Keith Kwan
Keith Kwan 關朝聰 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Died | 19 September 1995 (aged 35–36) |
| Occupation | actor |
Keith Kwan Chiu-Chung (Chinese: 關朝聰, 1959 - 19 September 1995), nicknamed "Gwai Chai" (Chinese: 鬼仔), was a late bilingual actor from Hong Kong. He joined TVB in 1984 and became an artist under the company. He was known as a program host on the Pearl Channel and occasionally participated in TVB guest appearances in movies and TV series, hosting and showbiz, etc. Later, in the early 1990s, Kwan Chiu-chung moved to Canada until he died of cancer caused by AIDS in Vancouver, Canada on September 19, 1995. He was 36 years old.[1]
Biography
[edit]Summary
[edit]In 1959, Keith Kwan Chiu-Chung was born in British Hong Kong. His father was from Kaiping, Guangdong, China and his mother was Scottish. When he was a child, he studied at The True Light School of Hong Kong (Second Primary School Kindergarten, graduated in 1965),[2] he moved to Canada with his family at the age of 8 to continue his studies there. He has performed in dramas, stage plays and filmed commercials in America and Canada. After graduating from university, he returned to Hong Kong and became a member of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Troupe. He also worked as a director at Hong Kong Radio. In 1984, Kwan Chiu-chung joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under the introduction of artist Deborah Moore,[3][4] Kwan co-hosted a variety show on the English channel Pearl Channel with Deborah Moore in the mid-1980s,[5] his performance attracted the attention of the audience, and he was later invited to participate in a TV series on the Cantonese channel Jade Channel, and occasionally made guest appearances in movies and TV.[6][7]
Death
[edit]Kwan withdrew from stage performances after 1991. He was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus and needed to stay in a Canadian hospital for long-term treatment. Soon the cancer cells spread, and the disease lasted for four years. On September 19, 1995, Kwan died of complications from AIDS at St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver) in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 36. He is the only artist who passed away by AIDS in Hong Kong.[8][9][10]
References
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- ^ "香港眞光中學畢業禮". 華僑日報. 1965-07-11. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "關朝聰不聽父母言 演藝天才幸未埋沒" (in Chinese). 華僑日報. 1984-03-23. p. 15.
- ^ "關朝聰修讀戲劇 希望能多拍電影" (in Chinese). 華僑日報. 1987-04-30. p. 15.
- ^ "TVB's Pearl Channel artists". South China Morning Post. 1984-09-28. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "無線邀簽藝人合約 關朝聰看觀眾反應" (in Chinese). 華僑日報. 22 June 1990. p. 8.
- ^ "好友愛滋亡" (in Chinese). 3周刊第717期. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "上流恐慌 犯法富豪女友患愛滋" (in Chinese). 蘋果日報. 14 September 2005. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "首位港藝人罹患世紀絕症 關朝聰愛滋病逝世" (in Chinese). 快報. 15 September 1996. p. 12.
- ^ "91年成關懷愛滋受助者 關朝聰病逝溫哥華" (in Chinese). 文匯報. 1995-09-15. pp. C1.
