Ronald Cheng

Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.

Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Director of EMI Asia)’s company EMI— which included doing backing vocalist for the likes of Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan — during summers as a youth. The lessons were apparently effective, as producers started taking notice of Cheng’s voice and he was signed to a recording contract soon thereafter. Cheng first shot to popularity in Taiwan before returning home and enjoying some success in Hong Kong. However, his singing career went into a lull from 2000 to 2003 due to the infamous “air rage incident” and has only recently rebounded.

Cheng returned to the Cantopop market in 2003, however success for him did not arrive until 2005, where his signature song "無賴" (Rascal) was voted one of the Top 10 songs at various music award shows, notably TVB's Jade Solid Gold, where it was voted the most popular song of 2005.

Cheng won his first Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Vulgaria (film) at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award. However, it is noted that this film received a rating of 6.3/10 on iMDB and 57% on Rotten Tomatoes respectively.

Cheng's filmography has been described by critics as "infantile" coupled with "terrible storytelling".

His father, Norman Cheng (鄭東漢), is the chairperson and CEO of EMI, and formerly of the Asia Pacific division of PolyGram and then Universal Music.

Ronald Cheng started his relationship with Charlene Choi, a popular Hong Kong female singer and actress, in 2004, after starring as lovers in the film Hidden Heroes. Cheng and Choi liked to play hide-and-seek. In 2010, while Choi announced ending the relationship with Cheng, the press revealed that they had registered their marriage in Los Angeles, United States in 2006. Both Cheng and Choi recognized the marriage, but decided to divorce. Later, he dated with Sammie Yu Sze-man, a former hostess in Cable TV Hong Kong and Sammie Yu gave birth to a daughter. They married in July 2011. They later had a son in 2015.

In 2000, Cheng was on board an Eva Air 747 when he got inebriated and starting pulling a flight attendant by the hair and forcing her onto the ground. Cheng then proceeded to put the flight attendant in a choke hold. Captain John Irving knocked Cheng out cold as a result of Cheng's inappropriate behaviour.

In 2004, Cheng tried to purchase a Mercedes-Benz motor vehicle. Cheng somehow managed to purchase the wrong vehicle and Cheng took revenge by filing a lawsuit against the seller. His attempt to sue and his lawsuit ultimately failed. As a result of bad faith and malicious intent, Cheng was ordered by the District Court to pay the legal costs of the salesman he tried to sue.

• 1996
  • 左右為難 (In A Dilemma) - Mandarin Album
  • 別愛我 (Don't Love Me) - Mandarin Album
• 1997
  • 情深 (Deep Love) - Cantonese Album
  • 最愛的人不是你 (You Are Not My Dearest Lover) - Mandarin EP
  • 絕口不提！愛你 (Don't Say! Love You) - Mandarin Album
  • 戒情人 (Abstain From Love) - Mandarin Album
• 1998
  • 時間 人物 地點 (Time, People, Place) - Mandarin / Cantonese New + Best Selections
  • 敵人 (Enemy) - Mandarin Album
• 1999
  • 我真的可以 (I Really Can) - Mandarin Album
  • One More Time - Cantonese Album
• 2000
  • 聲聲愛你 (Sounds Love You) - Mandarin New + Best Selections
  • 緣份無邊界 (Love Without Borderline) - Cantonese Compilation
  • 真朋友 (True Friend) - Mandarin Album
• 2002
  • Encore - Mandarin New + Best Selections
• 2003
  • 唔該， 救救我 (Please Help!!!) - Cantonese Album
  • 唔該， 救救我 “火紅火熱”版 (Please Help!!! - 2 AVCD Version) - Cantonese Album
• 2005
  • Before After - Cantonese Album
• 2006
  • 正宗K (Karaoke Cheng) - Cantonese / Mandarin New + Best Selections
  • 鄭中基演唱會二零零六 (Ronald Cheng Live in Concert 2006) - Cantonese / Mandarin Live Album
• 2008
  • 怪胎 (Freak) - Mandarin New + Best Selections