"I like to play a teacher, my father was an English teacher before, I don't like those villain roles..."
This is what actor Hou Tianlai once said in an interview, but he has interpreted the negative characters vividly in many film and television works, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
He has also played many positive characters, but most people only remember characters like Dean Chen Qingquan, who is a foreign language in "The Name of the People".
Hou Tianlai is known as the "villain professional", and he has won the Golden Phoenix Award of the China Film Society for his outstanding acting skills, and has always been loved by the audience.
Hou Tianlai's image in the play can make people hate it, but in life he is a good man without compromise.
His relationship with his wife has never had a scandal, and after the success of his career, he also loves his two daughters.
But Hou Tian looked back on his life and always felt guilty about his wife and two daughters.
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Hou Tianlai was born in 1958 to a cultural family in the northeastern province of Jilin Province, where his parents were both middle school teachers.
In this environment, he received a good cultural education, had excellent academic performance from the beginning of school, and he was once the representative of the English class in the class.
In addition to studying well, Hou Tianlai was also full of interest in literature and art.
At that time, he liked to pull erhu, but the pocket money given to him by his parents was not enough to support him to buy a favorite erhu.
At that time, Hou Tianlai came to collect money to buy erhu, and he moved his "crooked mind".
His father loved to read, there were many books in the family, Hou Tianlai secretly sold a lot of his father's books, and he used the money from the sale of books to buy an erhu.
Hou Tianlai had been happy with his beloved erhu for a long time, and even if no one taught him, he could easily pull out a few beautiful songs.
But even though he was very careful, Hou Tianlai's act of selling books was still discovered by his father, and he naturally could not escape his father's "education".
In the face of his father's discipline, Hou Tianlai did not give up his literary and artistic dreams, and he still pulled his beloved erhu.
Although there is not a single practitioner in literature and art in the family, it has to be said that Hou Tianlai has a good talent in this field of literature and art.
Originally, he thought that he could embark on the road of literature and art with his own achievements, but the social turmoil almost extinguished his acting dreams.
Due to social reasons, after Hou Tianlai graduated from middle school, there was no way to take the college entrance examination, and he could only go to the bicycle factory to work as a fitter.
The roar of the machine made Hou Tianlai feel extremely uncomfortable, and he felt a buzzing in his ears every day after work.
During that time, Hou Tianlai, who loved literature and art, felt that life was like living like a year, and the work of the factory every day was like torture for him.
He also wanted to change the status quo, but in such a big environment, Hou Tianlai could only have a talent and nowhere to show...
Fast forward to 1978, the whole country resumed the college entrance examination, and Hou Tianlai, who worked as a fitter for 3 years, finally saw the opportunity to change his destiny.
Hou Tianlai resolutely applied for the Jilin Art College, but when he applied for the volunteer examination, he made a mistake.
At that time, Hou Tianlai had a good erhu foundation, and he wanted to apply for the music department.
But he thought about it carefully, on the list of Erhu's performances, there was only one name, the others were "waiting", and there was not even a name for half a day, hou Tianlai felt a little bad.
Looking at the performance side, even if Hou Tianlai plays a "small soldier" on the drama stage, he will also appear in the program list of "bandit soldiers" Hou Tianlai.
Therefore, Hou Tianlai immediately decided to apply for the Acting Department, at least let people know who I am.
In that era, tall and all-type actors were deeply liked by the audience, but Hou Tianlai did not occupy both sides, which made him embarrassed for a while.
Even the teachers in the acting department said to him, "You quit school, this business is not for you." ”
But how can the stubborn Hou Tianlai give up easily, it is difficult to enter the university from the bicycle factory, he must make a name for himself in his acting career.
Since then, he has begun to study more desperately, others are eating and resting, and Hou Tianlai is still studying how to portray the character image.
He will always be the first to go to the class and the last to go, and his hard work has also laid a good foundation for his future acting career.
In 1982, Hou Tianlai graduated from jilin art college, and he was assigned to the drama troupe, opening the way of professional actors.
At that time, Hou Tianlai did not expect that he would go from a drama actor to a "villain professional" on the screen...
