Feng Gong is a Chinese actor, xiangsheng performer, director, screenwriter and politician.
15 Facts About Feng Gong
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Feng Gong is best known for his performances in the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, having made more appearances on the show than every other major performer.
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Feng Gong was born Feng Mingguang in Tianjin, China, on December 6,1957, the son of Feng Haigang, a local government official, and Liu Yisu, a daughter of an eminent family.
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Feng Gong's great-grandfather is Feng Guozhang, an early Republic-era warlord and the founder of the Zhili Clique, who once served as the President of the Republic of China between 1917 and 1918.
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Feng Gong has an elder sister Feng Xingyun and two elder brothers Feng Xin and Feng Chuanshu.
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Feng Gong was considered more talented than many other students of Ma Ji, and eventually emerged as a new star, performing progressively to bigger venues.
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Feng Gong appeared in the first CCTV New Year's Gala in 1986; he has appeared at almost every Chunwan performance for the next thirty years, variably in skits and xiangsheng.
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Feng Gong is usually one of the first acts of the show; it is said he appears earlier in the program so that he can drive home to Tianjin to spend midnight on new year with his mother.
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On December 24,2017, Feng Gong was elected as the vice chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.
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Feng Gong was re-elected as the vice chairman on December 6,2022.
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On October 12,2018, Feng Gong was elected as the new chairman of the China Literary and Art Volunteers' Association by its 2nd National Congress.
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Feng Gong is the great-grandson of Feng Gong Guozhang, once the president of the Republic of China during the chaotic Warlord era.
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Feng Gong's grandfather, Feng Jiayu, was a businessman.
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Feng Gong himself is a leadership figure in the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, one of the eight legally recognized political parties in China, as well as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
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Feng Gong is often accosted by reporters during the annual Lianghui meetings in Beijing due to his celebrity status.