Teddy Robin

Teddy Robin was born in Guilin, Guangxi, alongside five brothers and sisters.{{noteTag|name=守下留情|Material on the source of the name "Teddy Robin", family background, and early life comes from an interview broadcast on 23 February 2015, on the RTHK program "守下留情".}} He came to Hong Kong with his father in 1949, settling in Wan Chai.

As a rebellious child, Teddy was average at school. He always hung out at street court with his gangs{{noteTag|name=守下留情}}. He called himself "Teddy Robin" because he admired the heroic image of Robin Hood.

At the early age of 11, Teddy started his career as a child broadcaster at Rediffusion (ATV).

Teddy developed his enthusiasm for rock and roll music when he first heard the sound of an electric guitar.{{cite news | title=中環出更：泰迪羅賓 分享音樂人生路 | url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20110618/00176_079.html | publisher=東方日報 | date=18 June 2011 | access-date=2 December 2019 }} Then he started to explore and learn to play electric guitar {{noteTag|name=守下留情}}. He then formed a rock band called "Teddy Robin and the Playboys" with his friends and his two younger brothers.

Apart from music, Teddy Robin is also a skilled painter and sketcher. He designed the cover for his singles, including "I Can’t Be Hurt Any More", "Not All Lies", "Breakthrough", "365 Days" and "Memories".

After graduating from high school, Teddy Robin worked as a Trainee Producer at Rediffusion English TV Station {{noteTag|name=守下留情1|關於泰迪羅賓任職見習編導、跳槽至無綫電視、移民加拿大、重回香港發展的資料出自香港電台第二台廣播節目《守下留情》於2015年2月24日播出的訪問。}}. He formed rock band "Teddy Robin and the Playboys" with Norman Chang, Fedrick Chan and his two younger brothers in 1966.{{cite book |author1=劉靖之 |title=香港音樂史論 粵語流行曲．嚴肅音樂．粵劇 |date=2013 |publisher=商務印書館(香港)有限公司 |page=98、99 |isbn=9789620756122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UU3eBAAAQBAJ&q=%E6%B3%B0%E8%BF%AA%E7%BE%85%E8%B3%93&pg=PA98 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nfpeople.com/article/8901 |title=點指泰迪羅賓 電影的壽命絕對可以比我們長 |date=25 December 2018 |publisher=南方人物週刊 |access-date= 3 December 2019 }}

In the 1960s, the band was signed by Diamond Records and released its first album. In 1966, "Teddy Robin and the Playboys" was the home band of Rediffusion TV's most popular music program "Soundbite 66".{{cite web |url=https://lj.hkej.com/lj2017/artculture/article/id/1845468/%E7%AB%A0%E5%9C%8B%E6%98%8E%C3%97%E6%B3%B0%E8%BF%AA%E7%BE%85%E8%B3%93+40%E5%B9%B4%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E7%86%B1%E8%A1%80%E5%B0%8D%E8%AB%87 |title=章國明×泰迪羅賓 40年電影熱血對談 |date=24 May 2018 |publisher=信報 |access-date= 3 December 2019 }}

In 1968, Mr Chung King-fai invited Teddy to move from Rediffusion TV to TVB under the terms set by Teddy – to not only perform on the stage but also work behind the scene.{{noteTag|name=守下留情1}} He acted in his first movie "The Cost of Love" for Shaw Brothers Studio in 1969. Teddy Robin returned to Rediffusion TV in 1973 to host a youth show called "Melody Chain".

While in 1974, Teddy Robin realized rock and roll music started to diminish in Hong Kong, so he wandered to the United States and Canada until 1978.

• 2011 – Gallants – The Best Supporting Actor, the Hong Kong Film Award{{cite web |url=http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist30.html |title=第30屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單 |date=2011 |publisher=香港電影金像獎董事局 |access-date= 3 December 2019 }}
• 2011 – Gallants – The Best Original Film Song, the Hong Kong Film Award
• 2011 – Gallants – The Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Critics Society{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcritics.org.hk/%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%83%E5%A4%A7%E7%8D%8E/%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE/%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%83%E5%B1%86%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95%E8%AB%96%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%83%E5%A4%A7%E7%8D%8E |title=2010年度香港電影評論學會大獎得獎名單公佈 |date=10 January 2011 |publisher=香港電影評論學會 |access-date= 3 December 2019 }}
• 2011 – CASH Hall of Fame Award, Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong
• 2012 – Merry Go Round – The Best Actor, International Chinese Film Festival{{cite news | title=泰迪羅賓與官恩娜榮獲《金考拉國際華語電影節》最佳男、女演員獎《東風破》揚威海外 |url=https://www.tungwah.org.hk/newsletter/%E6%B3%B0%E8%BF%AA%E7%BE%85%E8%B3%93%E8%88%87%E5%AE%98%E6%81%A9%E5%A8%9C%E6%A6%AE%E7%8D%B2%E3%80%8A%E9%87%91%E8%80%83%E6%8B%89%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E8%8F%AF%E8%AA%9E%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E7%AF%80%E3%80%8B/ | publisher=東華三院 | date=March 2012 | access-date=3 December 2019 }}
• 2017 – Lifetime Achievement Award, Asian Popup Cinema Festival{{cite news | title=泰迪羅賓獲「終身成就獎」 從沒想過退休矢志不停創作 | url=https://www.singtaousa.com/la/437-%E7%BE%8E%E6%9D%B1%E5%9C%B0%E5%8D%80/110960-%E6%B3%B0%E8%BF%AA%E7%BE%85%E8%B3%93%E7%8D%B2%E3%80%8C%E7%B5%82%E8%BA%AB%E6%88%90%E5%B0%B1%E7%8D%8E%E3%80%8D+%E5%BE%9E%E6%B2%92%E6%83%B3%E9%81%8E%E9%80%80%E4%BC%91%E7%9F%A2%E5%BF%97%E4%B8%8D%E5%81%9C%E5%89%B5%E4%BD%9C/ | publisher=星島日報 | date=12 May 2017 | access-date=3 December 2019 }}

Teddy Robin is married and has one son and one daughter. His son works at Morgan Stanley in London as an Executive Director and his daughter is a sugar artist in Canada.{{cite web |url=https://eastweek.my-magazine.me/main/17987 |title=泰迪羅賓揀擇 |date=17 February 2012 |publisher=東週刊 第44期 |access-date= 3 December 2019 }}

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