[Biography] Feng Shaofeng

The actor or Feng Shaofeng, who was admitted to the best school with the most outstanding award and received the highest award ever

Many good Chinese actors/actresses graduated from one of the top 3 art schools. I mean, graduating from art school is not that strange. Among them, Feng Shaofeng was able to enter the Shanghai Theater Academy with a scholarship because of his academic excellence.

Born on October 7, 1978, Feng Shaofeng is a true native of Shanghai. His mother was a lover of literature and art, so he was exposed to literature and art from an early age. Ever since he was young, he has been enjoying plays. He also learned the violin, participated in student theater groups, and competed in competitions.

Feng Shaofeng has been very studious since he was young. In high school, the result was so good that when he entered the Shanghai Theater Academy, he was allowed to enter directly without having to take an entrance exam, and he also received a scholarship. (He's from Shanghai, so it's not strange that he chose this school)

At the age of 20, in 1998, he began to have character in soap operas. Although he stepped into acting so early, he actually became known only when he played a supporting role in the Hong Kong TVB series The Drive of Life in 2007. In 2008, when he appeared in Yun Niang, which had a high viewership rate, he became well known. This is at the age of 30 after 10 years of acting.

Actually, the thing that pushed Feng Shaofeng to fame was the 2011 series Palace. As this series became hugely famous, the actors also got fans. After that, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, where he starred with Zhao Wei, Chen Kun Zhou Xun and Yang Mi; made him also gained recognition. The Double Xposure films he worked with Fan Bingbing also got him more recognition.

In 2013, he appeared in the hugely successful series Prince of Lan Ling in Taiwan, and that was when he reached the peak of his popularity in the world of Chinese-language dramas. In 2014, he had the opportunity to appear in the movie The Golden Era with Tang Wei, a famous movie actress, and Feng Shaofeng even mentioned not to pay the acting fee because he respected the director of that movie, Ann Hui.

In 2015, he played the lead role in the movie Wolf Totem and won the Hundred Flowers Awards for that movie. At that time, he was 37 years old.

Among foreign fans, The Moneky King 2, which was released in 2016, and Ice Fantasy would be well-known dramas of Feng Shaofeng.

The Story of Minglan, which aired after it was announced that he and Zhao Liying had gotten married in October 2018, was a drama that was widely watched both domestically and abroad.

In March 2019, Feng Shaofeng announced the birth of Zhao Liying's son, and two years later, in April 2021, it was announced that they had divorced.

Since Feng Shaofeng was exposed to advanced literature since he was a child, he has high thinking, Those who have worked with him have commented that he likes to shoot for challenging characters and puts special effort into his characters.

It remains to be seen what Feng Shaofeng will be able to do again after turning 44 years old.

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