Xu Shaohua (actor)

Xu Shaohua (simplified Chinese: 徐少华; traditional Chinese: 徐少華; pinyin: Xú Shàohuá; born 1958) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Xuanzang in the 1986 television series Journey to the West. Xu is the Vice-President of Shandong Theatre and Shandong Dramatist association.

Xu was born in Huangdao District of Qingdao city, Shandong province in 1958. Xu aspired to act from an early age and he studied dance during his early years. After the Cultural Revolution. On November 6, 1976, at the age of 18, Xu moved to Ji'nan from Qingdao, he lived in Ji'nan about 34 years. Xu entered Shandong University of Arts in August 1985, majoring in acting.

Xu rose to fame after portraying Xuanzang in Journey to the West, a historical television series starring Chi Zhongrui, Zhang Jinlai, Ma Dehua, Wang Yue, Yan Huaili, Cui Jingfu and Liu Dagang.

In 1983, Xu appeared in Outlaws of the Marsh, based on the novel by the same name by Shi Nai'an.

In 1994, Xu co-starred in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as Zhang Liao, a television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Luo Guanzhong.

Xu also acted as Xuanzang in several television series, such as Tang Xuanzang (1998), Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty (2001) and The Story of Zhen Guan (2007).

Xu married Yang Kun (杨琨), their daughter, Xu Lu (徐露), was born in 1987.

Film

Television