Peng Yuyan
| Eddie Peng | |
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Peng in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 彭于晏 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 彭于晏 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Péngyúyàn (Mandarin) (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | paang4 jyu1 aan3 (Cantonese) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Phîⁿ Û-òaⁿ (Hokkien) (Hokkien) |
| Ethnicity | Hakka Chinese |
| Born |
March 24, 1982 Penghu, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Actor Singer Model |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Eddie Peng Yu-yen (Chinese: 彭于晏; pinyin: Péng Yúyàn; born March 24, 1982) is a Taiwanese-Canadian actor, singer, and model. Peng moved to Vancouver, Canada at the age of thirteen. In 2000, he graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. Subsequently, he was admitted into the University of British Columbia and majored in economics, but later dropped out to begin his acting career. He holds both Taiwanese and Canadian citizenships.
Peng began his career when he was cast as in The White Paper of Love by director Yang Daqing. The drama is adapted from the Japanese manga series Asunaro Hakusho, written by Fumi Saimon. In 2003, he took on his first leading role in the Taiwanese drama Scent of Love, which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who transcend life and death to find one another in their many reincarnations.
In 2005, he starred in the idol drama When Dolphin Met Cat, portraying a autistic youth. To prepare himself for the filming, Peng took one month to learn how to interact with dolphins from a trained instructor. He then starred in Chinese xianxia drama Chinese Paladin and gained more popularity.
Thereafter, Peng made his big screen debut in the movie Exit No.6 (2006), directed by Yu-Hsien Lin. Since then, he was attracted to the film industry. In 2007, Peng was nominated as Best New Actor at the 44th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his performance in My DNA Says I Love You.
In 2009, Peng was involved in a contract dispute lawsuit against his former manager, reaching the nadir of his career. However during this period, Peng starred in the movie Hear Me, directed by Fen-Fen Cheng, about a delivery boy who falls for a hearing impaired girl and communicates with her using sign language. The film was released a week prior to the opening of the 21st Summer Deaflympics.Hear Me became the highest grossing locally produced movie at Taiwan's box office.
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