Cheng Zhi has a good accomplishment in language art, and both Mandarin and local dialects are very good. He once voiced Montelini in The Gadfly, provided narration for Welcome Marshall, and still maintained the original humorous style, and also voiced He Long in the last feature film Dawn.
Cheng Zhi is also a versatile actor. Besides Beijing opera, he also likes cross talk. He once performed more than 360 performances in 1977+65438 from 10 to April, and every paragraph absorbed his life experience. His unique skill is to speak ten local languages such as Shanghai dialect, Hunan dialect, Sichuan dialect and Ningbo dialect, and he has been devoted to the study of language art. Cheng Zhi also appears frequently on TV screens as a program host.
Cheng Zhi likes Peking Opera since he was a child. When I was six years old, I went back to Lajing Lake. At the age of eight, I went to the radio and sang Beijing Opera. At the age of eleven, he released a Beijing opera record "The Imperial Garden", hence the nickname "Little Face".
1944 After graduating from high school, Cheng Zhi was admitted to Fudan Economics Department. Because of his love for performance, he participated in a charity performance sponsored by Shenbao when he was studying at Fudan University. The benefit performance "Floating Clouds with Wealth" was directed by Mr. Huang.
1 945 65438+1October1,Cheng Zhi dropped out of school, officially went to sea to perform drama, joined the hard training troupe founded and directed by Mr. Huang, and embarked on an acting career that he struggled for all his life.
1947, Cheng Zhi entered Mandarin Film Company. His first film was Fake Phoenix, in which he played the role of "Barber No.5". In the film, Barber No.5 sang a pop song alone, which left a deep impression on the audience. Then Cheng Zhi made more than a dozen films such as Nightclub and Corruption.
From 65438 to 0952, eight private film companies in Shanghai merged to form Shanghai United Film Studio. 1953 uih was merged into Shanghai film studio. During this period, Cheng Zhi participated in the filming of My Life and Guan Lianchang. Among them, Cheng Zhi's role as the police chief in My Life won him the silver award for outstanding performance awarded by the Ministry of People and Culture of China for the first time with 1956.
During the fourteen years before the Cultural Revolution from 1953 to 1966, Cheng Zhi also participated in the shooting of more than twenty films, such as Chicken Hair Letter, Home, Red Sun, Magician's Adventure, Fire Behind bars, Flying Knife and Chasing Bandits in the Desert. In the mid-1950s, Cheng Zhi performed Peking Opera "Empty City Plan" and "Catch ICY" for donating planes and cannons, and recorded Peking Opera "Five Cars Two" and "Crosstalk" for Shanghai People's Broadcasting Station and Fujian People's Broadcasting Station, which made contributions to letting Taiwan Province people know the motherland and promoting cross-strait exchanges.
The Cultural Revolution began at 1966, but Cheng Zhi was not spared, and he changed from a revolutionary mass to a "revolutionary object" overnight. 1July, 1967, he was ordered to stay in the factory for observation and attend a so-called "study class", that is, a disguised "isolation review" for ten months. 1May, 968, class is over.
From 65438 to 0969, a large number of people from the film system were sent to Fengxian to work in the May 7th Cadre School, and Cheng Zhi still worked in the Cadre School for four years. 1973, Cheng Zhi was listed as one of the first people to go back to work. After returning to the factory, I participated in the filming of the film "Unforgettable War". 1 97565438+1October1,and also participated in the drama "Spring Seedlings" premiered by Shanghai Film Actors Troupe, playing the important role of "Dean Du", which was the 30th anniversary of his debut.
During 1978, Cheng Zhi participated in the filming of the first film "Special Task" after the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai Film Factory. Later, he made films such as Seeds of Sons and Grandsons, Laughter of Distressed People, They and Them. At the same time, he also directed the drama Sweet Career.
1980, Cheng Zhi participated in the performance of the drama "Gilded" by Shanghai Film Actors Troupe. Participated in the filming of Love, What's Your Last Name. In addition to participating in the filming of Love in the Pen and The Story of the Horse, he also voiced the role of He Long in the film Dawn.
1986 played Elder Jinchi in CCTV The Journey to the West, which won unanimous praise from China audience.
