Mr. Liu Wenbu, a famous cross-talk artist, died in Tianjin Armed Police Hospital at the age of 82 due to ineffective medical treatment on the afternoon of September 21. Mr. Liu's brothers, friends and juniors were shocked to hear the bad news and sent their condolences and condolences in various ways.
On the morning of the 21st, Liu Lanting, the disciple of Mr. Liu Wenbu, made a special trip to the Armed Police Hospital to visit the old man, but he did not expect that this would become the last side of the two division brothers. Liu Lanting told reporters: "Although Mr. Liu Wenbu can no longer perform for physical reasons in these years, he has never given up the stage in his heart. We all called him 'Iron Old Man', and he loved crosstalk too much. In the past, there was a original ecological exhibition of the Tianjin Xiangsheng Festival, and the old man made a great contribution, he touched the ground, and he knew best what the scene of crosstalk at that time was, including how to play tickets at that time, he could master the rhythm. ”
Mr. Liu Wenbu performed "Double Reed" on the original ecological cross-talk special session
At the age of 12, Liu Wenbu studied under Mr. Yang Shaokui and ranked eighth in the ranking of Mr. Yang Shaokui's disciples of "Yuan Henry Zhen, Learning Progress". After leaving school, he performed in Tianjin "Shengyuan Tea Society", and his representative works include "Big Double Reed" and "Dou Gong Training Girl". In 2012, Mr. Liu Wenbu was named the inheritor of the Taiping lyrics of the second batch of intangible cultural heritage projects in Heping District, Tianjin.
Mr. Liu Wenbu participated in the Tianjin Crosstalk Broadcast
"Laughter campus line" performance of the Normal University station
Sun Fuhai, a famous music theorist and also a disciple of Mr. Liu Wenbu, commented on Mr. Liu's artistic life: "First, he regards crosstalk as life, he has his own distinctive characteristics in the cross-talk career, as long as he can perform cross-talk, he is not exhausted, and insists on performing when he is not in good health. He is also one of the founders of the Tianjin Xiangsheng Tea House, so the rise of our Xiangsheng Tea House is closely related to old artists such as Liu Wenbu; second, he is a well-rounded artist, he not only masters crosstalk, but also learns to sing. He also mastered double reed and stand-up comedy, he was also the inheritor of Taiping lyrics, he was a rare old artist, he could also leave an inexhaustible wealth for the young generation; third, in careful teaching and perseverance, many disciples in Beijing and Tianjin have become materials, all out of concern for the cause of cross-talk. ”
Mr. Liu Wenbu hosted it at Tianjin Xiangsheng Radio
He served as a judge at the "Tianjin First Original Cross-Talk Competition"
Qiu Yingjun, host of Tianjin Crosstalk Radio Program and young cross-talk actor, recalled that Mr. Liu Wenbu once gave himself a lot of guidance and help in art. He said: "Mr. Liu Wenbu and I are friends for many years, and the cross-talk business for the elderly is particularly good. Mr. Liu has helped me a lot, I remember once I was the second in the middle of a performance, and the old man was saving the bottom. Supposedly, I couldn't time out, but an audience member gave me several flower baskets that day, which delayed Mr. Liu's time. But he was particularly tolerant and wanted to give time to young people, and he was a simple, kind, art-loving old man. Hope the old gentleman goes all the way. ”