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81-year-old Teddy Robin was recently encountered in Hong Kong. Still energetic and agile, he has drawn attention to his famous experience of suffering from osteoarthritis in childhood and being judged not to live beyond 50.
The 81-year-old who has not been seen in public for a long timehong kong Teddy Robin (formerly known as Quan Weipeng), a leading figure in the entertainment industry, has recently been wildly captured by netizens at a convention and exhibition in Hong Kong and a restaurant in Kowloon. In the film, she tied her head in a ponytail, walked as fast as she could, and waved warmly to fans’ cameras. Not only was he in excellent shape, but he also broke the curse that doctors had said he would not live to be 50 after suffering from osteoarthritis in childhood, which reassured the huge number of fans who paid attention to him.
Hong Kong 01 reported that Teddy Robin has significantly reduced his on-screen appearances since the release of the 2023 film “4 Shots, 4 Families”. Recently, he has been spotted by netizens at Hong Kong conferences and exhibitions and dining at restaurants in Kowloon. He was seen in a restrained style wearing shirt, jacket and trousers. He is articulate and his appearance is not much different from the past several years.
Given his great life, the outside world often mistakenly believed that he was born with dwarfism. In fact, at the age of 3, his spinal cord accidentally collapsed and treatment was delayed. In addition, he suffered from osteoarthritis (tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott’s disease in medicine) due to bacterial infection. At that time his chances of survival were only 2%. Before the surgery, the doctor asked his parents to sign the life-death certificate. After the operation he even said that he would not live for 50 years. Today, even at the age of 80, he is healthy.
After seeing his appearance, many netizens said that they have not seen Teddy Robin on screen for a long time. Apart from feeling confident about his health, they also hoped to see him participate in more on-screen works in the future.
Hong Kong Economic Daily reported that in terms of his acting achievements, Teddy Robin set a precedent by forming Hong Kong’s first all-Chinese rock band “Teddy Robin and the Playboys” in the 1960s. After entering the film industry, he was highly appreciated for his first producer film “Point to Point”. As an actor, producer and soundtrack, he won Hong Kong Film Awards for “Best Supporting Actor” and “Best Original Film Score”.
His family members are also deeply involved in the Chinese music world. The third brother, Kwan Wei-lin, joined PolyGram in the 1970s and rose to the position of production director and president of the Asia-Pacific region, laying the foundation for the emerging era of Cantonese pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. The fourth brother, Quan Wei, was the general manager of PolyGram, and his nephew, Quan Chuyao (Celvin), made his debut as a singer.
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Recently, he was spotted by netizens at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and restaurants in Kowloon. In the video, she was seen with her head tied in a ponytail, walking fast and waving lovingly towards the camera. He seemed to be in quite good condition, which caused a lot of discussion.
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When he was 3 years old, a fall and delayed treatment resulted in a spinal injury, which led to a bacterial infection and tuberculous spondylitis. The condition was so serious that the doctor even required her parents to sign a life and death certificate before performing the surgery.
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Teddy Robin once formed Hong Kong’s first all-Chinese rock band, and later moved into the film industry and received recognition from the Academy Awards. His family is also deeply connected to the Chinese music scene, and his younger brother and nephew are both developing in the fields of recording and singing.
