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Who's Xu Guanying?

1946 was born in Panyu, Guangdong province on August 3rd, and he was the latest of the four brothers of the Xu family to become a movie star. Xu Shi's four brothers are well-known figures in Hong Kong's entertainment circle, collectively known as the "Four Xu Shi Heroes". Eldest brother Xu Guanwen is a famous director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is good at shooting comedies and is called a "cold-faced comedian". The second brother, Xu Guanwu, acted in movies and worked as a photographer, mostly working behind the scenes; The third Xu Guanying is a famous comedian in Hong Kong film industry. The youngest son of the Xu family started the trend of Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong. He is known as "God of Songs", "superstar of Hong Kong music", "founder of Hong Kong pop music" and "originator of Cantonese songs" in Hong Kong music scene, and A Laughter from the Sea, which is popular all over the country, comes from his mouth.

Xu Guanying 1967 joined the French news agency after graduating from high school, 197 1 entered the actor training class of Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. 1972 starred in young people and played supporting roles in films such as Police and Rebellion. 1974, with his brother, he founded Xu Shi Brothers Film Company, performed the first part of Mr. Bu's series of films "Ghost Horse and Double Star", and co-starred in many funny films such as "Half a catty" and became popular.

1986, assisting John Woo's The True Color of Heroes. In the past 40 years, Xu Guanying has acted in more than 30 films. Because they are not good-looking, they all play bullied or funny characters. Because funny images are deeply rooted in people's hearts, they are called "a generation of comedians". He starred in many classic Hong Kong comedies, such as Mr. Zombie and Crazy Money. , are all works familiar to fans. Among them, Cai Wen, the apprentice in Mr Zombie, is the most impressive, and the part where you have to jump on sticky rice to avoid becoming a zombie after ptomaine poisoning is a classic. Since then, the role of "Cai Wen" has become the representative of the unlucky ghost in Hong Kong films, and Mr. Zombie also set off a zombie movie craze that year. Reject the Oscar for "First Person"

At the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards, Mr. Zombie, starring Xu Guanying, received many nominations, but he turned down the nomination for best supporting actor because he thought he was the leading actor. Therefore, Xu Guanying became the "first person" in the Hong Kong film industry to refuse the Golden Award.