Cheng Lei

For the Australian-Chinese journalist and television presenter who was detained in China, see Cheng Lei (journalist).
Cheng Lei (程雷)
Born (1971-08-26) August 26, 1971 (age 53)
Shanghai, China
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1994–present
EmployerSMG

Cheng Lei (Chinese: 程雷; pinyin: Chéng Léi; born on August 26, 1971) is a Chinese television presenter.

Cheng Lei was a student in Shanghai Theater Academy in 1990s. After graduation, he was chosen as a host for Broken Brain (智力大沖浪) by Shanghainese producer Xiao Chen. He also worked on several interviews.[1]

Cheng's family has a long history of liver disease.[2] In 2000, he was diagnosed with Hepatitis B.[3] On January 18, 2004, he took a temporary leave from television though he said in a statement that he would take advanced courses abroad.[2] On February 22, 2005, he returned to television.[2] In June 2007, he was sick once again but he re-appeared on a television show called Dating on Saturdays (相約星期六).[3] He has hosted the British-imports China's Got Talent, Chinese Idol, and Top Gear.[4][5]

  1. ^ "资料：东方卫视《华人大综艺》主持人介绍". sina.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c 勞, 動報 (February 23, 2005). "《家庭演播室》程雷回娘家講述生病心路曆程". Sina Online. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  3. ^ a b 解放網—申江服務導報 (August 20, 2007). "明星"過勞模"病了怎麼撐程雷：不能吃力 不能激動". JF Daily. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  4. ^ Conlan, Tara (10 October 2014). "BBC's Top Gear launches local version in China". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ Sudworth, John (17 November 2014). "Top Gear gets Chinese version". BBC News. Retrieved 1 September 2020.