Du Zhiguo (born 29 September 1954) is a Chinese actor.
Life
Du joined the performing arts troupe of Tianjin Military District (天津警备区) at the age of 16. He initially learnt dancing before joining the drama class. Seven years later, he moved to
Xingtai
Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou and Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of and administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 12 counties. At the 2020 cens ...
and then to
Baoding. As drama was not very popular at that time, Du travelled to
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
in search of opportunities to start an acting career. He became more familiar to audiences after portraying
Nian Gengyao in the 1998 television series ''
Yongzheng Dynasty''.
Du's first wife, Yang Li (杨丽), is a dancer. Their son
Du Chun
Du Chun (, born 22 May 1983) is a Chinese actor.
Early life
Du Chun was born in Hebei, China. His parents are also in the performing business. His father, Du Zhiguo is also an actor, and his mother, Yang Li, is a dancer and dancing instructor.
A ...
is also an actor. Du and Yang divorced later. In 2004, Du married his second wife, actress Zhao Na (赵娜).
Filmography
Film
Television
External links
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1954 births
Living people
Male actors from Hebei
Chinese male stage actors
Chinese male film actors
Chinese male television actors
Hui male actors