Xu Zheng (actor)
| Xu Zheng | |||
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| Chinese name | (traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | (simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Xú Zhēng (Mandarin) | ||
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18 April 1972 Shanghai, China |
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| Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter, film producer | ||
| Years active | 1996–present | ||
| Spouse(s) | Tao Hong (m. 2002) | ||
| Children | 1 | ||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theatre Academy | ||
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Xu Zheng (born 18 April 1972) is a Chinese actor, director and filmmaker, best known for acting in comedic roles. Xu directed, co-wrote, co-produced and starred in Lost in Thailand (2012) and Lost in Hong Kong (2015), two of the highest-grossing films in China.
Xu found fame with the wacky TV series Sunny Piggy (2000), co-starring his future wife Tao Hong. He gained further recognition after other comedy TV dramas Li Wei the Magistrate (2001) and Love Through Different Times (2002), as well as comedy films Call for Love (2007) and Lost on Journey (2010). Xu has acted in most of Ning Hao's films including No Man's Land (2013) and Breakup Buddies (2014).
Growing up in Shanghai, Xu Zheng performed regularly in Children's Palace theatres. After graduating from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1994, Xu portrayed mostly minor roles on television and film for years. His big break came in 2000 with the silly romance TV series Sunny Piggy, in which he portrayed the dimwitted protagonist Zhu Bajie.Sunny Piggy received high ratings nationally, paving way for other popular TV dramas such as Li Wei the Magistrate (2001) and Love Through Different Times (2002). Since appearing in Ning Hao's Crazy Stone (2006), Xu also began to turn more and more to comedy films, starring in Call for Love (2007) and One Night in Supermarket (2009). He also worked with Ning Hao again in Crazy Racer (2009) and No Man's Land (2013).
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