Chi Zhongrui

Chi Zhongrui or Chi Chongrui (simplified Chinese: 迟重瑞; traditional Chinese: 遲重瑞; pinyin: Chí 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 Zhongrui
迟重瑞
Born (1952-12-23) December 23, 1952
Beijing, China
Alma materShanghai Theater Academy
OccupationActor, businessman
Years active1981 - present
Notable work
Journey to the West
Spouse(s)
(m. 1990)

Biography

Early life

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.

Acting career

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.

In 1983, he appeared in Golden Late Autumn and This Is Not A Mistake.

In 1984, he rose to fame after portraying Tang Sanzang in the shenmo television series Journey to the West, adapted from Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of the same title. That same year, he also participated in the spy thriller television series Harbin Enveloped in Darkness.

In 2005, he starred as Jianzhen in the historical television series Journey to the West.[1]

In 2010, he starred opposite Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Ma Dehua, Liu Dagang in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West.[2]

In 2015, he was cast in the lead role of Tang Sanzang in the Paramount Pictures's production Journey to the West 3D, a 3D Chinese-American action fantasy film adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Wu Cheng'en.

Personal life

In 1990 Chi married Chen Lihua, one of China's richest women.[3]

Works

Television

YearTitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
1981Doulao Kouhua Kai《豆劳蔻花开》
1984Journey to the West《西游记》Tang Sanzang
Harbin Enveloped in Darkness《夜幕下的哈尔滨》Sai Shangxiao
2007Journey to the East《鉴真东渡》Jianzhen
2010Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West
2012Blind Date《喜事连连剩男相亲记》Lao Guan

Film

YearTitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
1981Bean Flower
1982This Is Not A Mistake.《这不是误会》
Bizhongqing《笔中情》Huan Shu
1983Golden Late Autumn《金色的晚秋》Du Mingguang
1986War in North China《直奉大战》Li Yanqing
2015Journey to the West 3D《敢问路在何方》Tang Sanzang

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References

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