Fan Wei (born 2 September 1962) is a Chinese skit, sitcom and film actor best known for his performances with

Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan (; born 2 October 1957) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, comedian, television director, and businessman. Originally from Liaoning province, Zhao has appeared on the CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely watched performing arts program, ...

and Gao Xiumin in

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s since 1995. In recent years, he has been featured in such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' If You Are the One'' and ''

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''. He has also acted in several television series produced in

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and is a member of the Fàn family.

Early life

Fan was born in

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, on 2 September 1962. His father was a publicity officer in a factory and his mother was a salesperson. He has an elder sister and a younger brother. In 1978, by age 16, Fan studied acting from Chen Lianzhong (), an actor of Shenyang Ballad Singers Troupe in which Fan officially joined five years later. In 1986, he took part in the National ''Xiangsheng'' Competition, leading him became widely known to audiences in

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Acting career

In 1999, Fan made his film debut with a small role in ''Male Sorority Director''. His first main role in a movie came with the ''

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'', alongside

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, Geng Le, Zhang Yang and Wang Ning. In 2003, Fan's performance in the

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''The Parking Attendant in July'' which earned him Best Actor at the 28th

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and 11th

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and was nominated for

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at the

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. That same year, he got a small role in

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film ''

''. Fan had key supporting role in the 2004 ''

'', an action drama film starring

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Li Bingbing Li Bingbing (; born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress and singer who rose to fame with her role in '' Seventeen Years'' (1999) and since then received critical acclaim for her roles in ''A World Without Thieves'' (2004), '' Waiting Alone'' (2 ...

, and

Wang Baoqiang Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie ''Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards. Early ...

. In 2007, he appeared in the comedy film ''Lucky Dog'', which earned hi a Best Actor at the 9th

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and received nomination at the 23rd

. That same year, he co-starred with Liu Ye,

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, and

Qin Lan Qin Lan (; born 17 July 1979) is a Chinese actress, model, and singer. She is known for her roles as Empress Fuca in ''Story of Yanxi Palace'', Zhihua in ''My Fair Princess III'' and Mo Xiangwan in ''We Are All Alone''. Career Qin won a Golden ...

Lu Chuan Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming (). Education Educated at the in Nanjing, Lu spent two years serving in the Army as a secretary to a general. After his time ...

's drama film ''

''. In 2008, Fan was cast in

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film '' If You Are the One'', opposite

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and

Vivian Hsu Vivian Hsu ( Atayal: ; ; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Hsu rose to prominence in Japan, where she made her first appearance in 1995 and has become a highly recognized celebrity with her countless appearances in media dur ...

. He won the Students' Choice Award for Favorite Actor at the 16th

for his performance in ''Set Off''. Fan had a small role in the 2009

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''. In 2010, for his role in ''Brothers' Happiness'', Fan won the Audience Favorite TV Actor at the 25th Golden Eagle Awards and Most Charismatic Actor at the 16th Magnolia Awards. In 2011, Fan portrayed politician

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in the

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''. He played the title role in the comedy film '' Crazy Dinner Party'', co-starring

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, and Liu Hua. He played a lead role as Priest in the comedy film ''

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'', alongside

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, Guo Tao and Tao Hong. He played the role of Kong Lingxue in ''Tracks Kong Lingxue'', for which he earned Most Brilliant Actor at the 3rd

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. In 2012, he played Lao Ma, the lead role in

's ''

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'', costarring

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and

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. In 2013, Fan was cast as a lead role in the

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's production ''

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'', costarring

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Li Xiaolu Li Xiaolu (, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'' (1998), idol drama ''All the Misfortunes Caused ...

and

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. Fan was cast in the fantasy-adventure-comedy film ''

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'' (2014), playing the teacher of

's character. In 2016, he landed a guest starring role in the comedy film ''

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'', a film adaptation based on the novel ''I Did Not Kill My Husband'' by novelist

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. He took the lead role in the drama film ''

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'', which also adapted from Liu Zhenyun's

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. In 2017, Fan earned critical acclaim for his performance in the black-and-white film '' Mr. No Problem'', for which he earned Best Leading Actor at the

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, Best Actor at the 7th

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, and received Best Actor nominations at the 11th

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, 25th

, and 9th

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. In 2019, he was cast in the

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''Hunt Down'', playing the father of

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's and husband of Chen Shu's characters. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the

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. Fan starred opposite Liu Haocun and Zhang Yi in

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's drama film '' One Second''. He also appeared in ''Love You Forever'', opposite Li Yitong and

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. In 2021, he starred in the

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'' Railway Heroes'' with

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and

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Personal life

In 1988, Fan was introduced by a friend to Yang Baoling (), a nurse of Shenyang Children's Hospital. They got married on 10 April 1990. Their son Fan Xiwen () was born at the end of 1992.

Filmography

Film

Television

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CCTV New Year's Gala

Awards and nominations

Film awards

Television series awards

References

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