Zhu Jun (also Deon Zhu) (; born 26 April 1964) is a Chinese host and actor. Zhu was a member of the 11th National Committee of the

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, a member of 8th National Committee of the

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, and a member of 10th National Committee of the

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. He won the Golden Mike Award's for Television in 1999 and 2003, and received Golden Eagle Award for Best Programme Host in 2003.

Biography

Zhu was born in

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in 1964, with his

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Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the ...

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, with his father an artist in Lanzhou Military Region. At the age of 11, Zhu studied

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 ...

Sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is ...

Kuaiban ''Kuaibanshu'' () is a form of oral storytelling performance that is popular in northern China. It is a type of '' shuochang'', somewhat similar to Vietnamese vè or rapping. Background Kuaiban literally means ''fast boards''. It is also known ...

under his father. In October 1981, Zhu joined the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

and served four years. From September 1985 to September 1988, Zhu worked in Gansu Song and Dance Troupe. From September 1988 to March 1996, Zhu worked in

Lanzhou Military Region The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Ngari Prefecture in n ...

. Zhu joined the

China Central Television China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six lan ...

from March 1996 to February 2017. Zhu hosted the

CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...

from February 1997 to January 2017.

Sexual assault allegations and #MeToo in China

In the summer of 2018, during the Chinese version of the #MeToo movement, Zhu was accused of sexual harassment on the popular Chinese social media platform Weibo. Zhou Xiaoxuan, a screenwriter in Beijing known in China under her nickname Xianzi (), stated in 2018, when she was 25 years old, that Zhu had assaulted her in his dressing room in 2014. In August 2018, Zhu filed a lawsuit against Zhou, who subsequently countersued. Zhou also reported the incident to the Chinese police, who advised her to drop the issue over concern of endangering the jobs of her parents in civil service and a state-owned firm. On December 2, 2020, the Haidian District People's Court held formal evidentiary hearing on sexual harassment case against Zhu Jun. On 14 September 2021, after the second hearing, the court ruled that Zhou's harassment claim against Zhu did not meet the standard of proof to proceed.

Works

Television

* ''Artistic Life'' () * ''Music Life'' ()

Sketch comedy

Awards

* 1999 Golden Mike Award * 2003 Golden Mike Award * 2003 Golden Eagle Award for Best Programme Host

Personal life

In May 1993, Zhu married Tan Mei (), who is a Chinese dancer, the couple has a son Zhu Sitan ().

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Jun 1964 births People from Lanzhou Peking University alumni CCTV television presenters Living people Male actors from Gansu