Pu Cunxin
Pu Cunxin, also transliterated as Pu Quanxin (Chinese: 濮存昕; born July 31, 1953) is a Chinese actor who serves as Chairman of China Theatre Association since July 2015. He is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theater Troupe.
Life
Pu had a rough childhood. He could not walk normally because he had poliomyelitis when he was 2 year 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, finally he can walk normally. He was sad about his nickname, but he had never given up his life or blamed anyone, he worked hard on everything to prove that he is 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."
The reason of him being 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 when he performances. Pu fall in love with acting day by day, finally he became an actor himself.