Wu Zhaonan
Wu Zhaonan was born in Beijing, China on January 14th, 1926 and is the Taiwanese Xiangsheng Comedian. At the age of 92, Wu Zhaonan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Wu began performing xiangsheng in 1951 and later exited the restaurant business as his popularity grew. Performing on radio and on stage, he became one of the most famous xiangsheng actors in Taiwan. He frequently partnered with Wei Lung-hao, and their radio show became an iconic memory in Taiwan.
Wu moved to the United States in 1973, where he continued to perform xiangsheng as well as Peking opera. He also developed a brand of beef jerky. In 1983, the xiangsheng master Hou Baolin took him as a disciple, inducting him into the formal lineage of the art. Wu trained many students of his own, notably Hou Guanqun, Lang Tzu-yun, Liu Tseng-kai, Liu Erjin, and Fan Kuang-yao. Lang Tzu-yun founded the performing arts troupe Spring Sun, for which Wu has written.
Wu received many awards including the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, the Xinchuan Award (薪傳獎) of Taiwan and the Outstanding Artist of Asia Award. In 2009, Wu was given the Golden Melody Award for lifetime contributions, which was followed by an honor bestowed at the first Taipei City Master of Traditional Arts Awards ceremony in 2010. The government of Taiwan formally named him a "living national treasure" in 2011.