"Only those who have lived in tragedy can create laughter" This is a wise saying of Zhao Lirong teacher.
has lived his whole life and devoted his whole life. Among the older generation of artists, Teacher Zhao Lirong is definitely a master. 1928 Zhao Lirong was born in Baodi County (now Baodi District, Tianjin) on March 11, 928. As early as she was one year old, she was carried on the stage to perform "The God of Joy" and "Caiwazi". Teacher Zhao Lirong's performance started her life. art career. Before and after liberation, opera was the mainstream art form at that time. Mr. Zhao has participated in many classic operas. Such as: Aunt Li in " Liu Qiaoer ", Ruan Ma in " Flowers as a Match ", and Mother Yang in " Yang Sanjie sues ". These dramas are hard to see now. In 1986, Zhao Lirong, 58, starred in the z3 TV series " Journey to the West ", Liu Xiaolingtong , Xu Shaohua , and the 58-year-old Zhao Lirong made a cameo appearance as the Che Chiguo queen.
Until 1988, 60-year-old Zhao Lirong participated in the Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and began to output one classic sketch after another. With the popularity of TV, Mr. Zhao is gradually known and loved by audiences all over the country. Since then, the audience of the Spring Festival Gala every year has been looking forward to her wonderful works.
Fast forward to 1999, Zhao Lirong's physical condition is not optimistic, and her body is always in severe pain. During a rehearsal, she coughed violently, accompanied by a faint smell of blood. Her son took her to the hospital for a check-up, only to have everyone, including the doctor, devastated - terminal lung cancer. The sons all know their mother, the performance is imminent, and the mother's emotions cannot be affected, otherwise it will become the mother's last regret. Then privately told Gong Hanlin about her mother's situation, and asked her to keep it secret and take more care of her. Just imagine how much pressure Gong Hanlin, who knew the news at the time, was under when he was performing with teacher Zhao Lirong on stage. You must know that they were only performing comedy sketches, and even knowing this bad news would not affect the joy it brought to the audience. That year's " Veteran " became the farewell performance of Teacher Zhao Lirong. Speaking of which, I really have to pay tribute to these older generation of performing artists.
In July 2000, Zhao Lirong, whose condition was getting worse, said to her sons: "I'm not afraid of death, as long as it doesn't hurt." , made a will and asked the hospital to euthanize her. On July 17, the king of comedy of a generation fell. Her passing made the whole art world and even the audience of the whole country fall into grief. Such an old artist with both virtue and art deserves our eternal memory!
