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| 2003-12-10 |
| Not WoT, but hey, he jumped the Great Wall of China on a motorcycle! Taiwan stuntman Ke Shouliang (Orr Sau Leung, also called Blacky Ko Sau Leung) who jumped over the Yellow River in his sports car, and over the Great Wall on a motorcyle, died in Shanghai Tuesday at age 50, after apparently suffering an asthma attack (after attending three dinner parties and a night of drinking). Ke was born in Ningbo of East China’s Zhejiang Province, and moved to Taiwan in 1955 with his family. In his 33 years as a stuntman, he has participated in numerous Hong Kong films as actor, stuntman and director, including Jackie Chan’s films. He is also a singer and has released several albums. He became famous in Hong Kong after acting in Aces Go Places, directed by local comedy star Eric Tsang, in 1982. Ko was the stunt director for several movies starring kung fu star Jackie Chan, including Wheels on Meals in 1984 and Armour of God in 1986.Two years later he directed his first movie, Whampoa Blues. Ko also frequently took part in stunt competitions. He jumped over the 38 metre-high Beijing Jinshanling section of the Great Wall on a motorbike in 1992, setting a Guinness world record. Five years later, he jumped over the 55m-wide Yellow River’s Hukou waterfall on a specially-adapted sports car to celebrate Hong Kong’s handover. Go see the picture at the link. He knew how to have fun! |
| Posted by:seafarious |
| #2 "...he jumped the Great Wall of China on a motorcycle!" Going which way?... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-10 3:46:29 PM |
| #1 After all the guy's stunts, he gets done in by asthma, of all things. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-10 2:38:50 PM |