Dashan

Canadian comedian
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Dashan

Summary

Dashan is a human[1]. He was born in Ottawa[2]. He was born on +1965-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an actor[4], television actor[5], sinologist[6], and xiangsheng performer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Dashan was born in Ottawa[2].
  • Dashan was born on +1965-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dashan held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Dashan worked as an actor[4].
  • Dashan worked as a television actor[5].
  • Dashan's professions included sinologist[6].
  • Dashan's professions included xiangsheng performer[7].
  • Dashan was educated at Peking University[10].
  • Dashan's education included a stint at University of Toronto[11].
  • Dashan was educated at Nepean High School[12].
  • Dashan received the Member of the Order of Canada[13].
  • Dashan's image is recorded as Dashan2006.jpg[14].
  • Dashan's image is recorded as Dashan at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.jpg[15].
  • Dashan is recorded as male[16].
  • Dashan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Dashan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000439836235[18].
  • Dashan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 106084638[19].
  • Dashan's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0746875[20].
  • Dashan's Commons category is recorded as Mark Henry Rowswell[21].
  • Dashan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r4rh[22].
  • Dashan's family name is recorded as Rowswell[23].
  • Dashan's given name is recorded as Mark[24].
  • Dashan's given name is recorded as Henry[25].
  • Dashan's pseudonym is recorded as Dashan[26].
  • Dashan's pseudonym is recorded as 大山[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ottawa[2], Dashan… he was born on +1965-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Peking University[10], a public university[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1898[30]; University of Toronto[11], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1827[33], headquartered in Toronto[34]; and Nepean High School[12], a high school[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1922[37]. Dashan studied under Jiang Kun[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], television actor[5], sinologist[6], and xiangsheng performer[7].

Recognition

Dashan received the Member of the Order of Canada[13].

Why It Matters

Dashan ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Dashan born?

Born in Ottawa[2], Dashan…

What did Dashan do for work?

Dashan worked as actor[4], television actor[5], sinologist[6], and xiangsheng performer[7].

Where did Dashan go to school?

Dashan was educated at Peking University[10], University of Toronto[11], and Nepean High School[12].

What awards did Dashan receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . news.google.com. news.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . news.google.com. news.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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