Kim Sieu Quan - Monument to Bao Thanh Thien: U80 has no children, almost died 3 times because of brain tumor

It has been nearly 30 years since the movie Bao Thanh Thien made a big splash on television, but the image of an honest mandarin with dark skin and a moon-shaped birthmark on his forehead still leaves a deep impression in the hearts of consumers. million fans.

Kim Sieu Quan is also considered a veteran artist who performed the most successful role of Bao Thanh Thien. Kim Sieu Quan was born in 1951 in Taiwan.

He entered the entertainment industry very early, at the age of 18, he began to have his first role on the stage. He played through all kinds of roles, from the supporting line, the villain to the passerby, but unfortunately, he was never assigned the main dual role.

Kim Sieu Quan's unsuccessful stage career made him decide to apply for a TV studio. Also from here, the veteran actor's career shined thanks to winning the character Bao Chung in the film project Bao Thanh Thien.

To make a successful Bao Thanh Thien on the screen, Kim Sieu Quan had to devote and sacrifice a lot.

He ate and slept on the set and even had to weigh from 80 kg up to 100 kg to have a suitable appearance for the character.

In addition, he also spends 2 hours a day for the make-up artists to paint a black face and make a moon scar on his forehead before filming begins.

Despite having to go through many difficulties when taking on a heavy role, Kim Sieu Quan is not afraid. "A lot of people around me are afraid that I can't take on this role. But I think this is also the only chance to save myself. Otherwise, my whole life will only live with faint roles." , he said.

Kim Sieu Quan's career efforts paid off when his role as Bao Cong was warmly received by the audience. As of 2012, he has portrayed this role in more than 700 television episodes.

After Bao Thanh Thien, Kim Sieu Quan also established his own film studio and produced many other hit films also about the character Bao Chung. He is also the main character in these projects. The popularity and wealth in the blink of an eye makes the 5X generation actor have a dream life. But few people know that, behind the glory and fame, Kim Sieu Quan also had to go through hard days.

Sharing the reason for taking on such a heavy role as Bao Chung even though he was never given the lead role on the screen, Kim Sieu Quan said: "Before filming started, Bao Thanh Thien had an actor who was said to perform excellently. This role, therefore, no one dares to accept. However, in this life there is someone who does not know what the fear of death is, that is me."

In 2010, Kim Sieu Quan poured all his assets accumulated in 20 years of filming Bao Thanh Thien to set up the Sieu Quan studio in Qingdao, China. In particular, the studio is used only to film films related to the character Bao Cong, which is staged by Kim Sieu Quan himself. He neither rents nor accepts visitors.

At Sieu Quan studio, he continued to work on many projects related to Bao Thanh Thien's character such as Bao Cong in the week, Bao Cong in the case, Love in Hoang Dao... with the participation of "Trien Chieu" " Ha Gia Kinh and "Cong Ton Sach" Pham Hong Hien.

Up to now, the star born in 1951 has played more than 800 episodes about the character Bao Cong. "I hope, if I have a chance, I will be able to film 1,000 episodes about the character Bao Cong," Kim Sieu Quan shared.

Old age, sickness, no children

Besides a successful career, Kim Sieu Quan also has a happy life with his wife for 30 years. His wife is Tran Ky - the actress who plays Bang Phi in the movie Bao Thanh Thien. The two have known each other since childhood, bonded and came together despite family objections.

However, having been together for 3 decades, the two still do not have a child. However, Kim Sieu Quan believes that children are fate, if not, it is okay, he himself has never thought of adopting or getting a divorce because of this.

"Many people also say that I should divorce or adopt children, but this is everyone's destiny. Children are fate, I am content with what I have. I am not afraid of living alone without children." , he shared.

At the age of U70, Kim Sieu Quan has almost completely withdrawn from the entertainment industry. The reason is because of his advanced age, he has to fight many diseases that make the veteran actor's health weaken.

It is known that since 2000, Kim Sieu Quan has had to live with many incurable diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure and heart disease. He often suffers from sleep apnea, requiring help breathing.

"In the past, I tried to be fat to play the role of Bao Cong. Later, because of being fat, I suffered from many diseases and could not lose weight," he revealed.

In 2016, during a performance in Thailand, Kim Sieu Quan suddenly couldn't remember the lyrics of the song in the movie "Bao Thanh Thien" even though he had sung it thousands of times before. When he went to the hospital to check, he received the results that he had a brain tumor.

The actor has many dangerous diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease, brain tumor.

The evil disease caused Kim Sieu Quan to almost die 3 times. In the end, he decided to gamble with death to surgically remove a 10cm tumor from his brain.

Before the surgery, because he was worried about his own misfortune, he even wrote a will to leave his wife the entire estate. Not only that, he also told her to find a good man to entrust her life with if he unfortunately passed away early.

Fortunately, Kim Sieu Quan's surgery went smoothly and successfully. However, the major surgery also made his health not as good as before.

Kim Sieu Quan's health declined, walking was difficult at the age of 69.

Recently, QQ posted a picture of the once famous Bao Thanh Thien and his wife visiting the late director Trinh Thieu Phong at the Taipei City Funeral Home.

In the photo, Kim Sieu Quan is noticeably thinner, he has to use a cane and walk slowly. Sharing with the media about the health situation, he said:

"For the past few years, my legs have become weaker and weaker, and I have to be friends with a cane. My declining health makes me afraid to go out. Trinh Thieu Phong is my close friend, so I have to try to say goodbye to him. It's still hard on a daily basis, let alone acting."

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