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Acting

Michael Tao Tai-Yu

Profession
Acting
Born
August 26, 1963 · Hong Kong, China

Biography

Michael Tao Dai Yu is a Hong Kong television actor. Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao earned the name "Housewife Killer" due to his overwhelming popularity amongst housewives (who arguably constitute a majority of television viewing audiences in Hong Kong), solidifying his position as a first tier television actor in TVB. Tao later moved over to rival ATV in 1997 after problems over his contract with TVB. His ATV series Flaming Brothers defeated the TVB rival show at the time, a landmark for ATV. Apart from filming ATV series, Tao has also filmed in China and Singapore. He returned to TVB in 2004 and has starred in a number of television series since. Once again, problems with his contract resulted in Tao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong. In 2021, Tao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing Andy Lau's 1996 song "Reverse The Earth" in a unique voice and style resurfaced. Tao was known to have performed at various Chinese malls singing various Cantonese/Mandarin pop songs for commercial events since 2020, and was imitated across the internet by various netizens, including Douyin, YouTube and Poki Ng from the Hong Kong boyband ERROR. This has also led to creation of fan groups on Facebook humorously advocating for Tao to become a full-fledged singer. Tao has responded positively, saying he enjoys entertaining people and jokingly hopes being able to catch up after Louis Koo's spot as favourite male singer in Hong Kong's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.

Known for

The Greed of Man poster
The Greed of Man
Series · 1992 · ★ 8.0
Street Angels poster
Street Angels
Film · 1996 · ★ 5.9
S.D.U. - Mission in Mission poster
S.D.U. - Mission in Mission
Film · 1994 · ★ 4.6
Detective Investigation Files poster
Detective Investigation Files
Series · 1995 · ★ 8.1
False Lady poster
False Lady
Film · 1992
The Love That is Wrong poster
The Love That is Wrong
Film · 1993
Basic Impulse poster
Basic Impulse
Film · 1992
The Duke of Mount Deer poster
The Duke of Mount Deer
Series · 1984
A Woman & A Man '93 poster
A Woman & A Man '93
Film · 1992
L-O-V-E...... Love poster
L-O-V-E...... Love
Film · 1997
The Twin Bracelets poster
The Twin Bracelets
Film · 1991
Thou Shalt Not Swear poster
Thou Shalt Not Swear
Film · 1993

Filmography