Wang Luoyong

Wang Luoyong
Wang Luoyong
王洛勇
Born	24 December 1958 (age 65); Luoyang, Henan, China
Alma mater	Wuhan Conservatory of Music; Shanghai Theatre Academy; Boston University
Occupation(s)	Actor, Broadway singer
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Ning Ding (m. 1991)
Parent(s)	Wang Zhouchuan (father); Cheng Pu-ching (mother)

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]}

Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Film[edit]

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
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	龙	Yepman
1999	Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl	天浴	Narrator
2002	Lena's Rain	莲娜的雨	Julian Chen
2002	Rollerball	滚球大战	Chinese Sports Announcer
2004	Avatar	异次元战神	Victor Wang
2004	Deng Xiaoping in 1928	邓小平·1928	Cao Wurong
2005	The White Countess	伯爵夫人	Drivers Liu
2005	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
2016	Innocent	无罪	Zhang Hongqi
2018	Minning Town	闽宁镇	Lin Xiaojun
2018	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[edit]

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
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
2003	Tracks In the Snow Forest	林海雪原	Yang Zirong
2004	Woman Edge	卓尔的故事	Zheng Dalei
2004	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
2008	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
2013	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
2016	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[edit]

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
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[edit]

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role
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[edit]

^ 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.
^ Xiaochuan, Zhou (1998). 音乐剧之旅 [Music Tour]. Beijing: New World Press. p. 532. ISBN 7-80005-443-8.
^ ^a ^b Jie, Chen (16 June 2009). "What a corker!". China Daily. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

[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.

[China_Daily_2009-06-16-3] 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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