Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer,
designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been
a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese
Male Model" title in 1991 and was the first Chinese male model to walk
the international fashion runway. Since then, Hu has been the image
for many top international fashion names such as Louis Vuitton, Dolce
& Gabbana, Valentino, etc. Hu started his transition from the fashion
runway to the TV screen in 1996 and became a household name after the
success of the TV drama Love Talks (1999), in which he played the male
leading role. Continuously from 2000 to 2005, Hu was voted one of the
four most popular young actors in China (Hu left China to further
strengthen his performing aptitude in an American institute in 2005).
Hu is known for his on-screen portrayals in both China and Japan as an
actor, and as a fashion icon all across East Asia.Hu was born in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang. His parents are from military backgrounds and he
has an older brother Hu Dong (胡东), who's also an acclaimed Chinese
actor, model and singer. After high school, Hu attended the Zhejiang
Provincial Athletic Institute, where he majored in health education
and sports psychology.Hu started training to become a professional
athlete at the age of 11. He became a member of the Zhejiang
Provincial team at the age of 14 and won the Chinese National Rowing
Championship in the men's single scull event at the age of 16 (the
youngest national champion for the event). At age 17, he was drafted
into the Chinese National Rowing Team and came in 7th in the 1989
World Rowing Championships (at Lake Bled in SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia)
in the men's coxless pair event at the age of 18. He was also a member
of the Chinese Olympics Team during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,
South Korea. Hu's professional athletic career came to an end when he
suffered a back injury due to overtraining in 1990 at the age of 19,
and became a fashion model soon after.In 1991, Hu was invited by the
Zhejiang Silk Trading Company to be the model for their men's catalog.
In 1991, sponsored also by the Zhejiang Silk Trading Company, he
entered the Chinese National Young Models Competition representing the
province of Zhejiang and won first place. In 1992, Hu joined the
Chinese Fashion Models Association and became a professional runway
model. In 1993, filling in last minute for Valentino's Beijing World
Trade Centre Show, Hu's outstanding performance won worldwide
recognition.
designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been
a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese
Male Model" title in 1991 and was the first Chinese male model to walk
the international fashion runway. Since then, Hu has been the image
for many top international fashion names such as Louis Vuitton, Dolce
& Gabbana, Valentino, etc. Hu started his transition from the fashion
runway to the TV screen in 1996 and became a household name after the
success of the TV drama Love Talks (1999), in which he played the male
leading role. Continuously from 2000 to 2005, Hu was voted one of the
four most popular young actors in China (Hu left China to further
strengthen his performing aptitude in an American institute in 2005).
Hu is known for his on-screen portrayals in both China and Japan as an
actor, and as a fashion icon all across East Asia.Hu was born in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang. His parents are from military backgrounds and he
has an older brother Hu Dong (胡东), who's also an acclaimed Chinese
actor, model and singer. After high school, Hu attended the Zhejiang
Provincial Athletic Institute, where he majored in health education
and sports psychology.Hu started training to become a professional
athlete at the age of 11. He became a member of the Zhejiang
Provincial team at the age of 14 and won the Chinese National Rowing
Championship in the men's single scull event at the age of 16 (the
youngest national champion for the event). At age 17, he was drafted
into the Chinese National Rowing Team and came in 7th in the 1989
World Rowing Championships (at Lake Bled in SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia)
in the men's coxless pair event at the age of 18. He was also a member
of the Chinese Olympics Team during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,
South Korea. Hu's professional athletic career came to an end when he
suffered a back injury due to overtraining in 1990 at the age of 19,
and became a fashion model soon after.In 1991, Hu was invited by the
Zhejiang Silk Trading Company to be the model for their men's catalog.
In 1991, sponsored also by the Zhejiang Silk Trading Company, he
entered the Chinese National Young Models Competition representing the
province of Zhejiang and won first place. In 1992, Hu joined the
Chinese Fashion Models Association and became a professional runway
model. In 1993, filling in last minute for Valentino's Beijing World
Trade Centre Show, Hu's outstanding performance won worldwide
recognition.
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