Zhu Shimao (; born 28 March 1954) is a Chinese

comedian A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...

, sketch actor, and actor. Zhu's partner is Chen Peisi.

Biography

In 1954, Zhu was born in

Linyi Linyi ( zh, s=临沂 , t=臨沂 , p=Línyí) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the eas ...

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. Zhu joined the

Chinese People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

, he worked as an actor in the

Fuzhou Military Region Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region. Fuzhou's population was 8, ...

(). In 1983, he worked in

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. Founded on August 1, 1952, it is a comprehensive film studio with the p ...

as an actor. In 1984, Zhu and his partner Chen Peisi performed ''Eating Noodles'' () and became widely known. In 2000, Zhu and his partner Chen Peisi sued the China International Television Corporation, but they were banned by

China Central Television China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of th ...

Personal life

Zhu married Fan Xuxia (), the couple has a son named Zhu Qingyang (; born 1991) .

References

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