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In the history of Chinese films, when it comes to the King of Kung Fu, everyone will first think of Bruce Lee, the "Emperor of Kung Fu", Jet Li, the "most flexible fat man" Hong Jinbao, etc., but when it comes to comedy masters, there are "cold-faced laughter" Xu Guanwen, "unlucky egg" Xu Guanying, "eccentric" Huang Baiming, "skinhead" Mai Jia and so on.
The one we want to talk about today, he is not only very accomplished in comedy, but also in other types of film and television works, the role conversion can also be easily used, which can be called the "changeable star" in the film and television circle. He is the Hong Kong actor known as the "ancestor of humor" - Feng Quanfan.
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In 1945, Feng Quanfan was born into a literary and artistic family in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, to parents who were Cantonese opera actors. Because of this, he has studied Cantonese opera with his parents since he was a child, and has had many times of stage history, cultivating an artistic cell.
In the 1960s, Hong Kong's film and television industry was booming, and Shaw films accounted for almost half of the Chinese film and television industry.
In 1965, the 20-year-old Feng Quanfan resolutely chose to join "Li's TV" and began his acting journey.
Feng Quanfan
Just as the so-called "plum blossom fragrance comes from the bitter cold", at the beginning, Feng Quefan was also clean and tired, whether it was chores or dragon sets, lighting or photography, every job of the crew was conscientious and meticulous.
After participating in several TV series, with perseverance, Feng Quanfan's acting skills have been qualitatively improved.
Maxima is often present, but Bole is not often there!
Two years later, Feng Quanfan finally ushered in the "Bole" in his film and television career, this person is the circle of prestigious director Chu Yuan, under his introduction, Feng Quefan partner Nan Hong, Xie Xian and other co-starring, dedicated his film debut "Black Rose Three red flower rogue".
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In 1968, in order to find better development, Feng Quanfan switched to TVB and won the opportunity to star in the 21-episode TV series "Dream Breaks the Day". In the same year, in the "Two Heroes" directed by Shaw's director Zhang Che and the "Golden Whirlwind" directed by Luo Wei, although Feng Quanfan did not play much, his acting skills were also remarkable, and what he valued more was to learn more film techniques in many films.
Since then, Feng Quefan has successively participated in many movies such as "The Prodigal Son", "Jade Face Fire Star", "Cold and Warm Youth" and so on. Before entering the film and television circle, Feng Quefan had a big dream of creating his own films, and because of this, while becoming an actor, he learned the corresponding film knowledge, and constantly precipitated in order to realize the dream of becoming a filmmaker in the future.
In 1974, after years of "cultivation", Feng Quefan, who was ready for everything, wrote and directed his first film in his life, "Under the Roof of Hong Kong", in which he also played the role of "Stephen Hong".
Today, the teacher We see Feng Quefan has white hair and a face full of traces of age, but when he was young, he was a small piece of fresh meat, and time urged people to grow old, which made people can't help but sigh the ruthlessness of the carving knife of the years.
Feng Quanfan in his youth
In the mid-1970s, major film and television companies competed for the best. Hong Kong is known as the "Hollywood of the East" and has been laying the foundation since then. At that time, the development momentum of tv dramas was also sharp. In 1976, in order to further enhance his ability, Feng Quanfan joined "Jiayi TV", and he was able to serve as a program producer with outstanding ability, and after two years of gold panning, he returned to TVB as a producer and actor.
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In the early 1980s, as the kung fu film market saturated, major film companies began to seek new breakthroughs, and comedy films gradually rose under the trend of "Xu Brothers" ghost horse comedy.
In everyone's impression, Feng Quefan is an expressionless, unsmiling person, in fact, he is the same in life. But because of this, he and Xu Guanwen, the "cold-faced laughing artist", have their own "characteristics".
Since 1981, when Feng Quanfan painstakingly and independently directed the action film "Pink Skull", but received a dismal box office, he began to rethink how to transform. When he found that he had "unique" interpretation characteristics, he concentrated on film and television performances and began to take the "character actor" route, and his main feature was that everyone laughed, but he was still cold as frost, which was "cold humor".
In today's "traffic is king", when many movies land on the theater line under the banner of "comedy", and the audience enters the cinema with great expectations, they will always receive full of embarrassment and disappointment after watching. The reason for this is that the main reason is that "the old drama is quite old, and the actors of the acting school are not picked up".
Mentioning Feng Quanfan's comedy masterpieces, it is the "Five Lucky Stars" series of movies starring since 1983, in the first "Five Lucky Stars Series Films" "Strange Schemes and Five Lucky Stars", the "rhinoceros skin" he played can always make people laugh, and his funny and not exaggerated acting skills are really convincing.
Photo of "Five Lucky Stars"
In the same year, he co-starred with Yuan Biao, Zeng Zhiwei and Lin Zhengying in the black comedy film "Time to Run", in which he played the father of Zhao Zilong, the messenger of the soul.
