Honduras (actor)
{{Short description|Taiwanese actor}}
{{About|a Taiwanese actor|the country in Central America|Honduras}}
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| native_name = 洪都拉斯
| birth_name = Hung Sheng-te
(洪勝德)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|09|29}}
| birth_place = Taishan, Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China
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| occupation = Actor, comedian, television host
| years_active = 1987 – Present
| children = 2
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Hung Sheng-te (born 29 September 1965), professionally known as Honduras, is a Taiwanese actor, television show host, and comedian who is known for impressions.
Early life
Hong attended San-Chung High School. After his military service, he worked briefly at Nan Ya Plastics Corporation.[https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=759272 曾開卡車賣海參！ 洪都拉斯棄南亞塑膠曝「進演藝圈關鍵」] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822093936/https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=759272}}，三立新聞網，2020-06-10
Career
Hong entered the entertainment industry in 1987, working on costumes and props for the CTS variety show Lien Huan Pao ("Barrage"). Within a year, he started taking on acting roles in the show. In 1991, he decided to leave the show after failing to secure an acting contract.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-13 |title=拿不到王偉忠合約 洪都拉斯認失落 |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%8B%BF%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0%E7%8E%8B%E5%81%89%E5%BF%A0%E5%90%88%E7%B4%84-%E6%B4%AA%E9%83%BD%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF%E8%AA%8D%E5%A4%B1%E8%90%BD-123026526.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-HK}}
He worked a variety of jobs, including taxi driver, mail carrier, milkman, gas delivery, mover, shopkeep, furniture salesman, and truck driver. However, a chance meeting with actor Peng Chia Chia gave him the opportunity to return to the entertainment industry as Peng's chauffeur and assistant.{{Cite web |last=ETtoday新聞雲 |date=2021-09-01 |title=洪都拉斯曾退演藝圈 開貨車7年「因為澎恰恰」再回頭 {{!}} ETtoday星光雲 {{!}} ETtoday新聞雲 |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/2069479 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=star.ettoday.net |language=zh-Hant}}
In 1998, Hong joined Hsu Hsiao-shun's acting troupe Rock Family. Hsu thought of Hong's stage name Hung Tu La Ssu, which sounded the same as the Central American country Honduras.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-26 |title=宏國斷交台灣！男星「洪都拉斯」慘被洗版 急曝「取名原因」自嘲：真紅了 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%AE%8F%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%B7%E4%BA%A4%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3-%E7%94%B7%E6%98%9F-%E6%B4%AA%E9%83%BD%E6%8B%89%E6%96%AF-%E6%85%98%E8%A2%AB%E6%B4%97%E7%89%88-%E6%80%A5%E6%9B%9D-061326292.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-TW}}
Hong and Hsu acted in skits for the SET Taiwan variety show Golden Night Show. He began doing impressions of celebrities and earned a spot on the CTi TV political sketch show Everybody Speaks Nonsenses. He gradually gained recognition for his various characters and impressions on the show.{{Cite web |title=演誰就像誰！洪都拉斯、陳大天傳授模仿「眉角」 |url=https://www.eracom.com.tw/EraNews/Home/Entertainment/2023-12-14/1417832.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=年代電視台 |language=en}}
Proficient in Taiwanese, Hong was often invited as a guest on shows such as Kangsi Coming and 100% Entertainment for Taiwanese topics.
