[2025.02.07] TVB ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT'S YU MING PASSED AWAY IN HIS SLEEP AT AGE 100

Yu Ming passed away on the morning of the 4th in his sleep at age 100

Yu Ming worked with Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Lee Sze Kei on the TVB series BEYOND THE ROSE GARDEN

Yu Ming's family posted a photo with all four generations on social media
courtesy of mingpao.com

Known as "Uncle Yu Ming" to many, Yu Ming was rumored to have passed away the day before yesterday. His daughter posted on social platforms that her father passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the 4th of this month at the age of 100. Uncle Yu Ming was in the film industry for more than 50 years, acting in more than 300 Cantonese films and 50 TV dramas, as well as participating in the TVB variety show ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT. Uncle Yu Ming faded out of show business for more than 20 years and become to a great-grandfather, enjoying his later years at home in peace with four generations. His daughter said it was a blessing that her father did not suffer when he died. Nancy Sit Ka Yin and Uncle Yu Ming have co-starred in more than 20 Cantonese films, and could not forget that he often told jokes to create an atmosphere and bring everyone a lot of joy on the set.

Uncle Yu Ming was retired for more than 20 years, and his family occasionally posted his recent photos on social networks. Uncle Yu Ming celebrated his 100th birthday in March last year, and at that time he posted a post on social platforms to respond to people online: "2024/03/18, thank you for remembering my birthday, everyone please be healthy, happy and safe, and auspicious!"

Uncle Yu Ming was the husband of Bruce Lee's cousin Lee Chau Chuen. The two had 3 daughters. Already a great-grandfather, he had a four generation family, children and grandchildren galore. Daughter Heidi revealed to the media that her father was taken to the hospital by ambulance on the 30th of last month due to fever and phlegm. The doctor's diagnosis was pneumonia. Papa had been asleep at the hospital, and then passed away in his sleep. She was grateful that Father did not suffer, which was a blessing.

Originally named Yuen Yiu Lun, Yu Ming has been involved in film production for more than 50 years. He already participated in school drama performances in primary school, and participated in a theater company in Guangzhou from 1937 to 1945 during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1947. He entered the filming industry under the recommendation of his brother and Cantonese film director and actor Yu Leung, and his debut work was Lee Tit directed, Yu Leung starred WAR CRIMINAL NO. 1. He later participated in the Overseas Chinese Motion Pictures Company, Tai Seng Film Company and Lux Film Company and made more than 100 Cantonese films.

In the early days of his film career, Yu Ming played more villain roles. Later he transformed into comedic roles, and his more famous works included the Yu Leung directed WEALTH IS LIKE A DREAM (FU GWAI FAU WAN) and the Chor Yuen directed RHAPSODY (CHING CHUN LUEN GOR); comedy masterpieces include A FOOL'S LUCK (SOR HUP KUN WONG), BEWARE OF THE HUSBAND (SIU FU CHAI), MAKING A LIVING IN A BLIND WAY (MUNG CHA CHA WAN SIK), RED LIPS OF MAY (NG YUEN DIK HUNG SHUN), etc., and was dubbed "Classic Cantonese Comedian". In 1961, he hosted the Radio and Television Hong Kong program (FOR TAU DAI JEUNG GWUN). In 1970, the TVB variety show ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT's producer Robert Chua Wah Peng invited him to join the cast and become an artist to participate in ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT and series productions. He retired in 1998.

Nancy Sit Ka Yin and Uncle Yu Ming have collaborated on more than 20 Cantonese films. They have rarely contacted each other in recent years. She recalled their past collaboration experience, "Uncle Yu Ming watched me grow up. I remember that when I was tired from filming on the set, he told jokes to make everyone laugh and create the atmosphere. When I received the news, I was a little sad and reluctant; but after all he was 100 years old, a smiling funeral. All good things come to an end in this world. I treat it like he left for a happy place. My condolences to his family."