Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: 曾志偉; pinyin: Zēng Zhìwěi; born April 14, 1953) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years. Due to his popularity, he is often the master of ceremony in most events organized by TVB, and is known by many as simply "the Prize Master". Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Screenshot of the Super Trio Show The Super Trio Show Series (Chinese : 獎門人系列) is a TV gameshow series produced by TVB. The series was first produced in 1994 and due to its popularity, the show continued for 10 years. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ...

Round and short, Tsang is often cast as the horny and sexist skirt-chaser in comedies early in his career, inlcuding the Lucky Stars series, alongside Sammo Hung. He has taken on more serious roles since, with memorable recent roles including those in Golden Chicken (2002) and the Infernal Affairs series as a vicious mobster. Sexism is discrimination between people based on their Sex rather than their individual merits. ... Lucky Stars (or Five Lucky Stars) was a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 90s, blending Chinese martial arts with bawdy comedy. ... Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born in Hong Kong on January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor, producer and director. ... DVD cover of Golden Chicken Golden Chicken is a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Samson Chiu starring Sandra Ng and involving cameo appearences from Andy Lau and Eric Tsang. ... Infernal Affairs (Chinese: 無間道;; Pinyin: wú jiān dào) is a stylish 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller. ...

Aside from his public image of being the ultimate comedian, Eric Tsang is very active in the actor's guild, often representing the interest of Hong Kong actors in issues such as anti-piracy. A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits (with a similar skill or craft), formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of workmanship and ethical conduct. ... Anti-piracy describes the attempt to prevent misappropriation of intellectual property typically occurring by copying of copyrighted work without permission or payment of royalties to the originator or rights owner. ...

However, Eric Tsang's involvement with the Hong Kong triads is often rumoured, especially with his brutal assault at a bar in 2004.

Eric Tsang is also an avid Buddhist, often leading other actors in efforts to raise money for Hong Kong Buddhist temples and events. A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ...

His best friends are Natalis Chan and Alan Tam and his daughter is Mandopop singer Bowie Tsang. Natalis Chan Pak Chueng (Chinese: 陳百祥; sometimes credited as Nat Chan, or Natalie Chan), born September 7, 1958 in Hong Kong is TV Programme Host with the highest wages in Hong Kong. ... Alan Tam Wing Lun (Traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; Simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; Pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; born 23 August 1952) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and is a film actor. ... Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for Mandarin pop music. The term refers to C-pop in which the lyrics are in Mandarin Chinese. ... Bowie Tsang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zēng Băoyí born February 21, 1973 is a Taiwanese female Mandopop singer, actress, TV host and author. ...

Filmography as actor includes

• Dragon Boys (2006)
• Invisible Waves (2006)
• McDull, The Alumni (2006)
• Perhaps Love (2005)
• 2 Young (2005)
• Divergence (2005)
• Son of the Mask (2005) (Cantonese dub)
• Hau bei tim sum (2005)
• Back to 2160 Hours (2005)
• Blood Brothers (2004)
• Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004)
• PaPa Loves You (2004)
• In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004)
• Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective (2004)
• Infernal Affairs III (2004)
• Infernal Affairs II (2003)
• Fu bo (2003)
• Men Suddenly in Black (2003)
• Dragon Loaded 2003 (2003)
• City of SARS (2003)
• Golden Chicken (2002)
• Infernal Affairs (2002)
• Troublesome Night 15 (2002)
• Frugal Game (2002)
• Three (2002)
• Partners (2002)
• No Problem 2 (2002)
• The Monkey King (2002) TV series
• Merry-Go-Round (2001)
• Cop on a Mission (2001) .... Boss Tin
• The Accidental Spy (2001)
• Fai chai tong mung (2001)
• Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)
• And I Hate You So (2000)
• Fly Me to Polaris (1999)
• Gen-X Cops (1999)
• Liang Po Po (1999)
• Metade Fumaca (1999)
• Gigolo of Chinese Hollywood (1999)
• I.Q. Dudettes (1999)
• When I Look Upon the Stars (1999)
• Wai Goh dik goo si (1999)
• Sleepless Town (1998)
• Anna Magdalena (1998)
• Hitman (1998 movie) (1998)
• The Wedding Days (1997)
• Task Force (1997)
• Hold You Tight (1997)
• Who's the Man, Who's the Woman (1996)
• Those Were the Days (1996)
• Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
• How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996)
• Final Justice (1996)
• The Age of Miracles (1995)
• He Is a Woman, She Is a Man (1994)
• Hung Hei-Koon: Shaolin's Five Founders (1994)
• Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (1994)
• All of the Winners (1994)
• Switch Over (1994)
• Yesteryou Yesterme Yesterday (1993)
• Drug Tiger (1993)
• Once a Cop (1993)
• Master Wong Vs. Master Wong (1993)
• Lady Super Cop (1993)
• 1993 Year's Love of Vampires (1993)
• Chez 'n Ham (1993)
• Bogus Cops (1993)
• Once Upon a Time a Hero in China (1992)
• Yes Madam '92: A Serious Shock (1992)
• Brother Vs. Brother (1992)
• The Days of Being Dumb (1992)
• Party of a Wealthy Family (1991)
• Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye (1991)
• Ghost Punting (1991)
• The Tigers (1991)
• Curry and Pepper (1990)
• Hard Boiled 2 (1990)
• The Sniping (1990)
• The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus (1989)
• Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
• Fatal Vacation (1989)
• They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1989)
• Code of Fortune (1989)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III (1989)
• Return of the Lucky Star (1989)
• Lucky Guys (1989)
• Pedicab Driver (1989)
• Little Cop (1989)
• A Li Ba Ba (1989)
• Mr. Mistress (1988)
• Golden Swallow (1988)
• The Greatest Lover (1988)
• Force of the Dragon (1988)
• The Romancing Star II (1988)
• Criminal Hunter (1988)
• Shyly Spirit (1988)
• Double Fattiness (1988)
• The Other Half & the Other Half (1988)
• The Romancing Star (1987)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1987)
• Trouble Couple (1987)
• Seven Years Itch (1987)
• Scared Stiff (1987)
• Final Victory (1987)
• The Final Test (1987)
• Millionaire's Express (1986)
• Strange Bedfellow (1986)
• Lucky Stars Go Places (1986)
• My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
• From the Great Beyond (1985)
• My Lucky Stars (1985)
• The Thirty Million Rush (1985)
• Why Me? (1985)
• Funny Triple (1985)
• Carry On Wise Guy (1984)
• Heaven Can Help (1984)
• Beloved Daddy (1984)
• Play Catch (1983)
• Aces Go Places II (1983)
• Till Death Do We Scare (1982)
• He Lives by Night (1982)
• All the Wrong Clues (1981)
• The Legend of the Owl (1981)
• By Hook or by Crook (1980)
• The Bloody Tattoo (1980)
• Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)
• Warriors Two (1978)
• Money Crazy (1977)
• The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)
• Challenge of the Masters (1976)
• Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1976)
• Kung Fu Stars (1975)
• Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
• Na Cha (1974)