He studied philosophy at Liaoning University and performance at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art.
Huang was a regular sketch comedy performer on the CCTV New Year's Gala, appearing on the show almost uninterruptedly for over two decades between 1989 and 2012, during which he became a household name in China.
The director and the leading actor of films A Father With His 25 Children (2001)[1] and Sunny Courtyard (2007).
In March 2015 he was removed from the position of unknown reasons, though the media speculated about his involvement in corruption.
In 1986, at the age of 26, Huang got acquainted with Duan Xiaojie (段小洁), an actress in Shenyang Mass Art Center.