He Jiong (, born 28 April 1974) is a Chinese television host, singer, actor, director and a former Arabic lecturer in

Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...

. In 2020, he ranked 53rd on ''

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list.

Early life and education

He Jiong was born on 28 April 1974 in

Yuhua District, Changsha Yuhua District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. The district is bordered by Yuetang District of Xiangtan to the south, Changsha County to the east, Furong District ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

, China. His father He Wei (), who was a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professo ...

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. ...

before he retired, currently runs a seafood restaurant

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. His elder brother He Hao () is a

military personnel Military personnel are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, air force, space force, and coast guard), rank ( officer, non-commissioned office ...

. He graduated from

High School Attached to Hunan Normal University The High School Attached to Hunan Normal University (), colloquially known in Chinese as '湖南师大附中'(Húnán Shīdà Fùzhōng), is public secondary school located in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, and is one of the mos ...

in 1992. In September 1992, he was admitted to study

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

. After

graduating Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is al ...

in July 1997, he became a

lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct re ...

at his alma mater, during which time he used an

Arabic name Arabic language names have historically been based on a long naming system. Many people from the Arabic-speaking and also Muslim countries have not had given/ middle/ family names but rather a chain of names. This system remains in use throughou ...

" Anwar" ( ar, أنور‎, , lit=luminous). Since 2007, to focus on hosting, He and

adjusted the content of his work, He no longer serves as a professor and returned his salary, but as a university influence promotion. He resigned in January 2015.

Career

He Jiong is extremely well-known and popular in China, with over 120 million followers on Weibo as of June 2021. He has been the host of '' Happy Camp'' for over 20 years. He was also the main character in ''Emperor Zheng De''. He has released three music albums, and his song ''Gardenia in blossom'' was well received.

Filmography

Television hosting

Ongoing

* ''Happy Camp in Hunan Channel'' from March 1998

2013

*''

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'' in Hunan Channel

2015

*UP IDOL () *为她而战 * Go Fridge Season 1 with Jackson Wang ( Got7) *Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now) *Season 2 of Are you normal () with Ella Chen (

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)

2016

* Who's the Murderer Season 1 * Fresh Sunday () MC with Jackson Wang ( Got7) * Go Fridge Season 2 MC with Jackson Wang ( Got7) * Are you normal Season 3 () with

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( Super Junior M) * MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2017

Back to Field ''Back to Field'' (Chinese language, Chinese: 向往的生活; pinyin: ''Xiàngwǎng de shēnghuó'') is a Chinese Reality television, reality show on Hunan Television, Hunan TV. The show documents the simplistic lifestyle of living away from the ...

Season 1 * Go Fridge Season 3 MC with Jackson Wang ( Got7) * Who's the Murderer Season 2 * Who's the Murderer Season 3 * MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2018

Season 2 * Go Fridge Season 4 MC with Jackson Wang ( Got7) * Who's the Murderer Season 4 *

Who's the Keyman ''Who's the Keyman'' () is a Chinese variety show produced by Hunan Television and Mango TV. The show features the main cast of He Jiong, Deng Lun, as well as resident guests Han Xue, Wowkie Zhang, Ma Sichun and Leo Wu. The show is a remade vers ...

* MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2019

* I Actor () * Go Fridge Season 5 *

Season 3 * The Miracle Chinese Language () * Who's the Murderer Season 5

2020

* Go Fridge Season 6 *

Season 4 * Welcome Back to Sound * Who's the Murderer Season 6

Films

Television series

*2004,

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() *2005, Do Not Love Me () *2006, Never Make A Woman in Tears () *2008, Ugly Wudi (guest performer) () *2009, Beauties Best (guest performer) () *2009, Take My Breath Away (guest performer) () *2016, Shuttle Love Millenium (guest performer) () *2017, ''

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'' (guest performer) *2019, ''Reset Life'' (guest performer)

Theatre

*2003 I Will Make Whatever You like () *2006 The Peach Blossom Land () *2014 21克拉 *2016 Writing in Water ()

Bibliography

*1998, 9: ''This Is How I Grow Up (炅炅有神——我是这样长大的)'' *2000, 10: ''Happy Like Me (快乐如何)'' *2001, 10: ''Just Ok (刚刚好)'' *2005, 4: ''Wonderful Happiness (最好的幸福)'' *2015: ''来得及''

Discography

Albums

*1st Studio ''Be worth loving'' () ::Released: 19 April 2004 ::Label: Hao Music *2nd Studio ''Wander around'' () ::Released: 23 June 2005 ::Label: Hao Music *3rd Studio ''Myself'' () ::Released: 5 December 2006 ::Label: Hao Music *4th Studio ''Happy family'' () ::Released: 21 September 2010 ::Label: EE-Media *5th Studio ''Good times'' () ::Released: 24 September 2010 ::Label: EE-Media

MV Music Workshttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzAwNjc4MTEy.html

*2010 Love Story 我们约会吧 (He Jiong / Huang Yunling) *2010 Snowflake雪花 (He Jiong / Li Sheng)

References

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