Frankie Kao Ling-feng
Birth nameKo Yuan-cheng (葛元誠)
Birth date28 February 1950
Birth placeKaohsiung, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
Death date17 February 2014 (aged 63)
Death placeNew Taipei City, Taiwan
OccupationSinger · TV host · actor
Years active1974–1989, 2004–2014
Spouse
  • Lin Yu-chao (m. 1976; ended 1986)
  • Wen Chieh (m. 1988; ended 1991)
  • Jin You-jhuang (m. 1995; ended 2012)
Frankie Kao
T高凌風
S高凌风
PojKo Lêng-hong
PGāo Língfēng
Frankie Kao
Backgroundperson
AliasThe Frog Prince
InstrumentVocals

Ko Yuan-cheng (28 February 1950 – 17 February 2014), better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter, and actor[1][2] born to Vietnamese parents of Chinese descent. His birth name was 葛元誠 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat Goân-sêng; pinyin: Gé Yuánchéng), and he employed the moniker the Frog Prince (青蛙王子; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-oa Ông-chú; pinyin: Qīngwā Wángzǐ), which was given to him by his close friend, comedian Ni Min-jan.[citation needed]

Kao died of leukemia on 17 February 2014, at the age of 63.[3][4]

Selected filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1979The Wild Goose on the Wing雁兒在林梢
1983Fantasy Mission Force迷你特攻隊Grease Lightning
2010Au Revoir Taipei一頁台北Bao Ge

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2011iPartment爱情公寓Himself

References

  1. ^ "歌的故事／瓊瑤與《大眼睛》為高凌風開星路". NOWnews. 22 October 2008. Archived 19 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ "「青蛙王子」後繼有人 葛曉潔進軍演藝圈". NOWnews. 28 May 2010. Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. ^ Pan, Jason (18 February 2014). "Veteran singer, show host Frankie Gao dies, aged 63". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Three PTS programs pay tribute to Frankie Gao". Taipei Times. 20 February 2014. Archived 25 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 December 2016.