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On September 3rd, Beijing Tiananmen Square held the "September 3rd Military Parade". As Chairman Mao's loyal "fan",

Tang Guoqiang also came to the scene.

His appearance made many netizens joke that "this is Chairman Mao's personal visit to the military parade."

The reason why netizens make such jokes is naturally because Tang Guoqiang has played "Chairman Mao" many times,

And it is recognized by many ordinary people.

So, how did Tang Guoqiang's "Chairman Mao" act?

In addition to him, who is also a "professional householder of Chairman Mao". Who is their acting skills better than Tang Guoqiang?

These two have played Chairman Mao three times

Let's first look at two actors who have played Chairman Mao three times.

The first person is actor Wang Lei.

Although Wang Lei is only in his early 40s, his acting skills are very good and are highly recognized by many audiences.

Looking at Wang Lei's facial features alone, you may think that he is completely unsuitable to play "Chairman Mao",

After all, the two have a lot of differences in their image.

However, acting is not just about looking at the image,

There is a saying that goes, "If you don't have enough image, you can get your acting skills."Wang Lei is obviously well aware of this principle.

He has played "Chairman Mao" three times since he started acting,

Once was playing "Chairman Mao" in the "28-year-old You",

As for the other two times, they were the young Chairman Mao in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" at the age of 29,

and Chairman Mao in "Hundred Tempering to Steel".

The latter is eye-catching.

In "Hundred Temperings into Steel", Wang Lei has to do more than just play the role of "Chairman Mao" in a certain period,

He needs to play from "Young Chairman Mao" to "Old Chairman Mao",

It is undoubtedly very difficult to let the audience see the changes in the past 45 years clearly.

But Wang Lei showed all the changes in "Chairman Mao" in the play, and his acting skills can be imagined.

However, there are people outside the sky, and Wang Lei's "Chairman Mao" plays well, but someone is better than him,

For example, Wang Ren, who was once the deputy head of the Kongzheng drama troupe, was like this.

As Chairman Mao's special actor, Wang Ren's acting skills are not simple at all,

Wang Ren has an advantage that neither of them has, compared to many actors who play "Chairman Mao",

He has met Chairman Mao four times.

Because of this, Wang Ren's "Chairman Mao" has a more intimate feeling than many people.

Whether it is Chairman Mao in "China's Divine Fire",

or Chairman Mao in "Mao Zedong and His Son" and "Liu Shaoqi's Forty-Four Days",

Wang Ren is very realistic.

The most amazing thing is naturally "Mao Zedong and His Son".

It is said that before starring in this movie, Wang Ren was ill in bed,

But when the director came to him to play Chairman Mao, Wang Ren didn't care about his body at all,

I started talking to the director on the spot.

After that, Wang Ren even ran to the crew before he could recover,

He can imagine his respect and love for Chairman Mao. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that he can play Chairman Mao so well.

Two "Chairman Mao's professional households"

However, although Wang Lei and Wang Ren's Chairman Mao performed very well,

But compared with the following two actors, they are not yet considered "professional households of Chairman Mao".

When it comes to "Professional Chairman Mao", the first thing many people think of is naturally Mr. Zhang Keyao.

After Chairman Mao's death, the first person to play Chairman Mao was Zhang Keyao,

This debut appeared in the 1976 drama "Xi'an Incident".

At that time, in order to perform Chairman Mao's "first screen image",

Zhang Keyao went to Yan'an for field trip many times, and even followed Chairman Mao's route to northern Shaanxi,

Just just to be able to understand Chairman Mao’s feelings back then.

After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Keyao completely became a "professional household in Chairman Mao",

"Storm Under the Bell Mountain", "Difficult Current Affairs", "Shangdang Battle", etc., all of them have "Chairman Mao" played by Zhang Keyao.

Even though he was forced to go behind the scenes because of his poor health, Zhang Keyao still used his own voice to continue to shape the image of Chairman Mao,

The audience's comment on him was "not only did Chairman Mao play very similarly, but also his voice was very similar."

In addition to Mr. Zhang Keyao, Tang Guoqiang is also known as the "Professional Member of Chairman Mao".

From entering the entertainment industry to now in his sixties, Tang Guoqiang has played Chairman Mao more than 40 times.

The first time I played Chairman Mao was in 1996,

At that time, Tang Guoqiang played Chairman Mao in the movie "Long March",

officially started his own path to play Chairman Mao.

Unlike many actors who play Chairman Mao, when Tang Guoqiang played Chairman Mao,

I did not specifically learn Chairman Mao's tone and style. He believed that Chairman Mao should be interpreted from the perspective of artistic creation.

So since the first time playing Chairman Mao, Tang Guoqiang spoke Mandarin,

Over the years, he has always been consistent in his interpretation of Chairman Mao,

When playing Chairman Mao, Tang Guoqiang never pursued an angle, but a "similarity".

His multiple interpretations also allowed the audience to see a different "Chairman Mao",

Everyone believes that Chairman Mao of Tang Guoqiang has many differences from the previous ones,

This may also be the key to Tang Guoqiang's success.

Now, Tang Guoqiang is in his sixties, but he still wants to play Chairman Mao,

Especially Chairman Mao's side as a philosopher.

For this reason, Tang Guoqiang has read countless philosophical books over the years,

Because he understands that if he wants to play Chairman Mao well, he must first learn from Chairman Mao.

The well-deserved first person

Finally, let's take a look at Gu Yue, who is known as "the first person to play Chairman Mao."

Gu Yue is currently the actor who plays Chairman Mao the most,

Although he is not a "professional" background, he is the most successful film and television actor to play Chairman Mao.

As for Gu Yue's success, there are two main keys.

The first is naturally that Gu Yue has a very similar appearance to Chairman Mao.

Gu Yue became Chairman Mao's special actor in 1979,

At that time, his image was recognized by Marshal Ye Jianying, and then he began to play Chairman Mao.

Gu Yue not only looks very much like Chairman Mao, but also has some similarities with Chairman Mao in his hard work,

In order to play the image of Chairman Mao well, Gu Yue worked very hard.

He has seen many images and pictures of the chairman, and often imitates the chairman's expression and movements,

Gu Yue would learn some of Chairman Mao’s small habits in life.

It is precisely because of this perseverance that Chairman Mao in Gu Yue not only resembles his appearance, but also has a similar spirit,

He can perform and make the people feel friendly, and this is the most successful.

It is said that even Chairman Mao's daughter Li Na saw Gu Yue,

I couldn't help but want to come forward to hug him, which shows how superb Chairman Mao's performance was.

This is also the reason why he is known as "the first person to play Chairman Mao".

From Zhang Keyao to Tang Guoqiang, and then to Gu Yue, they have spent most of their lives interpreting Chairman Mao.

Perhaps compared to the current traffic students, they do not have a star aura,

But their acting skills and efforts are beyond doubt.

It can be said that these actors play not only Chairman Mao, but also the spiritual totem in our hearts.