Chen He (; born 9 November 1985), also known as Michael Chen, is a Chinese actor. Chen is noted for playing Zeng Xiaoxian in the romantic comedy television series ''

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'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast. Chen ranked 69th on ''

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'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2015, 54th in 2017, and 100th in 2019.

Career

Chen was born on 9 November 1985 in Changle District,

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

. He is the son of Hu Xiaoling (), an actress. Chen's uncle is

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, a noted Chinese director. Chen graduated from

Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a municipal public college for dramatic art education in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. History On December 1, 1945, the Shanghai Municipal Experimental Drama ...

, majoring in

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. In 2009, Chen starred in a romantic comedy television series ''

''; the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Chen also filmed in a number of successful sequels to ''

''. In 2014, Chen took part in the Chinese remake of the Korean ''Running Man''; this popularized him among television audiences once again.

Personal life

In September 2013, Chen married high school sweetheart Xu Jing () in

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, who was a graduate of

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. In 2016, Chen married actress Zhang Zixuan. On 23 October, their daughter was born.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

References

External links

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