You Benchang (Chinese: 游本昌; pinyin: Yóu BÄ›nchÄ ng; born 16
September 1933) is a Chinese actor.You is noted for his roles as Ji
Gong in the television series Ji Gong, which earned him a Best Actor
Award at the 4th Golden Eagle Awards.You was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu
on September 16, 1933, and primarily studied in Shanghai and Nanjing.
When he was a child, a fortune teller said that he could not live to
be 13 years old unless he became a monk. So when he was 6 years old,
his parents sent him to Fazang Temple (æ³•è— å¯º) in Shanghai, where
he received ordination as a monk under Master Xingci (兴慈法师).
And he got the dharma name "Chengpei" (乘培).In 1951, You joined the
Nanjing Song and Dance Troupe after high school. You entered Shanghai
Theatre Academy in 1952, majoring in acting.
September 1933) is a Chinese actor.You is noted for his roles as Ji
Gong in the television series Ji Gong, which earned him a Best Actor
Award at the 4th Golden Eagle Awards.You was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu
on September 16, 1933, and primarily studied in Shanghai and Nanjing.
When he was a child, a fortune teller said that he could not live to
be 13 years old unless he became a monk. So when he was 6 years old,
his parents sent him to Fazang Temple (æ³•è— å¯º) in Shanghai, where
he received ordination as a monk under Master Xingci (兴慈法师).
And he got the dharma name "Chengpei" (乘培).In 1951, You joined the
Nanjing Song and Dance Troupe after high school. You entered Shanghai
Theatre Academy in 1952, majoring in acting.
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