BREAKING: Actor Godfrey Gao Collapses on Set and Dies at 35
Taiwanese-born Canadian model and actor Godfrey Gao has died of an apparent heart attack while filming a Chinese reality television show early Wednesday morning.
Gao reportedly collapsed at around 2 a.m. while filming “Chase Me,” a competitive sports reality show for Zhejiang Television that has contestants go through physical tasks, Straits Times reported.
The 35-year-old star was rushed to a local hospital where he died after nearly three hours, according to his agency, JetStar Entertainment.
Paramedics applied CPR on Gao for 15 minutes, after which his heart stopped beating for three minutes before being resuscitated, Taiwan News reported. That’s when he was rushed to the hospital.
An audience member allegedly heard him yell, “I can’t carry on,” before collapsing.
Gao and his family immigrated from Taiwan to North Vancouver in 1995. After attending Capilano University, he traveled back to Taipei in 2004 to begin his acting career in Taiwanese TV dramas, The Province noted.
In 2017, Gao sat down with NextShark for an interview and gave some wise words for young Asian actors, but are pushed by their parents to take on a “safe” career:
“Just try it out. Given the opportunity, just take it and be confident. I took this route when I was 19-20 and I was still deciding where I wanted to go with my career. It was either basketball or modeling/acting. So you just have to be confident and know how to sell yourself. I came from not knowing anything [about acting], stuttering every time I spoke, I didn’t get commercials, and I didn’t get TV roles. Always try things out, never give up, and explore.”
Feature Image via godfreygao (Left)
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