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SCMP Reporter

Dayo Wong Chi-wah is one of Hong Kong's best stand-up comedians.  He began his career  as an actor with the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre. He then went on to be a  radio disc jockey. Bored, he decided to take a chance and introduce Hong Kong to stand-up comedy. A veteran actor, writer, singer, comedian and director, Wong's better-known performances include TVB  Jade sitcom War of the Genders (co-starring Dodo Cheng Yu-ling and Siu Keung, his pet cockroach) and his  Freeman Show (with Cheung Tat-ming and Francis Ng Chun-yu) which opened to rave reviews and full houses in 1990.

Birthday: September 5, 1960

Education: Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, University of Alberta, Canada

Hobbies: tennis, singing, watching films, going to the beach, mahjong

Food: likes Chinese food for its variety, especially chicken wings, instant noodles; dislikes Mexican food

Favourite actors: Daniel Day Lewis ('there is never any trace of his own personality in his characters'), Robert De Niro, Bruce Lee



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