There are many male stars in the entertainment industry, but not many can really become popular.
In the era of traffic stars, those "late bloomers" are particularly precious.
Let's talk about how these 5 middle-aged male stars went from ordinary to prosperous today.
Jin Dong believes that the achievement of life needs to rely on hard work.
How did you know about Jin Dong?Which TV series is it through?
Did He Han appear in "The First Half of My Life", or did Ming Lou appear in "The Pretender"?
Jin Dong was born in 1976 in an ordinary family in Jining, Shandong. He is the second in the family, but Jin Dong's childhood was not as warm as people imagined.
Due to emotional discord, Jin Dong's parents eventually divorced. Subsequently, his mother remarried with his sister, and his father soon restarted the family.
Jin Dong and his sister grew up in their old home in the countryside, and as Jin Dong grew up, he gradually realized that he had long lost the warmth of his family.
Jin Dong has not been cared for by his parents since he was a child, which led to his very rebellious personality. When he was in school, he often got into fights with his classmates and didn't care about studying, so he was called "troublemaker" in school.
After Jin Dong finished secondary school, he decided not to study anymore and chose to go out to work. Due to his young age and limited education, he could only do some manual labor, and he used to work as a restaurant waiter, car washer, and bar employee.
During his time working in bars, he could often watch the performances of the resident singers, and over time, Jin Dong began to imitate them and sing on stage. At that time, he developed a keen interest in acting, which also laid the foundation for his future development.
With a dream, with the support and encouragement of his friends and boss, he embarked on the road to Beijing.
When Jin Dong first arrived in Beijing, it was difficult to even solve the problem of food and clothing due to the lack of economy.
He hopes to be able to shuttle between various crews, looking for opportunities to take on roles, and keep busy all day long.
At the age of 17, Jin Dong participated in the actor selection of the crew of "Oriental Merchant", and successfully played the role of "Young Gao Xianyang" with his handsome appearance. In addition, he also co-starred with Liu Mintao in "Mother" in 1998.
Jin Dong saw that the performance strength of his predecessors was very good, and although he had no professional training, he was still determined to study.
In 1999, 23-year-old Jin Dong applied for the ** Drama Academy and received professional study in the ** drama class of the Performance Department, and became classmates with Li Guangjie, Chen Sicheng, Chen Shu, etc.
Jin Dong once participated in film and television works such as "Five Color Field" and "Young Daqincha" during the Chinese opera, but he only played some small roles.
Jin Dong and Bi Yanjun's film "Autumn Rain" was released in 2004 and achieved good box office results. In the film, he played the role of the actor He Ming, and Jin Dong was also nominated for the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Newcomer for this film.
In 2006, Jin Dong participated in the TV series "Breaking the Guandong" with Li Youbin, which was a great success and made him gradually become well-known. Jin Dong was 30 years old at the time, but he didn't really become famous.
Jin Dong and Hu Ge collaborated on the TV series "Langya Bang" in 2015, which was a great success, and Jin Dong, who played the role of Lin Chen, also became famous.
The 39-year-old Jin Dong and Hu Ge collaborated again on "The Pretender", making Jin Dong popular in the real sense. This year is the year they work together again.
Jin Dong relied on his superb acting skills to play the eldest brother Minglou in the play, and vividly interpreted the character image. He was later shortlisted for the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for this role.
In 2016, he played the male protagonist He Han in the TV series "The First Half of My Life", the character is handsome, golden, considerate and gentle, and has become the ideal lover image in the minds of many women in the play.
Jin Dong became completely famous, and at that time he was 40 years old and became a representative of middle-aged actors.
Since then, Jin Dong has continued to present excellent works, so he has been given the honorary title of "National First-Class Actor".
Whether you are 40 years old or 50 years old, as long as you continue to work hard, you can still expect to be a late bloomer.
Liu Yijun: After 10 years of hiding, he ushered in the peak of his career at the age of 45.
