Cheng GwanMin was born in 1917 in Guangdong China He was once a theatre actor and broadcaster In 1936 he made his debut The ThreeDay Massacre in Guangzhou in Guangzhou During his long career of more than half a century he made more than 200 films mostly Cantonese A skillful imitator of singers from the East and the West Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals He earned himself a nickname Elvis Presley of the East From 1970s onwards he became a host of the classic variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight with occasional guest appearances in films He passed away in 1995