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- Birth nameShixue Hu
- Yue Gu was born in 1937 in Hankou, Hubei Province, China. He was an actor, known for The Birth of New China (1989), Chongqing tan pan (1994) and Si du Chishui (1983). He died on July 2, 2005 in Lingui District, Guangxi Province, China.
- By the time he died, he had played Mao Zedong in 84 movies and TV series.
- An orphan who started out in a performing troupe of the People's Liberation Army at the age of 11, he built an entire career out of his striking resemblance to Chinese leader Mao Zedong, acting that role in more than 80 movies and TV series.
- Former Chinese soldier who shot to major film recognition due to his striking resemblance to Mao Tse-tung.
- Was first recruited by Marshal Ye Jianying to play Chairman Mao in 1978, two years after the Chinese leader's death.
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