Ko Chun Hsiung

Other Name: 柯俊雄

Age: 80

Birthday: January 15, 1945

Nationality: Taiwanese

Gender: Male

Ko Chun Hsiung was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films. His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. In 2005, Chinese Film Association of Performance Art named Ko on the list of 100 Outstanding Artists in Chinese Film (1905 - 2004). Ko was born in Kaohsiung, during Taiwan under Japanese rule, he attended Gaoxiong No.2 School and graduated from the National Taiwan University of Arts, he also studied at Tokyo University and Saint John's College. Ko began his career by appearing in small roles before 1965. He appeared in The Silent Wife later that year. In 1967, Ko starred as Feng Ze in Ching Zue Bai's Lonely Seventeen, for which he won his first Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 1974, Ko starred as Zhang Zi Zhong in the historical film The Everlasting Glory, which earned Ko his second Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 1976, Ko acted in the historical film Eight Hundred Heroes directed by Ting Shan Hsi, playing the role of Xie Jin Yuan, he won a Golden Horse Award. Ko won the Best Actor Award at the 1979 Golden Horse Awards for his performance in A Teacher of Great Soldiers. In 1981, Ko self-directed and performed in My Grandfather, which earned him a Best Actor Award at the Panama International Film Festival. In 1989, Ko starred as Duan Yi Hu, reuniting him with co-star Jackie Chan, who played Guo Zhen Hua, in the romantic comedy film Miracles, which were highly praised by the audience. In 1999, Ko filmed in Cao Cao, he received the Best Actor Award at the 36th Golden Horse Awards. In 2012, Ko participated in the Taiwanese-language television drama Feng Shui Family. Ko became involved in politics in 1990. In 1996, Ko stood unsuccessfully in the Provisional Legislative Council Election in British Hong Kong. From 1 February 2005 to 31 January 2008, Ko served as the Legislative Yuan. In 2007, Ko joined the Taiwan Farmers' Party but was not reelected in the 2008 legislative elections. Ko was twice married. Originally wed to actress Chang Mei Yao in 1970, he became the father of two children, Ko Yi Shan and Ko Pin Yin. They divorced in 2004, as Ko was involved in an affair with Tsai Qing Hua, who Ko married the next year. Ko's second marriage also produced two children, Ko Jian Yu and Ko Zi Er. Chang, Ko's first wife, died in 2012. Ko died on 6 December 2015 at Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, a year after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was 70. (Source: Wikipedia).