By the end of 1994, more than 80 films have been shot, including Midnight, Postage, Shooting Farewell, Frowning, Romance of the Director, Cat and Iron Spider. Directed the TV series Lihu Smoke Green, The First Pass in the World, Eating White, Hidden Danger, etc. The TV series that participated in the filming included Essays under the TV Tower, Journey to the West (Episode VI), Spring Silkworm, Autumn Harvest, Remnant Winter, Overpass, The True Story of Ah Q, Peony Pavilion, Tragedy in Jianghu, Anecdotes in Kimchi Street, Legend of Little Shaoxing, etc. And adapted, directed and starred in two episodes of TV series "Death of a Famous House"; Directed the Peking Opera TV art film "Li Kui jy Visiting Mother" and so on. At the same time, Cheng Zhi also presided over the "Shanghai Beach" column of the International Department of Shanghai TV Station.
Cheng Zhi has been dubbing translated films since 1950s. Many famous movies, such as three musketeers, Revenge of the Prince, Othello, The Gadfly, Oliver Twist and so on. , all left his charming voice. At the same time, he also dubbed, composed and sang for many domestic art films such as Jigong Fighting Cricket, maoshan taoist and Three Wolves, among which Three Wolves won the international prize.
Cheng Zhi's crosstalk can not only be said, but also edited, which is very popular among the audience. 196 1, Cheng He performed the crosstalk "Makeup and Cremation" written by Cheng Zhi for Premier Zhou and Vice Premier Chen Yi, which won the bursts of laughter from the two prime ministers.
Cheng Zhi died in Shanghai on 1995.
Performance experience
Cheng Zhi likes Peking Opera since he was a child. He was deeply impressed by the artistic atmosphere of his family. When I was six years old, I went back to Lajing Lake. At the age of eight, I went to the radio and sang Beijing Opera. At the age of eleven, he released a Beijing opera record "The Imperial Garden", and since then he has been nicknamed "Little Flower Face".
1944 After graduating from high school, Cheng Zhi was admitted to Fudan Economics Department. Because of his love for performance, he participated in a charity performance sponsored by Shenbao when he was studying at Fudan University. 0/4 colleges and universities in the city/KLOC participated in the benefit performance. The play is Floating Clouds with Wealth, and the director is Mr. Huang. This performance had a great influence, which laid the foundation for Cheng to enter the drama industry and become a professional actor.
1 945 65438+1October1,Cheng Zhi dropped out of school, officially went to sea to perform drama, joined the hard training troupe founded and directed by Mr. Huang, and embarked on an acting career that he struggled for all his life. At that time, the hard-working troupe gathered Shi Hui, Zhang Fa, Mu Bai, Dany and other famous actors in Shanghai to learn from them on the same stage, which laid a solid foundation for Cheng Zhi to become a performing artist. 1947, Cheng Zhi entered Mandarin Film Company. His first film was Fake Phoenix, in which he played the role of "Barber No.5". In the film, Barber No.5 sang a pop song alone, which left a deep impression on the audience. In the article introducing fake phoenix and fake phoenix published in Shenbao, Cheng Zhi was specially praised for "being able to pull, sing and be smart". Then Cheng Zhi made more than a dozen films such as Nightclub and Corruption.
During the fourteen years before the Cultural Revolution from 1953 to 1966, Cheng Zhi also participated in the shooting of more than twenty films, such as Chicken Hair Letter, Home, Red Sun, Magician's Adventure, Fire Behind bars, Flying Knife and Chasing Bandits in the Desert. In the mid-1950s, Cheng Zhi performed Peking Opera "Empty City" and "Catch and Release Cao" for donating planes and cannons, and recorded Peking Opera "Five Cars Two" and "Crosstalk" for Taiwan Province People's Broadcasting Station and Fujian People's Broadcasting Station, which made contributions to letting Taiwan Province people know the motherland and promoting cross-strait exchanges.
The Cultural Revolution began at 1966, but Cheng Zhi was not spared, and he changed from a revolutionary mass to a "revolutionary object" overnight. 1July, 1967, he was ordered to stay in the factory for observation and attend a so-called "study class", that is, a disguised "isolation review" for ten months. Write "historical issues" and "ideological reports" endlessly. 1May, 968, at the end of the study class, Cheng Zhi was inexplicably locked up for ten months and was released.
