{{Short description|Hong Kong actor (born 1963)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2008}} {{Use British English|date=May 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{infobox person | name = Michael Dao | image = 陶大宇.jpg | alt = | caption = Dao in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|8|26}} | birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]] | occupation = Actor, host, singer | agent = [[TVB]] (1983–1997, 2003–2009) | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = {{marriage|Wong Wai Po|2000|2007}} }} '''Michael Dao Tai-yu''' ({{zh|c=陶大宇}}, born 26 August 1963) is a [[Hong Kong]] television actor.
==Career== Dao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]]. It was during this period that Dao 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.
Dao later moved over to rival [[Asia Television|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, Dao 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 Dao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong.
In 2021, Dao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing [[Andy Lau]]'s 1996 song "Reverse The Earth" (Chinese: 倒轉地球) in a unique voice and style resurfaced. Dao 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Tao "turns Hong Kong upside down" with lackluster performance |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/183714/(Central-Station)-Michael-Tao-%22turns-Hong-Kong-upside-down%E2%80%9D-with-lackluster-performance |website=The Standard |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> This has also led to creation of fan groups on [[Facebook]] humorously advocating for Dao to become a full-fledged singer. Dao 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 (Chinese: [[:zh:叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮|叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=58歲陶大宇柒化〈倒轉地球〉網民推上神枱身價颷升百萬 商演收費內容曝|url= https://www.orientalsunday.hk/%e6%9c%80%e6%96%b0%e5%a8%9b%e8%81%9e/%e9%99%b6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ae%87-%e5%80%92%e8%bd%89%e5%9c%b0%e7%90%83-%e5%95%86%e6%bc%94%e5%83%b9-plt2-479441/|website=Oriental Sunday HK|date=1 December 2021|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television series=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Year !Title !Role !Remark |- |1985 || ''[[The Yang's Saga]]'' || Poon Fu || |- | 1986 || ''[[New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre]]'' || Fan Yiu || |- |1987 || ''[[Genghis Khan (TVB TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'' || [[Muqali|Muk Wah-lai]] || |- |1988 || ''[[Twilight of a Nation]]'' || Lee Chiu-sau || |- | 1989 || ''[[Looking Back in Anger]]'' || Herman || |- |rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''[[The Breaking Point (1991 TV series)|The Breaking Point]]'' || Hui Ka-kui || |- |''On the Edge'' || Yeung Chi-piew || |- |rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[File of Justice]]'' || Michael Kong Shing-yu || |- |''[[The Greed of Man]]'' || Ting Yik-hai || |- | 1993 || ''[[File of Justice|File of Justice II]]'' || Michael Kong Shing-yu || |- |rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''Glittering Moments'' || Szeto Lap-chau || |- |''[[File of Justice|File of Justice III]]'' || Michael Kong Shing-yu || |- |rowspan="2" | 1995 || ''[[File of Justice|File of Justice IV]]'' || Michael Kong Shing-yu || |- |''[[Detective Investigation Files]]'' || Cheung Tai-yung || |- | 1995-1996 || ''[[Detective Investigation Files II]]'' || Cheung Tai-yung || |- | 1996 || ''[[Ambition (TV series)|Ambition]]'' || Kwok Ka-bo || Released overseas in 1993; aired locally on [[TVB Jade]] in 1996 |- |rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''[[File of Justice|File of Justice V]]'' || Michael Kong Shing-yu || |- |''[[Detective Investigation Files III]]'' || Cheung Tai-yung || Last [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] series before moving to [[Asia Television|ATV]] |- | 1998 || ''[[The New Adventures of Wisely]]'' || [[Wisely Series|Wisely]] ||Singaporean series; broadcast by [[Television Corporation of Singapore|TCS]] |- |1999 || ''Flaming Brothers'' || Steven Lee Siu-tin || First [[Asia Television|ATV]] series after leaving [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] |- |2000 || ''[[Showbiz Tycoon]]'' || Wan Yuet-ting || |- | 2001 || ''To Where He Belongs'' || Mao Jun || [[Asia Television|ATV]] series |- | 2002 || ''Love Scar'' || Ah Chuan || [[Chinese Television System|CTS]] series |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''Mystic Detective Files'' || Yip Sing-fai || [[Cable TV Hong Kong|i-cable]] series |- |''[[Shine On You]]'' || Cheng Zhing-leung || Comeback series for [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] |- |rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''[[Love Bond]]'' || Lam Yat-kong || |- |''[[Fantasy Hotel]]'' || Bob Kam Chi-kit || |- |2007 || ''[[On the First Beat]]'' || Cheung King-fung || Best Actor Nomination (Top 20) |- |2008 || ''[[Wasabi Mon Amour]]'' || Chung Lai-wo || |- |2010 || ''[[Sisters of Pearl]]'' || Hung Yiu-sang || Last [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] series before terminating contract with [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] in 2009 |- |rowspan="2"| 2014 || ''Wait for Happiness'' || || Mainland China series |- |''[[Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties]]'' || || Cantonese dub<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaynestars.com/news/michael-tao-and-angie-cheong-reunite/|title=Michael Tao and Angie Cheong Reunite|date=11 July 2014|work=Jaynestars}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''[[The Hiddens]]'' || Cheong Soon-on || Hong Kong series produced by Gary Tang; aired on [[Astro Wah Lai Toi]] in Malaysia and [[TVB#MyTV SUPER|MyTV SUPER]] in Hong Kong<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/174074/new-espionage-drama-hiddens-dangerous-dirty-and-delightful|title=New espionage drama The Hiddens: Dangerous, dirty... and delightful!|date=18 September 2016|work=New Straits Times}}</ref> |}
===Television shows=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Network ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Note |- | 2020 | ''{{ill|Hot Chef|zh|辣伙頭}}'' |[[ViuTV]] | Host | Cooking Competition Show<ref>{{cite news |title=陶大宇郭政鴻主持《辣伙頭》下周首播 |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20200206/1580977462037/%E9%99%B6%E5%A4%A7%E5%AE%87%E9%83%AD%E6%94%BF%E9%B4%BB%E4%B8%BB%E6%8C%81%E3%80%8A%E8%BE%A3%E4%BC%99%E9%A0%AD%E3%80%8B%E4%B8%8B%E5%91%A8%E9%A6%96%E6%92%AD-%E6%B4%9B%E5%85%92%E7%81%AB%E7%87%92%E5%BB%9A%E6%88%BF-%E6%B2%88%E6%AE%B7%E6%80%A1%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%8B%E7%B4%85%E3%80%8D |publisher=Ming Pao Daily |date=6 February 2020}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{IMDb name|id=0849923}}
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