Family Life and Trivia
Li is known for his quick wits and energetic vocal style. Although not primarily a novelist, he has released two novels to date.
Li has had many tempestuous love affairs. His eldest daughter by his first wife, Li Wen, is an Asian American who now teaches in Beijing. He had a very short-lived marriage to Taiwanese movie star Hu Yin-meng in 1980; they divorced after 4 months, 22 days. His present wife, 29 years his junior, was accosted at the streets of Taipei. They have a son and daughter.
Li is known for generally appearing in public wearing a Fred Rogers-like cardigan sweater. He also has a habit of taking pictures of the audience at public events where the media is present because he believes that it is only fair to take pictures of the people who are taking pictures of him.
On October 24, 2006, Li sprayed tear gas and wielded a stun gun during a Legislative Yuan National Defense Committee meeting, forcing several members of the parliament to flee. He was attempting to stop debate on purchasing attack submarines and Patriot anti-aircraft missiles for $16 billion dollars from the U.S. He was also wearing the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta.
Li frequently hosts a show on the Mandarin-language Hong Kong channel Phoenix TV called "Li Ao has something to say" (李敖有話說).
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