Liu Zhaoming

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Early experience

Liu Zhaoming was born in 1931 in Longkou Town, Heshan City, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. When he was young, he traveled alone and worked as a worker at the bottom of a cruise ship. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to study ballet at the classical ballet research center in Cannes, France.

Liu Zhaoming became the first Chinese to choreograph for a French dancer. He is the first Hong Kong Dancer to make an international appearance. He once served as a dancer and choreographer in the 20th century Ballet of Belgium. After returning to Hong Kong, he opened a dance school to train young dancers. Therefore, he is known as "Ming Sir".

Acting experience

In 1979, he first appeared in the thriller "butterfly change" directed by Tsui Hark and starred by Michelle. In the play, he played Fang Hongye, a scholar who did not know martial arts, and formally entered the art world. After that, we joined TVB. In 1981, he played Qiu Daqian in the gambling drama "Qianwang qunyinghui" directed by Du Qifeng and starred by Xie Xian and Zhou Runfa; in the same year, he played Kou Zhun in the costume drama "Yangmen female general" directed by Du Qifeng.

In 1982, he played Xiao Yi in Su Qi'er, a martial arts drama of the early Republic of China starring Zhou Runfa and Liu Dehua, and Lu Yifan in Falcon, a police and bandit drama starring Liu Dehua in the same year. In 1983, he starred in the martial arts drama "the legend of Shooting Heroes" directed by Wang Tianlin and starred by Huang Rihua and Weng Meiling. He played one of the "world's five greatest" master Yideng in the drama. When the drama was premiered on wireless TV, the highest audience rating exceeded 50 points. Later, the drama was introduced to China and replayed many times. In the same year, he played in the thriller "fierce" directed by Li Dawei and starred by Wen Bixia In the play, he plays Kong Zhaoming, a Hong Kong Royal policeman.

In 1984, he acted in Jin Yong's martial arts drama Lu Ding Ji directed by Du Qifeng and starred by Liang Chaowei and Liu Dehua, playing Hai Dafu, an old Eunuch in the drama; in the same year, he acted in police and bandit drama Xinzha senior brother directed by Zhao Zhenqiang and starred by Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu, playing Zhang Fucheng in the drama.

In 1987, he starred in the ancient costume film "ghost of a beautiful girl" directed by Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong and starred by Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian. In the film, he successfully portrayed the weird granny of a tree demon. The film not only achieved good box office results in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, but also made the ancient costume ghost films become the trend of Hong Kong films again. In the same year, he played Jackie Chan, starring Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung Action film "a plan sequel", in the play as the prince.

In 1989, he starred in the comedy "good luck", in which he played Chen Yulong, a rice merchant; in the same year, he starred in the drama "working Rhapsody" directed by Qian Yongqiang and starred by Wang Zuxian, in which he played the boss. In 1990, he played the role of Fu Tianqiu, the Minister of military affairs, in the ancient costume magic film "the ghost of a beautiful woman II: the way of the world" directed by Xu Ke and Cheng Xiaodong and starred by Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian; in the same year, he played the role of Yue buqun, a respectable villain, in the martial arts film "Xiaoao Lake" directed by Xu Ke and starred by Xu Guanjie and Zhang Xueyou.

In 1991, he played in the love drama "no regret in this life" directed by Mei Xiaoqing and starred by liming and Shao Meiqi, in which he played Cheng Xiaoquan, the father of stuntman Cheng Lang; in the same year, he played in the costume film "the ghost of a beautiful girl III: Daodao" directed by Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong and starred by Liang Chaowei and Wang Zuxian, playing the tree demon grandma. In 1992, he starred in the drama "gambling Tycoon II invincible", directed by Wang Jing and starred by Andy Lau and Qiu Shuzhen, and played Nie Aotian, who was irreconcilable with Andy Lau.

In 1994, he played Dong Liguang in the love drama goodbye is my wife directed by Li Guoli, and Chiu in the action film drunk boxing II directed by Liu Jialiang, starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui. The film won the second place in Hong Kong box office with a box office of HK $40.97 million, and was selected as one of the top ten films in the world in 1994 by time magazine.

