Tony Yang facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tony Yang
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Yang in October 2022
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| Born | 30 August 1982 Taipei, Taiwan
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| Other names | Yang You-ning Yang Yo-ning |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Melinda Wang
(m. 2020) |
| Children | 2 (daughters) |
| Awards | Golden Horse Awards – Best New Performer 2005 Formula 17 |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 楊祐寧 |
| Simplified Chinese | 杨祐宁 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Yòuníng |
| Hokkien POJ | Iûⁿ Iū-lêng |
Tony Yang (born on August 30, 1982) is a famous actor from Taiwan. He became well-known very quickly after his first movie, Formula 17, came out in 2004. For this role, he won a special award called the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer.
Tony Yang has also starred in other popular movies in Taiwan, like Zone Pro Site and David Loman, both released in 2013. He has also been in many TV shows, including Crystal Boys (2003), Holy Ridge (2006), and Ex-boyfriend (2011).
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Tony Yang's Acting Career
Tony Yang started his acting journey in the year 2000. He has appeared in many different types of shows and movies. His roles have ranged from serious dramas to fun comedies.
Early TV Shows
Tony Yang began his career with roles in several television series. Some of his early works include:
- My Fair Girl:100% Girl (2001)
- Ugly Girl Transformation (2002)
- U-Touch Dorm No. 4 (2003)
- Crystal Boys (2003)
- Heartbeat Train (2003)
- Mascara (2003)
- Orange Frangrance (2003)
- Seventeenth Winter 3 (2004)
- My Pet Husband (2004)
- Holy Ridge (2006)
- Dancing Behind You (2008)
- Ni Yada (2010)
- The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011)
- Ex-boyfriend (2011)
- Love Forward (2012)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (2013)
- Lady & Liar (2015)
- OB-Gyns 2 (2015)
- In Love (2016)
- All Is Well (2019)
- Love Yourself (2020)
- The Message (2020)
- Breath of Destiny (2020)
- My Best Friend's Story (2020)
- The Rebel Princess (2021)
- The Demi Gods and Semi Devils (2021)
- Light the Night (2021)
- Twisted Strings (2022)
- Chasing the Undercurrent (2022)
Movies and Films
Tony Yang has also had many important roles in movies. His first big movie role was in Formula 17. Here are some of the films he has been in:
- Formula 17 (2004)
- Dream in Hawaii (2004)
- Any Kind of Romance is OK (2005)
- Catch (2006)
- Ming Ming (2007)
- Blood Brothers (2007)
- Snowfall in Taipei (2009)
- Au Revoir Taipei (2010)
- In Case of Love (2010)
- The Tempests of First Love (2010)
- Before Dawn (2011) - a short film
- The Next Magic (2011)
- Love on Credit (2011)
- Seed (2012) - a short film
- Love Journey (2012) - a short film
- Wishing for Happiness (2012) - a short film
- The Bendover (2013) - a short film
- David Loman (2013)
- Zone Pro Site (2013)
- The Crossing (2014) - Parts 1 and 2
- The House That Never Dies (2014)
- The Queens (2015)
- Where the Wind Settles (2015)
- Time to Love (2015)
- Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
- Distance (2016)
- My War (2016)
- David Loman 2 (2016)
- Cold War 2 (2016)
- The Village of No Return (2017) - a small role
- This Is Not What I Expected (2017)
- The Founding of an Army (2017)
- The Adventurers (2017)
- Monster Hunt 2 (2018)
- Midnight Diner (2019)
- A Leg (2020)
- Dynasty Warriors (2021)
- Plurality (2021)
- Anita (2021)
- Bursting Point (2023) - a small role
Other Appearances
Tony Yang has also been a guest on reality shows and appeared in music videos for popular singers.
- In 2017, he was a guest on the show Divas Hit the Road (Season 3).
- In 2024, he became the manager for a show called Ai's Kitchen.
He has also acted in theater plays:
- Turn Left, Turn Right (2008)
- Great Expectations (2010)
Awards and Recognitions
Tony Yang has won and been nominated for several awards for his acting.
- In 2004, he won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for his role in Formula 17. This was a big start to his career!
- He was also nominated for Best New Performer and Best Actor at the 5th Chinese Film Media Awards in 2005 for Formula 17.
- In 2006, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 41st Golden Bell Awards for his work in Holy Ridge.
- He received another Best Actor nomination at the 47th Golden Bell Awards in 2012 for Ex-boyfriend.
- In 2016, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Macau International Movie Festival for the movie My War.
- More recently, in 2022, he was nominated for Best Actor at the 23rd Taipei Film Awards for Plurality.
- Also in 2022, he received two nominations at the 57th Golden Bell Awards: Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for Light the Night and Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Twisted Strings.
