Li Yapeng (Chinese: 李亚鹏; born September 27, 1971) is a Chinese actor. He starred in two CCTV television adaptations of Louis Cha's wuxia novels; playing Linghu Chong in the 2000 series, Laughing in the Wind, and Guo Jing in the 2003 series The Legend of the Condor Heroes. In 2010 Yapeng announced his retirement from acting.

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Early life

On September 27, 1971, Li Yapeng was born in Shuimogou District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang. His family members include his father, mother and his two-year-older brother.

He went to Bayi Senior High School of Ürümqi.

From 1983 to 1986, he became a monitor in the junior high school and youth corps committee secretary.

In July 1986, he failed the junior school to high school test when he was 15 years old, so he packed up the bags from Xinjiang to his aunt's home in Hefei, Anhui, and went to the eighth middle school in Hefei.

He entered the Central Academy of Drama.

At the end of July 1990, he finished his university entrance exam.

In September 1990, he studied in the Central Academy of Drama. After a week, he went to Tianjin to contact the transfer matters, but failed and was dumped by his girlfriend.^{[citation needed]}

Investment business

In 2002, Li Yapeng did not work with The Tang Dynasty after the expiration of contract, his investment fields involved in film and television production, travel, publishing, catering, IT industry, real estate, etc. In May 2011, Li Yapeng make through the formal interview and went into the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business for EMBA courses.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

In 2005 he married singer actress Faye Wong. In May 2006, they had a daughter named Li Yan or Lyla (李嫣). Li Yan was born with a cleft lip, and in November 2006 the couple established a charity, the Smile Angel Foundation, to give assistance to other children with the condition.^{[citation needed]}

Li and Faye Wong later divorced on September 13, 2013.

Retirement

On November 27, 2010 in the 2010 Stars Ceremony held in Himalayan hotel, Li Yapeng announced in an interview that the Eternal Moment would be his last film.

Filmography

• The Singer (1997)
• Laughing in the Wind (2001)
• Beach (2003)
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003)
• The Royal Swordsmen (2005)
• Eternal Moment (2011)

References

• "李亞鵬息影做企業家 - 太陽報". the-sun.on.cc. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "李亚鹏正式息影 投资50亿丽江当老板". ljdct.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• 网易. "李亚鹏放弃演艺事业:演员不能表达我全部思想_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "李亚鹏：演艺事业"若即若离"却 "挥之不去"_乐闻_音乐频道_新华网". news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "20130917 爱传万家-说出你的故事 李亚鹏王菲夫妻缘尽 十年坎坷情史历经磨难 - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.^{[dead YouTube link]}
• "YouTube - 首席夜话20130505 李亚鹏·四十不惑-HD高清完整版". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.^{[dead YouTube link]}

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)
• Smileangel Foundation (in Chinese)