In 2001, Liu Zhaoming accepted the invitation to perform "the White Snake" by the Hong Kong Ballet and "Butterfly Lovers" by the Hong Kong Dance Company respectively. With his years of performing experience, Liu Zhaoming finished two stage plays and was awarded the 2002 Hong Kong Dance year award. In 2003, he acted in the comedy "extraordinary father" directed by Tang Jiming and starred by Zheng Shaoqiu and Ye Tong, playing Ding shrimp in the play; in the same year, he acted in the action film "flying dragon rebirth" directed by Chen Jiashang and starred by Jackie Chan and Christy Chung, playing dealer in the play.

On June 27, 2007, at the age of 76, Liu Zhaoming was awarded the honorary academician of the Hong Kong Academy for performing arts in recognition of his achievements. In 2008, he played in the love drama "life has tomorrow" directed by Huang Junwen and starred by Wu Zhenyu and Xuan Xuan, in which he played the generous and amiable surgical director Guan Bo.

In 2009, he played the role of Dong Tianzhu in the commercial war drama "the gate of wealth" directed by Zhuang Weijian and starred by LV Liangwei and Yuan Yongyi. In 2010, he won the outstanding artistic contribution award of "2009 Hong Kong Art Development Award" together with Zhong Jinghui and Lu weiluan (Xiaosi).

In 2011, he starred in the fashion ethics drama reunion directed by Zhang Qianwen and starred by Guo Jin'an and Guo Zhenghong, playing the role of the tycoon Weng shengfen; in the same year, he starred in the action film "the potential criminal of shooting gor" directed by Qiu Litao and starred by Wu Zhenyu and Wen Yongshan, playing the role of the lifelong prisoner yebo, which was also highly praised; in the same year, he starred in the Youth Drama directed by Ye Weixin and starred by Gu Tianle and Wu Jing In the movie happy magic, he plays principal Gao.

On December 16, 2013, Liu Zhaoming won the 46th TVB star performer award. In 2015, he acted in the action film fight in the city of fans directed by Chen Liying and starred by Chen Weiting and Zhao Ke, playing scar stone in the play. In April 2017, he co starred with Xie Xian, Chen Baixiang, she Shiman and Chen Farong in the action drama "gambling city heroes meeting". In the same year, he joined Ren Dahua, Chen Xiaochun, Wu Yunlong and Qiu Lulin in the police and bandit action film black and white labyrinth.

In 2018, he co starred with Zhang Zhilin and Xue Kaiqi in the online drama eclipse storm.

Personal life

On the evening of October 12, 2012, Liu Zhaoming's wife Zhang Huiling died of cancer at the age of 72. On October 31, a Sabbath was held at xiwanhe Holy Cross hall. Her friends Liu Songren, Huang Qiusheng, Guo aiming and Chen Jinhong attended the memorial ceremony. Liu Zhaoming and his children bid farewell to his wife.

Main works

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

Liu Zhaoming's role as a villain in the ghost of a beautiful girl has become a classic in Hong Kong's ancient costume films. Its androgynous image, the voice of men and women, and the black widow shape create a very powerful image (Jinying online review).

Liu Zhaoming once again appeared in "ghost of a beautiful woman 3: Tao Tao". He continued to perform the strange modeling of people and ghosts and transgender people, and became an eternal classic in Hong Kong ancient costume films (Nanhai online review).

Liu Zhaoming is the first Hong Kong Dancer to emerge internationally. He has also performed well in many films and TV dramas. He plays "Duan Zhixing of the southern emperor" in the story of the hero of shooting eagle, plays "first brother" in Falcon, and plays the father of Liang Chaowei in Xinzha senior brother. All of these are impressive (Netease).

"The ghost of a beautiful girl" is a masterstroke of Hong Kong film history. It plays the role of Granny tree, a thousand year old genie, with the help of makeup and special effects of Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong. Back to the golden age of Hong Kong movies, Liu Zhaoming's figure is almost everywhere. His gray short inch and a pair of small eyes that always squint fiercely are absolutely stuck in your memory. It's strange that when he was young, he gave people a strong sense of time, which made him different from other dramas. He could play anything, but the level of each role was rich because of him, and he even felt unfathomable and unforgettable at that time. The outstanding example projected on the big screen is Yue buqun in Xu Guanjie's version of "Xiao Ao Jiang Lake". He is deep, hypocritical and dignified. How can he be a city? He is one of the most original works of "gentleman sword". It's worth noting that his small eyes can actually become the windows of the soul. They are cunning, sincere, cruel, gentle, and even expressionless (such as Yue buqun). They are magnified infinitely in those two small spaces, until you are scared when you look at them. The kind of power that can always shake you is "LaoLa" (review of Shanxi Evening News).

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