Bolo Yeung

Birthday: 27 February 1946, Canton, China

Birth Name: Yang Sze

Height: 170 cm

Bolo Yeung was born in China. He began his martial arts training at the age of 10. Growing up he took an interest in bodybuilding. Later he became know as Chinese Hercules after becoming Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding champion. He held the title for ten years. Because of his impressively muscular physique he was chosen for several bad guy movie roles, with which his first big break came alongside the legendary Bruce Lee in the 1973 movie Enter the Dragon, where he played the role of 'Bolo'. They were really close friends.Since then Bolo Yeung has appeared in countless martial arts movies, to date, also working on two movies with "The Muscles from Brussels"-Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport and Double Impact.Now Bolo still looks great and still regularly trains at his local gym. Martial Arts and Bodybuilding is an integral part of his life and career. Show less «

I have always been happy being the bad guy.

I realize I'm still very popular with audiences and that's makes me very happy. I think that all sta...Show more »

I realize I'm still very popular with audiences and that's makes me very happy. I think that all started with Bruce Lee and Enter the Dragon. All the fans and audiences from 20 years ago still remember Bruce lee as the biggest star. They still have not found anyone to take his place. Also, it helped to work with Jean Claude Van Damme on his movies. Like Bruce lee, Jean-Claude offered a special package, a unique look that attracted and kept audiences coming back. Show less «

I know what is good for me as an actor. Because of the way I look, that is what I am going to be a s...Show more »

I know what is good for me as an actor. Because of the way I look, that is what I am going to be a success in. I know my place in movies; no matter how good an actor is, if he doesn't know his place in the movies he will never be successful. Show less «

Durning the filming of Enter the Dragon, Bruce and I worked very closely on technique training. We e...Show more »

Durning the filming of Enter the Dragon, Bruce and I worked very closely on technique training. We experimented, trying to decide what worked and what wouldn't. You see, Bruce was always learning, always experimenting, always changing. Show less «

I had the opportunity to come to America back in 1973. The plans were all made and everything. Then ...Show more »

I had the opportunity to come to America back in 1973. The plans were all made and everything. Then Bruce died, and everything fell through. So I'm getting here 17 years late. Maybe I'm little old now, but that's no problem. Show less «

It's work, whether I'm the hero or the villain. I'm not a kid anymore, where nervousness keeps me fr...Show more »

It's work, whether I'm the hero or the villain. I'm not a kid anymore, where nervousness keeps me from sleeping. Show less «

Why do we always defend? Tai Chi never actively attacks. The art of war says "Retreating when the en...Show more »

Why do we always defend? Tai Chi never actively attacks. The art of war says "Retreating when the enemy advances". Show less «

There are plenty of times people will come up to me for an autograph and tell me they enjoyed my wor...Show more »

There are plenty of times people will come up to me for an autograph and tell me they enjoyed my work on Enter the Dragon. But people just know me from the movie, they don't really know who I am. Show less «

Among those people who have religion, there are small proportions of people who do good things but c...Show more »

Among those people who have religion, there are small proportions of people who do good things but conditionally. They are opportunists. The reason why they do good things is the fear of the hell and the desire for the heaven. This kind of person may not necessarily still do good things if there is no heaven or hell. This kind of person made the meaning of people into data. A lot of things are screwy now. Confucianism nearly disappeared. Taoism became the tool to tell geomantic omen. Even the Buddhism temple is became a profiting organization. There are even more. But I don't think I would like to talk about it anymore. Show less «

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