Wu Zhaonan | |||||||||
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| 吳兆南 | |||||||||
 Wu Zhaonan in 2012. | |||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1926 | ||||||||
| Died | 14 October 2018 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Education | University of China | ||||||||
| Occupation | Xiangsheng comedian | ||||||||
| Years active | 1951–2018 | ||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||
| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lincoln Center Golden Melody Award for Lifetime Contributions | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳兆南 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴兆南 | ||||||||
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Wu Zhaonan (Chinese: 吳兆南; Wade–Giles: Wu Chao-nan; 14 January 1926 – 14 October 2018) was a Chinese xiangsheng comedian based in Taiwan. He was officially recognized by the government of Taiwan as a "national treasure". He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lincoln Center and the Golden Melody Award for Lifetime Contributions. Before becoming a comedian, he ran a food stall in Taipei where he created and popularized the dish Mongolian barbecue.