Personal life
He married in 1996,{{Cite web |url=https://woman.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/34674 |title=專訪／寵妻26年！洪都拉斯：把老婆的話放心上，出其不意給小驚喜 |date=12 October 2022 |website=TVBS News |author=何雅萍 |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=zh}} and has a son and a daughter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20231025002444-260404 |title=洪都拉斯結婚27年不忍了 後悔把錢給老婆管「吵無數次了」 |date=25 October 2023 |website=China Times |author=蔡曉婷 |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=zh}}
As television host
= Variety shows =
| class="wikitable"
!Channel !Title |
| rowspan="3" |CTV
|Jacky Go Go Go |
| Super Impressions |
| Variety Big Brother |
| rowspan="2" |CTS
|Barrage |
| CTS Night Club |
| SET Taiwan
|Golden Night Show |
| GTV
|Master Showdown |
| CTi Variety |
| rowspan="5" |CTi Entertainment |
| Lying Battle |
| Celebrity Imitated Show |
| Ah Hong's Hour |
| Crazy Hot Pot |
| Star Chinese Channel
|Crazy Show |
| Videoland ONTV
|Rookie Boss To Work |
| Hakka TV
|Local Heroes or Village Idiots? |
Filmography
= TV =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 1997
|Double Happiness |A-yen |
| rowspan="4" |2000
|A Traditional Story of Taiwan: Guren Water Lantern |Tsai Shui-sheng |
| Thirteen birds to Peter and Aunt
|Police officer |
| Legend of Nine Dragons
|Master A-huo |
| A Traditional Story of Taiwan: Beauty 18 Times
|Wu Chiu |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|Just Love |Lin Wang |
| Love Tornado
|Host |
| rowspan="3" |2008
|Crabfeet |Lin Wen-po |
| Morning Glory Days
|Li Kuo-hui |
| Mysterious Incredible Terminator
|Tao Ying Ming |
| rowspan="3" |2009
|Most Beloved |Li Wang-lung |
| Bling Days
|Li Jui-huang |
| Momo Love
|Tao Hua's father |
| 2010
|Professor Yeh |
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Three Runaways |Wu Fa-ta |
| Boy and Girl
|Hei Chih-hsiung |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Loves In Penghu |A-hung |
| The Late Night Stop
|Li Yao-hsing |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|High Heels And A Scalpel |Li Hsin-i |
| PMAM - Invesigators
|Vivi's father |
| 2015
|For Better or For Worse |Chen Teng |
| rowspan="3" |2016
|Miss In Kiss |Hsiang Tung-liu |
| A-Kuan
|Huang Ching-jung |
| Stand By Me
|Yang Yai-sheng |
| rowspan="2"|2017
|Owner |
| Jojo's World
| Chef Ah Wen |
| rowspan="4" |2019
|The Love Story in Banana Orchard |Kei Chang-yuan |
| The World Between Us
|Liao Niu Shih |
| Best Interest
|Meng-po |
| Ah-Chin
|Ah-Chin (older) |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Sun Yung-chen |
| You go! Girls!
|Chu Cheng-wei |
| rowspan="4" |2021
|Golden Years |Hsu Chin-ta |
| The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2
|Yung Po |
| Gold Leaf
|Wan Shui-lai |
| Moonlit Prodigal Horse
|Father |
| rowspan="6" |2022
|Liu Chih-kuang |
| No Regrets In Life
|Yu Chien-kuan |
| Mom, Don't Do That!
|Editor-in-chief |
| The Amazing Grace of Σ
|Glasses |
| My Tooth Your Love
|Chin's father |
| Oh Marriage
|Wu Te-chao |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|What the Hell Is Love |Lin Fu-chuan |
| Dark Tide - Unethical Secret
|Li-wei's father |
| rowspan="4" |2024
|Chiu Cheng-nan |
| Taiwanese Opera Family
|Incense Leader |
| U Motherbaker2
|Chen I-lang |
| I Can See You Shine
|Yeh's father |
= Film =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 2006
|Fast Tony (Mandarin voice) |
| 2012
|Viva Baseball |Po-tzu |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|OPEN! OPEN! |A-hung |
| Maverick
|8th Precinct Chief |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Betelnut Girls |Betelnut Stand Owner |
| At Cafe 6
|Hsiao's father |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Military Teacher |
| Little Big Women
|Lin's youngest brother |
| 2021
|Horse-Face |
| 2021
|Chen Hung-hui |
| 2023
|Boss North |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Artist !Song Title |
| 2018
|Growing Fond of You |