Gu Yue (Chinese: å ¤æœˆ; pinyin: GÇ" Yuè) (1937 â€" July 2, 2005),
originally named Hu Shixue (胡诗å¦), was a Chinese actor. Noted for
his uncanny resemblance to Mao Zedong, he played the former Chinese
leader 84 times from 1978 until his death. He won the Best Actor
titles at China's Hundred Flowers Awards in 1990 and again in 1993. On
July 2, 2005, while staying in southern China, Gu suffered a heart
attack shortly after bathing in a sauna and was rushed to a hospital,
where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 pm.
originally named Hu Shixue (胡诗å¦), was a Chinese actor. Noted for
his uncanny resemblance to Mao Zedong, he played the former Chinese
leader 84 times from 1978 until his death. He won the Best Actor
titles at China's Hundred Flowers Awards in 1990 and again in 1993. On
July 2, 2005, while staying in southern China, Gu suffered a heart
attack shortly after bathing in a sauna and was rushed to a hospital,
where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 pm.
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