Lam Pou-chuen (Chinese: æž—ä¿ å…¨, Pinyin: LÃn BÇŽoquán; 10 October
1951 â€" 2 January 2015) was a Hong Kong voice actor who was best
known for voicing the character Doraemon for the Hong Kong version of
the anime for over thirty years in addition to being the Cantonese
voice of Sammo Hung in many of his dubbed blockbusters.Lam was born in
Portuguese Macau but moved to Hong Kong as a teenager. He first worked
as an office boy for a bank, but after being impressed by the voice
acting of Tarzan he applied to be a voice actor at Hong Kong's TVB in
1971. Lam voiced the title character for Doraemon since the very first
episode was broadcast by TVB in 1981. He continued to be the voice of
Doraemon throughout the decades, only briefly replaced in 1992 when he
went over to the rival station Asia Television for a short period.
Lam's continuous involvement sets Hong Kong's Doraemon apart from the
original Japanese production which went through a re-launch in 2005,
resulting in a complete change of voice cast. Lam and other cast
members at the time reprised their roles when TVB started to broadcast
the new 2005 series. Like his Japanese counterpart, the actor's
Doraemon voice is instantly recognisable in Hong Kong and from time to
time appears on variety shows and TV commercials.Other prominent roles
in animation that Lam had voiced include Garfield, Amuro Ray in Mobile
Suit Gundam, Genzo Wakabayashi in Captain Tsubasa, Hiei in Yu Yu
Hakusho and Squirtle in Pokémon. Outside animation, he was also the
voice of the corrupt Qing dynasty official Heshen in the 2001 Chinese
television series The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan, which remained his
favourite role. He was also the usual voice for Sammo Hung and George
Clooney in Cantonese dubs of their films.Lam died at the age of 63 on
2 January 2015 in Hong Kong. He was reported to have been found
unconscious at home and later confirmed dead at Nethersole Hospital.
He was known to be suffering from diabetes. His last work was the 3D
feature film Stand by Me Doraemon, which had yet to be released in
Hong Kong at the time of his death.
1951 â€" 2 January 2015) was a Hong Kong voice actor who was best
known for voicing the character Doraemon for the Hong Kong version of
the anime for over thirty years in addition to being the Cantonese
voice of Sammo Hung in many of his dubbed blockbusters.Lam was born in
Portuguese Macau but moved to Hong Kong as a teenager. He first worked
as an office boy for a bank, but after being impressed by the voice
acting of Tarzan he applied to be a voice actor at Hong Kong's TVB in
1971. Lam voiced the title character for Doraemon since the very first
episode was broadcast by TVB in 1981. He continued to be the voice of
Doraemon throughout the decades, only briefly replaced in 1992 when he
went over to the rival station Asia Television for a short period.
Lam's continuous involvement sets Hong Kong's Doraemon apart from the
original Japanese production which went through a re-launch in 2005,
resulting in a complete change of voice cast. Lam and other cast
members at the time reprised their roles when TVB started to broadcast
the new 2005 series. Like his Japanese counterpart, the actor's
Doraemon voice is instantly recognisable in Hong Kong and from time to
time appears on variety shows and TV commercials.Other prominent roles
in animation that Lam had voiced include Garfield, Amuro Ray in Mobile
Suit Gundam, Genzo Wakabayashi in Captain Tsubasa, Hiei in Yu Yu
Hakusho and Squirtle in Pokémon. Outside animation, he was also the
voice of the corrupt Qing dynasty official Heshen in the 2001 Chinese
television series The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan, which remained his
favourite role. He was also the usual voice for Sammo Hung and George
Clooney in Cantonese dubs of their films.Lam died at the age of 63 on
2 January 2015 in Hong Kong. He was reported to have been found
unconscious at home and later confirmed dead at Nethersole Hospital.
He was known to be suffering from diabetes. His last work was the 3D
feature film Stand by Me Doraemon, which had yet to be released in
Hong Kong at the time of his death.
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