At the age of 45, he reached the peak of 10 years of hiding.
Liu Yijun was born in 1970 in Xi'an. His parents were both researchers, but his father had a soft spot for movies, and he happened to live near the studio.
Liu Yijun has been fond of literature and art since he was a child, and when he was in elementary school, his teacher asked students to write down "what kind of career they want to engage in when they grow up". Liu Yijun wrote the word "actor" without hesitation, but he got the teacher's disdainful eyes, which are still vivid in his mind.
Liu Yijun expressed his idea to his father, got his father's support, and his father also arranged for him to go to Qu Guoqiang to learn acting.
Under the guidance of professional teachers, Liu Yijun has made great progress in acting.
Liu Yijun was admitted to the Nortel acting class at the age of 17 and became the youngest student in the class. Although his starting point was higher than that of other classmates, his acting career was not as smooth as he imagined.
Liu Yijun, a freshman, has just been selected by the crew of "The Female Thief", and he is waiting for the broadcast with full expectations. However, for some reason, the show failed to pass the censorship, so he said goodbye to the opportunity to broadcast it, and it was the first time he ended in failure.
19-year-old Liu Yijun was invited to play the leading role in "Falling Mountain Wind", but some unexpected circumstances occurred in the crew, which led to him being forced to withdraw from the crew, and the second attempt also ended in failure.
Liu Yijun was assigned to his hometown Xi'an Film Studio after graduating from university, but he didn't expect to return here in the end, and the situation has not gotten worse.
Liu Yijun was assigned to human labor, and the work he did had nothing to do with the performance.
When the classmates around him had appeared on the screen one by one, Liu Yijun was still copying salary slips for others, which lasted for 6 years.
Year after year, day after day, Liu Yijun finally couldn't bear it anymore and planned to return to Beijing to find his own way out.
Although he chose to go to graduate school, he ultimately failed.
He traveled around, attended crew interviews, submitted resumes, and worked hard to get to know people in the industry. I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to star in "Modern Family", but it didn't work out. At this time, Liu Yijun was over 30 years old.
Although it is often said that men stand in their thirties, Liu Yijun still lives a profligate life.
Before 2000, Liu Yijun's acting career had been developing steadily, until he was invited to play the role of Ning Caichen in "Human and Ghost Love" with Liu Mintao, although it was not a smash hit, but the play won unanimous praise from the audience.
He starred in the movie "Top Secret Escort" in 2007 and played the villain Xiang Luoyang;In 2011, he played Ouyang Yi in the TV series "Parents' Love", from a merry young master to a fallen Ouyang Yi, perhaps this role is not just a role, but more like himself.
In 2015, Liu Yijun ushered in the peak moment of his life, and attracted much attention for his roles in "The Pretender" and "Langya Bang", and has since become the preferred actor for villains.
The 45-year-old won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his outstanding performance, thanks to his outstanding performance in the movie "Wang Tianfeng".
In the subsequent works "The Legend of Miyue" and "Surgery", some negative characters were created.
The hits of "Sweeping the Black Storm" and "The Beginning" let us see the unusual side of Liu Yijun, he can control the role of "villain", and he can also play the "positive character" excellently, no matter what role he plays, he is at ease.
Wang Kai: After ten years of tempering, just to show an amazing style at a certain moment.
Wang Kai debuted earlier, as early as 2008, he starred as a sissy in "Ugly Girl Invincible", and he was also famous, I don't know if you have noticed.
Wuhan is Wang Kai's birthplace, and his parents are ordinary people. After graduating from high school, his parents arranged for him to work in a bookstore, hoping that he would have a smooth life.
Wang Kai is not satisfied with his current life, because he loves acting and aspires to become an actor.
He didn't tell his family, he studied acting in private, and finally got admitted to Chinese opera as he wished. Although Wang Kai started late compared with his peers, fortunately he was very diligent and studious, and signed a contract with "Huayi" immediately after graduation.
