"My Motherland and Me" has been released. Everyone knows that this is a big movie that celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the motherland. The seven stories in it make people feel enthusiastic. Among them, Ge You, the founder of "Ge You Paralysis", performed in it even more tears.
Think about it carefully. It seems that the admired Uncle Ge You hasn't appeared in front of the audience for a long time. He is so powerful and low-key that people have to admire him. You know, Ge You, who is famous for by virtue of comedy, has suffered a lot on this road to fame.
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Ge You was born in a family of acting. Although has lived with his father Ge Cunzhuang who is a movie actor since childhood, he has never been interested in acting . Even at school, when the teacher asked to perform on stage, he would refuse without hesitation. When he was young, Ge You was born in a place where many talented people like Beijing Film Studio, but he was not as good at singing and dancing as his peers. Not only that, he was also extremely shy and didn't like performance. Whether in life or learning, has always been the most unknown and inexistent one in the crowd.
Ge You's experience before becoming famous was very bumpy. His bad luck, in 1976, he was assigned to the suburban Changping County Xingshou Commune to jump in the queue. At that time, he was tall and thin and was assigned to feed pigs. This allowed Uncle Ge, who had loved dealing with animals since he was a child, to lead a very chic and comfortable life.
Under the influence of the educated youth movies, Ge You had the idea of becoming an actor , but he and his father Ge Cunzhuang were natural "enemies".
When he was young, Uncle Ge didn't like acting, and his father said he was unwilling. When he grew up, Uncle Ge wanted to be an actor, and his father began to strongly object. Although did not have the support of his family, the stubborn Ge You still went to the exam with confidence, and failed without exception.
Just when he was downcast and ready to go back to the countryside to continue feeding pigs, the turning point in his actor life came-the National Federation of Trade Unions was still recruiting actors.
realized that Ge You was serious this time, and his father finally couldn't help but help. With the help of Ge Cunzhuang, he rehearsed a single-player skit "Raising Pigs". Uncle Ge was finally accepted by the Art Troupe through meticulous performance.
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Ge You, who has not received professional training, is always at a loss when performing, but with the help of his father, 's performances are gradually taken away and freely, and he officially enters the entertainment circle through "Midsummer and Her Fiance".
Ge You, who doesn't know what acting is, has quietly lived for 10 years. During the period, although he was well-known for his "Stubborn Lord" and "Codenamed Jaguar", he still did not encounter "Bo Le" who could help him.
Ge You, a Buddhist filmmaker, meets Feng Xiaogang, who can talk about things, and is bound to create different sparks between the two. Sure enough, Ge You became completely popular with the role of Li Dongbao in "The Story of the Editorial Department". won the Best Actor in the 10th China TV Golden Eagle Festival.
Since then, the revolutionary friendship between Ge You and Feng Xiaogang began. The two have worked together for 20 years and have produced 10 commendable movies. In these years in the showbiz, their relationship is so good that people call them "high-quality steel".
talked about actor Ge You, Feng Xiaogang commented on him: "Ge You is irreplaceable". He can always break through the limitations of traditional performances, make the characters more grounded, and make it easier for the audience to empathize.
When he received a new script, in order to make his role more grounded, Uncle Ge often suffered from insomnia all night long. Everyone at felt that this was too hard, and told him not to toss himself so much. But he said: "has nothing to do, I can't control myself, so I just take it for the audience to suffer."
, such as Uncle Ge, who gave everything for acting, in "To Live" directed by Zhang Yimou, with his unique understanding of the role, perfectly interprets the process of the characters in the play from being rich to poor, and experiencing great joy and sadness. Every detail ofGot vividly. The excellent Ge You of
, with his outstanding performance in this film, won the Best Actor Award at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival and became the first Chinese actor to win this award.
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Despite making such great achievements in the show business, Ge You still maintains the original intention and sincerity of acting.
He once said: "I am an actor, I act to please the audience". Many people at would say that such Ge You does not have any stardom in front of the audience. For him, acting is like an ordinary thing to do to "please" the audience. Actors like
are really good actors. Don't be trapped by any awards, because he knows that the audience's evaluation and feelings are more real than any material things. Only by continuously improving his acting skills can he make greater progress.
The audience's evaluation is very important in Ge You's heart. When he was criticized as a bad film for "Breaking Out", the director and other actors did not respond at all. However, stood up and apologized to the audience, thanking everyone for their comments, and better plays are yet to come. Ge You like
is always told by friends around him to be too honest and honest, and easy to be bullied. But he said: "As an actor, you can only serve others, not criticize the audience" . He has always remained humble and easy-going, because in his eyes, actors and audiences are equal, and no one can educate anyone.
Although Ge You's appearance is not the kind of handsome guy that the public likes, but he can give people a very comfortable feeling, and he has one of the most precious qualities-sincerity.
Bo Bonnie once said this: "As a man, you can be ugly, awkward, you can be poor, or even nothing. But you can’t help but be honest, because that’s your foundation, your temperament, Your mind and your future".
In this impetuous era, people who can always remain sincere will definitely continue to improve, become irreplaceable, or even eliminated. Ge You is one of the most typical representatives.
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Ge You brings a lot of joy to people, and it is not inferior to the "king of comedy" Zhou Xingchi, but their respective performance methods and types of works are not the same, strictly speaking, they are not comparable.
Anyone who has carefully read all of Ge You's works can find that almost all the roles he has played in are some down-to-earth little people, and does not have that kind of superior role. The only "Kou Lao Xier" played a prime minister and was voted the worst actor of the year by the audience.
In fact, Uncle Ge is on the basis of his sincerity, and he has become popular with down-to-earth characters. This is his foundation, or that is, this is his way of acting. He is an easy-going person in 's life. and 10 years of experience in the early years have made him even more aware of the importance of respect.
Although Uncle Ge is on fire, whether it is acting, attending events, or in ordinary life, always treats everyone with modesty and peace.
In recent years, although Ge You did not have a big movie, he has not been forgotten by the audience. Even with the appearance of the "Beijing Quadriplegia" composed of Yi Yang Qianxi, Da Zhang Wei, Lu Han, and Zhang Yishan, netizens have said that is still a loyal fan of Ge Youtan.
Why can Ge Youtan be recognized by so many people, because that is the true meaning of the Uncle Ge-grounded and comfortable enough.
In this complex show business circle, Ge You can always lead a life incompetent with the world in a very comfortable state, will not be forgotten by the audience, all of comes from his own unique charm, is just like people The sentence used to describe him: "Your uncle is always your uncle".
