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Michael Tao Tai-Yu
Hong Kong, China
Michael Tao Dai Yu is a Hong Kong television actor. Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housew…
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Michael Tao Dai Yu is a Hong Kong television actor. Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives (who arguably constitute a majority of television viewing audiences in Hong Kong), solidifying his position as a first tier television actor in TVB. Tao later moved over to rival ATV in 1997 after problems over his contract with TVB. His ATV series Flaming Brothers defeated the TVB rival show at the time, a landmark for ATV. Apart from filming ATV series, Tao has also filmed in China and Singapore. He returned to TVB in 2004 and has starred in a number of television series since. Once again, problems with his contract resulted in Tao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong. In 2021, Tao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing Andy Lau's 1996 song "Reverse The Earth" in a unique voice and style resurfaced. Tao was known to have performed at various Chinese malls singing various Cantonese/Mandarin pop songs for commercial events since 2020, and was imitated across the internet by various netizens, including Douyin, YouTube and Poki Ng from the Hong Kong boyband ERROR. This has also led to creation of fan groups on Facebook humorously advocating for Tao to become a full-fledged singer. Tao has responded positively, saying he enjoys entertaining people and jokingly hopes being able to catch up after Louis Koo's spot as favourite male singer in Hong Kong's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
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2026
Case X Decoded
TV show Chow Wing-kuen
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2024
Triad 3
Movie 群哥
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2022
Forensic JD
TV show
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2022
Po-Po-Poker
TV show
- 2020
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2019
Psycho Detective 2
TV show
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2018
爱上蒲女团：终章
Movie
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2017
爱上女蒲团2
Movie
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2016
The Hiddens
TV show Cheong Soon-on
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2010
Sisters of Pearl
TV show Hung Yiu-Sang
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2008
义本同心
TV show
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2008
Wasabi Mon Amour
TV show
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2007
On The First Beat
TV show 张景峰 Cheung King-Fung
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2005
Fantasy Hotel
TV show
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2005
The Academy
TV show 张景峰 Cheung King-Fung
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2005
Love Bond
TV show
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2004
Blood Of The Shaman
Movie Willy
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2004
Shine On You
TV show
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2003
Mystic Detective Files
TV show
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2003
Kidnap the Wrong Person
Movie
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2003
Love Path
Movie
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2003
Final Confinement
Movie
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2002
The Untold Story - The Lost World
Movie Mystery Man
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2002
Prison on Fire: Preacher
Movie Cheng Shing Fung
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2002
Devil Touch
Movie Cheuk
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2002
The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished
Movie Mystery Man
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2001
Healing Hearts
TV show
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2001
To Where He Belongs
TV show
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2001
Goodbye My Love
TV show 钟文基
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2000
风云岁月
TV show Ou Zhongwen
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2000
Showbiz Tycoon
TV show
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1999
Ungrateful Tink
Movie White Hair
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1999
Flaming Brothers
TV show
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1998
The New Adventure of Wisely
TV show Wisely
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1998
The Thief
Movie
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1997
刑事侦缉档案3
TV show 张大勇
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1997
L-O-V-E...... Love
Movie Super Ma
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1997
Haunted Karaoke
Movie Sgt. Jor Lun
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1997
挑戰巔峰
Movie
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1996
Ninth of September: The Cursed Day
Movie Lee Git / Chiu Yun-Lin
