Huang Bo
Huang Bo is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. After unsuccessfully pursuing a singing career for many years, he rose to fame with the surprise hit Crazy Stone, and went on to build a successful film career throughout the 2010s, becoming known for his grassroots, street-smart comedic roles. Huang ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 62nd in 2014, 22nd in 2015, 30th in 2017, 2nd in 2019, 52nd in 2020.
Early life
Huang was born on August 26, 1974, in Jiuquan, Gansu, and raised in Qingdao, Shandong, although his hail originally was Lintao County, Gansu. Both of his parents worked as civil servants in the government. Before Huang became an actor, he was a bar singer, dance instructor, film dubber and factory owner. During his time singing in bars, he even had his own band named "Blue Sand Wind" ，performed throughout the country and worked as a dance coach for 7 years.In 2000, Huang's friend since junior high school, actor Gao Hu, introduced him to director Guan Hu by chance, which started Huang's acting career. Huang wanted to study in the Beijing Film Academy, however he didn't receive the admission for the first time he applied. In 2002, Huang finally got admitted to the Academy, studying in Dubbing.
Career
Two years later in 2004, Huang graduated from the Academy and became a professional voice actor. Before Huang's breakout role two years later, he had several small roles in different TV series.In the year of 2006, Huang participated in director Ning Hao's low-budget black comedy film Crazy Stone, which proved to be a runaway hit and garnered him much exposure. In 2007, Huang won his first major award, for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Chinese Film Media Awards. Moreover, his performance in the film Cow won him the Best Actor award at the 46th Golden Horse Awards.
Huang was considered one of the top actors in China in 2010. During the two years between 2010 and 2011, Huang performed in 5 films, and also started his music career.
In 2012, Huang's comedy film Lost in Thailand became the top-grossing domestic film at the Chinese box-office. He also starred in the suspense film Design of Death, which earned him Best Actor awards at the Beijing College Student Film Festival and China Film Directors' Guild Award.
In 2013, Huang starred in Stephen Chow's shenmo blockbuster film, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons playing Sun Wukong. He appeared for free in the comedy film The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel directed by Guan Hu, and the noir film thriller No Man's Land where he played a killer. With his films, Huang became the top-grossing actor of 2013.
In 2014, Huang starred in Peter Chan's film on child-abduction, Dearest as a devastated father whose son was abducted; which earned him Best Actor nominations at several film awards. The same year he starred alongside Xu Zheng in the comedy film Breakup Buddies, which became one of the top-grossing domestic films at the Chinese box-office. On January 30, 2014, he appeared on the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang "My Requirements Are Not Too High" while walking.
In 2015, Huang co-starred in the fantasy blockbuster Mojin: The Lost Legend, which became one of the highest-grossing films in China.
In 2017, Huang won the Golden Goblet Award for his performance in the crime film The Conformist. The same year he headlined the science fiction film Battle of Memories.
In 2018, he launched his directorial debut The Island, also known as "A Good Play".
In 2019, it was announced that Huang will play Jiang Ziya in the upcoming fantasy film series Fengshen Trilogy directed by Wuershan. The film is based on the novel Investiture of the Gods.
In August 2021, the first solo album "Songs Saved for You Over the Years" was released.
On November 25, 2023, the new drama "Crossing the Sea of Anger" directed by Cao Baoping and starring Huang was released.
On June 19, 2024, the film "A Man and a Woman" starring Huang was premiered in the main competition section of the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Jubilee Awards.