1. Kwan Wai Pang, known professionally as Teddy Robin, is a Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor, and director and producer.
19 Facts About Teddy Robin
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Teddy Robin began his music career in mid 1960s when Hong Kong English pop was at its peak.
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Teddy Robin formed a rock and roll band with his friends called Teddy Robin and the Playboys while Teddy was the vocal and guitarist.
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Teddy Robin then played a pivotal role at the Pearl City Production Company and Cinema City Company Limited.
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Teddy Robin won various awards across film and music festivals, such as the CASH Hall of Fame Award from the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong, The Best Original Film Song and the Best Supporting Actor from the Hong Kong Film Award, The Best Actor from Hong Kong Film Critics Society and The Best Actor from International Chinese Film Festival.
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Teddy Robin is one of the five founders of Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild and the Honorary Director of Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.
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Teddy Robin was born in Guilin, Guangxi, alongside five brothers and sisters.
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Teddy Robin came to Hong Kong with his father in 1949, settling in Wan Chai.
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Teddy Robin always hung out at street court with his gangs.
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Teddy Robin called himself "Teddy Robin" because he admired the heroic image of Robin Hood.
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At the early age of 11, Teddy Robin started his career as a child broadcaster at Rediffusion.
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Teddy Robin developed his enthusiasm for rock and roll music when he first heard the sound of an electric guitar.
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Teddy Robin then formed a rock band called "Teddy Robin and the Playboys" with his friends and his two younger brothers.
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Apart from music, Teddy Robin is a skilled painter and sketcher.
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Teddy Robin formed rock band "Teddy Robin and the Playboys" with Norman Chang, Fedrick Chan and his two younger brothers in 1966.
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Teddy Robin acted in his first movie "The Cost of Love" for Shaw Brothers Studio in 1969.
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Teddy Robin returned to Rediffusion TV in 1973 to host a youth show called "Melody Chain".
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Teddy Robin is married and has one son and one daughter.
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Teddy Robin's son works at Morgan Stanley in London as an Executive Director and his daughter is a sugar artist in Canada.