In recent years, the news of the death of Hong Kong's old opera bones has been continuously reported, and this year has just passed more than five months, but the old drama bones such as Li Xiangqin, Wu Mengda, Liao Qizhi, etc., who have brought countless wonderful drama bones to mainland audiences, have passed away one after another.
There are some old drama bones, and now they are over ninety years old, although most of them have faded out of the film and television, but whenever everyone mentions their roles or names, there is always an unspeakable nostalgia. For example, "White Brow Eagle King" Gu Feng, "Paper Skin Mother-in-Law" Xu Biji, "Zhang Sanfeng" Zhou Cong, "Huo Mu" Li Xuan, etc., they are all unforgettable classics in the minds of mainland audiences.
Liu Zhaoming, an old drama bone born in 1931, is also a ninety-year-old man, and he can be said to be a half-way monk for acting, but despite this, his acting skills have also impressed countless audiences.
When he was young, Liu Zhaoming was a boat runner who made his home with blue skies and blue seas, but since he was a child, he had a strong passion for dance, and he later crossed the sea to France to learn dance.
Later, he became the first Chinese dancer to emerge on the international stage, and even many French dancers sought him out to choreograph.
After returning to Hong Kong, he opened a dance school, so he was known as "Ming Sir". At that time, superstars including Xu Xiaofeng, Luo Wen, Wang Mingquan and other superstars all learned dance from him, and he was also hired by TVB as a dance teacher in the training class.
In 1979, at the age of 48, Liu Zhaoming starred in the movie "Butterfly Change" at the invitation of Xu Ke, and then he officially joined the entertainment industry and signed with TVB shortly after. In the decades of TVB career, Liu Zhaoming has created countless classic roles, such as Qiu Daqian in "The Thousand Kings and Heroes", the Southern Emperor One Lamp Master in the 83rd edition of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" and "The Divine Eagle Hero", the brother in "Falcon", the Hai Dafu in Liang Chaowei's version of "Deer Ding", Cheng Xiaoquan in "No Regrets in This Life", etc., each character has a unique personality.
In terms of movies, Liu Zhaoming also performed well, and the most amazing acting skills were the "Qiannu Ghost" series, in which he played a creepy millennium tree demon "Grandma".
However, in "Qiannu Ghost 2", he has transformed into a righteous loyalist who has been avoided by the demon monk, and such a contrasting role can be easily controlled by him, which is really impressive. For example, Yue Buqun, who he played in Xu Guanjie's version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", has no expression and can show the character essence of "Gentleman's Sword" without moving.
In 2012, Liu Zhaoming's wife died of cancer, which was undoubtedly the most painful blow to Liu Zhaoming's life experience. He once sighed: "Although everyone needs to face life and death, when that moment really comes, it is found that losing one person is really equivalent to losing the whole world." ”
Two or three years ago, Liu Zhaoming had made a comeback to film, but he said that all his interests, including acting, disappeared with the death of his wife. Although Liu Zhaoming's body is still very tough today, many times Hong Kong citizens see him always in a daze in the park, accompanied only by cigarettes and loneliness.
Looking back on Liu Zhaoming's life, in addition to his dance career and acting career are equally radiant, his hometown complex is also worthy of everyone's praise. Liu Zhaoming's ancestral home is Xiehua Village, Longkou Town, Heshan City, Guangdong Province, and for the past few decades, he has served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Heshan Hometown Association and actively participated in the construction of his hometown. Is a really worthy of everyone to respect the old artist of virtue and art, I hope he can live a healthy and happy life!