Du Chun
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Du Chun at a news conference for Down the South We Go on 26 January 2010 in Beijing
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 杜淳 |
| Pinyin | Dù Chún (Mandarin) |
| Born |
22 May 1981 Beijing, China |
| Other name(s) | Xiaodu (小杜) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Parents |
Du Zhiguo (father) Yang Li (mother) |
| Ancestry | Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| Website | www.duchunhome.com |
Du Chun (born 22 May 1981) is a Chinese actor best known for playing leading roles in many television series, including The Emperor in Han Dynasty, The Legend of the Banner Hero and In Enemy Camp for 18 Years 2. He rose to fame in 2009 after portraying a spy hero Jiang Bo in In Enemy Camp for 18 Years and a self-made businessman Tian Qin in Emigrate to the West, which won him a Best Actor nomination at the 2009 Monte Carlo TV Festival.
Du Chun was born in Hebei, China. His parents are also in the performing business. His father, Du Zhiguo is also an actor, and his mother, Yang Li, is a dancer and dancing instructor. He is the only child in the family and was very shy in his childhood. His father was not a leading actor on TV or movies when Du Chun was a kid, for he took his first major roles in 1998. Du was often left alone in his early school years. His father went to looking for acting opportunities and his mother was on dancing tours a lot. He started dance training by his mother. After two years, at the age of 11, Du Chun got admitted to The Dance School of Central University of Nationalities (CUN) (i.e. Minzu University of China), one of the key disciplinary bases of national minority arts and the cradle of ethnic dancers, to fulfill his mother's dream to be trained professionally in one of the top dancing schools in China. He spent 6 years in this boarding school, but dancing was never his interest. He found his passion on performing arts during his six years of dancing training. After graduation, he applied for Central Academy of Drama but failed. His father and some other famous actors thought he did not have the acting quality because he is too introverted. He understands he loves acting and he has made up his mind to pursue his passion. After one year preparation, including coached by several prestigious actors, Du got admitted into Beijing Film Academy in 1999 with one of the highest admission test scores even though he did not take the regular middle and high school courses. He was among the best students academically in college. Before his graduation in 2003, his father asked help from his director friend Hu Mei,to give him a small role in a big TV historical costume drama production The Emperor in Han Dynasty (Emperor Wu of Han, one of the greatest Emperor in Chinese history). But after the audition, the director decided to give him an important role, the young Emperor. He showed his acting talent on portraying an ambitious and playful young leader which established his acting career.
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