Michael Dao Tai-yu (, born 26 August 1963) is a Hong Kong television actor.
Career Dao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with 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 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. 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: 叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮).
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleRemark1985 The Yang's Saga Poon Fu 1986 New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre Fan Yiu 1987 Genghis Khan Muk Wah-lai 1988 Twilight of a Nation Lee Chiu-sau 1989 Looking Back in Anger Herman 1991 The Breaking Point Hui Ka-kui On the Edge Yeung Chi-piew 1992 File of Justice Michael Kong Shing-yu The Greed of Man Ting Yik-hai 1993 File of Justice II Michael Kong Shing-yu 1994 Glittering Moments Szeto Lap-chau File of Justice III Michael Kong Shing-yu 1995 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 Kwok Ka-bo Released overseas in 1993; aired locally on TVB Jade in 1996 1997 File of Justice V Michael Kong Shing-yu Detective Investigation Files III Cheung Tai-yung Last TVB series before moving to ATV 1998 The New Adventures of Wisely Wisely Singaporean series; broadcast by TCS 1999 Flaming Brothers Steven Lee Siu-tin First ATV series after leaving TVB2000 Showbiz Tycoon Wan Yuet-ting 2001 To Where He Belongs Mao Jun ATV series 2002 Love Scar Ah Chuan CTS series 2004 Mystic Detective Files Yip Sing-fai i-cable seriesShine On You Cheng Zhing-leung Comeback series for TVB 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 TVB series before terminating contract with TVB in 2009 2014 Wait for Happiness Mainland China seriesHeroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties Cantonese dub 2016 The Hiddens Cheong Soon-on Hong Kong series produced by Gary Tang; aired on Astro Wah Lai Toi in Malaysia and MyTV SUPER in Hong Kong
Television shows Year Title Network Role Note 2020 ViuTV Host Cooking Competition Show
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