Jia Zhangke (Director ) was born in Fenyang, Shanxi, China on a Sunday, May 24, 1970 🎈. Jia Zhangke is 54 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
Director of the film Still Life, which won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award in 2006.
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| FULL NAME: | Jia Zhangke |
| BIRTH DATE: | May 24, 1970 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Fenyang, Shanxi, China |
| AGE: | 54 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Chinese |
| ETHNICITY: | Asian |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Jia Zhangke is a Director. Jia was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
He married actress Tao Zhao in January 2012. Find out who is Jia Zhangke dating right now.
He majored in Film Theory at the Beijing Film Academy and created a trilogy of films based in his home province of Shanxi.
DID YOU KNOW His success operating outside of China’s state-run film bureaucracy led NPR film critic John Powers to name him as one of the most important filmmakers of his generation. He was a leading figure of China’s Sixth Generation of cinema.
FACT His 2008 film 24 City featured actress Joan Chen of The Last Emperor fame.
SEE ALSO Jia Zhangke’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Jia Zhangke is 54 years old. His next birthday is away. Jia will celebrate his 55th birthday on a Sunday, May 24th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on May 24, 1970. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Jia Zhangke’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Jia Zhangke was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jia Zhangke is a 54 years old Director, born in May, in the Year of the Dog (1970), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 1. Jia’s birthstone is Emerald, and his birth flower is Lily of the valley. You may also check out all famous birthdays in May or specifically birthdays on May 24.
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