According to media reports on December 5, Li Zhiyu, a famous actor in China, died of illness at the age of 85. Li Zhiyu graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Theater Academy in 1962, and is the first generation of theater performance graduate students trained in China. After that, he stayed on to teach, and successively served as an assistant professor, lecturer and associate professor in the Department of Acting. Li Zhiyu has played a leading role or important role in films such as "Bashan Night Rain", "July Flowing Fire", "Don't Forget Me", "After the Rain", "Qiu Jin", "Well", "Fox Mystery Case", "Purple Trace", "Gao Peng Full Seat", "Superconductor" and other films. In 1985, Li Zhiyu won the Best Actor Award at the 3rd TV Golden Eagle Awards for starring in the TV series "Xu Beihong".
Together with Li Wei and Li Nong, he was called "Three Brothers in shanghai film industry"
He had just celebrated his 85th birthday the day before his death
Li Zhiyu came from an acting family, has starred in many classic film and television dramas such as "Bashan Night Rain", "Qiu Jin", "Well" and won the Best Actor Award at the TV Golden Eagle Award in 1985, and his brothers Li Wei and Li Nong are known as the "Three Brothers in the Shanghai Film Industry", and the daughter is the famous actor Li Yun.
Li Zhiyu is not only an excellent actor, but also an excellent people's teacher. As an acting teacher at the Shanghai Theater Academy, he has trained countless outstanding students, such as Pan Hong, You Yong, Ma Shaohua, Ren Quan, Li Bingbing, Liao Fan, Song Jia and many other well-known peach and plum.
In fact, as early as last year, Li Zhiyu's physical condition was already very bad. Last December, Li Zhiyu spent his birthday in the hospital, he was already skinny, sitting on a hospital bed with a breathing tube inserted, looking very weak. The crowd put a small cake in front of Li Zhiyu and helped him up against the bed to celebrate his birthday. At that time, Li Zhiyu did not even have the strength to blow candles, but even though he was seriously ill, he still had a smile on his face, and he was still as elegant as ever. At that time, some netizens lamented how Li Zhiyu was so old that he couldn't recognize it.
The day before Mr. Li died, he had just celebrated his 85th birthday. Looking back on his life, whether it is an actor or a teacher, he is conscientious and conscientious in every profession, and he has worked diligently and diligently all his life, and this spirit is worth learning.
Song Jia, Ren Silu and other star students sent a tribute
"Taught to this day"
After the bad news of Li Zhiyu's death came out, Song Jia posted a photo with him to mourn, saying that the other party was his own performance enlightenment teacher and his mentor. In the photo, Song Jia received the trophy handed by Li Zhiyu, and the teachers and students looked at each other and smiled, and their faces were full of pride and pride, which was particularly moving.
Actor Ren Silu said that Teacher Li Zhiyu is his youth, and he wishes his old man a good journey.
Mao Weining, director of "Ordinary World", recounted the past of the cooperation with Li Zhiyu, saying that he had been strictly taught by him and still remembered it.
Actor Zhang Jingjing also posted a memorial, and from her text, it can be seen that Li Zhiyu was already hospitalized with illness before his death. Because of the epidemic, they could not go to the hospital to visit Li Zhiyu, and they did not expect that this time it would become a farewell.
The last time Zhang Jingjing met with Li Zhiyu was at the 2019 alumni meeting, when he looked good in spirit, sitting at the front and laughing until he couldn't close his mouth, looking quite healthy. Unexpectedly, just over 2 years later, Li Zhiyu died of illness.
Editor: Lü Bing