Feng Gong

Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, xiangsheng performer, director, screenwriter and politician. He 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.

Biography Feng Gong was born Feng Mingguang in Tianjin, China, on December 6, 1957, the son of Feng Haigang (; 1920–1993), a local government official, and Liu Yisu (; born 1921), a daughter of an eminent family. His 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. He has an elder sister Feng Xingyun (; born 1947) and two elder brothers Feng Xin and Feng Chuanshu .

Feng graduated from Central China Normal University with a master's degree in Chinese Literature. In 1973, he performed a famous xiangsheng named Zunshi ai tudi in Tianjin. Then he started to learn the arts of xiangsheng from the xiangsheng master Ma Ji. He also worked in a textiles machine factory. Feng was considered more talented than many other students of Ma Ji, and eventually emerged as a new star, performing progressively to bigger venues. Niu Qun and Liu Wei were his partners when performing xiangsheng.

Feng 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. Feng 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.

In 1988, he won the championship at the competition of xiangsheng performances in Dalian held by China Central Television.

Political career On December 24, 2017, Feng was elected as the vice chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. He was re-elected as the vice chairman on December 6, 2022.

On October 12, 2018, Feng was elected as the new chairman of the China Literary and Art Volunteers' Association (; CLAVA) by its 2nd National Congress.

Personal life Feng is the great-grandson of Feng Guozhang (1859-1919), once the president of the Republic of China during the chaotic Warlord era. His grandfather, Feng Jiayu (; 1888–1953), was a businessman. Feng 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. He is often accosted by reporters during the annual Lianghui meetings in Beijing due to his celebrity status.

In 1983, Feng Gong married Ai Hui in Tianjin. The couple have a son, Feng Kaicheng , born in 1984.

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role 1987 Unprofessional Policeman He Dazhuang Xiao Po Qing Wang 1990 The Contract of the Divorce Liu Liu 1992 Stand On Poet reader 1994 Kiss Russia Da Jiang 1997 Surveillance Ye Xinmin 1998 A Tree in House Zhang Damin 2001 The Marriage Certificate Gu Ming 2004 When Dreams Come True 2005 Eat Hot Tofu Slowly Liu Hao No Thieves can be Caught in a Hurry He Dazhuang Also as director 2007 A Big Potato Wang Xi Also as director 2007 Getting Home Ding Dake 2008 I'm a Guy, Who am I Afraid Of? Small retailer 2010 The Founding of a Republic A delegate to the CPPCC 2011 The Founding of a Party Feng Guozhang 2012 All for Love A tourist 2018 Happiness Is Coming Ma Shanglai Also as director and writer

TV series Year English title Chinese title Role 1990 The True Story of Ah O Not Ah Q 1989 Na Wu Na Wu 1996 Actually, Men are the most overworked Ding Dake 2012 Life Is Sweet Tang Xi

Film and TV Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result 1993 Stand On 16th Hundred Flowers Award Best Supporting Actor 1997 Ambush 17th China Golden Rooster Award Best Actor 1998 A Tree in House 18th China Golden Rooster Award 1999 9th Shanghai Film Critics Awards Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor