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Dashan

Canadian comedian

PersonAge 61humanQ3016738

Also known as Mark Henry Rowswell

Born: May 23, 1965
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Birthplace: Ottawa
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Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: actor
, television actor
, sinologist
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Education: Peking University
, University of Toronto
, Nepean High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
, Standard Chinese
, Mandarin

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Mark Henry Rowswell, CM, known by his Chinese stage name Dashan, is a Canadian performer and television personality who gained prominence in China. He became known in the late 1980s through regular appearances on China Central Television (CCTV), particularly in the traditional comedic art form xiangsheng. Although less publicly visible in Canada, he developed a significant presence in Chinese media as a non-Chinese national working in domestic programming. Since 2012, he has shifted his focus toward solo performances in live venues and has contributed to the development of the stand-up comedy scene in China.

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Sex or gender: male
Awards: Member of the Order of Canada
Name in kana: ダーシャン
Website: dashan.com language: Chinese, English
Student of: Jiang Kun criterion used: shifu-disciple relationship of xiangsheng performers
Family name: Rowswell
Birth name: Mark Henry Rowswell
Pseudonym: Dashan
大山
Dàshān
Given name: Mark
Henry
Social media followers: 48,700(January 26, 2025) youtube channel id: UCENJEn-rZ9VUrXw4krJwFsQ
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11,536(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 342956341
47,100(January 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCENJEn-rZ9VUrXw4krJwFsQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-14
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46,200(August 3, 2022) youtube channel id: UCENJEn-rZ9VUrXw4krJwFsQ
11,272(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 342956341
11,237(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 342956341
11,181(April 18, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 342956341

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