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Michael Tao Tai-Yu

AKA: Michael Tiu Dai-Yue
Birthday: 1963-08-26
Birthplace: Hong Kong - China


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.

Filmography


The Untold Story - The Lost World
Character: Mystery Man
The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished
Character: Mystery Man
Haunted Karaoke
Character: Sgt. Jor Lun

False Lady
Character: John


The Love That is Wrong
Character: Wang Yin-Yu
Ungrateful Tink
Character: White Hair
Prison on Fire: Preacher
Character: Cheng Shing Fung

Basic Impulse
Character: Ming
Street Angels
Character: Playboy Yip Sen Man

Ninth of September: The Cursed Day
Character: Lee Git / Chiu Yun-Lin
Thanks for Your Love
Character: Michael
Lamb Killer
Character: Johnny

S.D.U. - Mission in Mission
Character: Officer Yuk Fai
The Twin Bracelets
Character: Hui-hua's Brother
Blood Of The Shaman
Character: Willy

Devil Touch
Character: Cheuk
Thou Shalt Not Swear
Character: Simon