Chen He (; born 9 November 1985), also known as Michael Chen, is a

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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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list in 2015, 54th in 2017, and 100th in 2019.

Career

Chen was born on 9 November 1985 in

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

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, a noted Chinese director. Chen graduated from

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, 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

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. On 23 October, their daughter was born.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

References

External links

Chen He
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