Cheng Gwan-min

{{Short description|Hong Kong actor (1917–1995)}}

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| name = Cheng Gwan Min
鄭君綿

| image = Cheng Kwan Min 1960s.jpg

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| caption = Cheng in the 1960s

| birth_date = {{birth year|1917}}

| birth_place = Bao'an County, Guangdong, China

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|8|2|1917}}

| death_place = Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1937–1994

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 鄭君綿

| s = 郑君绵

| p = zhèng jūn miàn

| j = cheng4 gwaan1 meen2

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Cheng Gwan Min (January 1, 1917 – August 2, 1994) was a Hong Kong TVB actor. He died in Bao'an District, Shenzhen at the age of 77.{{cite book |author1= Huang Ren (黃仁) |title=《中華民國八十四年電影年鑑》 |date=1995年 |publisher=National Film Archive |location=Taipei |isbn=9579987475 |pages=256-261 |url=https://www.tfai.org.tw/Content/TFI/PublicInfo/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E5%B9%B4%E9%91%91%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B84%E5%B9%B4.pdf|chapter=〈1994年世界影壇失去的精華〉}}

A native of Bao'an county, Guangdong province, Cheng was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut in The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese.

A skilful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East".

From the 1970s onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, with occasional guest appearances in films.

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