Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee Guo-Lin (Chinese: 李國麟; born 9 May 1954) is a Hong Kong actor. He was formerly a contracted artiste of TVB and is a member of the HK Performing Artistes Guild.

Early life

Lee was born in British Hong Kong and grew up in the Wan Chai district on Hong Kong Island. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister. During his childhood, he lived in the married police quarters on Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road opposite the former Wan Chai Police Station.

He attended Police Children's School, where he was a classmate of actor Simon Yam. He later studied at Salesian English School before transferring to St. Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College, then located in So Kon Po, where he completed his secondary education in 1974.

After obtaining passes in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, Lee considered joining the police force. However, his father, who was a police officer, opposed the idea, believing that the profession carried significant risks. Instead, he encouraged Lee to pursue a career in banking.

In 1974, Lee applied for the fourth training class of the TVB Artiste Training Programme together with four friends. Among the five applicants, he was the only one accepted.

Career

Lee enrolled in the fourth training class of the TVB Artiste Training Programme from 1974 to 1975. His classmates included Johnnie To, Lau Shiu-yu, Margaret Chung, and Poon Ka-tak. During his training period, he developed a close friendship with To.

Lee made his television debut in the 1975 TVB drama The Last Romance. During the golden age of Hong Kong television in the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in numerous TVB productions, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Bund, and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.

In 1990, Lee became involved in a legal dispute arising from a personal relationship. Following the conclusion of the case, he temporarily left Hong Kong and worked in Malaysia for more than two years, filming direct-to-video productions.

Personal life

Lee married his longtime non-celebrity girlfriend, Angel, in 1997. for which he credited his future wife with providing support.

Their daughter, Cherie Lee (Lee Yuen-ling), was born in 2002.

Between 1997 and 2000, Lee suffered substantial investment losses and accumulated significant debt.