Chen Peisi

Chen Peisi (Chinese: 陈佩斯; born 1 February 1954) is a Chinese comedian, sketch actor, and voice actor. Chen's oft time comedy partner is Zhu Shimao.

Name

Chen's father Chen Qiang named him Chen Peisi after Pest, when he performed The White-Haired Girl in Budapest, Hungary in 1951. The pronunciation of "Budapest" in Mandarin Chinese is "pinyin: Bù Dá Peì Sī". Chen's father named his elder brother Chen Buda (陈布达).^[1]

Biography

Chen was born in Changchun, Jilin on 1 February 1954. In 1966, Chen studied at The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. In 1969, during the Cultural Revolution, he worked in Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps. In 1973, Chen worked in August First Film Studio as an actor. In 1991, Chen set up a company named Hainan Comedy Film and Television Limited Company (海南喜剧影视有限公司), then renamed it Dadao Film and Television Limited Company (大道影业有限公司). In 2000, Chen and his partner Zhu Shimao sued the China International Television Corporation over royalties from broadcasts which they won, but they were then taken off air by the parent company, China Central Television.^[2][3]

Filmography

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