Chi Zhongrui or Chi Chongrui (simplified Chinese: è¿Ÿé‡ ç'ž;
traditional Chinese: é ²é‡ ç'ž; pinyin: Chà Zhòngruì; born 23
December 1952) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Tang
Sanzang in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.Chi was born
in a family of Peking opera actors, on December 23, 1952. During the
Down to the Countryside Movement, he became a sent-down youth and
worked in Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps, then he
became a soldier and serving in Yunan. He entered China Broadcasting
Art Troupe while he leaving the Army, two years later, he was accepted
to Shanghai Theater Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to
China Television Production Center (CTPC) as an actor.He had his first
experience in front of the camera in 1981, and he was chosen to act as
a support actor in Doulao Kouhua Kai.In 1982, he made his film debut
in Bizhongqing, playing Huanshu.
traditional Chinese: é ²é‡ ç'ž; pinyin: Chà Zhòngruì; born 23
December 1952) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Tang
Sanzang in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.Chi was born
in a family of Peking opera actors, on December 23, 1952. During the
Down to the Countryside Movement, he became a sent-down youth and
worked in Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps, then he
became a soldier and serving in Yunan. He entered China Broadcasting
Art Troupe while he leaving the Army, two years later, he was accepted
to Shanghai Theater Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to
China Television Production Center (CTPC) as an actor.He had his first
experience in front of the camera in 1981, and he was chosen to act as
a support actor in Doulao Kouhua Kai.In 1982, he made his film debut
in Bizhongqing, playing Huanshu.
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