Alex Fong
Alex Fong (方力申, Fong Lik-sun; born 26 February 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer. He was nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. As of 2021,Fong still holds several Hong Kong swimming records (and some youth-grade records). He first represented Hong Kong at the age of 11. Fong has also represented Hong Kong at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Hong Kong. Fong caught the attention of record executives with his popularity amongst teenage girls and became a singer in 2001.
He had been *igned to work with Stephy Tang of former pop-group Cookies/Mini Cookies for the past few years. They now have eight duets: 好心好報, 好好戀愛, 十・分愛 (winner of the 2006 Jade Solid Gold 'Best Duet Gold Award'), 我的最愛, 重爱 (mandarin version of 我的最愛), 七年, 同屋主 and 危城.
Aside from releasing albums and filming movies, Fong is also one of the hosts of TVB's hit cooking comedy show, Beautiful Cooking, along with Ronald Cheng and Edmond Leung. On 24 April 2009, Fong and Kary Ng appeared at the Melbourne Arts Center for their 2009 Melbourne show.
In 2011, Fong left his previous record company Gold Typhoon and signed to Huayi Brothers as his new record label.
In July 2016, Fong became an exhibitor with the Art of the Olympians.
Contents
- 1 2000 Summer Olympics – Swimming
- 2 Marathon swimming
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums
- 5 Filmography
- 5.1 Television
- 6 Awards
- 7 References
- 8 External links
2000 Summer Olympics – Swimming
Fong competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the Hong Kong Swimming Team. He took part in men's 200:m individual medley, men's 400:m individual medley and men's 200:m backstroke, he won his heats in 400:m individual medley and 200:m backstroke.
He is the current Hong Kong record holder in 200:m backstroke (2:05.47) and 400:m individual medley (4:29.02). Both records were set at the Sydney Olympics. He is also a member of the team that set Hong Kong records for 4×100:m medley relay (3:51.07) and 4×200:m freestyle relay (7:38.91).
Marathon swimming
Fong announced on 1 August 2019 that he would do a Hong Kong Island cir*navigation swim on 5 November to raise money for charity. As part of his training, he did the Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim, a 15:km marathon swimming race held annually in Hong Kong, and won the race in the solo category. He completed the charity swim in 10 hours and 38 minutes, breaking the previous record set by Simon Holliday in November 2017.
Personal life
Fong and Stephy Tang, his colleague in multiple movies including L for Love L for Lies (我的最愛), Love Is Not All Around 十分愛), Marriage with a Fool (獨家試愛), and Anniversary (紀念日) have reportedly been in a relationship for 10 years as of 2016. This was announced by Mark Lui at his THANK YOU Concert at the HK Coliseum in June 2013. He is also a guest manager for Tang's amateur volleyball team Loey, named after her own fashion label. As of 18 March 2016, it has been reported that Fong and Tang had ended their 10-year relationship.
Discography
Albums
- Alex Sun (2001)
- One Anniversary (2002)
- Alex Fong New Songs and Best Selections (2003)
- True (2003)
- Never Walk Alone (2004)
- 903 California Red: Eleven Fires Concert (2004)
- Be Good (2005)
- The Lost Tapes: Alex Fong Lik-sun (2006)
- In Your Distant Vicinity (2007)
- Alex Fong 2008 L For Love New and Best Selected (2008)
- Time Flies (2009)
- 7YRS (2009)
Filmography
- 2001 – 2002 (二〇〇二)
- 2002 – Feel 100% (百分百感覺) (Role: Supporting role, with Daniel Chan being the male lead, Starring as female lead: Niki Chow and Rain Li)
- 2002 – Give Them a Chance (給他們一個機會)
- 2003 – My Lucky Star (行運超人)
- 2003 – Sound of Colors (地下鐵)
- 2004 – Elixir of Love
- 2004 – Love on the Rocks (恋情告急)
- 2004 – Astonishing
- 2004 – Super Model
- 2005 – My Family (甜孫爺爺) (Role: Male lead with Harwick Lau, Starring with female lead: Shirley Yeung)
- 2006 – McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同學會)
- 2006 – Marriage with a Fool (獨家試愛) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Stephy Tang)
- 2006 – Troy (Funky Monkey Dance Party II)
- 2006 – I'll Call You (得閑飲茶) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Viann Liang)
- 2006 – Dating a Vampire (愛上尸新娘) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Miki Yeung)
- 2006 – Love @ First Note (戀愛初歌) (Role: Male lead with Justin Lo, Starring as female lead: Kary Ng)
- 2007 – Love in Macau
- 2007 – Love Is Not All Around (十分愛) (Role: Male Lead, Starring as female Lead: Stephy Tang)
- 2007 – It's a Wonderful Life (心想事成) (Role: Male Lead with Ronald Cheng, Starring as female lead: Teresa Mo and Louisa So)
- 2007 – Bullet and Brain
- 2008 – L For Love♥ L For Lies (我的最愛) (Role: Male Lead, Starring as female lead: Stephy Tang, Miki Yeung)
- 2008 – Legendary **in (狼牙)
- 2009 – I Corrupt All Cops
- 2009 – Kungfu Cyborg
- 2010 – Just Another Pandora's Box
- 2010 – The Fantastic Water Babes
- 2011 – I Love Hong Kong
- 2011 – The Founding of a Party (建党伟业)
- 2011 – Love is the Only Answer (人約離婚後)
- 2011 – Summer Love
- 2011 – Chase Our Love
- 2011 – East Meets West 2011
- 2012 – Love at 30000 Feet
- 2012 – Lan Kwai Fong 2
- 2013 – Badges of Fury
- 2013 – Flash Play
- 2014 – Lan Kwai Fong 3
- 2014 – The True Love
- 2014 – Just Another Margin
- 2014 – The Extreme Fox
- 2014 – Delete My Love
- 2014 – Die Xian Gui Tan
- 2015 – Gun Transit
- 2015 – Midnight Garage
- 2015 – Anniversary
- 2016 – Kidnap Ding Ding Don
- 2016 – L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (爵迹)
- 2017 – The Great Escape (明月几时有)
- 2017 – The Founding of an Army (建军大业)
- 2018 – A Beautiful Moment
- 2019 – I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!
- 2019 – Fatal Visit
- 2019 – Baby Task Group 2
- 2019 – Love in 50 Meters
- 2019 – The Sexy Guys
Television
- Feel 100% (TVB, 2002)
- Hearts of Fencing (TVB, 2003)
- Sunshine Heartbeat (TVB, 2004)
- My Family (TVB, 2005)
- Colours of Love (TVB, 2007)
- Dressage to Win (TVB, 2008)
- Twin of Brothers (CCTV-1, 2011)
- ICAC Investigators 2014 (TVB, 2014)
- Love and Hate (LeTV, 2014)
- Limelight Years (TVB, 2015)
- ICAC Investigators 2016 (TVB, 2016)
- Flying Tiger 3 (Shaw Brothers, 2021)
Awards
References
External links
- Alex Fong at IMDb