Tang Guoqiang (born 4 May 1952) is a Chinese actor best known for portraying historical figures in several films and television series. Some of his more notable roles include: various Chinese emperors (e.g.

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and

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. Tang started his acting career when he first joined a performance troupe in 1970 after graduating from middle school. He made his film debut in 1975 as the male lead in ''Storm over the South China Sea''. He is also a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Society.

Early life and education

Tang was born in

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

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, on 4 May 1952, while his

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. After graduating from Qingdao No.39 High School, he joined the Qingdao Drama Troupe in 1970 and then the

August First Film Studio August First Film Studio, or Bayi Film Studio (Chinese: 八一电影制片厂; pinyin: ''Bāyī diànyǐng zhì piàn chǎng)'', is the only military film studio in China. It was founded on August 1, 1952 to film It is a comprehensive film studi ...

in 1975.

Acting career

Tang rise to fame started in 1979, with his role in the military-themed film '' Little Flower'', becoming something of a pop idol after his appearance in the mythological romance flick, ''

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'', in 1982. In 1990, Tang played the ancient politician and strategist

in the epic TV drama ''Romance of Three Kingdoms'', and trough the years he would become a specialist interpreting historic figures, such as

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and Yongzheng. He is also well known for his performances of

, starting in 1996, when Tang starred with Li Lin and Ma Xiaowei in Zhai Junjie's

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''The Long March''. Since then, he has represented the “Great Helmsman” in over 40 television dramas and movies.

Personal life

Tang is married to actress Zhuang Li and they have a son named Tang Yinghan (born in 1995). Tang also has a daughter named Tang Lili (born in 1983) from a previous marriage to Sun Tao.

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Guoqiang 1952 births Living people Male actors from Qingdao Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors