Wen Xingyu (

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: 文兴宇; 1941–2007) was a popular

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and director in

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

. Wen is famous for his relaxing style and his talent as a senior comedian. He died on 30 July 2007 in

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due to

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at the age of 65.

Biography and career

* Born on 6 August 1941 in

Dandong Dandong (), formerly known as Andong, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province, in the northeastern region of People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese border city, facing Sinuiju, North Korea across the ...

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. * Graduated from

Beijing 101 Middle School Beijing 101 Middle School () is a Public school (government funded), public coeducational secondary school in Haidian, Beijing. It offers programs from grades 7 to 12. It is one of the Beacon high schools in Beijing, beacon high schools accredite ...

and

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

Major works

* The opera version of

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;

I Love My Family ''I Love My Family'' () is a Chinese sitcom. It was China's first multi-camera sitcom and it originally aired from 1993 to 1994 with a total of 120 episodes. It is also the first Mandarin-language sitcom. It was directed by Ying Da and Lin Cong a ...

;

Home with Kids ''Home with Kids'' (; pinyin: Jiā yǒu érnǚ, literally ''Home with Sons and Daughters''), is a sitcom/drama from Mainland China. There are 4 seasons of ''Home with Kids'', i.e. ''Home with Kids 1'', ''Home with Kids 2'', ''Home with Kids 3'' ...

.Veteran Chinese comedian Wen Xingyu dies
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References

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