Perhaps only by personally experiencing the "cruel reality" of the entertainment industry can we understand the sinister nature, Wang Kai had no drama to shoot for a long time, and finally had to take over "Ugly Girl Invincible" in order to make a living.
Although the broadcast of this drama solved Wang Kai's financial problems, it also attracted many similar characters who wanted him to play.
Wang Kai was reluctant, and then his career also ushered in a low period.
In 2010, the period drama "Educated Youth" extended an olive branch to him, allowing both the director and the audience to see another side of Wang Kai.
In the following years, Wang Kai played different roles in movies and TV series, which also made his career flourish.
In 2015, Wang Kai appeared on "Langya Bang" and "The Pretender" in the same year, and ushered in the peak of his career.
He became famous overnight and was favored by more and more scripts, starring as Dr. Zhao in "Ode to Joy" and Song Yunhui in "Big River".
After ten years of hard work, we only look forward to one day to bloom dazzling style.
Wang Kai's career is now thriving, although he is a "late bloomer", but fortunately it is not too late.
Zhang Jiayi became famous in one fell swoop with his strength and won wide recognition.
In 2009, Zhang Jiayi played the role of Song Siming in "Snail House", and became an instant hit with this drama. However, at that time, he was no longer a young student, but a middle-aged man who had entered the age of 35.
Twenty years after his debut, Zhang Jiayi participated in the filming of 17 movies before starring in this TV series, but none of them received widespread attention. It wasn't until the appearance of "Snail House" that his career ushered in a turnaround.
He won the "17th Magnolia Best Actor Award" for "Borrowed Gun", and won the Most Popular Actor Award in 2014.
Zhang Jiayi, who is in his forties, has a thriving career, and has played the role of secretary of the municipal party committee, a doctor, a policeman, and a loving father at home. Each of his characters is vivid and full of soul.
He is low-key, but whenever he appears in dramas, word of mouth and ratings are both bumper.
Zhang Jiayi is now over half a hundred years old, but his popularity is still only up and down, and he has become an "old drama bone" in the audience's mouth.
Winning everything with his own strength is a real "performing artist" and a real excellent actor.
Li Youbin only shone at the age of 47.
When it comes to Li Youbin, many people will think of the classic anti-Japanese drama "Bright Sword", there may be many young people who have never watched this drama, but you must have seen Li Yunlong's emojis.
Li Youbin was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, he is the second oldest in his family, his parents are ordinary workers, and his sister is a drama actress. Due to coincidence, Li Youbin was successfully admitted to the Changchun Drama Theater and became a drama actor with his sister.
Due to his lack of talent, Li Youbin is much behind those who entered the industry at the same time. He saw that time was wasted like this, so he began to try to "play tricks", playing the roles of corpses, beggars, passers-by and so on.
However, unexpectedly, over time, he has achieved a lot.
47-year-old Li Youbin received an invitation from the crew of "Bright Sword" at the time, and originally did not plan to play this role, but finally agreed to join the performance under the pleading of the director.
When filming "Bright Sword" back then, the working conditions were not as good as they are today. In the bitterly cold northern weather, in order to prevent the vehicle from freezing, the crew had to take turns on duty, lighting fires at regular intervals to keep warm.
In the icy climate, Li Youbin was overwhelmed by the heavy scenes, but out of concern about the filming progress, even with a high fever, he still insisted on completing the shooting task, and this kind of professionalism can be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In the end, he successfully established the irreplaceable image of Li Yunlong in the minds of the audience.
Therefore, Li Youbin won the Audience Favorite Actor Award at the 23rd China TV Golden Eagle Awards, and was praised as a "first-class actor" by the country.
Li Youbin, a veteran actor who is over half a hundred years old but no one can replace him, shows the charm of a late bloomer.
When a star enters middle age, he usually finds that his career is affected.
Although these five actors are "late bloomers", they have set a good example for the entertainment industry.
Which one do you prefer?