Dashan became famous in one fell swoop for performing the sketch "Night Return" on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1989 and became the first foreign actor to appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
After that, Dashan apprenticed to Jiang Kun and appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala many times. He then married a Chinese wife, and they gave birth to two mixed-race children, thus becoming a high-profile China fan at the time.
However, after Dashan sent his wife and children back to Canada, and he himself left because of Feng Gong's words, **'s tendencies began to change.
Some suspect that he is performing, while others believe that he is here to make Chinese money. What kind of truth is it?How is Dashan, a former cross talk actor, doing now?
I came to China to follow in my grandfather's footsteps.
Oyama was born in Canada in 1965 and his real name is Mark Henry Rothwell. His grandfather was a doctor who fought in the Sino-Japanese War.
As a result, Dashan grew up in childhood with his grandfather's stories, which led him to an unprecedented interest in Chinese culture.
Dashan was later admitted to the University of Toronto in Canada, and when choosing a minor, he applied for the "Chinese Studies Program".
Chinese culture is so vast and profound that a minor course alone cannot cover all aspects of Chinese culture, but at this moment, Dashan has fallen in love with Chinese culture. As a result, he turned his minor into a major in his sophomore year.
The head teacher saw that Dashan was so fascinated by Chinese culture that he gave him a Chinese name called "Lu Shiwei", but Dashan did not like the name.
Without hesitation, Dashan chose to study in China, fulfilled his "Chinese dream", and graduated from university in 1988.
China had just implemented a policy of reform and opening up, so it was not surprising that foreigners had not yet been seen on the streets as they are now. At that time, because of his appearance and fluent Mandarin, the image of Dashan surprised the people around him.
Dashan ushered in his opportunity in 1989, when he was rehearsing the Spring Festival Gala sketch "Night Return", but there was a lack of a foreigner character to drive the plot.
Dashan, a graduate of Peking University, is known for his fluent Mandarin, and he relied on the phrase "Yulan, open the door!" on the Spring Festival Gala that yearI am the mountain", which managed to cause a sensation. Dressed in a foreign face, he became famous in one fell swoop.
Dashan's sketch performance that year swept the country, and even surpassed Guo Donglin to become the most popular sketch actor. People called him "Dashan", and Dashan also changed his name to "Dashan", which is still used today.
After Dashan became famous overnight, he did not continue to develop in the field of sketches, but became obsessed with cross talk performances.
Therefore, Dashan asked the teachers of Peking University to introduce him to famous teachers. The cross talk actors recommended by the teacher are indeed very famous, but it is not easy for Dashan to apprentice.
First of all, since Oyama is a foreigner, his cultural background is different from ours. There needs to be singing and dancing in cross talk performances, but Dashan may not know anything about this. Under such circumstances, how can he perform cross talk?
Teacher Jiang Kun was suspicious of Dashan, and at the same time, Dashan's ancestor Hou Baolin did not trust him, so his first attempt to apprentice failed.
However, what successful people lack the most is the courage to start from scratch, and Dashan still did not give up his "cross talk dream" after being rejected, and he worked hard to learn cross talk while learning his professional knowledge.
Jiang Kun was infected by this spirit, and under his guidance, Dashan became a professional with excellent skills and was on a par with other cross talk actors.
Even in 1991, when Feng Xiaogang directed the TV series "The Story of the Editorial Department", Dashan also played a role in the play because of his master-apprentice friendship with Hou Baolin.
With the support of his master Jiang Kun, Dashan later made his cross talk career flourish in China. He has a soft spot for Chinese culture, but why was he accused of "putting on a show" later?The question begins with his marriage.
Is it a show or a show of true feelings?
Dashan's wife is Chinese, and the two met after Dashan's "hero saves beauty". At that time, Dashan had just been accepted by Jiang Kun as **, and soon attended the event with an American band.
Dashan's wife, Gan Lin, an event receptionist, stepped forward to mediate when the team members had an argument over trivial matters, but the two were still arguing.
At this moment, Dashan rescued Gan Lin from the tense battle situation and comforted the two team members. Because of Dashan's actions, Gan Lin was full of good feelings for him, and the two also left each other's ***
As their conversation deepened, the relationship between the two gradually became closer, and they evolved from friends to lovers. But since being with Dashan, Gan Lin has found that as long as he is in public, he must keep a certain distance from Dashan.
Daisen was very popular at the time, and every time he went out, he was surrounded by fans. Until 1993, his career was thriving, and he and his girlfriend Gan Lin entered the palace of marriage.
A few years after he got married, he welcomed both children and daughters, but he was troubled because he was worried about disturbing his family, and he was worried about a happy family.
In the spring evening of 1998, Dashan and Pan Changjiang performed "A Postage Stamp" together, when Dashan was at the peak of his career, so he received great attention. The following year, they appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala again and presented wonderful performances.
As a result, Oyama's reputation rose rapidly, and some fans even traveled long distances to harass him, so Oyama decided to send his wife and children to Canada.
Many people have a negative impression of Dashan because of this incident, thinking that the image of "loving Chinese culture" he used to show was just a show, and was actually trying to make money in China. This view is still firmly believed today.
Dashan was awakened by Feng Gong's words at a critical moment, "To succeed again, you must leave your comfort zone." So, Daisen chose to think deeply and move on to other activities.
If you catch gold in China, you slip away?
As early as 1991, he served as the ambassador's public affairs assistant at the Canadian Embassy in China, and subsequently became an important bridge for friendly exchanges between China and Canada.
Dashan decided to calm down and settle down, and then he made up his mind to find clues about his grandfather in China, and his first impression of China was learned from his grandfather's mouth.
In a 2001 episode, Dashan told the audience about his motivation and purpose for coming to China.
Due to the influence of Grandpa Dashan, many people have more positive feelings towards Dashan, and a female reporter from Shangqiu saw this after the show aired.
Touched by Dashan's persistence, she took the initiative to find the footprints of Dashan's grandfather when he was in China, and eventually helped Dashan find the hospital where his grandfather had stayed.
Dashan's grandfather was Dr. Rao, who was sent to China to work, and was later assigned to the "Guide St. Paul Hospital", which is now known as the First People's Hospital of Shangqiu.
Frequent wars led to Dr. Rao's return to Canada quickly, but sadly, on the way back, his two children died one after another, and his youngest daughter suffered from depression due to the long journey.
Oyama's birth alleviated the family's grief. In 2002, due to his special status in society, Canada** listed him in the "Who's Who of Canada".
After not taking the stage, Dashan has been committed to the promotion and development of Chinese culture, and has won the "Beijing Top Ten Outstanding Youths" and other awards.
As Canada's special envoy, Oyama made an appearance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. However, since 2011, he has rarely appeared in public. Many of his followers believe that he left after making enough money in China.
Dashan not only contributed to the cultural exchanges between China and Canada, he has been committed to developing his cross talk career until 2015, when he appeared in front of the audience again with the talk show "Dashan Kan Dashan".
Dashan, an artist who is no longer young, once again appeared in the public eye, showing his unremitting "cross talk" career for decades, and netizens admired his perseverance.
People**" has been used"Although Oyama is a foreigner, he is not an outsider"This sentence to describe him. Observing Dashan's actions after setting foot in China for the first time, it is not difficult to find his sincere love for Chinese culture and his sincere love for the art of cross talk.
Dashan visited Beijing again in November, and on December 7, he also promoted the Chinese drama "The Shawshank Redemption" on his social platform.
Epilogue. Although he sent his wife and children to Canada, Dashan never forgot about China, insisting that his children could not speak French, but must know Chinese.
Although many people denigrate and question the purpose of Dashan, Dashan has never wavered and has always been committed to inheriting traditional Chinese culture.
I wish Dashan's family a happy life, and at the same time praise them.