Michael Chen

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Michael Chen
Native name 陈赫
Born November 9, 1985
Changle, Fujian
Alma mater Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009 - present
Agent Huayi Brothers
Notable work IPartment
Spouse(s) Layla Xu(2013-2014)
Parent(s) Mother: Hu Xiaoling
Relatives Uncle: Chen Kaige[1]

Michael Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈赫; traditional Chinese: 陳赫; pinyin: Chén Hè; born 9 November 1985) is a Chinese actor.

Chen is noted for playing Zeng Xiaoxian in the romantic comedy television series IPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.[2]

Life

Chen was born in Changle, Fujian on November 9, 1985, the son of Hu Xiaoling (胡小玲), an actress.[3] Chen's uncle is Chen Kaige, a noted Chinese director. Chen graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting.

In 2009, Chen starred in a romantic comedy television series IPartment, alongside Eric Wang, Deng Jiajia, Loura Lou, Sean Sun, Kimi Li, Jean Lee and Vanessa Zhao, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Chen also filmed in a number of successful sequels to IPartment.

In 2013, Chen participated in Longmen Express, an ancient costume comedy starring Anita Yuen and Guo Jingfei.

Personal life

In September 2013, Chen married high school sweetheart Layla Xu (simplified Chinese: 许婧; traditional Chinese: 許婧; pinyin: Xǔ Jìng) in Phuket Island, Thailand, who was a graduate of Zhejiang Institute of Media.[4] However,their marriage came to an end in 2014. Michael Chen has confessed on weibo recently,the main reason for them to break up was that Michael Chen was so busy with work that he merely spent 10 days staying at home last year and did not take the responsibility for the family.

Works

Film

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2014 Love on the Cloud 微爱之渐入佳境 Shaguo [5]
Fleet of Time 匆匆那年 Sukhoi
2015 Running Man 奔跑吧!兄弟

Television

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2009 IPartment 《爱情公寓》 Zeng Xiaoxian
2010 Days With a Flight Attendant 《和空间一起的日子》 Cheng Xiaohe
2011 IPartment 2 《爱情公寓2》 Zeng Xiaoxian
Waking Love Up 《爱情睡醒了》 Zeng Xiaoxian Cameo
2012 IPartment 3 《爱情公寓3》 Zeng Xiaoxian
My Father's Love 《老爸的爱情》 Leng Leilei
2013 Love Destiny 《爱情自有天意》 Tang Li / Tang Guanzhong
Longmen Express 《龙门镖局》 Yi Jigao
2014 IPartment 4 《爱情公寓4》 Zeng Xiaoxian [6]
Hurry Up, Brother 《奔跑吧兄弟》 Himself
Love Is Back 《爱情回来了》 Gao Jian
Young Doctors 《青年醫生》 Zhang Cameo
2015 Monthly 《月供》 He Shaoyong
Laughter Medical Center 《醫館笑傳》 Doctor Zhu [7]

References

  1. 陈赫:陈凯歌是我叔(图) (in Chinese). Neteast. Retrieved 2014.
  2. 陈赫娄艺潇邓家佳 《爱情公寓》主演现状揭秘(二十二) (in Chinese). Nesteast. Retrieved 2014.
  3. 陈赫 (in Chinese). Sina.
  4. 许婧与陈赫的浪漫海岛婚礼 (in Chinese). Ifeng. Retrieved 2014.
  5. "微爱之渐入佳境 (2014)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  6. 《爱4》剧组登大本营 陈赫海涛恶搞"继承者" (in Chinese). Hunan TV. Retrieved 2014.
  7. ” Medical Center Laughter ” fixed gear confirm new idol theme defying fight (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014.

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