A kind lead actor paired with an insidious villain is often the standard for a play. Unlike the glamorous beauty of the main actor, the villain usually bears greater pressure in order to set off the aura of the protagonist, and it is precisely because of the background of these villains that a play is more interesting.
There are countless actors who play villains in show business, but there are very few actors who have become famous and well-known by villain roles. And the actor to be introduced today is one of the few.
He is a migrant worker in "Have Something to Say", a rogue in "The Gate of the Big Mansion", a traitor in "Divine Doctor Xi Laile", and he is a "villain professional" - Du Xudong.
Crooked mouth is due to an accident in childhood appearance problems can only play the villain
The fierce appearance and crooked mouth are people's first impression of Du Xudong, and because of the "villain face", in Du Xudong's acting career of more than twenty years, he has been playing a negative role.
Many people will think that Du Xudong's mouth is crooked, but it is not.
Born in 1956, Du Xudong was a naughty child who often jumped up and down. At the age of seven, he accidentally fell off the slide on the second floor, fell into a coma for several days, and lived in the hospital for several months, and finally although he was safely discharged from the hospital, he fell behind the sequelae of crooked mouth.
Although his appearance is not outstanding, Du Xudong is not inferior, because he is a person who "walks the rivers and lakes" by talent.
At the age of 12, he was admitted to the Hebei Wuzi Theater Troupe, practiced a boy's skill, and at the age of 16, he was recruited into the army as a literary and artistic soldier, and later he not only went to the Propaganda Department of the Naval Headquarters as a propaganda officer, but also got the opportunity to study in the oil painting college class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1985, Du Xudong, who had changed places several times, was transferred to the Haizheng Repertory Theatre as an actor, which began his acting journey. Unlike previous jobs, actors need to enter the camera and perform on stage, and Du Xudong, who is not outstanding in appearance, is naturally excluded from the main role and can only play some supporting roles and villains.
Fortunately, Du Xudong is a person who does not care about the size of the role and role, no matter how small the role is assigned, he can conscientiously act well, and the "crooked mouth" accidentally formed in childhood has also become a major feature of him, just to that station, a villain image is established.
From 1989, when he starred in his first film "Old and Young Masters On the Court" to the present, Du Xudong has played countless villain roles. From Zhang Yimou's "Have Something to Say" to "The Gate of the Mansion", and then from "Divine Doctor Xi Laile" to "The Great Song Ti Criminal Officer", each role is not the protagonist, but it is impressive.
Superb acting skills coupled with dedicated interpretation spirit made Du Xudong quickly open up his fame, the directors liked him, and the audience gave him a name of "villain professional".
Du Xudong's career has also gone uphill, and he has performed well in works such as "Romance of the New Three Kingdoms", "Snow Leopard", "Old Man Is Crazy", "Fire Blue Blade" and so on, and in 2014, he also won the honor of "Top Ten Actors" in the national TV series.
It can be said that Du Xudong really walked a path with the villain. However, the "villain professional household" is not so good, because there are more negative characters created, he is often scolded by the audience, and even once, Du Xudong went to Qingdao to shoot a play, was recognized by several old ladies, pointed at his nose and scolded the villain, without giving Du Xudong the opportunity to explain.
The villain's path is not as easy as others think, for example, in Du Xudong's decades of acting career, injuries are often a common thing.
Disliked by the daughter and known to his wife
Earlier in the filming of "Beiyang Water Division", it was the coldest time in Qingdao in January, and there was a scene of diving into the sea that needed to be filmed, but at that time, a foreign actor resolutely did not jump, and with the idea of not delaying the shooting progress and wanting to fight for the Chinese actors, Du Xudong jumped into the sea violently.
The leading role was played, but Du Xudong also fell to the root of the waist injury, and whenever it rained on a cloudy day, the waist was in pain.
Another time to shoot "Romance of the New Three Kingdoms", he was riding a horse to walk on a mountain road, and as a result, he was dropped by the horse, fortunately, there was a rein on the horse to save Du Xudong's life, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Afterwards, Du Xudong couldn't help but laugh at himself that this scene was really fatal.
And Du Xudong, who is the most evil and unforgiving villain on the screen, is actually a caring warm man with "contrasting cuteness" in private, a good husband and father who cares for his family, loves his wife, and loves his children.
Du Xudong's wife is called Liu Yufeng, who is from a medical background, with a euphemistic temperament and a beautiful appearance, and the two know each other through blind dates.
On the day of the blind date, Liu Yufeng's impression of Du Xudong was not good, thinking that he was not tall and his face was not good-looking, but Du Xudong's gentleness and thoughtfulness still made Liu Yufeng lose the battle and enter the marriage hall with Du Xudong. In 1986, the daughter of the two, Du Jinjing, was born and officially became a family of three.
In the eyes of his family, Du Xudong was gentle and delicate. Although he was disliked by his daughter for his appearance, he never complained, and when he was not filming, he helped his wife to do housework and take care of her daughter, and even his son-in-law took him as a model.
Today, the 64-year-old Du Xudong has reduced his workload and starred in film and television works that are not as prolific as in the past, but he will often perform public welfare performances, such as going to poor mountainous areas for condolence performances, and will also go down to the grassroots to comfort officers and soldiers and bring them joy.
Looking back at Du Xudong's life, he was lucky and wonderful. Although he has hardly played a leading role, he can open up a new path in small roles with his personal characteristics, which is extremely rare in show business circles with many supporting roles.
Using "crooked mouth, ugly heart", these words to describe Du Xudong is no better.