Song Xiaobao

Song Xiaobao (born 5 January 1981) is a Chinese comedian, actor, and TV personality. He studied Errenzhuan under Zhao Benshan and has worked closely with Zhao throughout his career. He won a Huading Award in 2014 for the television drama series Cherry.

Early life Song Baoli was born on 5 January 1981 in Huinan, Tonghua, Jilin. He grew up in a rural community and dropped out of high school due to poverty. At age 16, he spent a year travelling around Heilongjiang, working as a dishwasher to earn a living. For a few years afterwards, it was speculated that Zhao would star in the CCTV National Spring Festival Broadcast. From 2012 to 2013, he and Zhao Benshan collaborated on two films: Missing 2 and The 22 Marriage Rules. During this time, they also worked on a drama called Cherry, in which Song Xiaobao was the lead actor. Song won the 2014 Huading Award for the best actor in a city-themed Chinese drama for his part in Cherry.

In 2014, he starred in The Harvest Season by Beijing Satellite TV. In 2016, he was invited back to the show as a "crowd favorite" guest performer for the finals. That year, he also took part in the variety show Keep Running, teaching the Dongbei dialect on the show. In 2018, he made a surprise guest appearance at Wang Leehom's concert tour during the Shenzhen stop.

Personal life Song Xiaobao married twice. He was married to his first wife Huo Xiaohong , a fellow Errenzhuan actress, for seven years. It was speculated that they divorced because Huo was infertile. He subsequently married Wang Xue and they gave birth to twins in 2011.