Yue Yunpeng (; born 15 April 1985) is a Chinese actor and ''

xiangsheng Xiangsheng (), also known as crosstalk or comic dialogue, is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialogue between two performers, or rarely as ...

'' performer, best known in film for portraying Zhu Tianpeng in ''

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'' (2017), Yue Yunpeng in ''Top Funny Comedian: The Movie'' and Li Shuaiting in ''

Revenge for Love ''Revenge for Love'' is a 2017 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Chung Siu-hung and starring Yue Yunpeng, Yuan Shanshan and Sun Jian. It was released in China on 14 February 2017. Plot A boy had a crush on a girl, but was rejected big time ...

''. Mainly performing xiangsheng as the lead actor (Dougen), his current fixed partner is .

Early life

Yue was born in

Puyang Puyang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located on the northern shore of the Yellow River, it borders Anyang in the west, Xinxiang in the southwest, and the provinces of Shandong and Hebei ...

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on April 15, 1985. At the age of 14, he worked as a guard in a factory located in

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. He was also worked as waiter in restaurant during his early years.

Career

Yue began his career as a ''

'' proformer in 2004, after becoming a disciple of

Guo Degang Guo Degang () is a Chinese crosstalk (''xiangsheng'') comedian and actor. Guo's film appearances include '' The 601st Phone Call'', ''Just Another Pandora's Box'', and '' Mystery''. Guo has also directed the films ''Our Happiness'' and ''The Fa ...

. Yue's first screen acting credit was ''The Magistrate Ye Guangming'' (2010). And his first major film role was as Cai Baoqiang in ''Just For Fun'' (2012). In 2015, Yue made a guest appearance as himself on ''

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'', a superhero parody film starring

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and Da Peng. Yue starred with

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, Yang Yang,

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, and

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's romantic drama film ''

I Belonged to You ''I Belonged to You'' is a 2016 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Deng Chao, Bai Baihe, Yang Yang, Zhang Tianai, Yue Yun-peng, Du Juan and Liu Yan. It was released in China on September 29, 2016. Plot I Belonged To ...

'' (2016). That same year, he joined the main cast of ''Our Happiness'' as Yue Qiangnan. In 2017, three films he headlined, ''

'', ''

'' and ''Goldbuster''. He starred as Zhu Tianpeng, reuniting him with co-star

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, who played

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, in the

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''. The film grossed in Chinese box office. He was also cast in the film ''

'', playing the love interest of

's character. And he co-starred with Shen Teng and Zhang Yi in

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's directorial debut ''Goldbuster''. For his role as himself in ''Top Funny Comedian: The Movie'', he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Macau International Movie Festival. In April, he was invited to be the duet partner for the singer Li Jian in the finals of

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. In 2018, Yue starred opposite

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and

Du Chun Du Chun (, born 22 May 1983) is a Chinese actor. Early life Du Chun was born in Hebei, China. His parents are also in the performing business. His father, Du Zhiguo is also an actor, and his mother, Yang Li, is a dancer and dancing instructor. A ...

in the adventure comedy film ''Mad Ebriety''. He co-starred with

Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host. Early life Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...

, who played his love interest in

's directorial debut ''

The Faces of My Gene ''The Faces of My Gene'' () is a 2018 Chinese fantasy adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Guo Degang and starring Yue Yunpeng and Lin Chi-ling. The film premiered in China on 16 February 2018. The film picks up the story of a writer ...

''. He landed a guest role on

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and Cui Junjie's comedy film ''Happiness Is Coming'', which is set to premiere on June 8, 2018.

Personal life

Yue Yunpeng married Zheng Min () on April 26, 2011.

Filmography

Film

TV series

Single

Film and TV Awards

References

External links

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Yue Yunpeng at hkmdb.com

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