Leung Sing Po made his debut in Cantonese Opera at the age of 17 In the beginning he took civil and martial roles but later because of his round and comic appearance he specialised in clownish roles Such was his success that he was often called The King of Clowns In 1950 Leung started to appear in films and he made near 400 movies in his career Films in which Leung appeared as the lead actor include the Silly Wong and The Dunce and so on From 1967 onwards he became the host and one of the main anchors of the TV variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight Leung was also twice the president of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and its chairman for four years In 1976 he was made an MBE the first local artist ever to receive that honour Died 2141981