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Hou Tianlai, who came to the repertory theater, began to perform on stage continuously, although the role he played was not so important, but his acting skills also gained more and more recognition with time.
He worked the stage, no matter the size of the role, he was always the most serious one, which also laid a good foundation for his subsequent acting path.
In 1985, Hou Tianlai came together with his wife, who was a cultured calligrapher.
The two were introduced by friends, although Hou Tianlai was not handsome, but at that time he was down-to-earth and hardworking, and he was talented, and the two were in love at first sight.
In 1987, Hou Tianlai and his wife welcomed the eldest daughter of the two, Hou Yingying, and he also began to get involved in the filming of film and television works.
The TV series "The Last Imperial Princess" is the first film and television work he starred in, in which he played the fallen emperor of the Qing Dynasty "Puyi".
As the main character in the play, Hou Tianlai carefully studied a large number of historical materials, and another major reason why he was able to star in this work was that he looked very similar to the young "Puyi".
At that time, in order to better shape the character, Hou Tianlai also went to visit Puyi's last wife, Li Yuqin.
Hou Tianlai wore a suit and glasses, imitating the Puyi he studied in front of Li Yuqin, and when Li Yuqin read it, tears immediately flowed.
She felt that Hou Tianlai dressed up like this, and the two not only looked alike, but he also performed very vividly.
Sure enough, the TV series "The Last Imperial Princess" made Hou Tianlai a little famous, and he also entered the Changchun Film Studio from the Drama Theater and became a professional actor.
In 1989, Hou Tianlai and his wife welcomed their young daughter, and he participated in more and more film and television works.
He has starred in film and television works such as "Black Lightning", "Rock Killer", "Snow Without a Trace" and so on, although some of the roles are not very important, but her work is not idle at all.
At that time, Hou Tianlai was busy filming, and his wife's work could not be opened, so the two could only discuss giving the child to the care of the elderly.
Hou Tianlai often could not go home because of filming, and sometimes he left home for several months and could not see his wife and daughter for a long time.
Other children have their fathers waiting at the door after school, and Hou Tianlai's two daughters are sometimes picked up by their mothers, and even the sisters go home by themselves.
The companionship of the father seems to be a luxury in the hearts of Hou Yingying and her sister, and not being able to accompany her daughter to grow up is also a regret in Hou Tianlai's heart.
Hou Tianlai, who was busy with his career, in addition to feeling indebted to his two daughters, made him feel even more sorry for his wife.
Not long after the two got married, Hou Tianlai stepped into the film and television circle, he was not at home for a long time, and sometimes he could not earn much because of his small role.
In those years, Hou Tianlai's wife never complained, and she always took care of the family in obscurity.
There was no way, at that time, Hou Tianlai's salary was not high, and there were old people and children to support at home, so he had to work hard to shoot.
In that era when telephones were not yet developed, Hou Tianlai's contact with his wife was mainly based on letters.
Sometimes the wife told him about the family's affairs, and when the letter arrived, the family's affairs had been solved, which could also show how much the wife had paid for the family.
It is precisely because Hou Tianlai has such a good wife and mother behind him that he is more focused on the development of his career.
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Since 2001, Hou Tianlai's career has entered a new height, and he began to appear more as a protagonist in film and television works.
She can be seen in works such as "Never Let Go of You", "Sunrise", "Women No Longer Silent", "Very Small Courtyard" and so on.
And he has created a lot of "villain roles", which makes many people hate it after watching it.
Hou Tianlai's attitude and state of work are serious, he will not play a big name like some other stars, no matter how the crew is arranged, he will cooperate.
Liu Erwei, the director of the TV series "Women Are Not silent", is his good friend, when Liu Erwei asked him to shoot a play, Hou Tianlai agreed very happily.
At that time, Hou Tianlai did not know that the image of the character was a "big bad", and this play almost ruined Hou Tianlai's life.
Hou Tianlai often has rival plays with actresses in the play, and the character image is a complete "obscene man".
This made it difficult for the honest and responsible Hou Tianlai, but after all, he agreed to let others shoot the drama, and he could only act hard.
After filming with the actress every time, Hou Tianlai would apologize in a hurry, and he constantly explained that the image and life in the play were completely different things.
