Bruce Leung

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Bruce Leung
梁小龍
Leung Siu-lung in 2007
Born	Leung Choi-sang (1948-04-28) 28 April 1948 (age 76) British Hong Kong
Other names	Leung Siu-lung
Occupation	Actor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	梁小龍
Simplified Chinese	梁小龙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liáng Xiǎolóng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Loeng4 Siu2lung4
Leung Choi-sang
Traditional Chinese	梁財生
Simplified Chinese	梁财生
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liáng Cáishēng

Bruce Leung Siu-lung (born Leung Choi-sang; April 28, 1948) is an 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.

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.

Sources:^[1][2]

• Leung Siu-Lung at IMDb
• Clones of Bruce Lee—The Ultimate Guide to Bruce Lee Exploitation Cinema