Gu Yue () (1937 – July 2, 2005), originally named Hu Shixue (胡诗学), was a Chinese

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. Noted for his uncanny resemblance to

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, he played the former Chinese leader 84 times from 1978 until his death. He won the Best Actor titles at China's

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in 1990 and again in 1993. On July 2, 2005, while staying in southern China, Gu suffered a

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shortly after bathing in a

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and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 pm.

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