吐依贡·阿合买德

简介

Tuyghun Exmidi was born in April 1946 (or 1944) in Dihua (now Ürümqi), Xinjiang, into an intellectual family, and showed talent for acting from a young age, with a love for singing and dancing. In 1959 he enrolled in the ethnic minority class of the acting department at the Central Academy of Drama, where he excelled academically and learned Chinese. After graduating in 1965, he played the lead in the play "The Youth from Afar" and joined the Xinjiang First Drama Troupe. In 1974 he joined the Xinjiang Film Dubbing Studio (later the Tianshan Film Studio), and in 1978 began his film career with roles in "The Grey Horse" and "The Guide," in which his portrayal of the Russian officer Pichikov brought him great fame. In 1980 he was cast by Beijing Film Studio as the title character in the film "Afanti," his first heroic role, for which he lost over five kilograms, making him famous across China and earning him the Best Actor award at the first National Minority Film Festival. He traveled to Tunisia and the Philippines for film festivals because of this film. He continued acting and then chose to study for a year at the Beijing Film Academy. After returning in 1984, he became a formal member of the Tianshan Film Studio, served as assistant director on "Money..." and starred as Kazim, earning a nomination for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards. He later served as chairman of the Xinjiang Filmmakers Association for its third and fourth terms and won awards including the Golden Phoenix Award from the Chinese Film Performance Society.