Chen Kun (born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is
a Chinese actor and singer. He gained recognition from television
dramas Love Story in Shanghai and The Story of a Noble Family and rose
to international prominence with the films The Knot and Painted Skin.
Chen has won the Hundred Flowers Award's for Best Actor, Huabiao Award
for Outstanding Actor, and received a Golden Horse Award nomination
for Best Actor.Chen ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in
2014, 28th in 2014, 15th in 2017, and 52nd in 2019.Chen Kun was born
in Chongqing. He was raised by his maternal grandmother. His parents
divorced soon after Chen's second younger brother was born, and Chen
began working part-time in high school to support his mother. He
started as a typist at the municipal office and later as a solo singer
at night clubs. He showed early talent in singing and was strongly
recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the China Oriental
Song and Dance Ensemble (now China National Song and Dance Ensemble)
at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to the Beijing Film
Academy, where he began taking acting classes.
a Chinese actor and singer. He gained recognition from television
dramas Love Story in Shanghai and The Story of a Noble Family and rose
to international prominence with the films The Knot and Painted Skin.
Chen has won the Hundred Flowers Award's for Best Actor, Huabiao Award
for Outstanding Actor, and received a Golden Horse Award nomination
for Best Actor.Chen ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in
2014, 28th in 2014, 15th in 2017, and 52nd in 2019.Chen Kun was born
in Chongqing. He was raised by his maternal grandmother. His parents
divorced soon after Chen's second younger brother was born, and Chen
began working part-time in high school to support his mother. He
started as a typist at the municipal office and later as a solo singer
at night clubs. He showed early talent in singing and was strongly
recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the China Oriental
Song and Dance Ensemble (now China National Song and Dance Ensemble)
at Beijing in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to the Beijing Film
Academy, where he began taking acting classes.
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