Wang Jingyu

Biography

Wang Jingyu was born in 1937 in Tianjin, China. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He was a first-class actor at the National Theatre Company of China and a member of the China Writers Association. He became widely known when he hosted and performed the mime sketch "Eating Chicken" at the first CCTV New Year's Gala in 1983. He passed away in Beijing on May 3, 2021, at the age of 85.