There are many actors in the show business circle who are familiar with their faces and who are not popular, and most of them are low-key old drama bones.
Among them, a national-level actor like Xu Wenguang, almost no one knows his name.
A good actor can make the audience forget the classic role he plays, and Xu Wenguang is a good actor with thousands of faces.
He is Ding Yizhen in "In the Name of the People";
Yuan Shao in The Three Kingdoms;
The Great Eunuch Mu Jian in the Biography of Mi Yue;
Zhao Gao in "The Legend of Chu Han" and other classic characters.
As an old drama bone with both virtue and art, Xu Wenguang is the "ever-changing uncle" in the show business circle.
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Xu Wenguang was born in 1960 into a military family.
Influenced by his family, Xu Wenguang also went to the army to exercise after he grew up.
Here, Xu Wenguang gradually fell in love with the literary and artistic career.
In a literary and art performance, Xu Wenguang, who was handsome in appearance and tall, was photographed by the leader and became the host of the program.
Although his first hosting of the show was both intense and inexperienced, it opened xu Wenguang's way to a literary career.
After that, Xu Wenguang was assigned to work in the propaganda team, and later he not only presided, but also taught himself to sing, piano, and perform sketches...
At that time, in the major literary and artistic performances, the versatile Xu Wenguang was the most eye-catching person on the stage.
"Unexpectedly, my voice was very high and loud, I could learn the instrument as soon as I learned it, and the sketch performance was exquisite, and I soon became the literary and artistic backbone of the army, and I slowly realized that I could also be a famous actor."
In 1977, the Jilin Repertory Theatre recruited actors, and Xu Wenguang stood out directly from thousands of people.
As the only candidate to be hired, Xu Wenguang directly entered the repertory theater and became an actor and started his acting career.
That year, Xu Wenguang was 17 years old and began his artistic career.
After entering a professional drama troupe to learn acting, Xu Wenguang completely fell in love with the industry and became more and more strict with himself.
In order to improve his performance level, Xu Wenguang quit his job in the drama troupe.
In 1981, Xu Wenguang entered the undergraduate class of drama performance at Jilin Academy of Arts, where he studied professionally for 4 years.
He has a classmate who is very famous, that is, Zhang Kaili, who became popular with "Longing".
"The theoretical system we studied at that time required actors to immerse themselves in the emotions of the characters, which had a profound impact on my performance."
After studying in precipitation for 4 years, Xu Wenguang was assigned to work in the coal mine wenguang troupe after graduation, and came to Beijing alone.
That year, Xu Wenguang was 25 years old and young and dreamy.
From the northeast to the capital Beijing, Xu Wenguang also felt strange and lonely in his heart.
At that time, his best way to solve it was to immerse himself in one role after another.
In the beginning, he could only play some supporting roles on the drama stage.
In order to be able to hone his acting skills, Xu Wenguang never gave himself weekend time, and even often slept in the training ground.
Kung Fu does not live up to the painstaking people, Xu Wenguang finally appeared in the drama "Special Reporter".
Xu Wenguang, who opened up the drama road and fame, also gradually opened his big screen acting career.
In 1989, Xu Wenguang, who had acted in dramas for many years, finally ushered in a turning point in his career.
He starred in the feature film "The Golden Thief" and played the role of policeman Yang Kai, which was also his first film.
This year, Xu Wenguang was 29 years old, and he officially entered the show business circle.
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From drama to film and television industry, this road is not an easy task for Xu Wenguang.
In 1990, Xu Wenguang participated in the costume drama "Tang Minghuang", in which he played An Qingxu.
In the 90s, xu Wenguang's roles were mostly villains and supporting roles, and he did not say that he had always been popular.
Since the turn of the millennium, Xu Wenguang has also been playing small people, but every role is impressive.
After so many years in the show business circle, Xu Wenguang also has an important identity, that is, the producer.
Therefore, in the show business circle, he is also known as "the most capable producer of acting." ”
In the TV series "Happiness Comes You Shout", he not only played a role, but also one of the producers.
