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Xu Zheng (born 18 April 1972) is a Chinese actor, director and filmmaker, best known for acting in comedic roles. Xu found fame portraying the titular pig in the wacky romance TV series ''Sunny Piggy'' (2000), opposite his future wife Tao Hong. He gained further recognition after other comedy TV dramas ''Li Wei the Magistrate'' (2001) and ''Love Through Different Times'' (2002), as well as comedy films ''Call for Love'' (2007) and ''Lost on Journey'' (2010). Xu is also well-known for acting in a string of Ning Hao's films, including ''Breakup Buddies'' (2014), one of the highest-grossing films in China. Xu's directorial debut film ''Lost in Thailand'' (2012) which he also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced with a $4 million budget, grossed over $200 million to set the box office record for a Chinese 2-D film. This record was only broken by Xu's next film, ''Lost in Hong Kong'' (2015), which grossed over $250 million. ==Biography== Growing up in Shanghai, Xu Zheng performed regularly in Children's Palace theatres. After graduating from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1994, he became a member of the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre where he gradually distinguished himself on stage. He starred in Chinese versions of ''The Liar'' (as Lelio), ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (as Jamie), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (as Antonio), and ''Art'' (as Serge), as well as many Chinese plays. He also directed at least 3 plays as early as 1998. After years of portraying minor characters on television, Xu Zheng's big break came in 2000 with the silly romance TV series ''Sunny Piggy'', in which he portrayed the dimwitted protagonist Zhu Bajie. ''Sunny Piggy'' received high ratings nationally, paving way for other popular TV dramas such as ''Li Wei the Magistrate'' (2001) and ''Love Through Different Times'' (2002). Since appearing in Ning Hao's ''Crazy Stone'' (2006), Xu also began to turn more and more to comedy films, starring in ''Call for Love'' (2007) and ''One Night in Supermarket'' (2009). He also worked with Ning Hao again in ''Crazy Racer'' (2009) and ''No Man's Land'' (2013). Xu had wanted to try his hands in filmmaking since acting was, in his words, "too passive". After the success of the comedy road film ''Lost on Journey'' (2010), Xu invited his co-star Wang Baoqiang to join his directorial debut ''Lost in Thailand'', a film with the same premise. However, as a first-time director, Xu had a difficult time selling his story, meeting with 3 different production companies before convincing Beijing Enlight Pictures to invest US$4 million. Huang Bo, Xu's good friend and frequent co-star in Ning's films, also joined the project. Released in December 2012, ''Lost in Thailand'' raked in over US$200 million from 32 million people to become the highest-grossing domestic film in China's history. Shot mainly in Thailand, the film greatly boosted tourism to the country, and Xu even received a private meeting with the Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2013. In 2014, Ning's comedy road film ''Breakup Buddies'' starring Xu and Huang Bo grossed over US$195 million to become the highest-grossing domestic film of the year. Xu's second directorial feature ''Lost in Hong Kong'' (2015), which he again starred-in, co-wrote and co-produced, broke ''Lost in Thailands grossing record for a Chinese 2-D film. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xu Zheng (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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