LUI Hung Kwong 呂洪廣
生於中國廣州。呂先生乃粵劇名伶呂玉郎之子,自幼隨父親學藝,後師拜名丑生文覺非,專攻丑生及武生。在丑生行當中,繼梁醒波、半日安、尤聲普、賽麒麟之後,有呂洪廣、文寶森等。呂先生現為粵劇界資深老倌。
呂先生現為八和粵劇學院課程主席、職業訓練局「技能提升計劃」課程策劃、編排及導師。同時為福陞劇團、鳴芝聲劇團主要武生及丑生演員。呂先生亦與多個團體合作,積極推廣戲曲知識。
Lui Hung-kwong is the son of Lui Yuk-long, a highly regarded Cantonese Opera star in last century. Lui junior studied at the Guangzhou School of Cantonese Opera since 1958 and enrolled in the youth training course at the Guangdong Academy of Cantonese Opera afterwards. He studied under Man Kok-fei, a renowned Chousheng (male clown) performer, who taught him the Chousheng and Wusheng (military male) roles. Lui has moved to Hong Kong for many years and performed regularly with leading opera tropes in most mainstream theatres.