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was the golden age of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, and various types of movies have feasted the audience. And the comedy movies of various series have become the best witness of that era. The well-known "Happy Ghost" series, "Rich and Fortune" series, "Five Lucky Stars" series, etc., have become the best youth memories of a generation. Through these movies, more mainland audiences have gotten to know the comedians of Hong Kong at that time. Among them, the Hong Kong comedian Wu Yaohan, who was the smash hit in the "Five Lucky Stars" series, is not sure if you still have any impressions?
may mention that the name Wu Yaohan is a little strange to everyone, but you must know who he is by seeing his face. Wu Yaohan was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong in 1939. Because of his keen interest in acting since he was a child, when he was 16 years old, his parents sent him to study in the UK. After studying acting at the West School of Drama in the United Kingdom, he was also fortunate to work for the British Broadcasting Corporation (also known as the BBC), and even filmed 4 British TV comedies, which also allowed Wu Yaohan to accumulate a lot Performance experience.
In 1970, the 31-year-old Wu Yaohan returned to Hong Kong to develop. Taking advantage of his accumulated experience in the UK, he self-financed the first film of his life, "A Bachelor Walks the End of the World", and finally encountered Waterloo. The box office was dismal, and almost no one cared about it, which made him heavily in debt. Then Wu Yaohan started working hard to repay the money. Joined Wireless under the introduction of a friend, and began co-hosting the variety show "Double Star Annunciation" with Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie. With his hearty and humorous hosting style, he was also known to more audiences.
Later, Xu Guanwen started filming the movie "Half a Catty Eight Two" and invited Wu Yaohan to participate in the performance, which also allowed him to return to the film industry to develop. After several years of study and accumulation, Wu Yaohan decided to make a comeback and make a movie again. And his "Funny Face" and "Knowing and Catching Thieves Simple" were both great successes, and Wu Yaohan also officially started his career as a comedian. Time has come to the golden age of Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Comedy films such as "Five Lucky Stars" and "Double Dragon Going to Sea" in which he participated are very popular with audiences, and he has become one of the smash hit comedians of that era.
later, with the gradual decline of Hong Kong movies, although Wu Yaohan has been making movies in a low-key manner, his attention has not returned to that year. It was not until the Lunar New Year movie "Like a Pearl Like a Treasure" starred by him at the beginning of this year that he once again attracted everyone's attention in an interview with the media. Because he revealed in the interview that he is suffering from kidney failure, his kidney function is only about 10% of the role, even 4 times a day to maintain health, eliminate toxins in the body to save life.
At the same time, Wu Yaohan also said that although his current physical condition is not optimistic, he never thought of retiring. Because in his eyes, a good movie requires different actors to perform, whether it is the protagonist, supporting role or even the role of the hero, they are all part of the movie. As an actor, you should seize the opportunity, you should not be lazy, you must let the audience see the performance skills. Wu Yaohan even said with a smile that if there is a role of a patient now, he must be played, because in his current state, it is completely authentic. Although
is currently in poor health, fortunately, his wife and son are taking care of him, which saves Wu Yaohan a lot. It is reported that this is Wu Yaohan's second marriage. His wife is an Englishman he knew when he was working in the UK. Later, he followed Wu Yaohan to live in Hong Kong. And their son Wu Jialong looks very handsome and is also an actor. Participated in films such as "Operation Mekong", "Reverse War" and "Wushuang". Wu Jialong is also 43 years old this year, but he has not yet started a family.
Wu Yaohan, who has been in the film industry for nearly 50 years, made a lot of money by making movies in his early years. In the mid-1980s, Wu Yaohan was paid millions for making a movie. At the same time, he is also better at investing. It is reported that he owns multiple properties in Hong Kong. According to conservative estimates, Wu Yaohan's current net worth is at least 3.5 billion yuan, but he is quite low-key and can be said to be an invisible rich man in the circle.
Wu Yaohan is 80 years old this year. Although he is currently in poor physical condition, he still insists on the acting career he loves. And the various comedy roles he left on the screen in his early years are deeply imprinted in the minds of the audience and become their most beautiful and classic memories. The editor also wishes this dedicated old opera to be healthyKang, everything is fine.
