

Back then, when he debuted, he was grouped with fellow actors Raymond Lam, Ron Ng, Bosco Wong, Sammul Chan and Kenneth Ma to make up the “Olympic Six”. In 2003, he starred in the idol drama Hearts of Fencing, leading a cast consisting entirely of rookies. After making cameo appearances in several dramas, Lai took on his first major supporting role in the sports drama Aqua Heroes while he was still a trainee.

CareerĪctor career of Lai Lok-yi is a long way from his early rise to success and long plateau. After 3 unsuccessful interviews, he was eventually chosen due a close resemblance of the late music star Danny Chan. Lai signed up for TVB's Artiste Training School in 2001. Īfter graduating from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yau Tze Tin Memorial College, Lai worked in a bank. He even worked as a docker in 2 big supermarkets in Hong Kong and taught children to earn money.

In high school, he started working various part-time jobs in hopes to support his family. His mother worked 2 jobs, an office cleaner and a street vendor, while raising her children. After his death, his and his family's lives worsened. However, at 11 years old, his father died from cancer. Lai’s father worked very hard to buy a truck for delivery, which helped improve the life of his family. He grew up living in a small flat in Hong Kong. Lai Lok-yi was born on 15 June 1980 in Hong Kong in a very poor family with 5 members including himself, his parents, an elder brother and a younger brother he is the middle child.
