Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, xiangsheng performer, director,

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and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual

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, having made more appearances on the show than every other major performer.

Biography

Feng Gong was born Feng Mingguang () in

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, on December 6, 1957, the son of Feng Haigang (; 1920–1993), a local government official, and Liu Yisu (; born 1921), a daughter of an eminent family. His great-grandfather is Feng Guozhang, an early

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-era

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and the founder of the Zhili Clique, who once served as the

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between 1917 and 1918. He has an elder sister Feng Xingyun (; born 1947) and two elder brothers Feng Xin () and Feng Chuanshu (). Feng graduated from Central China Normal University with a master's degree in Chinese Literature. In 1973, he performed a famous '' xiangsheng'' named ''Zunshi ai tudi'' () in

. Then he started to learn the arts of xiangsheng from the xiangsheng master Ma Ji. He also worked in a textiles machine factory. Feng was considered more talented than many other students of Ma Ji, and eventually emerged as a new star, performing progressively to bigger venues. Niu Qun () and Liu Wei () were his partners when performing ''xiangsheng''. Feng appeared in the first

in 1986; he has appeared at almost every ''Chunwan'' performance for the next thirty years, variably in skits and ''xiangsheng''. Feng is usually one of the first acts of the show; it is said he appears earlier in the program so that he can drive home to Tianjin to spend midnight on new year with his mother. In 1988, he won the championship at the competition of xiangsheng performances in

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held by

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Political career

On December 24, 2017, Feng was elected as the vice chairman of the

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. He was re-elected as the vice chairman on December 6, 2022. On October 12, 2018, Feng was elected as the new chairman of the China Literary and Art Volunteers' Association (; CLAVA) by its 2nd National Congress.

Personal life

Feng is the great-grandson of Feng Guozhang (1859-1919), once the

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during the chaotic Warlord era. His grandfather, Feng Jiayu (; 1888–1953), was a businessman. Feng himself is a leadership figure in the

, one of the eight legally recognized political parties in China, as well as a member of the

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. He is often accosted by reporters during the annual '' Lianghui'' meetings in Beijing due to his celebrity status. 1983, Feng Gong married Ai Hui () in Tianjin, the couple have a son, Feng Kaicheng (), born in 1984.

Filmography

Film

TV series

Film and TV Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feng, Gong 1957 births Living people Film directors from Tianjin Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Chinese xiangsheng performers Chinese male stage actors Male actors from Tianjin Central China Normal University alumni Chinese film directors Members of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Members of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference