Xu Guanying

essential information

Early experience

In 1950, Xu Guanying moved from Guangzhou to Hong Kong with his family. He grew up in diamond hill and later moved to suwu village. After graduating from high school in 1967, he entered the French news agency and studied in the actor training class of Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. in 1971.

Acting experience

Film and television

In 1972, he guest starred in director Zhang Che's film young people. In the same year, he also appeared in the film gecko and the action film thunderbolt.

In 1974, he and his elder brother Xu Guanwen and younger brother Xu Guanjie founded Xu brothers film company and launched Hong Kong's 70's funny martial arts film Ghost horse double stars, in which he played a gambler playing cards with Xu Guanjie.

In 1975, he guest starred in the movie genius and idiot directed by big brother Xu Guanwen, playing a hotel waiter.

In 1976, he and his eldest brother Xu Guanwen, second brother Xu Guanwu, and younger brother Xu Guanjie jointly starred in the comedy film "half weight eight Liang" for the first time and the only time, in which Xu Guanying played a part-time worker with a confused face.

In 1977, he co starred with Zhao Yazhi and Wu Yaohan in the comedy action movie "Fa Qian Han", in which he played the tough guy Tan Ji Pao.

In 1980, he co starred with Gu Guohua, Chen Qiqi, Chen lipin and Lin Zhengying in John Woo's comedy "money makes trouble". In the play, he played a-ying, who was a car worker and later won the lottery to become a rich man.

In 1981, after shooting "modern bodyguard", Xu Guanying became a guest star in "the Queen's secret order of the best partner" starred by Xu Guanjie, as well as Xu Guanwen's "jingle of joy" and "magic detective chocolate".

In 1983, he and Zheng Zeshi starred in the horror film "chasing ghosts", playing Ah Ying.

In 1985, he co starred with Lin Zhengying and Qian Xiaohao in the zombie film Mr. zombie, playing Jiushu's apprentice, cowardly and lustful literary talent. At the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards, Mr. zombie, starring Xu Guanying, won many nominations. However, he himself rejected the nomination for best supporting actor because he thought he was the leading actor. As a result, Xu Guanying became the "first person" in the Hong Kong film industry to refuse the Golden Award.

In 1987, together with Zhang Xueyou, Hu Feng, Chen Jiaqi and Sima Yan, he starred in the horror comedy "fierce ghost, bad house" and played the detective Meng Chao.

In 1988, Xu Guanying even took the place of his younger brother to play the opposite role with his elder brother in the story of the chicken and the duck. For the first time, he took the lead in Xu's comedy. In the same year, he once again co starred with Zhang Xueyou and Hu Feng in the sequel of the horror comedy menggui school, and continued to play Meng Chao.

In 1990, Xu Guanjie, who officially separated from the new art city company, got together again with Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanying and made the comedy new half weight eight Liang. The role relationship of the three brothers in the play is just like half weight eight Liang more than ten years ago.

In 1992, the film new Mr. zombie, made by the original crew of Mr. zombie, was released in Hong Kong. Xu Guanying and Lin Zhengying cooperated to show their funny power again.

In 1993, he co starred with Zhang Guorong, Xu Guanjie, Guan Zhilin, Wu Mengda, Wu Junru and Huang Zhan in the ancient costume comedy Huatian wedding, in which he played the old lady of the Zhou family. In the same year, he also co starred with his younger brother Xu Guanjie in the film water margin, playing the obscene version of Simon.

In 1997, he starred in the movie first love and played Shen Fu.

In 1999, he and his younger brother Xu Guanjie guest starred in Gao Zhisen's big winner.

In 2004, he played the role of model emperor in the comedy film I want to be model, which was edited and directed by Gu Dezhao.

Music

In 1976, baolijin released its first album "Fa Qian Han", which included the theme song of the same name of the film "Fa Qian Han" and the episode "Li Wo Xiao". The song "shrimp girls share you" in the record was co created by Xu Guanjie and Peter Li. It is worth mentioning that Xu Guanying himself composed music and lyrics for the two songs "the sound of rain at night" and "the cold wind at night".

In 1977, the album "love in summer" continued Xu Guanying's personal style in music. In the record, he retranslated the song "whenever it changes" sung by xunni yuan.

In 1979, Xu Guanying's personal album "money makes trouble" included not only the theme song of the same name and the episode "you", but also works such as "my wife", "boss" and "my home". In addition, one of the songs in this album, treading waves vs. those years, is a cover of the theme song treading waves, which was released in 1979 by Shen Yan, a Taiwanese campus folk singer.

In October 1982, he helped Teresa Teng shoot a special radio TV series in Hong Kong, and performed the little daughter-in-law in the MV of Teresa Teng's little daughter-in-law back to her mother's home.

In 1993, he released the record 93 rapids. The album includes the song "whatever you want" that he and his younger brother Xu Guanjie cooperated with.

In 2004, Huanxing Entertainment Co., Ltd. invited Xu Guanying and a group of singers to hold the "Encore concert of the supreme Golden Melody Gallery" in honghom gymnasium.

In 2005, as Xu Guanjie's elder brother, Xu Guanying was the special guest of his "continue to smile concert", performing dozens of performances from Hong Kong to overseas.

In 2006, he joined Huanxing Entertainment Co., Ltd. to start his singing career again. First of all, he gave a special guest performance for "Lushan starry night concert".

Personal life

Family members

His father, Xu Shichang, is an amateur folk musician who plays erhu in his spare time. His mother, Li qianyun, is a member of the Cantonese Opera circle. There are five brothers and sisters in the Xu family, and Xu Guanying ranks third. His elder brother is Xu Guanwen, the king of comedy; his second brother is Xu Guanwu, who has lived behind the scenes for a long time; his younger brother is Xu Guanjie, the king of Cantonese songs; and his younger sister, Xu Zhudi, is an outsider.

Love life

On the way of love, Xu Guanying has always been a bachelor. But Xu Guanying also had a love affair and met a Japanese girlfriend named kayori. But a Ying, who is introverted and shy, says that she is old and ugly, and dare not expect any girl to ask for him. It is difficult for her to give people happiness. As a result, this long-distance relationship began and ended quietly.

Sudden death at home

On November 8, 2011, Xu Guanying was found dead at his home on Marconi road in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. He was 65 years old. His brother, Xu Guanwu, went to his home in Jiulong Tong and patted the door. No one answered him. So he went to find a locksmith and broke into the house. He was surprised to find his brother lying in the house, so he called the police to the scene. Unfortunately, he was dead. Xu Guanying died of a heart attack at home in Kowloon Tong.

Main works

Take part in the film

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Music Album

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Character evaluation

During her 40 years in the film industry, Xu Guanying has appeared in more than 30 films. Because of her poor appearance, she often plays the role of being bullied or funny. She is also known as the "generation of comedians" because her funny image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Many of the classic Hong Kong comedy films he has appeared in, such as "Mr. zombie", "genius and idiot", "best partner's secret order of the Queen" and so on, are familiar to fans. Among them, the apprentice "Wencai" in "Mr. zombie" is the most impressive. The passage that a corpse must jump on sticky rice to avoid becoming a zombie is a classic. Since then, the role of "Wencai" has become a representative of the hapless ghosts in Hong Kong movies, and "Mr. zombie" also set off a boom in zombie movies that year. (Netease Entertainment review) although Xu Guanying's star journey is not as brilliant as his elder brother Guanwen and younger brother Guanjie, he devotes himself to playing his little role in every movie. No matter how many scenes he plays, it is always unforgettable. For example, the chicken bubble in half the weight and Ah Ying in the money mischief are never the protagonists, but they bring laughter to the audience and devote most of his life to art . (Sina entertainment review) Xu Guanying, who looks ordinary, is actually brilliant. Besides being good at acting, she can sing and compose music. "The cold wind at night" written in 1974 is very popular, and "the sound of rain at night" which is composed by him is also very popular among music fans. Since 1977, it has launched the best-selling albums, such as "Fa Qian Han", "Xia Zhi Lian" and "Qian Zuo Guai", etc. it also has a unique style to sing love songs with its unique voice. (xinhuanet.com) apart from her outstanding achievements in comedy films, Xu Guanying also has a place in the music world in Hong Kong. Although she is not as dazzling as her younger brother Xu Guanjie, she has also made great achievements. His leading songs include: FA Qian Han, Li Wo Shao Xiao, Xia Mei Gong you, my a Ying's wife, Bo Shi and so on, which are quite popular. He also participated in the lyrics, which can be seen from his works like "merciless cold wind at night". The work "the sound of rain at night" created by him is also loved by the majority of fans. (Sohu Entertainment review)

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