In the past, Guangzhou was an important conveyor line in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and many veteran Hong Kong stars such as Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Hu Feng, Xia Yu, Xu Shaoxiong, Luo Wen, Wu Yusen, Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui, etc. are all from Guangzhou.
And Lu Haipeng is also one of them, but unlike other Hong Kong stars, he arrived in Hong Kong relatively late, when he first set foot in Hong Kong in 1970, he was already 29 years old, and he had even established a family in Guangzhou.
Lu Haipeng's family is well-known in the Guangdong entertainment industry, and his younger brother Lu Haichao, as a well-known senior actor in Guangdong, has attracted much attention. After graduating from the Guangdong Cantonese Opera School, Lu Haichao was active on stage as a Cantonese opera actor in his youth, appearing in many productions, such as "Mountains and Villages", "Harbor", "Cuckoo", "General Shi Lang", "Baolian Lantern No. 2 Tang Fangzi", "Azalea Mountain" and so on.
In the early 80s, the rapid rise of the TV industry brought a new peak to Lu Haichao's acting career, and I believe there are still many people who remember the first TV series "The Legend of Shrimp Ball" launched by Guangdong TV!
He was one of the leading actors in the show, and since then, he has been active in many fields such as TV dramas, sketches, and Cantonese opera, leaving a deep impression. Many Guangdong netizens said that the only actors who can be popular in the Guangdong entertainment industry for decades are Lu Haichao and Huang Junying.
Lu Junyu, the son of Lu Haichao and the nephew of Lu Haipeng, will open in January 2023 due to epidemic control, and 77-year-old Lu Haichao passed away suddenly. After his father's death, Lu Junyu starred as an actor in "Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang" to pay tribute to his father.
Although he is a rookie actor, it remains to be seen how his acting skills are in his family genes. Although Lu Junyu is a part-time actor, he is an excellent host of Guangdong's ace people's livelihood column "DV Live", which has more than 10 million fans on Douyin, second only to Pearl River Channel's "Today's Attention".
Although Lu Haipeng has many fans in China as a Hong Kong actor, his life in his later years is very bleak, and there is a huge gap between him and his relatives in Guangdong. Lu Haipeng debuted in the TVB art training class in his early years, and became popular in variety shows with his excellent comedy skills, and later continued to develop in ATV, participating in many film and television works.
Although he is not well-known, his talent and acting career are still worthy of respect.
Lu Haipeng, the 83-year-old veteran Hong Kong actor, immigrated to Canada with his family in the mid-90s. However, due to language, life and financial pressures, he and his family chose to return to Hong Kong in 2000, but his family did not return with him.
For more than 20 years since then, he has lived alone and taken care of himself, whether it is daily life and diet or daily chores. In 2018, he underwent surgery due to a blocked blood vessel, and his physical condition deteriorated due to his advanced age, so TV stations and film and television companies did not dare to ask him to film.
Still, he remains optimistic, saying he runs every day, takes his own meals, and occasionally hangs out with old friends.
His later years were simple and fulfilling, filled with the satisfaction of self-sufficiency.
With the continuous integration of the Greater Bay Area, more and more Hong Kong artists have chosen to develop or even settle in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong. However, as a native of Guangzhou, Lu Haipeng did not choose to return to his roots.
He did not interact with his relatives in Guangzhou, nor did he choose to go to Canada to join his family, but lived alone in Hong Kong. When asked about his plans for the Lunar New Year, he said that for him, there is nothing special about the Chinese New Year.
His family, including his parents, eldest brother, sister-in-law, younger brother and sister-in-law, have all left him in the past. His wife and children and grandchildren live in Canada.
Some netizens commented that it seems that Lu Junyu and his relationship are not very close, otherwise the two cities are so close, and it is very convenient to get together for the New Year. Some netizens directly pointed out that Lu Haipeng is not childless, but lives in a foreign country, and Lu Junyu, as his nephew, can care to what extent.