If you guys follow my blog, you'll know it's obvious that this guy is my favorite celebrity. He's certainly not the most handsome guy around, but he rose to fame based on talents alone. I'm going to be posting interesting (or not so) facts that I found on the Internet, some that are well-known and some lesser known.
(Facts, not gossips, because I'm never interested in them :/)
But first, my favorite Dayo Wong look (because someone asked me).... Hmmm... I guess my favorite looks of his is his look in Bounty Lady -
Not to forget his look in You're Hired, with the legendary never-changing rubbish bag jacket -
- which, fun fact time, the never changing costume was proposed by Dayo himself as he was apparently too lazy to remember which costume he has to wear in which scene.
And... This look in the second half of his 2009 stand-up comedy -
And his casual look! Well, not casual, but what he wear during informal events (interviews, promotions). Usually consisting of a hat and an old-school glasses, dressed in dark colors. Well, you've got to admit he looks best in dark colors. Examples are -
Unlike most TVB and China celebrities, Dayo's personal Internet page is on Facebook and not Weibo. Thank god for me because I can barely survive Weibo with my half-bucket mastery of reading Chinese. His page is here, please like and support!
Okay, facts time.
Dayo Wong is born on 5 September 1960. If you had the same reaction as me, namely: "WHAT?! SO OLD?!", then yes, it's true. He's 54 (as of 2014).
Dayo is in the entertainment industry since 1984. Yes, he was practically unknown until 1990, rising to fame at 1997 and 1999, and peaked during 2000 after starring in the legendary/classic sitcom War of the Genders. Before that, he started off working as a cameo actor (kelefe), assistant director, screenwriter, and radio host, etc.
If you're a fan, then you should know that Dayo's main forte is not as an actor, but as a stand-up comedian. His first stand-up comedy in 1990 is the reason he initially rose to fame, giving him chances to star in movies and later dramas.
However, did you know that Dayo Wong is the one who first brought 'stand-up comedy' to Hong Kong? Or, well, the whole Chinese community (China and Taiwan included), because he was the one who named the Chinese version of stand-up comedy:
Dayo Wong's stand-up comedies has gone international ever since 2003, going to tour in places such as China, Canada, Australia, and Malaysia.
Dayo Wong is also a virtuoso. Meaning he can play more than one instruments. Well, Wikipedia states that he can play guitar, harmonica and drums, though I've only seen him on the guitar (both acoustic and electric).
As everybody knows, he can sing. He might not be the best singer, but he can certainly sing well live. And he can rap. Examples (and my favorites) of his songs that consists of him rapping are here (a theme song of a China drama that he starred in) and here (live for his 2009 stand-up comedy) (YouTube videos).
Well, did you know that he is also a composer and songwriter? Songs he wrote are often performed in his stand-up comedies. Example of song he wrote is the theme song for Men Don't Cry, which I must say the lyrics is extremely meaningful if you listen carefully. Here's the translation. Here is another song he composed and wrote, which he performed while playing guitar during his 1997 stand-up comedy.
Dayo Wong is highly educated. Not highly as in PhD, but he studied in University of Alberta in Canada and acquired a degree in Philosophy.
Despite what he acted in dramas like War of the Genders and To Catch the Uncatchable, Dayo is fluent in English. Well, not America-born-and-raised fluent, but he is well-versed for an Asian. Oh yea, he showed his ability in English in the series You're Hired.
Dayo Wong has a spilled ink tatoo on his left forearm spanning to his chest, which you could've spotted in various scenes in Bounty Lady, most notably this -
- can you spot it? Right above his sleeve there.
Dayo Wong has starred in a total of 6 TVB dramas, in which 5 of them he starred as the main character and two of them (War of the Genders and To Catch the Uncatchable) are considered as classic. War of the Genders is also the first TVB drama to achieve a rating that peaked at 50 points, later also achieved by Korean drama and Jewel in the Palace and Moonlight Resonance.
Interesting fact: Years ago, on 2000, he starred as Yu Lok Tin in the sitcom War of the Genders. The character was 32/33 year old (I forgot). Thirteen years later, he starred in Bounty Lady as Heung Kwong Nam, who's character is supposed to be 35 years old.
