He Jiong (, born 28 April 1974) is a Chinese television host, singer, actor, director and a former Arabic lecturer in

Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...

. In 2020, he ranked 53rd on ''

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list.

Early life and education

He Jiong was born on 28 April 1974 in

Yuhua District, Changsha Yuhua District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. The district is bordered by Yuetang District of Xiangtan to the south, Changsha County to the east, Furong District ...

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, China. His father He Wei (), who was a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...

of philosophy before he

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, currently runs a

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chain. His elder brother He Hao () is a

military personnel Military personnel are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, air force, space force, and coast guard), rank (officer, non-commissioned officer, or ...

. He graduated from

High School Attached to Hunan Normal University The High School Attached to Hunan Normal University (), colloquially known in Chinese as '湖南师大附中'(Húnán Shīdà Fùzhōng), is public secondary school located in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, China, and is one of the mos ...

in 1992. In September 1992, he was admitted to study

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

. After graduating in July 1997, he became a lecturer of

at his alma mater, during which time he used an Arabic name " Anwar" ( ar, أنور‎, , lit=luminous). Since 2007, to focus on hosting, He and

adjusted the content of his work, He no longer serves as a professor and returned his salary, but as a university influence promotion. He resigned in January 2015.

Career

He Jiong is extremely well-known and popular in China, with over 120 million followers on Weibo as of June 2021. He has been the host of '' Happy Camp'' for over 20 years. He was also the main character in ''Emperor Zheng De''. He has released three music albums, and his song ''Gardenia in blossom'' was well received.

Filmography

Television hosting

Ongoing

* ''Happy Camp in Hunan Channel'' from March 1998

2013

*''

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'' in Hunan Channel

2015

*UP IDOL () *为她而战 *

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Season 1 with

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( Got7) *Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now) *Season 2 of Are you normal () with

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(

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)

2016

Who's the Murderer ''Who's The Murderer'' () is a Chinese variety program produced by Mango TV. The show features the main cast of He Jiong, Sa Beining, as well as resident guests Wang Ou, Gui Gui (Emma Wu) and Bai Jingting. The show was licensed by JTBC's ''Cri ...

Season 1 * Fresh Sunday () MC with

( Got7) *

Season 2 MC with

( Got7) * Are you normal Season 3 () with

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( Super Junior M) * MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2017

* Back to Field Season 1 *

Season 3 MC with

( Got7) *

Season 2 *

Season 3 * MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2018

* Back to Field Season 2 *

Season 4 MC with

( Got7) *

Season 4 *

Who's the Keyman ''Who's the Keyman'' () is a Chinese variety show produced by Hunan Television and Mango TV. The show features the main cast of He Jiong, Deng Lun, as well as resident guests Han Xue, Wowkie Zhang, Ma Sichun and Leo Wu. The show is a remade ve ...

* MC show Happy Camp in Hunan Channel (From March 1998 until now)

2019

* I Actor () *

Season 5 * Back to Field Season 3 * The Miracle Chinese Language () *

Season 5

2020

Season 6 * Back to Field Season 4 * Welcome Back to Sound *

Season 6

Films

Television series

*2004,

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() *2005, Do Not Love Me () *2006, Never Make A Woman in Tears () *2008, Ugly Wudi (guest performer) () *2009, Beauties Best (guest performer) () *2009, Take My Breath Away (guest performer) () *2016, Shuttle Love Millenium (guest performer) () *2017, ''

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'' (guest performer) *2019, ''Reset Life'' (guest performer)

Theatre

*2003 I Will Make Whatever You like () *2006 The Peach Blossom Land () *2014 21克拉 *2016 Writing in Water ()

Bibliography

*1998, 9: ''This Is How I Grow Up (炅炅有神——我是这样长大的)'' *2000, 10: ''Happy Like Me (快乐如何)'' *2001, 10: ''Just Ok (刚刚好)'' *2005, 4: ''Wonderful Happiness (最好的幸福)'' *2015: ''来得及''

Discography

Albums

*1st Studio ''Be worth loving'' () ::Released: 19 April 2004 ::Label: Hao Music *2nd Studio ''Wander around'' () ::Released: 23 June 2005 ::Label: Hao Music *3rd Studio ''Myself'' () ::Released: 5 December 2006 ::Label: Hao Music *4th Studio ''Happy family'' () ::Released: 21 September 2010 ::Label: EE-Media *5th Studio ''Good times'' () ::Released: 24 September 2010 ::Label: EE-Media

MV Music Workshttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzAwNjc4MTEy.html

*2010 Love Story 我们约会吧 (He Jiong / Huang Yunling) *2010 Snowflake雪花 (He Jiong / Li Sheng)

References

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