The late film star was a trailblazer for diversity in
fashion and film. His loss deprives the growing Chinese entertainment industry of a fine talent Godfrey Gao dies, aged 35, after collapsing on setTaiwanese-Canadian actor Godfrey Gao was famous for being the first Asian international supermodel but he was much more than just a pretty face – he had a reputation for being one of the friendliest stars in an intensely competitive industry.
“He was known for being a very nice guy,” says Cecilia Pidgeon, a former celebrity editor at GQ China. “He had a very good reputation among other actors. He was always nice to his fans. All of the colleagues he worked with only had good things to say.”