Ku Pao-ming (; 8 April 1950 – 19 March 2022) was a Taiwanese actor and comedian. He appeared with the in ''

Art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

'' (2003), alongside

Chin Shih-chieh Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright. Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' for Lanling. H ...

and

Lee Li-chun Lee Li-chun (; born 2 May 1952) is a Taiwanese actor and ''xiangsheng'' performer. Career Lee is known for his work on stage with , starring in ''Art'' alongside Chin Shih-chieh and Ku Pao-ming in 2003. In 2005, Lee took the lead role in Godot' ...

, as well as ''The Apartment'' (2006). Ku also performed in ''Legitimate Crimes'' (2009) with the Ping-Fong Acting Troupe and its founder

Hugh Lee Hugh Lee (; 30 December 1955 – 2 July 2013) was a Taiwanese Golden Bell-award winning television actor and theatre director. He founded the Ping-Fong Acting Troupe in 1986, but went on hiatus in December 2011 due to health concerns. Lee died ...

. Ku died of congestive heart failure on 19 March 2022, at the age of 71.喜劇泰斗顧寶明心肺衰竭過世享壽72歲

Selected filmography

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Terrorizers ''The Terrorizers'' is a 1986 drama film by acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang. Plot The film concerns the coincidental interactions between three groups of people in Taipei: a young woman and the tough petty criminal gang of Native Taiwa ...

'' (1986) *''

The Book and the Sword ''The Book and the Sword'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武 ...

'' (1992) *''

Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring ''Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land'' (), also known as ''Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring'', written by Stan Lai (Chinese:賴聲川) was the second stage play by the Performance Workshop (表演工作坊) in 1986, and also the first suc ...

'' (1992) *''

Flying Dagger ''Flying Dagger'' (神經刀與飛天貓 = Nervous Knife and Apsara Flying Cat) is a 1993 ''wuxia'' comedy film directed by Kevin Chu and written and produced by Wong Jing. The film features a large cast of stars and parodies numerous Hong Ko ...

'' (1993) *''

The Great Conqueror's Concubine ''The Great Conqueror's Concubine'', alternatively known as ''King of Western Chu'', is a Hong Kong historical drama film directed by Stephen Shin and Wei Handao, starring Ray Lui, Rosamund Kwan, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. The film is based on th ...

'' (1994) *''

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes ...

'' (1994) *''

Tian Di ''Tian Di'', also known in United Kingdom as ''Chinese Untouchables'', is a 1994 Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by David Lai. Set in the 1920s, the film stars Andy Lau as a Cantonese-born, Nanjing government ...

'' (1994) *''

Wolves Cry Under the Moon ''Wolves Cry Under the Moon'' is a 1997 Taiwanese road movie directed by Ho Ping, written by Kuo Cheng and Ho Ping. The story is based on 4 short stories by Kuo Cheng. Plot The overall story is based on Kuo Cheng's 1993 short story "Highway Clo ...

'' (1997) *'' The Personals'' (1998) *'' Romance of the White Haired Maiden'' (1999) *''

Treasure Venture ''Treasure Venture'' (侠女闯天关) is a comedy TV series which was produced in mainland China and Taiwan in 2000. It starred Zhao Wei and Nicky Wu. Cast *Zhao Wei starred as Lu Jianping and Du Huixin *Nicky Wu Nicholas Wu Qilong (born 31 ...

'' (2000) *''

'' (2003) *''

Romantic Princess ''Romantic Princess'' (), previously known as, ''Wo Jia Gong Zhu'' (我家公主), is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Wu Chun and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit, Angela Chang and George Hu. It was based on the manga by Kazuko Fujita. The drama was pr ...

'' (2007) *'' Hot Shot'' (2008) *''

Letter 1949 ''Letter 1949'' () is a 2008 Taiwanese drama starring Queenie Tai, Lin Yo-wei, Alien Huang, Hawick Lau. It was produced by Eastern Shine Production. The series was broadcast on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) from 9 to 26 November 2 ...

'' (2008) *''

Down with Love ''Down with Love'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor and is a pastiche of the early-1960s American "no-sex sex comedies", such as ''Pillow Talk'' and '' Lover Come Back' ...

'' (2010) *'' Sunny Girl'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) *'' The Village of No Return'' (2017) *'' End of Summer'' (2017)

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