Pu Cunxin

Pu Cunxin
Pu at an AIDS awareness event in 2010
Background information
Chinese name	濮存昕
Pinyin	Pǔ Cúnxīn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Buk6 Cyun4jan1 (Cantonese)
Born	(1953-07-31) 31 July 1953 (age 63) Beijing, China
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986 - present
Spouse(s)	Wan Ping (1981 - present)
Ancestry	Lishui, Jiangsu

Pu Cunxin, also transliterated as Pu Quanxin (Chinese: 濮存昕; born July 31, 1953) is a Chinese actor who serves as Chairman of China Theatre Association since July 2015. He is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theater Troupe.

Pu had a rough childhood. He could not walk normally because he had poliomyelitis when he was 2 year old. Pu's classmates always made fun of him, called him "Pu cripple". At the age of 9, Pu received a surgery for his leg, enabling him to walk normally. He was sad about his nickname, but he never gave up on his life or blamed anyone, he worked hard on everything to prove that he was as good as his peers. He said, "I can walk normally without walking stick after 9 years old. I wanted to leave the school as soon as possible so that none can ever call me 'Pu Cripple'. It was obvious hurts me. But the most important thing is I have to face myself, now I can run and play basketball just like others." The reason he became an actor is because of his father. Pu' father (Su min, Chinese name: 苏民) was a famous actor in Beijing. Pu always followed his father to the theater for his performances. Pu fell in love with acting day by day, eventually becoming an actor himself.

Pu wrote an autobiography in 2008 called “I know where the light is” (Chinese: 我知道光在哪里) In the autobiography, he wrote 3 session about his childhood, how he became an actor, and after he became an actor.

Pu is not only an actor, he is also famous for philanthropy. Pu has been contribute to philanthropy for many years. Back in 2002, he received a reward from Moving China (a program held by China central Television (cctv) annually) as one of the persons who most inspired China during that year, because he has made great contribution to promoted preventing AIDS. Pu also found “Pu Cunxin Loving fund” helping children in poor areas receive education and/or medical treatment. Some famous people like Pu are leading Chinese philanthropy, by doing so, they can remind more and more people to get involved in Philanthropy. Another thing about Pu is, he has represented many public service advertisements(PSA). He encourages people to do things that are good for the public. In 2013, he finished his eleventh blood donation at the age of 60. When he was leading the blood donation, many people followed and donated their blood as well.