In 1979, Deng was born in Jiangxi Province. His father was a museum secretary, and his mother was a factory cadre. He has three older siblings. Since 1995, Deng studied in the theater program at the Jiangxi Vocational Academy of Art for three years. In 1998, he entered the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing.
Career
Beginnings
During his junior year at college, Deng was cast in the hit play Cuihua Shang Suancai, a student production presented by the Central Academy of Drama, through which he knew script-writer Yu Baimei, who would be his long-time professional partner. After graduation, he started filming dramas. He rose to fame with the 2003 historical drama The Young Emperor[2] and further gained popularity with director Gao Xixi's military drama romance Happiness as Flowers, co-starring Sun Li.[3]
In 2013, Deng starred as one of the three male leads in Peter Chan's film American Dreams in China, about three young men from poor backgrounds who achieved success by establishing an English teaching school.[14] The film was a commercial success[15] and earned positive reviews. Taipei Times called the movie a "a well-executed work of entertainment that preaches about China's growing power" and praised Deng for "delivering a focused performance as an idealist with a defeated ego".[16]
Deng made his directorial debut with The Breakup Guru (2014), a romantic comedy co-created by him and Yu Baimei.[17] Though it faced stiff competition from Hollywood blockbusters, the film grossed 180 million yuan in its opening week and ended up as one of the highest-grossing films in China that year.[18] The same year, he joined Keep Running, a remake of the South Korean variety program Running Man.[19]Keep Running enjoyed explosive popularity in China.[20] That year, Deng was chosen as the Most Valuable Chinese Actor.[21]
Deng then starred in crime film The Dead End directed by acclaimed director Cao Baoping,[22] and was praised by critics for "breathing life into the role with riveting performances", as well as his chemistry with co-star Duan Yihong. He shared the Best Actor award with co-stars Duan and Guo Tao at the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival,[23] and won another Best Actor trophy at the Golden Rooster Awards.[citation needed] Deng teamed up again with Yu Baimei for the comedy film Devil and Angel, following the success of The Breakup Guru. However, unlike its predecessor, the film was voted the Most Disappointing Film of 2015 and received criticism for its poor approach to comedy.[24]
2016–present: Success on the big screen
In 2016, Deng starred in Stephen Chow's film The Mermaid, where he plays a playboy businessman who falls in love with a mermaid that had been sent to assassinate him.[25] The film broke numerous box office records, including biggest opening day and biggest single-day gross through its seventh day of release. Due to his success on the big screen, CBN Weekly named him the 3rd most commercially valuable celebrity in China;[26] and the most lucrative actor on China's big screen that year.[27]
In 2017, Deng starred in Han Han's sleeper hit Duckweed, playing a rebellious car racer who thinks that his parents misunderstood him.[28] He next starred in the suspense crime film, The Liquidator, based on the bestselling crime novel series Evil Minds: City Light and directed by acclaimed TV director Xu Jizhou.[29]
In 2019, Deng starred in the family drama film Looking Up, which he co-directed.[31]
Personal life
Deng dated Nie Ning since they were both students at the Jiangxi Vocational Academy of Art. Nie was later admitted to the Central Academy of Drama, a year junior to Deng. They broke up after four years of relationship. [32]
From 2002 to 2005, Deng dated his The Young Emperor co-star Hao Lei.[33]
Deng has been married to actress Sun Li since 2010. They have two children, a son named Deng Han Zhi and a daughter named Deng Han Yi.[34]
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^"邓超解析《人间情缘》人物：黎小军不是情圣" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"邓超再次牵手马雅舒出演抗战大戏《军医》". Sohu (in Chinese). 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"新《倚天屠龙记》邓超扮张无忌安以轩演周芷若" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"《你是我兄弟》热播 张嘉译邓超演绎兄弟情深" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"《延安爱情》今晚开播 "富二代"邓超为追殷桃上延安". China Radio International (in Chinese). 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"《相爱十年》开播 邓超演穷小子奋斗史" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"邓超贾乃亮开撕！《复合大师》聚焦现代感情状态" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"第十届广州大学生电影节落幕 赵薇当选最受欢迎导演". China News (in Chinese). 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"金马奖提名公布张艺谋《影》领跑". Mtime (in Chinese). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
In 2010, the list started to include Chinese celebrities born in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other countries. Prior to that it only included celebrities born in mainland China.
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