Showbiz Tycoon is a semi-biographical drama based on the life of a Hong Kong mogul that died in what year?
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Showbiz Tycoon Showbiz Tycoon is a 2000 Hong Kong semi-biographical television drama loosely based on the life of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, founder of film company Shaw Brothers Studio and television company TVB. The drama stars Michael Tao as Shaw, Carina Lau as Shaw's wife Mona Fong, Wayne Lai and Alex Fong respectively as Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow, Shaw's former business partners and founders of Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers' rival company.
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Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw, GBM, CBE ( November 23, 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong.
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Gerald Tsai Gerald Tsai Jr. (; March 10, 1929 – July 9, 2008) was a billionaire investor and philanthropist who helped build Fidelity Investments into a mutual fund powerhouse.
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Frederick Ma Frederick Ma Si-hang {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} is the chairman of the MTR Corporation. As a former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, he was a popular figure with the public and with legislators of all parties. He is the cousin of entertainer Eric Tsang and uncle of evangelist Jaeson Ma.
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Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong TVB actor.
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Brian Burrell Brian Thomas Burrell (, born March 23, 1972) is a Hong Kong American actor best known for his roles in Cantonese television productions in Hong Kong. Burrell is also one of the few foreign actors in Hong Kong broadcaster TVB's artiste profiles over the years.
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It's a Wonderful Life (TV series) It's a Wonderful Life (simplified Chinese: 好运到) is a Singaporean Chinese New Year 2013 drama. It was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 21 January 2013 and consists of 20 episodes and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It was also Huang Wenyong's final drama before his death on 20 April 2013.
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Mo Kwan-nin Mo Kwan-nin (), GBM (1937 – 5 February 2013) was a Hong Kong born People's Republic of China politician.
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Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, CBE (, 31 May 1927 – 2 July 2017) was executive chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1977 to 1986.
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Lawrence Yu Kam-kee Lawrence Yu Kam-kee MBE, BBS, JP (traditional Chinese:余錦基, born 1946) is a prominent Hong Kong businessman.
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Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah, BBS, MH, JP (, born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, lyricist and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time. In the 1990s, Lau was branded by the media as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop.
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Lui Lok Lui Lok (born May 16, 1920, died May 13, 2010)('), also named Lui Mo Lok ('), was a former Hong Kong Detective Staff Sergeant I, or chief detective Chinese. He was best known for his corruption during the 1960s to 1970s in the British Hong Kong period, and being wanted by ICAC for a long time. He was claimed as 'The Five-Hundred-Million-Dollar Inspector' For Hong Kong Citizens.
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Barry Lam Barry Lam (; born 1949 in Shanghai) is the founder and Chairman of Quanta Computer, the leading laptop producer worldwide. He is also a major patron of the arts and a leading philanthropist in the area of culture and education. In 2011, Forbes named him as the 376th richest person in the world and 6th richest in Taiwan with a net worth of US$3 billion. In 2012, he is cited as the 296th richest person in the world and 5th richest in Taiwan with a net worth of US$4.2 billion.
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Hari Harilela Hari Naroomal Harilela {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (10 August 1922 – 29 December 2014) was a Hong Kong Indian businessman, hotelier and philanthropist and the founder and chairman of the Harilela Group. The group runs businesses ranging from hotel and real estate investment to import and export trading. He was often dubbed the richest Indian in Hong Kong.
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Hugh Lee Hugh Lee (; 30 December 1955 – 2 July 2013) was a Taiwanese Golden Bell-award winning television actor and theatre director.
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Tang Kee-chan Tang Kee Chan (, February 17, 1912 - July 2, 1991) was a Hong Kong actor, singer and radio personality. He is often referred to as the "King of Comedy (諧劇大王)" which is a moniker given to him by the Hong Kong entertainment industry as evidenced by his profile in the 'Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema' by Lisa Stokes, Tang's official profile at Avenue of Stars and a radio broadcast titled '60 Years of Broadcasting - The Most Memorable Moments' by Radio Television Hong Kong.
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Jake Saunders Sir John Anthony Holt Saunders, CBE, DSO, MC (widely known as "Jake") (29 July 1917 – 4 July 2002) was chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (now HSBC Holdings plc), at a time of rapid and turbulent development of the Hong Kong economy. In his banking career, as chief manager (effectively chief executive) from 1962, and chairman from 1964 to 1972, Saunders was at the helm of Hong Kong's most important financial institution at a time when the Crown Colony was rapidly changing from a trading post to a regional centre of manufacturing and finance.
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Ram Chiang Ram Chiang aka Tseung Chi Kwong (, born 16 July 1961) is a veteran Hong Kong actor and former singer-composer, currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. A versatile actor who is most recognized for his many supporting roles in TVB dramas, Chiang was awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Awards" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee.
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Daniel Lam (businessman) Daniel Lam See-hin CBE, JP (; 12 January 1922 – 8 August 2007) was a Hong Kong businessman. He was the director of the Ka Wah Bank and an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1967 and 1968.
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Damian Lau Damian Lau Chung-yan (born 14 October 1949) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV.
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Kong Ngai Kong Ngai 江毅 (1936–2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV.
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Tsai Wan-lin Tsai Wan-lin () (November 10, 1924 – September 27, 2004) was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the peak of his wealth in 1996, was considered to be the fifth richest person in the world, with a family net worth of US$12.2 billion. At the time of his death in 2004, he was the richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of US$4.6 billion (NT$156.3 billion), ranked 94th worldwide. He founded the Lin Yuan Group, a large banking and insurance group.