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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Zhang Zhehan was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi province, China on May 11, 1991. He is a graduate of the prestigious Shanghai Theater Academy, where he received a degree in Musical Theatre. As a youth, he ran away to a friend's house to protest his parents not wanting him to pursue a career in acting. | Zhang Zhehan was born in Xinyu, Jiangxi province, China on May 11, 1991. He is a graduate of the prestigious Shanghai Theater Academy, where he received a degree in Musical Theatre. As a youth, he ran away to a friend's house to protest his parents not wanting him to pursue a career in acting, but he realized how badly it had hurt his mom and they reconciled. She later quit a secure job to move with him to Shanghai to help support him while he was in theatre school. She later appeared with him on an episode of the "''Taste of Time"'' reality show. Not much is known about his father, who passed away some years ago (2016). | ||
Zhang Zhehan suffered a knee injury in 2019, which sidelined him from acting temporarily and required him to give up playing basketball, a sport at which he excelled. After recovery, he took up the sport of golf, which he became quite proficient at such that he was invited to provide celebrity color commentary for the | Zhang Zhehan suffered a knee injury in 2019, which sidelined him from acting temporarily and required him to give up playing basketball, a sport at which he excelled (he had been awarded the MVP trophy at the Tencent Super Penguin All Star basketball tournament in 2017). After recovery, he took up the sport of golf, which he became quite proficient at quite quickly such that he shot a hole in one less than six months after taking up the sport. He was also invited to provide celebrity color commentary for the golf during the 2021 Winter Olympics. | ||
Zhang Zhehan is | Zhang Zhehan is known to be an avid reader, sharing favorite excerpts with his fans via social media. His fans often handed him books to read during his walks through the airport. His reference to a Neil Gaiman novel on his Instagram page caused the book (''Smoke and Mirrors)'' to shoot up the bestseller list in China in June of 2021. | ||
== Endorsements and Ambassadorships == | == Endorsements and Ambassadorships == | ||
Prior to his cancellation by CAPA and the platforms, Zhang Zhehan endorsed multiple products in the capacity as spokesperson, ambassador, and other titles. Those products included Coca-Cola, Longines watches, Pandora jewelry, Lanvin clothing, Nivea and Clinique skincare, Cover Girl makeup, OneLeaf skin care, Pretz, Wahaha, Tasaki pearls, Kilian beer, KimTrue skin care, Anker and JBL electronics and several Chinese food products. He also shared a joint endorsement of Tom Ford with Gong Jun, his costar from Word of Honor. | Prior to his cancellation by CAPA and the platforms, Zhang Zhehan endorsed multiple products in the capacity as spokesperson, ambassador, and other titles. Those products included Coca-Cola, Longines watches, Pandora jewelry, Lanvin clothing, Nivea and Clinique skincare, Cover Girl makeup, OneLeaf skin care, Pretz, Wahaha, Tasaki pearls, Kilian beer, KimTrue skin care, Anker and JBL electronics and several Chinese food products. He also shared a joint endorsement of Tom Ford with Gong Jun, his costar from Word of Honor. | ||
In 2021, he endorsed the Fantasy New Jade Dynasty video game, portraying live action versions of characters from the game. | |||
== Magazine Appearances == | == Magazine Appearances == | ||
Zhang Zhehan has appeared on the cover | Zhang Zhehan has appeared on the cover or in the pages of a wide range of magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar, Young & Chic, ElleMen, VogueMe, Conde Nast Traveller, Wonderland, Nylon, GQ, Ok! and Marie Claire. | ||
== Philanthropy == | == Philanthropy == | ||
In 2021, Zhang donated RMB 1 Million and supplies to aid the victims of flooding in Henan province. In the same year, Zhang Zhehan worked with the Volunteer League promoting T-shirt sales in support of children with autism. The T-shirt he promoted sold out in a matter of a few days. | In 2021, Zhang donated RMB 1 Million and supplies to aid the victims of flooding in Henan province. In the same year, Zhang Zhehan worked with the Volunteer League promoting T-shirt sales in support of children with autism. The T-shirt he promoted sold out in a matter of a few days. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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In addition to his career as an actor, Zhang Zhehan is a successful singer-songwriter. He has sung on the original soundtracks for several of the dramas in which he appeared. He had also released two mini albums: "Light" and "Another Me," for which he wrote several of the songs. His last released independent single, 'Surround’ (环绕), spent a number of weeks atop the Neatease Music Popularity chart and was their fourth most popular song during the first half of 2021. He also sang | |||
== Filmography & Discography == | == Filmography & Discography == | ||