1. Chen Kun, sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor, singer and producer.
44 Facts About Chen Kun
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Chen Kun rose to fame for the television series Love Story in Shanghai and The Story of a Noble Family.
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Chen Kun gained critical acclaim for the films The Knot and Painted Skin.
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Chen Kun ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2014,28th in 2014,15th in 2017, and 52nd in 2019.
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Chen Kun was raised by his maternal grandmother before reuniting with his mother at 11.
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Chen Kun's parents divorced soon after Chen's second younger brother was born, and Chen began working part-time in high school to support his mother.
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Chen Kun started as a typist at the municipal office and later as a solo singer at night clubs.
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Chen Kun showed early talent in singing and was strongly recommended by his vocal trainer and mentor to join the China Oriental Song and Dance Ensemble in Beijing in 1995.
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Chen Kun rose to prominence with a series of hit television dramas Love in Shanghai, Pink Ladies and The Story of a Noble Family, the last of which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Zhang Henshui.
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Chen Kun gained international recognition in 2002, after starring in Franco-Chinese romance film Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, which was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Chen Kun then starred in A West Lake Moment, playing a love-seeking and idealistic young man who is not easily satisfied.
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Chen Kun was nominated as Best Actor for his performance at the Golden Horse Awards.
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Chen Kun next starred in The Music Box, which earned him the Best Actor accolade at the Shanghai Film Critics Awards for capturing his screen character's years of arduous life and as well as his struggles and joys.
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Chen Kun described the role as a "big challenge" to him, as he had to portray the maturing process of his character over 20 years.
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Chen Kun won Best Actor at the 2007 Huabiao Film Awards.
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Chen Kun next starred in Gordon Chan's horror-adventure film Painted Skin, which won him the Best Actor award at the Hundred Flowers Awards.
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Chen Kun played Chiang Ching-kuo, and was praised by the media and critics alike for his excellent portrayal of a passionate nationalist who was unable to prevent the fall of his party.
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Chen Kun then played his first antagonist role in Jiang Wen's gangster film Let the Bullets Fly.
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In 2010, Chen Kun established his own agency K Pictures.
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Chen Kun starred in wuxia film Flying Swords of Dragon Gate directed by Tsui Hark in 2011.
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Chen Kun played the role of Qian Xuesen in the biopic of the author released in 2012.
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Chen Kun received critical acclaim for his capturing his character's growth from young to old, and was awarded the Best Actor award at the Shanghai Film Critics Awards for the second time.
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Chen Kun then starred in Bends, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
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Chen Kun won the Best Actor award at the 2013 International du Film de Femmes de Sale held in Morocco.
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Chen Kun was crowned as the "Weibo King" at the 2013 Sina Weibo Night for his popularity on the micro-blogging site.
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Chen Kun starred in fantasy epics in 2015; Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal as well as Mojin: The Lost Legend where he played Hu Bayi, the main character of the popular tomb-raiding novel series.
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In 2016, Chen Kun starred alongside Bai Baihe in crime caper film Chongqing Hot Pot.
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Chen Kun made a special appearance in the romantic comedy Beautiful Accident opposite his Rest on Your Shoulder co-star Gwei Lun-mei.
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In 2018, Chen Kun starred in the period spy drama Lost in 1949 as twin brothers from First Cuts Features' CEO and show runner Tang XiRu and Wang QiNan.
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Chen Kun starred in the costume drama The Rise of Phoenixes as a calculating and ambitious royal prince.
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Chen Kun starred in fantasy film The Yinyang Master, adapted from Ohmyoji game.
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Chen Kun made his debut as a singer in 2004 with the album Osmosis.
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Chen Kun then released his second album Make It Come True Again, winning him Most Popular Male Vocalist at the MTV Asia Awards.
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Chen Kun wrote the lyrics to the single "Power to Go", which he released for a philanthropy program to advocate environmental awareness and protection.
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Since 2011, Chen Kun set up a series of public charities named "Power to Go", aimed to encourage people to simply go outside and walk, in an effort to improve their health and spirit.
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Chen Kun is a keen writer, having published and co-authored several books.
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Chen Kun has been designated as China's Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF.
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Chen Kun disclosed in his autobiography that he suffered from depression between 2003 and 2007.
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Chen Kun is unmarried but has a son, Chen Kun Zunyou, nicknamed Youyou, born in 2002.
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At that time, Chen Yu was not yet married, but he had a child and no job.
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Chen Kun has a very good relationship with his younger brother, so he adopted the child.
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Chen Kun was appointed as one of the goodwill ambassadors for China-ROK Exchange Year in 2007.
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In 2012, Chen Kun became the second Chinese male celebrity to have a wax figure of himself displayed at Madam Tussaud in Shanghai.
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In 2015, Chen Kun became the global ambassador of Giorgio Armani and luxury watch brand Baume et Mercier.