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Ram Chiang
Chiang in 2014
Born	(1961-07-02) 2 July 1961 (age 63) British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, composer
Years active	1981–present
Awards	TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2014 Come On, Cousin Professional Actor Award 2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔣志光
Simplified Chinese	蒋志光
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎng Zhì Guāng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng2 Zi3 Gwong1
Website	Official TVB profile
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Ram Chiang Chi-kwong (born 2 July 1961), also known professionally by his English name Ram, is a Hong Kong actor and former singer-composer, currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. A versatile actor who is most recognized for his many supporting roles in TVB dramas, Chiang was awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Award" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee. He also won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor with his role in the 2014 drama Come On, Cousin.

Career

Ram Chiang started out singing cover songs of other artistes before he was invited by George Lam, one of the singers he imitated, to perform alongside him on stage in 1985. During the concert, George Lam gave him the English name "Ram" as opposed to George's "Lam", since "L" and "R" together make stereo sound. After this, Chiang was signed to Polydor Records in 1985. He became well known for performing classic 90s Hong Kong pop songs such as "You Needn’t Be Acquaintances to Meet with Each Other" (相逢何必曾相識, a duet with Rita Carpio), and "Queen's Road East" (皇后大道東, a collaboration with Lo Ta-yu).

After becoming disenchanted with the Hong Kong music industry, Chiang decided to quit being a singer in the early 1990s and signed with TVB to become an actor. He mostly played supporting roles. In 2014, his popularity skyrocketed when Wong Cho-lam wrote a role tailor-made for Chiang when he was cast as Ko Yam (高音), a talented washed up musician with a tragic past in the comedy Come On, Cousin. The role won him the "2014 Best Supporting Actor" award at TVB's annual anniversary awards and saw a resurgence in his singing career.

Personal life

Chiang is married and has a son. He is a private person and does not talk about his family much.

Being a devout Christian, Chiang does not attend the blessing ceremonies of any projects he works on, as ceremonies involve Taoist and Chinese folk rituals. It is an industry standard in Hong Kong for the filming cast and crew to offer incense to the gods to ask for their blessings of safety and smooth production during filming.

Discography

• 拯救行動 (1987) — EP
• Meeting/Going (相逢/走; 1990) — Cantonese album
• 相逢何必曾相識-未來的語言 (1990) — Mandarin album
• Cheung Chi Kwong and his Friends (蔣志光與他的朋友; 1992) — Cantonese album
• Passage to Music (創作路; 1993) — Cantonese album
• 多情多寂寞 (1993) — Mandarin album
• Legendary Voices (傳奇巨聲, 2014) — Compilation album with Rita Carpio

Filmography

Television dramas

Films

References

1. Chea, Candy. "淑梅足跡：快樂人 韋綺姍". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). Although TVB's website lists his birthday as July 16 , Ram Chiang has gone on record saying that date is wrong .
2. Ram Chiang’s Quiet Life After the Red Carpet. Retrieved Nov 26, 2015
3. 攞獎無意義 蔣志光「捧得你高、掟得你深」. Retrieved Nov 26, 2015
4. Ram Chiang: “I Won’t Make a Musical Comeback”. Retrieved Nov 26, 2015
5. 步下紅毯之後 蔣志光. Retrieved Nov 26, 2015
6. "Ram Chiang's Quiet Life After the Red Carpet". JayneStars.com.

External links

• Ram Chiang at IMDb
• Ram Chiang at the Hong Kong Movie Database

• Living people
• TVB actors
• 20th-century Hong Kong male actors
• 21st-century Hong Kong male actors
• Hong Kong male film actors
• 1961 births
• Hong Kong male singers
• Hong Kong singer-songwriters
• Hong Kong male singer-songwriters
• Hong Kong Christians