Table of Biography
Yang Yang is a renowned actor, model, and dancer from China. Yang Yang’s notable works included “The King’s Avatar” (2019), “Love O2O” (2016) and “Vanguard” (2020).
Early Life
Yang Yang was born in Shanghai, China, on the 9th of September 1991. According to the astrological chart, he has a birth sign of Virgo and is currently 32 years old. In addition, he is a Chinese citizen and belongs to Asian ethnicity.
He was born to his father Yang Jian and his mother Zhang Jiling. Apart from this, there is not much known about his childhood life.
Caption: Yang’s childhood photo with his father (Source: Celebesse)
Yang Yang – Education
He enrolled in the Dance Department of the People’s Liberation Army Arts College in China when he was just 11 years old. At this time, he studied dance. After this, he went to the Central Academy of Drama for a while.
Professional Career
At a young age, Yang made his acting debut with the Chinese drama “The Dream of Red Mansions.” This drama is one of the most expensive Chinese TV series produced at RMB118 million (US$17.55 million), the 50-episode drama premiered on July 6, 2010.
After this, he continued his successful acting career in numerous dramas. He starred as Yang Kaizhi in the film “The Founding of a Party” (2011) making his big-screen debut. That same year, he appeared in the drama “Melody of Youth” in which he played Ning Hao. In 2012, he appeared in two dramas “The War Doesn’t Believe in Tears,” and “Refresh 3+7.”
Further, he starred as Cao Zhi in the TV drama named “Legend of Goddess Luo,” and Bai Niansheng in the TV drama “Ultimate Conquest” in the year 2013. In 2015, he starred in the TV series “The Lost Tomb” playing Wu Quing, which was the most-watched web drama of the year.
Recent Project
After this, he played the male lead in the youth sports drama “The Whirlwind Girl,” which gained one of the highest viewership ratings of the year. In 2016, he starred in the youth romance drama “Love O2O,” based on Gu Man’s novel of the same name. Meanwhile, the drama was an international hit and is the most viewed modern drama in China.
Caption: The poster of youth romance drama, Love O2O (Source: IMDb)
During the same year, he starred in the romance film “I Belonged to You,” which was a huge success and broke the box-office sales record for mainland-produced romance films. Further, he co-starred with Liu Yifei in the 2017 fantasy romance film “Once Upon a Time.”
Moreover, he appeared in the 2018 fantasy action film “Martial Universe.” In 2019, he starred as Ye Xiu in the eSports drama “The King’s Avatar.” Yang and Jackie Chan co-starred in the 2020 action film “Vanguard. He co-starred with Dilraba Dilmurat in the 2021 film “You Are My Glory.”
He was cast in the lead role in the 2022 drama based on the military genre, “Glory of the Special Forces.” That same year, he starred in the wuxia fantasy romance drama titled “Who Rules the World” opposite Zhao Lusi, based on the novel by Qing Lengyue. Additionally, Yang appeared in the action romantic drama “Fireworks of My Heart,” based on the web novel “Waiting for You in a City” in 2023.
Yang Yang – Awards
Through his successful career, he has won several awards and nominations. He was named the 2009 BQ Celebrity Score Awards Newcomer of the Year. Yang won the Best Couple award at the 2010 Mango TV Fan Festival for the drama “The Dream of Red Mansions.”
Moreover, he was named Most Beautiful New Star, New Face, Best Trending Energy, and Most Attractive Star of the Year at the 2011 China Power Awards, Sohu Entertainment Award, Baidu Tieba Fan’s Carnival, and Bazaar Men of the Year Awards.
He was voted Most Popular Actor at the Chinese Campus Art Glory Festival (2011) for his performance in the drama “The Four.” He also won the Popular TV Actor Award at the 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival for his exceptional performance in the same drama.
Caption: Yang attends the 2018 Tencent Star Awards, where he wins the VIP Star award (Source: X.com)
In 2016, he received the Most Commercially Valuable Artist, Most Popular Male Celebrity, and 2016 UC Headlines Figure awards from the Sohu Fashion Awards, Youku Young Choice Awards, and the 13th Esquire Man at His Best Awards.
In the same year, he received the Most Popular Quality Actor award at the 2nd China Television Drama Quality Awards for the drama “Love 020.”
Moreover, he was also named Man of the Year, Artist of the Year, VIP Star of the Year, and Most Valuable Star by the Chinese Communist Youth League in 2017, as well as the 14th Esquire Man At His Best Awards, 11th and 12th Tencent Video Star Awards, and Youku Choice Awards. Apart from this, he has won several other awards in recent years.
Net Worth 2024
According to online reports, this Chinese actor’s net worth is around $2 million to $5 million. Whereas his annual salary and income are under review. Meanwhile, the majority of his earnings come from his acting profession.
Relationship Status
As of now, this Chinese actor is focused on his career rather than being involved in any kind of relationship. So far, Yang is currently single and unmarried. In the past, he dated Victoria Song and Bridgette Qiao. Yang claimed in the interview that he was seeking his perfect partner and dream girlfriend.
Body Measurements
Caption: Yang posing for a photo (Source: Facebook)
This handsome Chinese actor stands 5 feet 10 inches tall (180 cm) and weighs around 74kg (163 lbs). Moreover, this actor has a pair of dark brown eyes with black hair colour.
Yang Yang – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@yang_0099’ there are over 2.2 million followers. Likewise, there are over 3.6k followers on his Twitter page and there are over 457k followers on his Facebook page.