1976 After the Gang of Four was crushed, the factory review team asked Cheng to sign the certificate of "eliminating pernicious drugs, restoring reputation and overthrowing all false words". Since then, the dark clouds have dispersed, and ten years of unjust imprisonment have been rehabilitated. Cheng Zhi regarded this as "the second liberation". Excited, he secretly made up his mind that he must redouble his efforts to make up for the losses suffered in the past ten years. 1At the beginning of 977, Shanghai launched a city-wide publicity campaign to denounce the Gang of Four. Cheng Zhi devoted himself to it. No matter in factories, docks, squares, streets and stadiums, he actively participated in and directed cross talk, sketches and other programs, and performed on the same stage with Qin Yi, Wang, Wang, Cao Duo and other comrades of the Shanghai Film Actors Troupe. Leave early every morning and go home at eleven or two in the evening. The most days are 1 1 field. I don't have time to eat. I often eat bread in the van. 1979 65438+ From 10 to 100 in April, * * * performed more than 360 performances.
During 1978, Cheng Zhi participated in the filming of the first film "Special Task" after the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai Film Factory. Later, he made films such as Seeds of Sons and Grandsons, Laughter of Distressed People, They and Them. At the same time, he also directed the drama Sweet Career, and performed nearly 100 performances in theaters such as Volkswagen, Xuhui and Cao Yang. 1980, Cheng Zhi participated in about 40 performances of the drama "Gilded" by Shanghai Film Actors Troupe. Later, I participated in the filming of "Love, What's Your Last Name". In the process of filming, I cooperated with director Yan tacitly, and put forward many ideas for director Yan, which made the film achieve the ideal comedy effect and was called "real movie actor" by Yan. When Yan directed the next film "Love in the Pen", he personally found Cheng with a literary script and asked Cheng to make a comprehensive arrangement and revision of the script to strengthen the comedy color. Cheng accepted Yan's trust and entrustment and took it seriously. Later, the filming was strictly guided by Cheng Zhi's revised manuscript. After the film was completed, it was affirmed by the factory leaders. During this period, Cheng Zhi not only participated in the filming of Love in the Pen and The Story of the Horse, but also voiced the role of He Long in the film Dawn. Cheng Zhi was awarded "Advanced Worker" by Shanghai Film Factory (198 1 year) because of his outstanding performance, such as regardless of fame and fortune and enthusiastic work.
At the end of 1994, Cheng Zhi also participated in shooting more than 80 films, such as Midnight, Postage, Shooting Farewell, Frowning Smile, Director Romance, Cat and Iron Spider. During this period, Cheng Zhi also shot many TV dramas and did some directing work. Among them, he directed the TV series Li Hu Yan Qing, The First Pass in the World, Eating White, Hidden Danger and so on.
The TV series "Death of Famous Brand" is the most influential and acclaimed work of Cheng Zhi in his life. Yuan Shihai and Tan Yuanshou, Beijing opera actors, all said that the opera was well performed, and they also said that they didn't expect Cheng Zhi's old students to sing so well. Zhang Hui, deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture, a drama actor, Mr. Tian Han's son-in-law and his wife, Ms. Tian Ye, said excitedly: "This drama reminds us of our father." And thank Cheng Zhi for putting their father's famous drama on the silver screen, praising it as a high-quality and high-level TV play. Many viewers wrote and called to give the highest evaluation to a famous brand. Among them, the most touching is the letter from Comrade Tuanbai Coal Mine Workers of Shanxi Huoxian Mining Bureau and the teachers of their workers' school. The letter said: The teacher's son died in an industrial accident, which made her feel very painful. After watching Death of a Famous Brand, the shocking drums inspired her to cheer up and raise the sail of life again. She asked Cheng Zhi where she could buy the recording of Death of a famous brand. After receiving the letter, Cheng Zhi immediately copied a recording clip of the drama "Ming" for her and wrote a reply and sent it to her. The teacher was very excited after receiving the tape and reply. While listening to the tape, she watched Cheng Zhi's answer with the students. In order to express their wishes, they specially went to Taiyuan, the provincial capital, to customize a banner. Four glittering Chinese characters "Audience loves you" expressed all the voices of coal miners. Cheng Zhi took the banner and burst into tears. This is the true voice from the audience, the highest praise from the audience, and the greatest honor for him as an artist!
