Wang Gang

Wang Gang (born December 22, 1948) is a Chinese actor and host. He is best known for his role as Heshen, a corrupt Qing dynasty official favoured by the Qianlong Emperor, in many television series. He first came to prominence in 1986 for hosting the CCTV New Year's Gala. Wang has also hosted the CCTV programme Friends since 2000. He won a Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for his performance in Liu the Hunchback Chancellor (宰相刘罗锅). He also hosts Liaoning TV's talk show Wang Gang Telling Stories .

Personal life Wang has married three times. He married his first wife announcer Xiao Du in 1978, with whom he had a daughter, Wang Tingting . The couple divorced in 1979.

Wang married for the second time in October 1996, to singer Cheng Fangyuan , they divorced in 2001.

On 8 November 2006, Wang married a woman named Zheng Yandong he met on the internet in 2005 and has been chatting with since then. In August 2008, when Wang was around 60 years old, his wife gave birth to their son: Wang Yiding .

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1983 A Bride For A Ride Zhou Wenbin 1984 Flickered Flame Lin Nong Struggle with Beauty-Snake A bully Children of Ba Mountain Yu Mengshi 1985 Sank to the Indian Ocean 1986 In Their Prime Platoon leader 1987 The Grave Robbers The Imperial Cannon Team Wang Yansheng 1989 Country Folk Bei Hai We Are the World Magistrate Ma Founding Ceremony 1990 The Ozone Layer Vanishes 1991 The Deadly Dart Hao Sanshi Green Green Leaves of Home Rescue Mission 1992 Man Behind the Sun 2 1993 Kawasaki The Horror Night Autumn Harvest Uprising Kill the Northeast King Qi Ge Qiao 1994 Stepping into Prosperity 1997 2003 2005 Lao Jin One Stone and Two Birds Guijianchou 2007 2008 Kung Fu Dunk Wang Biao 2010 Don Quixote Sang Qiu (Sancho Panza) The First Secretary Minister of Railways You Deserve to Be Single A patient 2012 Racing Legends Father

Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1996 Prime Minister Liu Luoguo Heshen 1997 1998 1999 Thunderstorm Rider Shi Tao 2000 The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Heshen 2001 Winter is not Cold Zheng Dening Qian Muyong 2002 The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 2 Heshen Heshen The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Seventh Prince 2003 Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Lizong Yue Ying Heshen 2004 The Prince of Han Dynasty Zhufu Yan Xue Yin Heshen Chun Tian's father Lan Yigui Director Chang Fenglin Pavilion Liu Jin Li Yuan The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 3 Heshen Young Prince Dong Tianle 2005 Sigh of His Highness Sengge Rinchen Moment in Peking Niu Sidao The Affaire in the Swing Age Wang Cheng'en Lao Jin A Famous Physician Song Liansheng Fan Wutong Bao Qingtian Minister Pang 2006 Wu Zi Bei Ge Lou Shide King of Nanyue Kingdom Zhao Gao The Story of Han Dynasty Zhao Gao Zhao Rugui Wei Zhongxian Wei Zhongxian Young Jiaqing Heshen Iron General Ah Gui Heshen Zhu Liangzu 2007 Tie Xuan Zheng Guotai The Gilded Signboard Manager Ha The captain Jinggang Mountain guest Legend of Shaolin Temple Gao Yang 2008 The Rich and Poor Father Wang Zhenhua Yang Tianqiao 2009 The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 4 Heshen Wu Qi Water Transport Wharf Xu Jiachuan 2010 Sheng Ming Luogu Lane Xin Wenyuan 2011 You Are My Happiness Director Ding It is Hard to Labor with an Empty Belly Liu Tieshao 2012 Men in Ronghe Town Village Director Huangmei Drama Master Legendary Secret Emissary guest 2013 New Newsroom Story Ni Jincai Demon Hunting Li Tianhao 2014 Family Party Lao Feng 2015 The Amazing Strategist Liu Bo Wen Li Shanchang 2016 Incredible Family Guan Jian 2017 Boy Hood Bai Zhou's father 2018 Mystery of Antiques Yao Lai 2019 Chong Er's Preach King of Lirong Wei Fude 2020 You are My Destiny Juwuba Shichahai Mr. Ding The Last Cook Professor Xi TBA Yin Tongshan

Autobiography

Awards Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes 1996 Liu the Hunchback Chancellor Golden Eagle Award Best Supporting Actor 1999 Golden Mike Award Gold Award 2007 Yu Sui 26th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actor