Ge You is a very good actor. Although he doesn’t act much anymore, some of his earlier works have left a deep impression on everyone. He is a national first-class actor and most of his roles It is a classic. Many people may think that Ge You, like many other actors, was more interested in acting when he was very young, but this is not the case. On the contrary, he was actually not interested in acting when he was very young. So how did Ge You become an actor? Let us take a look!
Ge You was born in Beijing and is a typical northern man. When he was in kindergarten, the teacher used to organize children to act together, but Ge You had no interest in acting, even under the supervision of the teacher, he knew nothing about it. Ge You went to Changping County to jump in the team in 1976. He was relatively thin, so he was assigned to feed the pigs. After he became famous, Ge You talked about his experience of feeding pigs in an interview. Everyone was full of belly laughter. They never thought that Uncle Ge had such a funny experience.
In 1979, the national art colleges began to resume enrollment. Ge You naturally did not want to feed pigs forever, so he made a special trip back to the city to take the exam, but he was not admitted. Ge You did not give up, but tried again. Several times, but still unsuccessful. Later, he went to apply for the exam of the National General Arts and Crafts Troupe and chose to feed the pigs during the performance. Because he had had such a previous experience, it looked very real to feed the pigs during the performance. The examiners praised him a lot. , Ge You was admitted. He never expected that the previous experience of feeding pigs would make him pass the exam unexpectedly.
only starred in his first film in 1985, and was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award in 1988. Since entering the showbiz, Ge You has been making appointments, mainly because his appearance is really suitable for playing bandits or villains, so most of his roles are like this, and most of them are supporting roles, but he has never been discouraged. Instead, he chose to do his best to play the role well. His efforts were not in vain. In 1992, he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, which was the first time he won the Best Actor. However, this award is not worth mentioning compared to the awards that Ge You received afterwards, because he has won little prizes in the years since then.
1993 was a very important year for Ge You. He starred in two classic works in succession, which established his position. These two movies are "Farewell My Concubine" and "To Live". In "Farewell My Concubine", he is not the protagonist, but in "Alive" he is the protagonist. It is with this film that he won the first award for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, which is the only one so far A Chinese-speaking actor who won this award. Although he won the award, Ge You did not stop his progress. He hardly rested for the next two decades, and has works every year.
Ge You's ability to become an excellent actor does have the influence of the family atmosphere, because his parents are engaged in film-related industries, but he has won so many awards because of his own efforts, precisely because he has not stopped making progress. His footsteps, so he will have such a great achievement. His private life is very simple, and there are hardly any bad scandals. He and his wife have always been very affectionate. Although most of his roles are not very good ones, his quality is not bad.
Ge You’s current frequency of performances is much lower than that of earlier years, but basically every one is a good one. For example, in 2017, he performed "Romantic Demise", which won the Macau International Film Festival. For the best actor award, he starred in the skit of the Spring Festival Gala this year and the hit "Captain of China" in the National Day file. Although he is not the protagonist in this work, he has not disappointed everyone as always.
His looks may not be considered handsome, but he can forget his looks when he plays, which is also a level that must be achieved as a skilled actor. Although the new generation of actors in the entertainment industry has come to the fore, old actors like Ge You have not retreated. Although they are not active, they still have a relatively high status in everyone's mind. Ge You is a respectable old artist, but he is not completely out of touch with the times. The "Ge Youlie" in his previous works has become a hot word on the Internet, and he is not without it.Know it, and it's very open.
Ge You can be regarded as an old dramatist. He has been active in this circle for most of his life. Now, although he is more than 60 years old, he is in good health and his acting skills have not deteriorated. Instead, he has become more exquisite. I believe him in the future. Will also bring us more good works!
