Tu Honggang (; born March 15, 1967) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known for his singles ''The Patriots'', ''Chinese Kung Fu'', ''You'', and ''Peacock Flying Southeast''. Apart from music, Tu commenced an acting career, appearing in ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2015), and '' Let's Get Married'' (2015). He is a member of the

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(Minmeng).

Early life and education

Tu was born in Beijing,

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, on March 15, 1967. At the age of 11, he entered the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, majoring in acting. In 1987, Pop music in Hong Kong and Taiwan was becoming widely popular in the Chinese mainland, Tu and his classmate often sung and studied songs with a recorder, he became a member of "Light Music", in his college years, he was a widely known campus singer.

Acting career

Tu had his first experience in front of the camera in 1991, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in ''Let Us Sway Twin Oars''. He landed some small appearances in several TV series, such as ''Crazy Rolling Stones'' (1991), ''Temporary Families'' (1994), ''Sunny Beauty'' (2003), ''Memories of The Golden Flame'' (2008). In 1997, he had a supporting role and sang the theme song in ''

'', a historical television series starring Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie. In 2005, he appeared as Taksi in You Xiaogang's ''

'', which starred Steve Ma, Vivian Chen, Wu Qianqian, and

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, and sang the theme song for the series. In 2015, he participated in two films. He had a minor role as Chen Xuanli in ''

'', which starred Fan Bingbing, Leon Lai, Wu Chun and Joan Chen. He had a cameo appearance in '' Let's Get Married'', a romantic comedy film starring Gao Yuanyuan,

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Music career

In July 1985, Tu was assigned to China Railway Art Troupe as a solo. In November 1987, he was transferred to China Broadcasting Art Troupe. At the same year, he released his debut solo album ''Black Eyes''. His 2nd album, titled ''Lack for Nothing'', was released on January 12, 1989. In 1990, he sang a song in the CCTV New Year's Gala. His 3rd album, titled ''Feeling'', was released on November 7, 1991. Then he withdrew from the song circles. From 1994 to 1996, he released his singles ''The Patriots'', ''Chinese Kung Fu'', ''You'', and ''Peacock Flying Southeast''. On April 23, 2005, he released his 10th album ''Wind and Cloud 2''. In 2008, he performed on the MV of ''Welcome to Beijing'' for the

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. On October 21, 2011, he went on a world tour in Beijing with a sold-out show. On November 20, 2012, his second station of the world tour was held in

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. On January 19, 2013, the world tour was held in Tiexi Gymnasium,

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. On New Year's Eve of Beijing Television in 2016, he performed his single ''Flying''.

Personal life

Tu has married three times. In early 1989, he married his first wife Daisy, a 19-year-old American girl in the United States, and they had a son, Tu Ruibao (). The couple divorced in 1992. He married his second wife actress

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in October 1994. They had a child together, before they divorced June 5, 2002. His third wife is Xiao Yue, and he has a stepson, Zhang Zixi ().

Filmography

Film

TV series

Discography

Studio album

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tu, Honggang 1967 births Living people Singers from Beijing Male actors from Beijing Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts alumni Members of the China Democratic League Middle School Affiliated to the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts alumni Hui singers Hui male actors