Mention the actor Li Xuejian, I believe everyone must be more familiar. Although his figure is not tall and burly, his appearance is not beautiful and handsome, and even his voice does not seem to be strong and loud. And it is such an actor who "does not look proud and his voice is not rigid", but he has achieved the only "Grand Slam" in the acting culture circle and is respected and loved by the majority of audiences. Why, exactly?
Li Xuejian, a 68-year-old "old drama bone", born in Juye County, Heze City, Shandong Province, is a well-known actor in the mainland film and television industry, vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman and honorary chairman of the Ninth China Filmmakers Association, and a first-class actor of the National Theatre of China. Don't look at him as a leading cadre in the literary and art circles, in his mind, in addition to doing his own work well, the most important thing is to perform good plays for the masses of the people.
Li Xuejian was born into an ordinary peasant family. As early as 1965, Li Xuejian, who was only 11 years old, followed his father to the most arduous battlefield of the motherland construction on the mainland at that time, and the third line of Guizhou went to the side. At the age of 16, he entered the factory to participate in labor, perhaps because he loved literature and art and was born with a natural endowment, in the middle school, the factory, and later in the army, Li Xuejian was a member of the amateur literary and art propaganda team in the unit. In 1973, at the age of 19, Li Xuejian signed up for the army. Three years later, he was transferred to the drama team of the Second Artillery Cultural troupe of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and in 1977, he was admitted to the Air Politics Cultural and Labor Troupe, and began his acting career.
In 1987, Li Xuejian entered the Central Experimental Drama Theatre, and in 1980, he won the "China Drama Award Plum Blossom Performance Award" for his outstanding performance in the drama "The September 13 Incident", thus kicking off his consecutive awards. In 1985, he played General Li Li in the film "General Steel File"; in 1990, he starred in the TV series "Longing" as the good man Song Dacheng, winning the Feitian Award for Best Supporting Actor and the 9th Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor; the film "Jiao Yulu" starred in won the 11th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and the 14th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor.
In 1998, he participated in the performance of the TV series "Water Margin", which became a classic for playing Song Jiang, and was well received and affirmed. In 2011, he starred in the movie "Yang Shanzhou" and won the Outstanding Actor Award at the 14th China Film Huabiao Awards. In 2012, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 50th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for his film "1942". In 2015, due to the TV series "Hey, Old Man! The superb performance in "" won the Best Actor Award in the Long-form TV Series Category of the 13th Sichuan TV Festival - Golden Panda Award. In 2016, he participated in the TV series "Young Marshal", playing Zhang Zuolin; in October of the same year, "Hey, Old Man! " and "The Young Marshal" both won the Best Performing Arts Award at the 28th Golden Eagle Awards.
In December 2016, Li Xuejian was elected as a member and vice chairman of the 10th Plenary Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In December 2018, he was awarded the title of Reform Pioneer and the Reform Pioneer Medal by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and the honorary title of "Excellent Performing Artist Who Carries Forward the Core Values of Socialism". In September 2019, he was selected as the "Most Beautiful Strivers". Li Xuejian has been debuting for 38 years and has won the title and title of "Movie Emperor" as many as 33 times, saying that he is a "Grand Slam" in the acting industry, which is really well-deserved.
If Li Xuejian is really "not proud of his appearance and his voice is not rigid", then there is a reason. People are tall, fat and thin, how their bodies are, whether they are handsome and good-looking, most of them come from nature, and Li Xuejian's own body shape and appearance are originally like this, at this point, it is absolutely impossible to compare with those handsome and beautiful "cream boys", but many of the characters he interprets and shapes are very tall and magnificent. As early as 2001, he suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer, which made his voice very hoarse, but for many years, he has insisted on treatment while insisting on performing with illness.
In a signed article written by Guangming Daily, Li Xuejian said that after the founding of New China, acting has become more and more of a glorious profession. Actors with both moral integrity and ability are people's artists, "engineers of the human soul". This is the true voice of his heart. His "Grand Slam" is definitely not a vain name, but he has been in exchange for decades with his dedicated dedication and diligent work attitude, as well as his exquisite performance skills. He has always been seriously responsible for his work, has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, noble moral character, has always adhered to the nature and original intention of the actor, and is indeed an old artist who deserves his name and is both virtuous and artistic.
Finally, let's take a look at the evaluation of Li Xuejian by "Beiqing Net": "Low-key behavior, practical acting, in the impetuous entertainment circle is too difficult to do, Li Xuejian is such an artist with both virtue and art, tirelessly pursuing new heights in acting, but for his private life is very low-key." "What do you think?
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