He also counted the director Liu Erwei for a long time, fortunately, the actresses understood that this was acting and did not say too much.
But as soon as this TV series was released, it attracted a "scolding".
Hou Tianlai interpreted the character image too realistically, so that many viewers felt that this was him, not acting at all.
Even when he walked down the street, someone would point fingers at him and say that he was not a good person.
During that period of time, Hou Tianlai did not dare to go out casually, for fear of causing some misunderstandings, which also caused him to be depressed for a long time.
Even his wife advised him: "Don't act in such a drama in the future, what has become of this?" ”
If you don't say that your daughter is Daddy's little cotton jacket, Hou Yingying and her sister said to him very thoughtfully: "Dad, you don't have to be sad, it is precisely because you act well, so everyone will be like this, you should be happy." ”
After Hou Tianlai listened to his daughter's words, he thought carefully that this was indeed the case.
And it is the TV series "Women Are No Longer Silent" that has made him "forced" to open the road of villains, and his acting career has also reached a new height.
Whether it is the big traitor he played in the TV series "Bitter Lai Flower" or the spy leader in the spy drama "State Secrets", Hou Tianlai portrayed the characters very well.
Slowly, everyone found out that Hou Tianlai was not that kind of person, because his acting skills were good, so he would give people the illusion that he was a bad person.
Although he has played positive characters in many dramas, the effect is not as good as that of "villains".
Since everyone recognized the villain I played, it showed that everyone recognized my acting skills, and he threw himself into acting wholeheartedly.
It's just that the busyness at work has made him miss out on too much of his family life.
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Hou Tianlai, with his excellent acting skills, has been transferred to the Bayi Film Studio since 2008.
Because his two daughters' lives and studies are inseparable from Changchun, he and his wife have come to Beijing, and he and his daughter have less and less time to see each other.
Although Hou Tianlai was already famous at that time, he was not a popular big star after all, and he still had to rely on film remuneration to live.
In addition, he also had to support the elderly on both sides, so he could only lay down his daughter and come to Beijing.
After Hou Tianlai came to Beijing, he starred in many film and television works, whether it is war themes or modern urban dramas, his acting skills are not a problem.
In 2014, Hou Tianlai starred in the mainland's first movie "Prescription for Life" with the theme of infectious disease doctors, and the dean he played left a deep impression on many people.
Hou Tianlai's life has always been frugal, he never extravagant and wasteful, in order to save money, he and his wife back to their hometown are basically by train, rarely by plane.
After graduating from university, Hou Yingying also became an actor like Hou Tianlai, participating in film and television works such as "Mou's Manor" and "Women Are No Longer Silent".
The younger daughter also inherited the genes of him and his wife, not only can pull the erhu, but also has a very beautiful hand of calligraphy.
In 2016, Hou Tianlai became popular again with Chen Qingquan, who "loves to learn English" in the TV series "In the Name of the People".
Many people remember the scene where he and the foreign woman were arrested, but what many people don't know is that the script originally did not have so many plots, and it was Hou Tian who came to play the scene to have that wonderful "famous scene".
With the passage of time, Hou Tianlai's two daughters also came to her side to develop, and they also had their own families.
And now 64-year-old Hou Tianlai, no longer as desperate as he was at the beginning.
When he was younger, busy with work and missing the company of his daughter and wife, he now gives more time to his family.
Hou Tianlai, who has already become a grandfather, often plays with his grandson, whether it is feeding or changing diapers, he is at ease.
Without the support of his wife, Hou Tianlai's career would not have come to this day, from his debut to the present, although he left us with more of an image of a "bad person", he has never had his emotional scandals.
He knows that his wife has not been easy along the way, so he has always loved and cared for his wife.
Hou Tianlai from the original factory fitter, step by step to today, he has no background to rely on, relying on his own efforts and sweat.
Now he is still active in the film and television circle, and the lives of his two daughters are also happy, and his wife who has been stormy for decades is still with him.
I have to say that Hou Tianlai's life is successful, I wish Hou Tianlai's family happiness and happiness, and the future career development is getting better and better!
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Editor| Ah Hu
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