie Database

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