Zhang Guoli

Zhang Guoli born 17 January 1955 is a Chinese film actor and director Zhang was a xiangsheng actor before he started working on films and television series He is mostly known for his roles playing the Emperor in various dramas involving Qing Dynasty imperial China He has also hosted the CCTV New Years Gala in 2014 He is married to actress Deng Jie and he has a son named Zhang Mo from a previous marriage who is also an actor Zhang is a practising Buddhist and a member of the Taiwanese Buddhist organisation Dharma Drum Mountain He has a dharma name Changsheng 常升 From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia