李亚鹏

简介

Li Yapeng is a Chinese actor and businessman born on 27 September 1971 in Urumqi, Xinjiang. He grew up in a professional family; his father was a radio engineer and his mother a pediatrician, and he has an older brother, Li Yaowei, who later became his agent and business partner. Li Yapeng studied at Urumqi Bayi Middle School before moving to Hefei, Anhui Province for a retake year after failing his middle school entrance exam. He was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1990 after accompanying his then-girlfriend for an audition, and both were accepted. He began his acting career in 1992 with the film "青春作证" and achieved major success in 1998 with the TV series "将爱情进行到底" alongside actress Xu Jinglei, becoming one of the first-generation youth idols in China. He is also known for his iconic roles in TV adaptations of Jin Yong's novels, portraying Linghu Chong in "笑傲江湖" and Guo Jing in "射雕英雄传". In 2010, Li Yapeng announced his retirement from acting and shifted to business, having previously founded the charitable "嫣然天使基金" in 2006 to help children with cleft lip.