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

Emperor Taizong of Tang Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty fo ...

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, Yan Zhenqing 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. He has starred in over 30 movies and over 40 TV dramas, and is the most influential super stars of all time in the Chinese mainland.

Early life and education

Tang was born in

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

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

Li Shimin Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder ...

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

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

''The Long March''. Since then, he has represented the Mao in over 40 television dramas and movies. Among his major portrayals of Mao was his role in the 2009 main melody film ''The Founding of a Republic'', which became the highest grossing domestic film in history at the time.

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