Law Kar-ying


Dr Law Kar-ying is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.
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Life and career

Born Law Hang-tong on September 22, 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen and his wife Lee Ngan-guen. His younger brothers are Law Yiu-tong, Law Yau-tong, and Law Shiu-tong. His younger sister is Law Sok-ching. In 1949, his family moved to Hong Kong.
He was originally a Cantonese opera singer in the 1970s. And a practitioner of the Ng Ying Kungfu Five Animal Kung Fu arts. In 1990 he turned to acting in movies. He became popular after being cast in From Beijing with Love, which also starred Stephen Chow, as Da Vinci, an inventor whose list of gadgets include a solar-powered torch.
In 1990s, Law played Wong Yat-fei in his first movie debut in 1993 film Crime Story along with Jackie Chan. In 1994 he was cast in Jeff Lau's film duology A Chinese Odyssey, in which he played the verbose Longevity Monk, singing a Cantonese cover of "Only You (And You Alone)" midway during the film.
Law has rarely acted in television, especially on TVB, the television station of his wife, Liza Wang. He is most known for cooperating with ATV, which is TVB's rival.
In September 2022, Law apologized after mainland Chinese netizens criticized Law after he made a post, which he later deleted, stating "Hong Kong was a blessed land during her reign", in reference to Queen Elizabeth II.

Cantonese opera performances

In the 2018 HK Arts Festival, Law was cast as Xiang Yu along with Yau Sing Po in the classic opera Farewell My Concubine.

Filmography

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Personal life

In 2004, Law was diagnosed with stage III liver cancer. In 2005, Law had surgery and recovered at home. In 2013, his liver was found to have a two-centimeter tumor and went for surgery again. He has led a healthy lifestyle since then. In 2019, doctors found cancerous cells after Law went for a prostate biopsy earlier in the year. He went to the hospital in last June for an operation to remove the prostate and has recovered since.
On May 2, 2009, Law married longtime partner Liza Wang in Las Vegas. They announced their union on TVB through Stephen Chow. On July 1, 2018, Law was awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administration Region, in recognition of his contribution to the Cantonese opera in Hong Kong.