Ng Man-tat

Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021), commonly called Uncle Tat, was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in A Moment of Romance. Ng was best known for his comedic roles alongside Stephen Chow and was a versatile actor with many memorable performances throughout his career. Early life Richard Ng Man-tat was born on Gulangyu island in Xiamen, Fujian, on 2 January 1952. He had an older sister and two younger brothers. As such, his mother tongue was actually Hokkien, but his younger brothers cannot speak it at all. Ng's family migrated to Hong Kong when he was five. The family relied on his father's monthly income of to survive. Ng studied at Aberdeen Technical School, where he taught a mechanical course to help provide for the family. Career Early acting career and bankruptcy Ng noticed TVB's Chinese Folklore, which had an actor, Lin Wei Tu, who was Ng's coworker at the factory where he was working. Ng thought he met the requirements of being an actor and signed up for TVB's acting classes in 1973. In 1974, he graduated fifth in his batch of trainees, alongside veteran actor Chow Yun-fat, and debuted when he was 22. He was one of the seven from his batch to sign an acting contract with TVB.