Tony Leung Chiu-wai Trivia Questions

He is a known car enthusiast and has participated in celebrity races, but he was never a professional driver. He started acting as a teen.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai has never won a Golden Globe in any category, nor has he ever been nominated. He therefore cannot be the first Asian actor to win Best Actor.

Gé You also won the Best Actor award at Cannes in 1994 for 'To Live,' a Chinese-language film, so Tony Leung is not the only recipient.

He started as a TV actor on Hong Kong's TVB channel. While he has sung for some films, he never had a music career before acting.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai left school at age 15 and did not attend university. He is not known to have any degree, including psychology, from the University of Hong Kong.

He received the award for his role in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love.

He declined the role of Li Mu Bai (played by Chow Yun-fat) to instead star in Wong Kar-wai's 'In the Mood for Love' (2000).

He trained in martial arts for films, but does not hold a black belt in Judo. He practiced Wing Chun for 'The Grandmaster' but isn't a black belt.