In the "Summer Lucky Star" released the following year, he once again joined forces with Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Zeng Zhiwei, Wu Yaohan, etc., and continued to play "rhinoceros skin" in the film. Those who have seen the film believe that they have harvested full of happiness.
In addition to the "Fuxing Series", the "Hardcover Chasing Girls" series of movies starring Feng Quefan is also a wonderful memory of the 60s and 70s, in which he plays the boss of Jianji's garage , "Liu Dingjian". Since 1987, the "girl chasing technique" has been all the rage, and some boys even imitate the method of chasing women in the movie, which is really ridiculous to think. (Stealing that this is not advisable, pursuing girls, or "heart for heart" is better)
In addition, Feng Quanfan and Lin Zhengying co-starred in the comedy horror movie "Music Zombie", which is also very classic, in which he plays a Maoshan Taoist named "Ma Ma Di";
In "Fortune Five Lucky Stars", Feng Quefan once again played the "rhinoceros skin"; such as "Qi Dachuan" in "Ghost Hunting Master", "Ah Qiang" in "Master Brother Bumping Into Ghosts", "Thunder Removal Master" in "Unearthed Strange Soldiers", "Warden" in "Prison Is Not Fortified", "Rhino skin" in "Five Lucky Stars Colliding with Ghosts"...
The road to acting is long, from the pawn of the merchant to the big boss, the farmer, the police, almost seventy-two lines have been performed over and over again. Along the way, teacher Feng Quefan performed one classic role after another for us, with superb acting skills and well-deserved reputation as "drama bones".
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After working hard in the show business circle for many years, although Mr. Feng Quanfan has been highly recognized by the people in the circle and the audience, he has never won any awards, which makes fans feel sorry for it.
At the end of the 1980s, as the film market gradually became "saturated", coupled with the impact of the financial turmoil, the film and television circle was in a downturn. During this period, many old Hong Kong drama bones have gradually been "forgotten" by the times, and it is gratifying that they are inseparable from the fans.
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In the comedy movie "Old Friend Ghost Upper Body" released in 1992, Feng Quanfan starred with Wu Junru, Noon Ma, Lou Nanguang, etc., in which he played the role of "Lin Shicai", with superb acting skills, he played a middle-aged man who had been imprisoned for his brother for many years and fell out of prison to the fullest.
In a previous interview, when asked why he had lived in Taiwan for 30 years, he said bluntly: "I really have no feelings for Hong Kong." As soon as this statement came out, it was really surprising. After all, it is Hong Kong, the "treasure land of movies", that has made him, and this statement is indeed suspected of being "ungrateful".
Then Feng Quanfan explained: I am a relatively high national person, Hong Kong is a colony, it is easier to return to Taiwan, because the people there are more "humane".
In addition, he, who is known as the "master of humor", actually said that he hated making comedies very much! In response to this, he laughed and said: Filming is work, and there have been many comedies in the past, but I think it is not called comedy, but farce.
It can be seen that Teacher Feng Quanfan attaches great importance to "human feelings", as a yellow-skinned Chinese, not forgetting that Ben is always the premise, and he has always lived in a "Chinese heart" in his belly.
The reason why Teacher Feng regards the "comedy" he has filmed as a "farce", Xiaosheng does not think so, but he has almost been shooting comedy for most of his life, and he should be tired of it.
In 2001, in the light fashion drama "Ancestors Open Eyes", Feng Quanfan played the role of "Liao Chuangjing", when he was 56 years old, and the comedy he hated was still like a shadow.
In 2005, he played the role of "Fang Jianshan" in the fantasy idol drama "The Legend of Shuangbi" broadcast by China Television in Taiwan; in the 2007 TV series "Lights Out", he played "Kim Chung-won" and "Situ Min" in the TV series "Red Begonia"; in the 2008 movie "Whenever Changes", he played "Miao Father".
The elderly Feng Quenching Sail
In 2009, due to his wonderful performance of "Lao Bo" in the action movie "Accident", Feng Quefan finally ushered in an honor in his acting career, but he was only nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor of the Chinese Film and Media Awards" and did not take the trophy into his arms.
At the Hong Kong Film Festival the following year, it was still only nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor", and once again lost the trophy.
After watching many of Mr. Feng's comedy films, I sincerely thanked him for bringing laughter to everyone and dedicating one film and television masterpiece after another.
In his twilight years, he played the role of the villain "Lao Kasa" in the movie "Lao Kasa" released in 2016, although he was a villain, he still made the audience deeply aware of the need to pay close attention to the elderly. As for acting, it can already be described as "fascinating", and interested friends may wish to take a look.
epilogue:
Today, when the glory of Hong Kong cinema is no longer there, old artists such as Feng Quefan can still become a guarantee of film quality after turning to the mainland film and television circle, although the "humorous ancestor" of the past has become a thing of the past, but his professionalism is very worthy of emulation by young juniors.
Today, the 75-year-old Feng Quanfan is still fighting in the film and television circle, do you remember this "humorous ancestor"?
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