Ma Dehua

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.
Ma dehua
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Native name 马德华
Born (1945-08-11) August 11, 1945 (age 78)
Beijing
Residence Beijing
Other names Ma Rui (马芮)
Alma mater China National Peking Opera Company
Occupation Actor
Years active 1982 - present
Notable work Journey to the West
Spouse(s) Hou Yumin (m. 1972)
Children Son: Ma Yang

Ma Dehua (simplified Chinese: 马德华; traditional Chinese: 馬德華; pinyin: Ma Dehua; born 11 August 1945) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Zhu Bajie in the 1986 television series Journey to the West.[1][2][3]

Life

Ma was born in a family of merchants in Beijing on August 11, 1945, with his ancestral home in Wucheng County, Shandong, he is of Hui people ethnicity, he is the third child of four children.[4]

Ma aspired to act from an early age. At the age of 5, Ma started to studied Chinese martial arts.

Ma studied at the High School Affiliated to Minzu University of China. Ma entered the China National Peking Opera Company by age 14, he learned Kunqu opera and Beijing opera at there. After graduation, Ma worked in the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater as an actor.

During the Cultural Revolution, Ma acted in Shajiabang, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy and Dujuan Mountain.

In early 1982, Director Yang Jie invited Ma to act Zhu Bajie in Journey to the West, by the age of 37.[5][6] The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

Ma retired in 1999, at the age of 54.

In 2007, Ma starred opposite Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Chi Zhongrui, Liu Dagang in Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West.

Personal life

Ma married worker Hou Yumin (侯玉敏) in October 1972, they have a son, Ma Yang (born 1973) (马洋).[7]

Works

Television

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
1982 Journey to the West 《西游记》 Zhu Bajie
2006 The Story of an Old Man 《老人的故事》 Grandpa Shi
2007 Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West 《吴承恩与西游记》 Zhu Bajie
2011 Fake President 《冒牌董事长》 President Liao
2012 Blind Date 《喜事连连剩男相亲记》 Lao Guan

References

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