Most Famous Canadian in China: Dashan – Duncan Mavin

From Financial Post:

Outside the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in the former French Concession neighbourhood, scalpers are pushing tickets to Le Diner de Cons, a French comedy starring China’s best-known Canadian.

Dashan (§ß±±), otherwise known as Mark Rowswell, has been a fixture in China for the past two decades, since turning his exceptional command of Chinese comic dialogue into exceptional fame. He is a popular figure on Chinese television, reaching audiences in the hundreds of millions. Billboards for his numerous celebrity endorsements are easy to spot — Dashan is considered the most famous foreigner in China. [Full Text]

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