Pu Cunxin

Pu Cunxin

Pu at an AIDS awareness event in 2010
Background information
Chinese name 濮存昕
Pinyin Pǔ Cúnxīn (Mandarin)
Jyutping Buk6 Cyun4jan1 (Cantonese)
Born (1953-07-31) 31 July 1953
Beijing, China
Occupation Actor
Years active 1986 - present
Spouse(s) Wan Ping (1981 - present)
Ancestry Lishui, Jiangsu

Pu Cunxin, also transliterated as Pu Quanxin (Chinese: 濮存昕; born July 31, 1953) is a Chinese actor who serves as Chairman of China Theatre Association since July 2015.[1] He is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theater Troupe.[2]

Life

Pu had a rough childhood. He could not walk normally because he had poliomyelitis when he was 2 year old. Pu's classmates always made fun of him, called him "Pu cripple". At the age of 9, Pu received a surgery for his leg, enabling him to walk normally. He was sad about his nickname, but he never gave up on his life or blamed anyone, he worked hard on everything to prove that he was as good as his peers. He said, "I can walk normally without walking stick after 9 years old. I wanted to leave the school as soon as possible so that none can ever call me 'Pu Cripple'. It was obvious hurts me. But the most important thing is I have to face myself, now I can run and play basketball just like others." [3] The reason he became an actor is because of his father. Pu' father (Su min, Chinese name: 苏民) was a famous actor in Beijing. Pu always followed his father to the theater for his performances. Pu fell in love with acting day by day, eventually becoming an actor himself.[4]

Book

Pu wrote an autobiography in 2008 called “I know where the light is” (Chinese: 我知道光在哪里) In the autobiography, he wrote 3 session about his childhood, how he became an actor, and after he became an actor.

Philanthropy

Pu is not only an actor, he is also famous for philanthropy. Pu has been contribute to philanthropy for many years. Back in 2002, he received a reward from Moving China (a program held by China central Television (cctv) annually) as one of the persons who most inspired China during that year, because he has made great contribution to promoted preventing AIDS.[5] Pu also found “Pu Cunxin Loving fund” helping children in poor areas receive education and/or medical treatment.[6] Some famous people like Pu are leading Chinese philanthropy, by doing so, they can remind more and more people to get involved in Philanthropy. Another thing about Pu is, he has represented many public service advertisements(PSA). He encourages people to do things that are good for the public. In 2013, he finished his eleventh blood donation at the age of 60. When he was leading the blood donation, many people followed and donated their blood as well.[7]

Filmography

Films

Year English Title Original Title Role
1991 Bell of Purity Temple 清涼寺的鐘聲 Master Mingjing
1993 The Blue Kite 藍風箏 Lin Shaolong
1998 Shower 洗澡 Liu Daming
1999 Agreed Not to Separate 說好不分手 Teng Yuanfeng
2005 A Bright Moon 一輪明月 Master Hongyi
Lu Xun 魯迅 Lu Xun
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三國之見龍卸甲 Zhuge Liang
2011 Love for Life 最爱
2014 The Galaxy on Earth 天河

References

  1. 中国戏剧家协会第八次全国代表大会在北京闭幕. China Theatre Association (in Chinese). 2015-07-16.
  2. Shower DVD, "Talent" section
  3. 濮存昕自曝是残疾人:9岁以后才不用靠拐杖行走. www.chinanews.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. 《我知道光在哪里》. www.360doc.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. 感动中国2002年度人物评选揭晓王选姚明等入选. news.sine.com.cn. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. "V-smile". April 2, 2014.
  7. 濮存昕完成人生最后一次献血 已献血11次(图). chinanews. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
Cultural offices
Previous:
Shang Changrong (尚长荣)
Chairman of China Theatre Association
16 July 2015
Incumbent
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