Influenced by his father Niu Ben, Wang Kan has liked acting since he was a child, and his biggest dream since childhood is to become a good actor who is loved and recognized by the public like his father.
In order to realize his dream of acting, he applied for the Shanghai Theater Academy at the age of 25, but he unfortunately fell off the list.
After falling to Sun Shan, Wang Kan was unwilling to give up his dream of being an actor, and proposed the idea of continuing to be an actor with his father, to which his father said: "If you want to take this road, you must have your own ability, and I will not find any relationship." ”
Whether your image is good or not, whether it is bad or not, you have to wait until you are at least 40 years old to receive a good show. ”
Although he failed to get the support of his father, Wang Kan was not discouraged, but firmly embarked on the journey of pursuing his dreams, and deliberately went to Japan to study and study.
In fact, as Wang Kan's father expected, after entering the age of 40, he began to be well-known to the audience with his superb acting skills and slowly became popular.
From the "second generation of stars" who dreamed of being an actor to becoming a powerful actor loved by the audience step by step, and becoming a "Dazuo professional" in the mouth of the audience and fans, it can be said that Wang Kan's popularity and everything he has today all rely on his own efforts.
1. Wang Kan was born in 1960, is a native of Shanghai, he grew up in an artistic family, and his father is a famous performing artist and national first-class actor Niu Ben.
Niu Ben, formerly known as Zhang Xuejing, was born in Tianjin in 1935, and made his debut in 1946 because of his appearance in the anti-Japanese film "Tale of the Holy City", and then gave himself the stage name Niu Ben at the suggestion of director Xie Tian.
After entering the industry, Niu Ben has participated in classic works such as "The Secret History of the Qing Palace", "Longxugou", "405** Case", "Wrangler", "Spring Dingdong", "Sunrise", "Let the World Be Full of Love", "Cremation" and other classic works.
With superb acting skills, he is not only deeply loved by the audience, but also has won film and television awards such as the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Golden Rooster Award for Lifetime Achievement!
Niu Ben's wife's name is Wang Huiling, a teacher, the two met at the table tennis table, and the two who were in love came together not long after they met.
After the two got married, they gave birth to two sons, of which the eldest son followed Niu Ben's surname Zhang, named Zhang Wei, and the younger son followed Niu Ben's wife's surname, which is called Wang Kan today.
Influenced by his father Niu Ben, Wang Kan has had a strong interest in performing arts since he was a child, and is very fond of acting and film art.
Since he was a child, whenever he saw a troupe performing on the street, or when he saw a favorite movie, he was extremely obsessed with quiet**, yearning for one day to become an excellent actor.
For Wang Kan's dream, his father Niu Ben chose to go with the flow, neither supporting nor opposing, and letting him follow his own heart to develop.
With his enthusiasm for performing arts, at the age of 6, Wang Kan formed an indissoluble bond with performing arts.
2. In 1965, when Wang Kan was 6 years old, Shanghai Haiyan Film Studio was preparing the film "This Is What I Should Do".
The film is directed by Zhang Tianci, starring Yang Zaibao, Li Lingjun, Zhou Kangyu, Xu Caigen, Shi Shugui and others, telling the story of the tricycle worker "Ding Genbao" played by Yang Zaibao who is helpful and helps "Liu Xiaomei" find her relatives.
At that time, the film needed to find a little boy to participate, and the director originally wanted Niu Ben's eldest son Zhang Wei to play the role, but Zhang Wei was not very interested in acting, introverted, and did not like to express himself in front of others, and finally this opportunity fell to Wang Kan.
And Wang Kan did not disappoint the director, with his love for acting and innate acting talent, he performed very well in the film at a young age, which left a deep impression on many people.
It's a pity that not long after he was electrocuted, he encountered a special period, and his acting career came to a standstill before it began.
In May 1966, at the beginning of the ten-year special period, the literary and artistic career was violently impacted, and under the special background, Wang Kan had to temporarily suppress the dream of being an actor in his heart.
During this period, his father Niu Ben was criticized for his past experience, and he was implicated because of this, and was pointed at by the people around him.
During the whole special period, Wang Kan's family suffered a lot, and even when he recalled this experience many years later, he still had palpitations.
It is worth mentioning that although Wang Kan's dream of being an actor was difficult to realize during the special period, he did not give up the idea of becoming an actor, but tried his best to realize his dream.
3. After graduating from middle school, because of the influence of the special period, Wang Kan did not continue to take the university examination, but was admitted to the Shanghai Leather Technology School.
With the efforts of Wang Kan, he later graduated from the art school and entered the Shanghai Electroacoustic Factory.
After the end of the special period, Wang Kan, who had never let go of his dream of being an actor, began to chase his acting dream again, and he entered the amateur actor troupe of Shanghai TV station and became a professional actor.
During the development of the Shanghai TV Amateur Actors Troupe, he often followed his colleagues to perform everywhere and toured the country.
Although he was not well-known at that time, Wang Kan felt extremely excited and happy to be active on the stage at the thought of being able to play all kinds of roles he liked on the stage.
In 1985, Wang Kan's father Wang Ben directed the drama "Frog Girl" adapted from Hu Wanchun's feature-length ** "Frog Girl".
Wang Dinghua, the assistant director of the play, felt that Wang Kan was very suitable after careful research, so he suggested that Niu Ben choose Wang Kan, but because he was afraid of being said that he was praising his son, Niu Ben refused.
Later, when the leader learned of this, he immediately seriously criticized Niu Ben, saying that he should not be timid, as long as the actor is suitable, it doesn't matter if it is his son, Niu Ben boldly used his son Wang Kan to shoot.
