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The veteran actor who starred in many of Stephen Chow's films chose a simple life in his hometown in his old age.
Recently, Chinese media simultaneously reported on the current life of veteran actor Lam Wai in his homeland, surprising many people.
Lam Uy is famous for his role as Prince Ninh in the film "The Legend of Tang Bo Hu" (1993) starring Stephen Chow and Gong Li, and as Prince Zeng Ge Lin Qin in the film "The Beggar of War" starring Stephen Chow, Zhang Min and Ng Man Tat.
The veteran actor was born in 1954 in Yantai City, Shandong Province. His father ran an import-export trading company, his mother was an English teacher, and the family lived a comfortable life. Because he loved cinema from a young age, when he was in 5th grade, Lin Wei participated in performing as an extra for a local cultural troupe.
In 1978, Lam moved to Hong Kong (China) to live with his father and sisters. At that time, Hong Kong cinema was booming, so Lam easily enrolled in an acting class. Originally a basketball player and sports lover, Lam enrolled in the martial arts actor training class of the Shaw Brothers film studio.
Thanks to his outstanding boxing skills, Lam Uy was immediately accepted into the class. Unfortunately, at that time, there were too many outstanding names in the action-martial arts film genre, so Lam Uy was not appreciated. He was only allowed to play supporting roles in movies and television.
In 1984, Lam was fortunate to be given an important role in the film "Long Arm of the Law". Thanks to this role, Lam was nominated for the Best Newcomer category at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards.
From the 1990s to the early 2000s, Lam continued to work hard on films for TVB and ATV. Lam collaborated with Stephen Chow twice in "The Legend of Fuyao" and "The Beggar of War". In 1993, Lam played a supporting role in "The Legend of Fuyao".
Some other notable films in Lam Uy's career include "Luc chi cam ma", "Chien quoc hong nhan", "Dac an doi ve khong",... According to Setn newspaper, Lam Uy has acted in nearly 100 films and television series in over 40 years. In recent years, Lam Uy has moved back to his hometown in Shandong province, occasionally accepting some supporting roles.
According to HK01, after leaving the bustling city to return to his hometown, Lam Uy still regularly updates his private life on the social network Douyin. It is known that he lives a simple life by raising pigs and doing farming.
From a veteran actor to a "pig farmer", Lam Uy is not ashamed but on the contrary, he is very happy with his current simple life. On social networks, Lam Uy freely posts videos of feeding pigs or working in the fields, watering vegetables. In the clips Lam Uy posts, you can see that he dresses very simply with flip flops and ordinary clothes.
Although he returned to his hometown to live, Lam Uy still updated news and life in big cities. In early 2024, the veteran star Lam shared a video of attending the 2024 China Beauty Expo (CBE) held in Shanghai, China.
When he arrived at the fair, Lam Uy was shocked by the sea of people attending. He then chose to enter a cosmetics booth and chose a skin care product, asking the salesperson if the product could be used by the elderly. The salesperson immediately recognized Lam Uy as an actor and offered to give it to him as a gift, but Lam Uy immediately refused, insisting that he could pay for it. Faced with Lam Uy's determination, the salesperson had no choice but to accept it.
It is known that Lam Uy went to the Beauty Fair to buy skin care products for his wife. At the age of 70, it can be seen that the movie star Chau Tinh Tri still loves and pampers his wife very much. In the comments section, many fans admire his love life with his wife even though he has entered his twilight years.
Lam Uy married a woman outside the entertainment industry in 1986. The couple had a son born in 1987. After their children grew up and had their own families, Lam Uy and his wife decided to retire to their hometown to live a simple, peaceful life.
TH (according to VTC News)