Biography of cross talk actor Yang Da

Yang Da, male, was born in Tangkou Town, Kaiping in 1935. He is a famous cross talk master and a national first-class actor. He is known as the "Yangcheng Comedian" and the "Thousand-faced Comedian". His representative works include "Love of Life and Death", "Guangzhou Fun", etc.

In 1935, Yang Da was born in Chikan Ancient Town, Kaiping, and grew up there. In 1957, he became a professional folk singer in the Guangdong Folk Music Troupe (now the Guangdong Music and Art Troupe). He started performing cross talk with Huang Junying in 1958, and retired from the stage in 2000.

Speaking of Cantonese crosstalk actors, the "dream combination" of Yang Da and Huang Junying are recognized as the leaders and out-and-out crosstalk experts. However, Yang Da's early artistic career, But he walked out singing a folk song.

Yang Da’s representative works include "Life and Death", "Guangzhou Talk", "Amao A Shou", "Breaking the Rules", "A Little Taller Than You", "Borrowing the Phone" and dozens of other works The cross talk works, including "Fighting Song" and other jokes, were included in the book "Yangcheng Comedians - Selected Cross Talk Works of Guangdong".

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Introduction to Yang Da’s partner Huang Junying:

Huang Junying, male, born in 1936, originally from Luoding, Guangdong Province. Famous Cantonese crosstalk performing artist, national first-class actor, vice chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Music Association, artistic director of the Guangdong Music and Troupe, one of the pioneers of dialectal crosstalk, enjoys special government subsidies issued by the State Council, and won the fifth Lu Xun Literature and Art Award of Guangdong Province Award and was named the most popular comedian in Guangdong.

He started performing at the age of 16 and studied Cantonese opera performing arts for 6 years under the famous Cantonese opera artist Luo Pinchao. In 1958, Huang Junying went to Beijing to participate in China's first national folk art performance and was exposed to the cross talk art of the north. , because he was deeply attracted by the art of cross talk, he determined to transform the cross talk in the north into the south of Guangdong.

In May 1983, Huang Junying, together with Yang Da, Lin Yunhong and Cui Lingxiao, took the lead in establishing the "Guangzhou Crosstalk Art Troupe", with Huang Junying as the leader.

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