And Wang Kan did not disappoint him, and later in the process of filming, Wang Kan performed very well and portrayed the role perfectly, and the show received a lot of praise after it was broadcast.
After appearing on the screen again with the drama "Frog Girl", in order to go further on the road of acting, Wang Kan decided to enter a professional college to further his own studies after careful consideration.
4. In 1985, Wang Kan applied for the Shanghai Theater Academy, and in the process of the examination, with many years of acting experience and good acting talent, he passed five levels and six generals all the way, and reached the end.
However, during the final physical examination, he was found to have tuberculosis, failed the physical examination, and finally failed to be admitted to the play.
After falling off the list, many people around him persuaded Wang Kan to find another way, but Wang Kan still wanted to stay in the entertainment industry and develop, in order to prove his determination, he also deliberately went to tell his father Niu Ben his thoughts.
Seeing that Wang Kan wanted to stay in the showbiz and develop, Niu Ben did not object, but he warned Wang Kan that if he wanted to stay in the showbiz, everything had to rely on himself, he would not help him, and he would not open the back door for him.
As an ordinary person, seeing that his father was unwilling to help him develop his career, he must have some resentment in his heart, but Wang Kan did not have the slightest, he secretly decided that he must prove himself to his father through his own efforts!
In order to improve himself, Wang Kan went to Japan to study, first studying Japanese at the Tokyo Foreign Chinese Language School, and later majoring in Japanese ethnic ** history at Tokyo ** College.
After completing his studies in Japan, Wang Kan did not return to China immediately, but partnered with like-minded friends to open a clothing company and a restaurant specializing in Southeast Asian cuisine.
Among them, he opened a very successful Southeast Asian restaurant, which is full every day, and almost everyone in Chinese Tokyo knows about it.
During his time in Japan, Wang Kan gained his love and came together with his wife, who was from Shanghai and also studied in Japan.
In 1992, Wang Kan and his wife got married in Japan, and in the second year after marriage, the two gave birth to a daughter.
When his daughter was born, he lived in Japan with the couple until his daughter was 6 years old, in order to let his daughter receive a Chinese education and not forget his roots, Wang Kan asked his wife to return to Shanghai with his daughter, while he continued to stay in Japan to develop his career.
Although Wang Kan's focus was not on the showbiz at that time, he did not completely give up his identity as an actor, he was occasionally invited to participate in some film and television works, and he had a good time.
5. In 2006, Wang Kan, who was homesick, resolutely sold all his business in Japan in order to return to his motherland for development, and returned to Shanghai in the same year for development.
After returning to Shanghai, he initially chose the industry he was good at, working as a deputy general manager for a Japanese company, responsible for the operation of apparel.
In the same year, Wang Kan entered Shanghai TV and collaborated with Lin Dongfu and Zhou Libo on the Shanghainese program "Three People Malatang".
In 2007, the second year after returning to China, Wang Kan participated in the audition of "Lust and Caution" in Shanghai, because he had lived in Japan for many years, spoke Japanese very well, and his acting skills were remarkable, he was selected by director Ang Lee and got the opportunity to participate in the film.
Wang Kan played the role of the bodyguard and driver of the male number one Tony Leung in the film, although there were not many scenes, but because of the fire of the film and his very good performance, he left a deep impression on many audiences.
At this time, Wang Kan was 47 years old, and he only became popular at this time, which just confirmed his father Niu Ben's words that he could only become popular after the age of 40.
After emerging in the entertainment industry with the film "Lust and Caution", Wang Kan later participated in "Xinhai Revolution", "Three Righteousness in Troubled Times", "Fan Niang", "Hero Sacrifice", "X**" and other film and television works.
Because he has lived in Japan for many years, he is familiar with the living habits and images of the Japanese, and is good at portraying Japanese characters, so he plays the role of Japanese in most of his works, especially good at playing the role of "Osa", and after becoming popular, he is also known as "Osa's professional household"!
In 2013, Wang Kan took over the filming of "Thirty-Eight Degrees Below Zero", which needed to be filmed in Harbin for 3 months.
After that, Wang Kan, like his father Niu Ben, became a full-time actor.
6. In recent years, Wang Kan has been active in the entertainment industry, and he became popular in middle age, although he became famous relatively late, he has been managing his acting career with all his heart.
From "Langya Bang" to "Tremble, Abe! and then to "Northeast Old Paoer", "The Edge of the City", "Heartbeat on the Tip of the Tongue", "Shining Military Trumpet", "Once Upon a Time, Slow Past, White Heads Separated", "Dream Forest", "Children of South Lake", "Northeast Ball King", "Flowers" and so on.
Although he plays almost all supporting roles in these film and television works, and there are not many scenes, every time he appears, he can make the audience's eyes shine and surprise the audience.
With his continuous efforts, although he is not a big hit now, he is also well-known by the audience and has become a good actor that the public likes to see.
is different from most second-generation stars, after many second-generation stars enter the entertainment industry, their parents will try their best to praise them, such as taking them to filming, and even ruining their good reputation for this.
Wang Kan is different, since his debut, he has always relied on his own efforts to develop, never used his father's fame to attract help from the outside world, and his father also did not interfere with his development, it can be said that Wang Kan can become popular, all by his own efforts and hard work.
I have to say that compared with those second-generation stars who will only rely on the support of their parents to develop, Wang Kan's sobriety is really a slap in the face!
In 2024, Wang Kan will be 64 years old, and he is still chasing his acting dream in the entertainment industry and bringing good works to audiences who like him.
In addition to filming, he has been with his wife for many years, managing the feelings between each other with all his heart, and living a warm and happy life.
Seeing that he is now full of harvest in his career and life, in the heart of his father Niu Ben, he has become the pride of the other party's heart!
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