Ly Thuong Chinh: "The clown" is favored by the comedian Chau Tinh Tri, how is life now?

Actor Ly Thuong Chinh has participated in 3 films of Chow Tinh Tri, playing supporting roles but still being loved. Currently, he pursues acting in addition to his work in a television station.

Chau Tinh Tri is no longer a strange name to audiences who love Chinese-language movies with his own unique comedies. From an unknown actor, Chau Tinh Tri had to go through many difficulties and challenges to achieve success, step by step becoming Tinh Gia as it is today.

Chow's works have all become classics and that success has great merit in his casting. The actors in Tinh Gia's works quickly became famous overnight, even many supporting roles are also considered as one-of-a-kind classics.

One of the actors that Tinh Gia wholeheartedly supports is Ly Thuong Chinh.

Most recently, on May 22, HK01 reported that Ly Thuong Chinh returned to the screen with the comedy Over My Dead Body. Playing the role of a funny security guard, the actor received a lot of love from the audience. In an interview with the media, he attracted attention when he mentioned Chow Tinh Tri.

No regrets when following Tinh Gia in comedy

Ly Thuong Chinh was born in 1981, comes from an intellectual family, his parents are teachers. He is an excellent student of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong.

With only one year left to graduate, Ly Thuong Chinh dropped out of school to join a television station to work as a production assistant, then switch to host. Ly Thuong Chinh's decision disappointed his parents, not seeing his face for a while.

After a year of working behind the scenes, Ly Thuong Chinh was assigned to help veteran MC Lam Hai Phong for an entertainment program. As the background in the performance, there were only a few lines, but Ly Thuong Chinh suddenly caught the eye of Chau Tinh Tri.

According to Ly Thuong Chinh, Tinh Gia asked an acquaintance to ask for his phone number and arranged to meet him after watching an entertainment show. On the day of the meeting, the Hong Kong director discussed with Ly Thuong Chinh about his role in Kung Fu 2.

After that, the filming plan for this project went wrong, and production had to be stopped. However, Chow Tinh Tri did not cut the actor's performance, but switched him to the movie Super Dog Magic (also known as Truong Giang No. 7 or CJ7). Ly Thuong Chinh plays Chairman Cao.

After the above project, Ly Thuong Chinh quit the MC job at TVB and joined Tinh Huy of Chau Tinh Tri. "As long as I cooperate with Tinh Gia, tell me to throw away my money, I am satisfied with the opportunity to advance. I have never regretted following him", the actor shared.

At the stage of sticking with the Hong Kong comedy king, Ly Thuong Chinh had the role of Sa Tang in Journey to the West: Extraordinary love story, the extremely humorous police character in the mermaid was especially remembered by the audience. Ly Thuong Chinh expressed his gratitude to Chau Tinh Tri for giving him a chance to change his life.

In addition to playing a supporting role, the male artist also became a studio assistant in many works of Tinh Gia. Ly Thuong Chinh shared that Chau Tinh Tri is a fastidious, strict person who often gets angry at work. The studio staff or the actors who did something wrong were scolded by him.

Ly Thuong Chinh shared that he was the least scolded by Tinh Gia. He was only under pressure, always being urged by the Hong Kong director, to urgently prepare for the scenes.

However, Ly Thuong Chinh thinks that gruff and conservative is Chau Tinh Tri's own personality.

What he admires in the King of Comedy is the creative spirit, always seeing interesting points in each artist. According to Ly Thuong Chinh, Tinh Gia is a rare director in showbiz who is willing to give opportunities to young talented artists without looking at appearance and support.

Ly Thuong Chinh witnessed Chau Tinh Tri not caring about the attitude of investors, ready to dismiss 100 actors participating in casting, stopping the audition because he felt that no one had potential.

"Tinh Gia is very short-tempered. If he asks you to do something, you must do it. Everyone who works with you knows that everything Chau Tinh Tri makes you do has his purpose. Tinh Gia. can transform scenes and characters in an instant. If you argue back, the one who suffers is you," Ly Thuong Chinh shared.

The actor emphasized: "If he touches his bottom line, he is ready to turn."

Therefore, Ly Thuong Chinh cherished his time with him and learned the charming comedy style from Tinh Gia. Although he is no longer on the same path, he still hopes to have the opportunity to collaborate with the veteran director of Hong Kong showbiz.

18 year relationship with girlfriend

Ly Thuong Chinh is currently working as a television producer in parallel with filming. He shared that he had to work two jobs to make a living. Previously, because he was only engaged in acting, the actor was in a difficult situation.

While unemployed, he had a serious traffic accident and had to be hospitalized for many months. During this period, the actor lived on borrowed money from friends and social insurance for the needy.

After being discharged from the hospital, he asked to leave Chau Tinh Tri and return to work for a cable television station. A job in the television industry helps him have a stable income. Filming is now a side job of Ly Thuong Chinh.

Regarding his private life, Ly Thuong Chinh shared with his girlfriend for the past 18 years. They are not married or have children. He said this was the will of his girlfriend because she had cancer and didn't want to get involved with Ly Thuong Chinh.

According to the actor, his girlfriend has repeatedly proposed to break up so that he can go to someone else and build a complete home. However, Ly Thuong Chinh disagreed. For many years, he accompanied his girlfriend in the treatment of a serious illness.

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