Huang Lei (born December 6, 1971)[1] is a Chinese actor, director, singer and screenwriter.[2] He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and now lives in Beijing.[3]
In 1990, Huang entered into the Acting Department of Beijing Film Academy;[8] four years later, he entered into the institute of the Department of Film Performances, specialising in movie performance. When he graduated in 1997, he stayed in the Beijing Film Academy as a teacher.[9][8] At the same year, he published the first music album Life on a String. In 1999, he starred in the TV show April Rhapsody, as Xuzhimo.[10][11] In 2004, he published his first book The Fantasy of Seventeen Floor.[12] In 2006, he starred in the drama Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land.[13]
Huang and actress Li Sun[1] had been in love since she was a freshman and he was a lecturer at Beijing Film Academy. They registered their marriage and held a small ceremony with close friends and relatives in 2004. They welcomed 2 daughters (born in 2006 and 2013) and 1 son (born in 2017). In 2016, they took wedding pictures and had a grand wedding ceremony with distinguished guests and celebrities in Chinese showbiz to mark their 20 years together.[citation needed]
Huang and his eldest daughter starred in the variety show Where Are We Going, Dad? (Chinese version) in 2014.
