Chen Peisi (Chinese: 陈佩斯; born 1 February 1954) is a Chinese
sketch comedian, film and stage actor, and voice actor. Chen's
oft-time comedy partner is Zhu Shimao.Chen Peisi is the second son of
famous stage and film actor Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang's first son (Chen
Peisi's brother) was born in 1951 while he was overseas in the
Hungarian capital Budapest performing The White-Haired Girl, so he
named his first son Chen Buda (陈布达) after Buda, the western half
of Budapest, as he loved the city during the visit. When the second
son was born three years later, he named the son Peisi after Pest, the
eastern half of Budapest, as the Standard Chinese phonetic translation
of Budapest is "Bù Dá Peì Sī". Chen Qiang's youngest child and
daughter Chen Lida (陈丽达) was also named after a part of Budapest
â€" the Margaret Island in the Danube between Buda and Pest.Chen was
born in Changchun, Jilin on 1 February 1954. In 1966, Chen studied at
The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. In 1969,
during the Cultural Revolution, he worked in Inner Mongolia Production
and Construction Corps. In 1973, Chen worked in August First Film
Studio as an actor. In 1991, Chen set up a company named Hainan Comedy
Film and Television Limited Company (æµ·å —å–œå‰§å½±è§†æœ‰é™ å…¬å ¸),
then renamed it Dadao Film and Television Limited Company
(大é "å½±ä¸šæœ‰é™ å…¬å ¸). In 2000, Chen and his partner Zhu Shimao
sued the China International Television Corporation over royalties
from broadcasts which they won, but they were then taken off air by
the parent company, China Central Television.
sketch comedian, film and stage actor, and voice actor. Chen's
oft-time comedy partner is Zhu Shimao.Chen Peisi is the second son of
famous stage and film actor Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang's first son (Chen
Peisi's brother) was born in 1951 while he was overseas in the
Hungarian capital Budapest performing The White-Haired Girl, so he
named his first son Chen Buda (陈布达) after Buda, the western half
of Budapest, as he loved the city during the visit. When the second
son was born three years later, he named the son Peisi after Pest, the
eastern half of Budapest, as the Standard Chinese phonetic translation
of Budapest is "Bù Dá Peì Sī". Chen Qiang's youngest child and
daughter Chen Lida (陈丽达) was also named after a part of Budapest
â€" the Margaret Island in the Danube between Buda and Pest.Chen was
born in Changchun, Jilin on 1 February 1954. In 1966, Chen studied at
The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. In 1969,
during the Cultural Revolution, he worked in Inner Mongolia Production
and Construction Corps. In 1973, Chen worked in August First Film
Studio as an actor. In 1991, Chen set up a company named Hainan Comedy
Film and Television Limited Company (æµ·å —å–œå‰§å½±è§†æœ‰é™ å…¬å ¸),
then renamed it Dadao Film and Television Limited Company
(大é "å½±ä¸šæœ‰é™ å…¬å ¸). In 2000, Chen and his partner Zhu Shimao
sued the China International Television Corporation over royalties
from broadcasts which they won, but they were then taken off air by
the parent company, China Central Television.
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