Michael Tao Tai-Yu

Michael Tao Tai-Yu

Michael Tao Dai Yu is a Hong Kong television actor. Tao entered the acting industry in the 1980s, affiliating with TVB. It was during this period that Tao 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. Tao 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, Tao 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 Tao leaving TVB in 2009 and worked mostly in mainland China and occasionally in Hong Kong. In 2021, Tao gained popularity after numerous videos of him singing Andy Lau's 1996 song "Reverse The Earth" in a unique voice and style resurfaced. Tao 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 Tao to become a full-fledged singer. Tao 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hong Kong - China, 1963-08-26

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1989	Handcuff Me, Brother		0
2	1991	The Twin Bracelets	Hui-hua's Brother	14
3	1992	False Lady	John	60
4	1992	A Woman & A Man '93		38
5	1992	Basic Impulse	Ming	50
6	1993	The Love That is Wrong	Wang Yin-Yu	47
7	1993	Lamb Killer	Johnny	0
8	1993	The Challenging Game		0
9	1993	Thou Shalt Not Swear	Simon	20
10	1994	S.D.U. - Mission in Mission	Officer Yuk Fai	44
11	1996	Street Angels	Playboy Yip Sen Man	60
12	1996	Thanks for Your Love	Michael	40
13	1996	Ninth of September: The Cursed Day	Lee Git / Chiu Yun-Lin	20
14	1997	挑戰巔峰		50
15	1997	Haunted Karaoke	Sgt. Jor Lun	60
16	1997	L-O-V-E...... Love	Super Ma	53
17	1998	The Thief		0
18	1999	Ungrateful Tink	White Hair	30
19	2002	The Untold Story - Sudden Vanished	Mystery Man	10
20	2002	Devil Touch	Cheuk	40
21	2002	Prison on Fire: Preacher	Cheng Shing Fung	40
22	2002	The Untold Story - The Lost World	Mystery Man	30
23	2003	Kidnap the Wrong Person		0
24	2003	Love Path		0
25	2003	Final Confinement		0
26	2004	Blood Of The Shaman	Willy	20
27	2017	爱上女蒲团2		0
28	2018	爱上蒲女团：终章		0
29	2020	Love in the Middle of the Night		0
30	2024	Triad 3		40

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Sandwiches		0
2	1984	United We Stand		0
3	1984	Rainbow Round My Shoulder		0
4	1984	It's A Long Way To Home		0
5	1984	The Duke of Mount Deer	天地會弟子	60
6	1984	Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember		0
7	1984	Beware of Your Bosom Buddies		0
8	1985	The Sword Stained With Royal Blood		0
9	1985	The Rough Ride		100
10	1985	The Legend of the General Who Never Was	何宗宪	0
11	1985	The Yang's Saga		78
12	1986	The Legend Of Dik Ching		0
13	1986	The Legend of Wong Tai Sin	唐公子	75
14	1986	New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre	范遙	100
15	1986	Dharma		0
16	1987	The Grand Canal		70
17	1987	Genghis Khan		0
18	1988	The In-Between		0
19	1988	Everybody's Somebody's Favourite		0
20	1988	Kwong Loong		0
21	1988	Twilight of a Nation		0
22	1989	The Shanghai Conspiracy		90
23	1989	Looking Back in Anger		100
24	1989	For Once In A Life Time		0
25	1989	Battle Of The Heart		0
26	1989	The War Heroes		0
27	1990	The Legend Of The Dragon Pearl		0
28	1990	Three In a Family		0
29	1990	Friends & Lovers		0
30	1991	Rainbow		0
31	1991	The Breaking Point		0
32	1991	Destined To Love		0
33	1991	On the Edge	Yang Zhibiao	90
34	1992	The File Of Justice	Kong Shing Yu / "Michael"	100
35	1992	Road For The Heroes		0
36	1992	The Greed of Man	丁益蟹	81
37	1992	Tales From Beyond	江兆华	100
38	1993	The Chord to Victory		0
39	1993	The Heroes From Shaolin		60
40	1993	The Partner		0
41	1993	For Home's Sake		0
42	1994	Glittering Moments		85
43	1994	Crime And Passion		0
44	1995	Detective Investigation Files	张大勇 Cheung Dai Yong	85
45	1995	刑事侦缉档案2	张大勇	80
46	1996	Ambition		0
47	1997	刑事侦缉档案3	张大勇	70
48	1998	The New Adventure of Wisely	Wisely	0
49	1999	Flaming Brothers		50
50	2000	Showbiz Tycoon		0
51	2000	风云岁月	Ou Zhongwen	0
52	2001	Goodbye My Love	钟文基	0
53	2001	To Where He Belongs		0
54	2001	Healing Hearts		0
55	2003	Mystic Detective Files		80
56	2004	Shine On You		50
57	2005	Love Bond		50
58	2005	The Academy	张景峰 Cheung King-Fung	80
59	2005	Fantasy Hotel		0
60	2007	On The First Beat	张景峰 Cheung King-Fung	0
61	2008	Wasabi Mon Amour		0
62	2010	Sisters of Pearl	Hung Yiu-Sang	0
63	2016	The Hiddens	Cheong Soon-on	0
64	2022	Po-Po-Poker		0
65	2022	Forensic JD		47

Michael Tao Tai-Yu

Film

Television