In 2010, Xu Wenguang ushered in a turning point in his acting career.
He played the role of Yuan Shao in "Three Kingdoms" directed by Gao Xixi.
This role has also become one of Xu Wenguang's most classic roles, allowing the audience to begin to become familiar with him.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Wenguang is also one of the producers of "Three Kingdoms".
In 2012, Xu Wenguang once again cooperated with director Gao Xixi and participated in a classic TV series "The Legend of Chu Han".
In the play, the role of Zhao Gao, played by Xu Wenguang, is a must, and xu Wenguang's drama path is directly opened.
In order to immerse himself in Zhao Gao's role, Xu Wenguang's demeanor and voice surprised the crew.
He said: "So much so that I did not dare to go back to Beijing, for fear that my family would think that I had really become a eunuch, and it would be half a month before my voice came back." ”
Because the role of Zhao Gao, played by him, was too stunning, Xu Wenguang was once again caught in the eye of a big director.
In 2015, when director Zheng Xiaolong was preparing to shoot "The Legend of Mi Yue", he contacted Xu Wenguang and hoped that he could play the role of Mu Jian.
Xu Wenguang, who had played Zhao Gao once, did not want to play the role of a eunuch again, for fear that the drama road would be bound.
But Zheng Xiaolong loved Cai, and Xu Wenguang also felt that the role of Mu Jian, a eunuch, was very positive, and the performance was more special, so he agreed.
In fact, I was not willing to play the eunuch again, afraid that the drama road would be restricted, but Zheng Dao said that this role was only reserved for me.
To this end, I repeatedly communicated with Zheng Dao, considering that Mu Jian's setting as a positive character was very special, I agreed. ”
After the broadcast of "The Legend of Mi Yue", it hit the screen, and Xu Wenguang directly won the Best Supporting Actor Award of the third "Wenrong Award" with the role of Mu Jian.
This is the most important affirmation that Xu Wenguang has received since his debut, and his confidence has greatly increased.
"I have been an artist for 35 years, shooting scenes in Hengdian for nearly 15 years, and the first role I played in Hengdian 15 years ago was the Qianlong Emperor ('Palace Baby"), and I didn't expect to stand on the podium 15 years later for playing a eunuch."
With two "eunuch" roles, Xu Wenguang also won the title of "eunuch professional household" in the circle, which shows how deep his acting skills are.
The next drama made Xu Wenguang, who had been silent for many years, famous in a war.
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In 2017, after the broadcast of "The Name of the People", it directly became popular and set off a ratings frenzy.
Xu Wenguang also relied on the role of "Ding Yizhen" and was once extremely popular.
One morning Xu Wenguang went to work, and a colleague asked him: "Teacher Xu, how did you become an Internet celebrity?" ”
There are also actors and friends who have called him one after another to tell him that "Ding Yizhen" is on the hot search and headlines.
Xu Wenguang, who did not know what to do, knew that the "Ding Yizhen" played by himself was on fire.
"Later, when I looked at the memes on the Internet, it was really fun."
At the beginning, Xu Wenguang also complained that the role was too small, and he felt that it was a bit too addictive, but after seeing the cast, he was completely relieved.
"Playing this role I was very unconvinced at first, I told the director, why do you play such a role for me, play a secretary of the bureau."
Later, when I saw the actors, all of them were from our wave, we often acted together, and we were very serious about art, so I was relieved. ”
That year, Xu Wenguang was already 57 years old, and he began to become completely popular.
Now Xu Wenguang is 60 years old, still active on the screen, and the sword is not old.
In 2020, he also partnered with Chen Jianbin and starred in the TV series "Love Me Don't Think Too Much".
In the show business circle for more than forty years, Xu Wenguang has always been the top old drama bone that is not popular.
But for him, the work of an actor is the first thing in his heart.
"I'm an actor at the National Theatre of Drama and I always put my work as an actor first.
I can say that this is the cause that I will rely on to survive in the future, and I can accompany me through a long, long artistic road. ”