Cows get grass.
His real name is Niu Junguo, born in 1933 in Kaifeng, Henan Province.
When he was a child, he studied under the yu opera name ugly Li Xiaoyao, specializing in ugly behavior.
But he didn't even have a name at that time. Everyone called him "Maverick." Later, an old artist in the troupe named him "Junguo" and said: "It depends on your generation to revitalize the country!" ”
Later, in the course of his opera career, he found that someone told him that if the pronunciation was inaccurate, or in the noisy environment, "Niu Junguo" would be harmonized into "Niu into the pot".
The cow got into the pot and always felt unlucky. Moreover, the two words of Junguo do not match his clown identity.
Later, a full-fledged late Qing Dynasty Xiucai said that he wanted to change Niu Junguo's stage name. The old man turned over a stack of ancient books and dictionaries, and he found Niu Junguo and talked about it, and thought of a name for him- cow grass.
Niu Junguo's stage name was changed to Niu Decao, the word "Qingquan", the number "material foot", and the other name "drinking water". He wrote eight big words in his diary: "Determined to be an ox, art for the people."
The stage name of Niu Decao is both witty and philosophical, and easy to remember, which is very in line with his clown identity. Since then, niu decao has worked hard, and in the movie "Seven Pin Sesame Officials", he played the role of "when the official is not the master of the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes" The little sesame official became famous in one fell swoop, and became a household name, and his name was red in the Central Plains.
Niu Decao is eclectic, the performance forms are diverse, he is exquisite, singing, reading, doing, dancing are excellent, and very close to life, both grounded and strong artistic appeal.
There are not many plays starring clowns in traditional dramas, and Niu Decao leads the group with clowns, and sings the clowns as the pillars of the troupe, which is very remarkable. Niupai art reflects the people's nature and popularity in the script, and is full of wit in the creative method, coupled with a very ornamental performance, so it has been performed for a long time.
Although he plays a clown, he is on a par with Chen Suzhen, Chang Xiangyu and Tang Xicheng.
His students include Jin Buchang (winner of the Plum Blossom Award, currently a national first-class actor in China), Zhang Xiancao (one of the top ten ugly winners of the national Yu opera) and others