Li Yong
- January 11, 2024
- Television Presenter
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Li Yong Biography
| Birthday | May 3 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
Li Yong is one of the most popular and richest Television Presenter who was born on May 3, 1968 in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.
Li’s family originated from Shandong, but he was born and raised in Urumqi, Xinjiang, in the far-west part of China. As a child, he was interested in painting. He excelled in the National College Entrance Examination and planned to become an actor. From 1987 he studied radio at the then Beijing Broadcasting Institute, where he began dating Ha Wen. The two subsequently married; Ha has both produced Li’s programmes for CCTV and been his publicist. Li was a member of the Communist Party of China. After graduating, he joined CCTV’s in 1991 as a choreographer. While he also worked in news, he made his name in light entertainment. He lived in central Beijing and the couple had a daughter born in 2002.
Since 2001, he had been one the six main hosts of the CCTV New Year’s Gala, which had a regular audience estimated at several hundred million people each year. He was often used in on-screen and printed promotional material as the public face of CCTV.
Li Yong Net Worth
| Net Worth | CNY 500 million |
| Source Of Income | Television Presenter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Li Yong is one of the richest Television Presenter from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Li Yong 's net worth CNY 500 million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Li Yong (simplified Chinese: 李咏 ; traditional Chinese: 李詠 ; pinyin: Lǐ Yǒng ; 3 May 1968 – 25 October 2018) was a leading host on China Central Television (CCTV). He was known for hosting the programs Lucky 52, Super 6+1, and various editions of the CCTV New Year’s Gala. He was known for his unorthodox presentation skills and flamboyant outfits.
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Who is Li Yong Dating?
According to our records, Li Yong married to Ha Wen. As of December 1, 2023, Li Yong’s is not dating anyone.
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On 12 January 2007, Li implied Shaanxi citizens were “lazy” on Lucky 52, prompting criticism on China’s influential bulletin boards. He subsequently apologized on his blog. In the 2007 CCTV New Year’s Gala, Li and other hosts made a series of mistakes just before midnight, giving rise to the infamous “Black Three Minutes”.
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Lizette Ranked on the list of most popular Television Presenter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Li Yong celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.
Li was launched to fame by Lucky 52, a CCTV-2 gameshow with audience figures around 50 million. Based on a British gameshow format (possibly Who Wants to be a Millionaire?). The show aired on Saturdays at 6:55pm. The last air was 25 October 2008 and its repeats, as Li announced/CCTV announced that Lucky 52 would go off air.