Wang Luoyong

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Wang Luoyong (Chinese: 王洛勇; pinyin: wáng luóyóng; born 24 December 1958) is a Chinese actor who has appeared in American films. He first appeared in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as Ip Man. He had recently appeared in CCTV's The Legend of Bruce Lee as Shao Ruhai, a master of Hung Ga and the first to train Bruce Lee (played by Danny Chan). His character "Shao Ruhai" is partially based on James Yimm Lee. He is also the first Chinese Broadway singer.[citation needed]

Wang Luoyong
王洛勇
Born (1958-12-24) 24 December 1958 (age 65)
Luoyang, Henan, China
Alma materWuhan Conservatory of Music
Shanghai Theatre Academy
Boston University
Occupation(s)Actor, Broadway singer
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Ning Ding
(m. 1991)
Parent(s)Wang Zhouchuan (father)
Cheng Pu-ching (mother)

Early life and education

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Wang was born in Luoyang, Henan, on 24 December 1958, where his parents came to for participating in the construction of key projects.[1] The art enlightenment teacher was his uncle, who taught Wang to play the flute. In 1971, he forced to take part in the Down to the Countryside Movement, and he was admitted to the Shiyan Peking Opera Troupe. In the troupe, due to he liked the sound of the French horn in Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, he asked to learn to play it, and he was arranged to study in Hubei Song and Dance Troupe. During that time, he was admitted to Wuhan Conservatory of Music and learned to play the French horn, compose music and other skills. Later, he was accepted to Shanghai Theatre Academy.[2]

After graduating in 1986, Wang pursued advanced studies in the United States. He applied to study at Louisiana State University, but was not accepted because of his poor English.[3] For living expenses, he had to do odd jobs to earn money, washing dishes, delivering takeout, weeding, etc.[4] Later, he was admitted to the Department of Drama and Performance, Boston University, earning a master's degree in 1989.[3] After university, he was recruited by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[citation needed]

Acting career

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Wang became widely known to audiences with Miss Saigon (1992).

Since 1993, he played a number of minor roles in various television series including Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Vanishing Son III (1994), Daylight (1996), Rollerball (2002), Avatar (2004), and Smile (2006).

Wang returned to China in 2001.

In 2003, Wang appeared in Tracks In The Snow Forest, based on Qu Bo's novel of the same name, as Yang Zirong.

Wang starred as Guo Jing in the 2006 wuxia television series The Return of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Hong Kong novelist Jin Yong's novel of the same title.

In 2008, he was cast as Shao Ruhai in The Legend of Bruce Lee, in which Danny Chan Kwok-kwan played Bruce Lee.

Wang portrayed Li Bai in the historical television series The Legend of Yang Guifei (2009).

In 2016, Wang's big break came when Zhang Yongxin cast him in the historical war television series The Advisors Alliance, in which he played Zhuge Liang, a role which brought him much publicity.

Wang appeared in My People, My Country, a seven-part anthology drama film released in 2019 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1981 Bi Sheng 毕昇 Foreign merchant
1995 Qing Feng 青凤 Huo Qubing
1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 龙:李小龙故事 Ip Man
1994 Vanishing Son III 黑帮大追杀 Chou Pei
1996 Daylight 龙出生天 Gem dealer
1997 The Song of Life 生命如歌 Ah Jian
1998 Dragon Yepman
1999 Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl 天浴 Narrator
2002 Lena's Rain 莲娜的雨 Julian Chen
Rollerball 滚球大战 Chinese Sports Announcer
2004 Avatar 异次元战神 Victor Wang
Deng Xiaoping in 1928 邓小平·1928 Cao Wurong
2005 The White Countess 伯爵夫人 Drivers Liu
Smile 微笑 Daniel
2007 面子 Dr. Winstin Liu
2008 浪淘真金 Zhao Zhenjin
2009 Shi Xiu 拼命三郎石秀 Shi Lianshan
Gu Dasao 母大虫顾大嫂 Mao Zhongyi
Snow Lover 腊月雪 Li Xiao'an
A Face, B Face A面B面
Great Northern Wilderness 北大荒 General
Berkeu 别尔克乌 Wu Hua
2012 Live or Death in Lop Nor 生死罗布泊 Zheng Jiangang
2014 巴彦岱 Lao Wang
2016 Xun Mingsheng 寻明胜 Xun Mingsheng
Innocent 无罪 Zhang Hongqi
2018 Minning Town 闽宁镇 Lin Xiaojun
Wen Zhaorong 文朝荣 Wen Zhaorong
2019 My People, My Country 我和我的祖国 An Wenbin
2021 Music 幸福刚刚好 Felix's dad

