Zhang Guoli

Zhang Guoli is a Chinese film actor and director Before transitioning to film and television he began his career as a crosstalk performer He is best known for portraying emperors in various dramas set in Qing Dynasty imperial China In 2014 he also served as a host for the CCTV New Years Gala Zhang is married to actress Deng Jie and has a son Zhang Mo from a previous marriage who is also an actor A practicing Buddhist he is a member of the Taiwanese Buddhist organization Dharma Drum Mountain and holds the dharma name Changsheng