Michael Miu
Hong Kong actor
Michael Miu Kiu-wai (苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong actor and businessman. His career has been met with popular success in his youth, followed by a resurgence in middle age after a period of hiatus. He is considered one of the most popular Hong Kong actors of the 1980s. Miu is best known for the villainous Yeung Hong in the 1983 television drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes, as well as for The Fearless Duo alongside Barbara Yung. In 1984, The Fearless Duo achieved strong ratings and became the highest-rated drama series of the year, showcasing their on-screen chemistry and widespread popularity at the time.
Early life
Born in Zhoushan, Zhejiang in 1958, Miu and his mother moved to Hong Kong to rejoin his father when he was five. Miu rarely saw his father, a merchant mariner, and was mainly raised by his mother. Near the end of high school, Miu's father was diagnosed with cancer. As a result, he left school and began working as a carpenter to support his family.
Career
Miu was scouted and brought into TVB's Acting Academy in September 1979.
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