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1993 New world 新大陆 Jiang Jianguo
1995 Vanishing Son 失踪的儿子 Chou Pei
1999 Third Watch 城市守护者第三梯队 Luke Tan
2000 The Street
2002 Beyond San Francissco 走过旧金山 Ding Mingyang
2003 生死卧底 Zhu Yangguang
Tracks In the Snow Forest 林海雪原 Yang Zirong
2004 Woman Edge 卓尔的故事 Zheng Dalei
Empty house 空房子 Liu Yongming
2006 雄关遗梦 Xu Guangtai
Visitors On the Icy Mountain 冰山上的来客 Platoon leader Yang
Love in the Midst of War 爱在战火纷飞时 Deputy commander Chen
The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 Guo Jing
2007 Survivor 幸存者 Brigade commander Zhou
Last Bullet 最后的子弹 Ma Yiwen
Hero Has No Name 英雄无名 Zhang Xueliang
2008 It's Good To Be Alive 活着真好
The Legend of Bruce Lee 李小龙传奇 Shao Ruhai
2009 Chinese Peacekeeping Police 中国维和警察 Feng Liwei
The Legend of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃秘史 Li Bai
Save the Female Soldier Situ Hui 拯救女兵司徒慧 Wu Shaoqing
The Hearts of the People 天地民心 Mujangga
2011 铁头捍卫 Jin Mingyi
Jiao Yulu 焦裕禄 Jiao Yulu
绝杀 Yuan Fei
2012 Judgement of Hongwu 洪武大案 Zheng Shiyuan
Old Ford 老渡口 Chang Xudong
风起第一关
Concatenate Traps 连环套 Wang Changping
2013 Northeast Counter-Japanese United Army 东北抗日联军 Yang Jingyu
Wang Jiaxiang 王稼祥 Wang Jiaxiang
2014 Time of Returning to City 返城年代 Director
2015 大江作证 Liang Changqing
2016 The Golden Land 金色大地 Geng Changsuo
The Advisors Alliance 军师联盟之虎啸龙吟 Zhuge Liang
2018 Qiao's Grand Courtyard 2 诚忠堂 Yin Chang
2020 So Young 小夜曲 Lin Zhongdao

Drama

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1983 Chief of Labor Department 劳资科长 Chief of Labor Department
1984 Other People's Head 别人的脑袋 Valoran
1985 Eldest Son 长子 Buskin
1987 Hamlet 哈姆雷特 Prince Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Romeo
A Midsummer Night's Dream 仲夏夜之梦 Lysander
The King and I 国王与我 The King of Siam
1988 The Tempest 暴风雨 Ariel
1989 Waiting for Godot 等待戈多 The Boy
1990 M. Butterfly 蝴蝶君 Song Liling
1992 Miss Saigon 西贡小姐 Engineer
1993 木达科桥 Mr. Long
1994 Hua Mulan 花木兰 Si Xu
2001 Kong Yiji 孔乙己正传 Kong Yiji
2009 Jane Eyre 简·爱 Edward Fairfax Rochester
2021 Outpost 前哨 Lu Xun

Variety show

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2018 Same Class 同一堂课 Himself
A Good Book 一本好书 Himself
The Sound 身临其境
The Readers 朗读者 Himself
2020 The Hero in the Poster 海报里的英雄 Himself
2021 China in Classics 典籍里的中国 Qu Yuan

References

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  1. ^ Zhao Zhiwei (赵志伟) (26 June 2011). 专访焦裕禄扮演者王洛勇:焦裕禄“是属于世界的”. Luoyang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ Xiaochuan, Zhou (1998). 音乐剧之旅 [Music Tour]. Beijing: New World Press. p. 532. ISBN 7-80005-443-8.
  3. ^ a b Jie, Chen (16 June 2009). "What a corker!". China Daily. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ Zhenglin, Xu (2006). 百位影星非常档案 [Hundreds of Movie Stars Archives]. Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House. p. 195. ISBN 7-5339-2299-9.
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