Chen Peisi

Chen Peisi
Born	(1954-02-01) February 1, 1954 Changchun, Jilin, China
Residence	Beijing
Nationality	Chinese
Ethnicity	Han Chinese
Citizenship	People's Republic of China
Education	High School
Alma mater	The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University
Occupation	comedian, sketch actor, and voice actor
Years active	1987 - present
Agent	Dadao Film and Television Limited Company
Spouse(s)	Wang Yanling (王燕玲)
Parent(s)	Chen Qiang (陈强)
Awards	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor 1988 'Soccer Heroes (《京都球侠》)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Peisi (simplified Chinese: 陈佩斯; traditional Chinese: 陳佩斯; pinyin: Chén Peìsī) is a Chinese comedian, sketch actor, and voice actor. Chen's partner is Zhu Shimao.

Name

Chen's father Chen Qiang (陈强) named him Chen Peisi when he performed The White-Haired Girl(《白毛女》) in Budapest, Hungary in 1951. The pronunciation of "Budapest" in Mandarin Chinese is "pinyin: Dù Dá Peì Sī". Chen's father nemed his elder brother Chen Buda (陈布达).

Biography

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 (海南喜剧影视有限公司), then renamed it Dadao Film and Television Limited Company (大道影业有限公司).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.

Filmography

• Lotus Code (2015)