Actor Xu Shaoqiang, who played the villain Zao Wou-Ki in "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier", died of esophageal cancer at the age of 74. At present, senior filmmaker Tian Qiwen confirmed the news.
The media reported that Xu Shaoqiang's death had been confirmed by his children, and Tian Qiwen also revealed the details, saying that Xu Shaoqiang died on September 1, because Mr. Xu died, and his wife helped him finish the funeral, and unfortunately passed away, as if he heard that it was a heart attack.
Xu Shaoqiang is a martial arts film superstar in the Hong Kong film industry in the seventies and eighties of the last century, and in the early days, he performed in TV series such as "The Sword of the Third Young Master" and "Silkworm Transformation", and later played the villain Zao Wou-Ki in "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier" starring Stephen Chow.
Xu Shaoqiang used to be a white-collar worker, working as an accountant in the stock market, because of his cool image, he was instigated to film, and later found that he liked filming very much.
He joined Shaw Brothers, graduated from the third phase of the Shaw Brothers Actor Training Center, and signed a contract as a basic actor of Shaw Brothers, and served as a supporting role or second protagonist in martial arts films as a small student in action movies.
Xu Shaoqiang is tall and burly, so under the trend of martial arts films in the seventies, he played a lot of heroes.
He once played "Yun Feiyang" in the drama "Silkworm Transformation", which made Xu Shaoqiang famous. Later, he was instigated by the film company to cause discord, and in 1980, he was terminated by Li's TV and became a freelance actor, and "Silkworm Transformation" was forced to change roles halfway.
In 1993, ATV remade "Silkworm Transformation" and played the role of "Yun Feiyang" again in the play.
Xu Shaoqiang debuted for 57 years, performed in 89 TV series, and acted in 241 movies, which is also very prolific.
Xu Shaoqiang has worked with many actors, such as Dillon, Jiang David, Er Dongsheng, Zheng Shaoqiu, Zhao Yazhi, Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Liu Jiahui, Li Xiuxian, Stephen Chow, Alan Tam, Louis Koo, Michelle Yeoh, Leslie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhong Hanliang, Shi Xiaolong, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Yishan, Lin Gengxin, Xiao Zhan, etc.
In the later period, he acted in some Internet universities, and the response was not very popular, and his fame was still formed by the film and television dramas filmed in the early days.
Xu Shaoqiang has had many short-lived marriages, and actor Sydney (formerly known as Yan Huiming), she is the younger sister of movie star Michelle and has a son and a daughter.
The eldest son, Xu Yidong, is a Hong Kong creator who is active in the advertising and film industries.
The second son, Xu Yihao, is an independent singer in Vancouver, Canada, and a local Chinese TV New Era TV host.
Daughter Xu Yingkun, the champion of Miss Vancouver Chinese, model, is a teaching assistant during the day.
The daughter shared Jacky Cheung's song "You Are the Only Legend in My Life" on IG to mourn her father and leave a message, "I Love You!", and his son Xu Weidong responded to the media, saying that he was grateful for his concern and was dealing with it with his family.
Xu Shaoqiang died in Beijing, and he may have settled in the mainland in recent years.
Recently, veteran actors Li Haisheng and Zheng Peipei both died of illness, which is embarrassing. Birth, old age, sickness and death, although people are normal, but it also breaks the hearts of fans.
Netizens broke the news that Xu Shaoqiang had a pair of children with his second wife when he was 55 years old, and his second wife was about 30 years younger than him, that is, about 25 years old when he got married.
Xu Shaoqiang's wife is said to have been overly sad because of her husband's death, and she had a heart attack, and if this is true, it is too sad. The second wife is only about 43 years old, so she should still be very young. The children of the two have not yet entered the society, and they may have to be taken care of by their brothers and sisters.
has five children with two wives and a girlfriend, they are all very different in age, although so, Xu Shaoqiang has a good relationship with his children, although he and Sydney are not married, but both children have entered the entertainment industry.
Tian Qiwen revealed that Xu Shaoqiang's memorial service will be held in Hengdian next week.
The superstar in the minds of many drama fans and movie fans, the heroes he played in the early days and the villains he played in the later stage are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and impressive.
Director Li Lizhi posted a message to mourn Xu Shaoqiang, "Goodbye hero, forever missed!" ”。
The actor's work is king, Xu Shaoqiang has worked hard to shoot so many film and television dramas, and he is indeed an eternal hero in everyone's mind.
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