Pu Cunxin

Pu Cunxin
濮存昕
Pu at 2023 Beijing Book Fair
Vice-President of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2016
President	Tie Ning
Chairman of China Theatre Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2015
Preceded by	Shang Changrong
Personal details
Born	(1953-07-31) 31 July 1953 (age 71) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Wan Ping ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	1 son
Parent	Su Min
Occupation	Actor
Chinese name
Chinese	濮存昕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pǔ Cúnxīn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Buk6 Cyun4jan1

Pu Cunxin (Chinese: 濮存昕; born 31 July 1953), also known as Pu Quanxin, is a Chinese actor who has served as Chairman of China Theatre Association since July 2015.^[1] He is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theater Troupe.^[2]

Pu had a rough childhood. He could not walk normally because he had poliomyelitis when he was 2 years old. Pu's classmates always made fun of him, called him "Pu cripple". At the age of 9, Pu received a surgery for his leg, enabling him to walk normally. He was sad about his nickname, but he never gave up on his life or blamed anyone, he worked hard on everything to prove that he was as good as his peers. He said, "I can walk normally without walking stick after 9 years old. I wanted to leave the school as soon as possible so that none can ever call me 'Pu Cripple'. It was obvious hurts me. But the most important thing is I have to face myself, now I can run and play basketball just like others."^[3] The reason he became an actor is because of his father. Pu' father (Su min, Chinese name: 苏民) was a famous actor in Beijing. Pu always followed his father to the theater for his performances. Pu fell in love with acting day by day, eventually becoming an actor himself.^{[citation needed]}

He became the chairman of China Theatre Association in July 2015, and was re-elected in December 2020.^[4] In December 2016, he was elected vice-president of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.^[5]

Pu wrote an autobiography in 2008 called “I know where the light is” (我知道光在哪里) In the autobiography, he wrote 3 session about his childhood, how he became an actor, and after he became an actor.^{[citation needed]}

Pu is also a philanthropist. In 2002, he received a reward from Moving China (a program held by China Central Television annually) for his contributions to AIDS prevention.^[6] Pu founded "Pu Cunxin Loving fund" to help children in poor areas receive education and/or medical treatment.^[7]

• Pu Cunxin at IMDb
• Pu Cunxin at the Chinese Movie Database