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Frankie Kao Ling-feng | |||||||||||
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Born | 28 February 1950
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan Province, Taiwan | ||||||||||
Died | 17 February 2014
New Taipei City, Taiwan | (aged 63)||||||||||
Alma mater | Chinese Culture University | ||||||||||
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Years active | 1974–1989, 2004–2014 | ||||||||||
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Children | 6, including Christine Ko | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 高 凌 風 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 高 凌 风 | ||||||||||
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Also known as | The Frog Prince | ||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||
Ko Yuan-cheng (28 February 1950 – 17 February 2014), better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter, and actor [1] [2] born to Vietnamese parents of Chinese descent. His birth name was 葛元誠 ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat Goân-sêng; pinyin: Gé Yuánchéng), and he employed the moniker the Frog Prince (青蛙王子; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-oa Ông-chú; pinyin: Qīngwā Wángzǐ), which was given to him by his close friend, comedian Ni Min-jan.[ citation needed].
Kao died of leukemia on 17 February 2014, at the age of 63. [3] [4]
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Wild Goose on the Wing | 雁兒在林梢 | ||
1983 | Fantasy Mission Force | 迷你特攻隊 | Grease Lightning | |
2010 | Au Revoir Taipei | 一頁台北 | Bao Ge |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | iPartment | 爱情公寓 | Himself |