Chang Guitian

Chang Guitian (Chinese: 常贵田; 1942 – 30 November 2018) was a Chinese xiangsheng comedian of Manchu ethnicity. He was a first-level national actor. He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) on December 22, 2012.[1] His disciples included Li Zhiyou (李志有), Zhu Haitang (朱海堂), Zhang Yong (张勇), and Zhang Lingqi (张令奇).

Chang Guitian
常贵田
Born1942 (1942)
Beijing, China
Died (aged 76)
Beijing, China
OccupationXiangsheng comedian
Years active1958–2018
OrganizationSong and Dance Ensemble of the Political Department of People's Liberation Army Navy
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Parent(s)Chang Baokun
RelativesChang Lian'an (grandfather)
Chang Baohua (uncle)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese常貴田
Simplified Chinese常贵田
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Biography

Chang was born into a family of xiangsheng performers in 1942. His grandfather Chang Lian'an (Chinese: 常连安; 1899–1966) was a xiangsheng master in the first half of the 20th century. His father Chang Baokun (Chinese: 常宝堃; 1922–1951) was a xiangsheng performer who died in the Korean War. His uncle Chang Baohua (1930–2018) was one of the sixth generation of well-known xiangsheng performers.[2]

In 1954 he began to learn xiangsheng under Zhao Peiru (Chinese: 赵佩茹; 1914–1973). Four years later, he joined the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Political Department of People's Liberation Army Navy. Chang was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) on December 22, 2012.[3]

On November 30, 2018, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 76.[4]

References
  1. 常贵田荣升少将 成相声界首位文职将军 [Chang Guitian is promoted to the rank of major general, becoming the first general in the xiangsheng business]. sohu (in Chinese). 2012-10-22.
  2. 相声表演艺术家常贵田今晨在京逝世 享年76岁 [Xiangsheng performer Chang Guitian died in Beijing this morning at the age of 76]. youth.cn (in Chinese). 2018-11-30.
  3. 常贵田去世 昔日与常宝华同台画面引回忆. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-11-30.
  4. 相声表演艺术家常贵田11月30日凌晨逝世，享年76岁 [Xiangsheng performer Chang Guitian dies early on November 30 at the age of 76]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-11-30.
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