"Versatile, hardworking and willing to work" is the deepest impression left by Cheng Zhi. Cheng Zhi has been an artist for 50 years. He has made more than 100 films and created many different types of characters, all of which are full of life. At the same time, his dubbing art, cross talk level and Beijing opera skills are also well-known.
Cheng Zhi has been dubbing translated films since 1950s. Many famous movies, such as three musketeers, Revenge of the Prince, Othello, The Gadfly, Tears of a Lone Star, etc. , all left his charming voice. At the same time, he also dubbed, composed and sang for many domestic art films, such as Jigong Fighting Crickets, Laoshan Taoist and Three Wolves, among which Three Wolves won international awards.
Cheng Zhi's crosstalk can not only be said, but also edited, which is very popular among the audience. 196 1, Cheng He performed the crosstalk "Makeup and Cremation" written by Cheng Zhi for Premier Zhou and Vice Premier Chen Yi, which won the bursts of laughter from the two prime ministers. 1985 and 1987, Cheng Zhi participated in "China Film Star Art Troupe" and "Shanghai Film Star Art Troupe" and visited Singapore and Hongkong twice. The comic dialogues "Dialect Interesting Talk" and "Song Interesting Talk" written by He Shu and Cao Duo were also written by Cheng Zhi himself, and the performance effect was very good, which was welcomed and praised by people at home and abroad and overseas Chinese. The local newspaper also highlighted Cheng's cross talk and praised him as a generalist in the field of performing arts.
Cheng Zhi's persistent love for Peking Opera made him work hard for the quintessence of China. Knowledgeable, he has presided over all kinds of Beijing Opera Grand Prix held by CCTV and Tianjin TV and served as a judge. He also presided over the column "Talk about Drama and Talk about Qu" for Shanghai TV Station, and made every effort to popularize Peking Opera knowledge and carry forward national culture.
In order to inherit the excellent traditional culture and further spread the Tan School's singing art, Cheng Zhi devoted himself to sorting out and memorizing five famous Tan School dramas, Empty City, Li Lingbei, Catch and Release Cao Cao, Beat the Drum and Scold Cao Cao, and Raise the Ding to View the Painting, and distributed them to drama schools in major cities in China as teaching materials to spread Tan School's art, so as to promote the excellence. At the same time, it is also given to friends who love Beijing opera at home and abroad.
Cheng Zhi strives for perfection in art and is a kind, modest and easy-going person in life. His motto "Action for life, life without action" also influenced and educated his family and children. He treats people sincerely in life, takes good care of the elderly and carefully cultivates future generations. Under his example, the children grew up healthily and thrived.
Cheng is a cow. He is like an old ox, working hard in the art world and dedicating his artistic life. He once said: "I don't care about life, I only care about artistic life." It is this simple and sincere feeling that made him set a record of 1 1 performance on the day when the whole country celebrated the smashing of the Gang of Four. It was this persistent pursuit that made him endure great pain during the onset of sciatica, and it took only two or three days to complete the filming of the Peking Opera TV art film "Li Kui jy visits his mother"; It is this enthusiasm that keeps him taking part in various social welfare activities: community poetry meeting for the elderly, flag-raising ceremony in middle schools, and street celebrations. As long as it is beneficial to the society and loved by the masses, he is so devoted and serious about every performance. 1February 99514th, Cheng Zhi was invited to attend the Lantern Festival in Shanghai CPPCC. After playing and singing the excerpts from Stealing Horses, he played the piano for Mr. Comfortable and played the excerpts from Li Lingbei with great interest. At the end of the performance, he suddenly suffered a massive myocardial infarction and collapsed on his beloved stage. As an artist who has worked for half a century and gained countless flowers and fruits, Cheng Zhi fulfilled his promise and sacrificed his precious life for art.