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Zhao Benshan

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Zhao Benshan
Triệu bổn sơn
Born(1957-10-02)2 October 1957(age 66)
Kaiyuan County,Tieling,Liaoning,China
Other namesUncle Benshan ( bổn sơn đại thúc )
EducationLianhua Middle School[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television director
  • businessman
Years active1980 — present
Notable workI want to have a family(Ngã tưởng hữu cá gia)
Spouses
  • Ge Shuzhen (Cát thục trân)
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    ​
    (m.1979;div.1992)​
  • Ma Lijuan (Mã lệ quyên)
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    ​
    (m.1992)​
Children2
AwardsHundred Flowers Award for Best Actor
Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor

Zhao Benshan(simplified Chinese:Triệu bổn sơn;traditional Chinese:Triệu bổn sơn;pinyin:Zhào Běnshān;born 2 October 1957) is a Chineseskitandsitcomactor, comedian, television director, and businessman. Originally fromLiaoningprovince, Zhao has appeared on theCCTV New Year's Gala,a widely watched performing arts program, every year from 1990 to 2011. Zhao's performances at the gala had made him a household name in China.[2]

Zhao is also known for his lead roles in the 2000Zhang YimoufilmHappy Timesand the 2007 filmGetting Home,as well as having directed and produced three television series based around rural life in his home province,Liu Laogen,Ma Dashuai,andXiangcun Aiqing( "Country Love" ).[3]

Biography[edit]

Zhao was born in Lianhua Village,Kaiyuan,Liaoningprovince, to a peasant family.[4]He was orphaned at the age of 6.[5]Apprenticed to his uncle, he learned many local traditional performance arts, includingerhu,a traditional Chinese musical instrument, andErrenzhuan,a traditional style of stand-up comedy that involves two people talking to each other on the stage which is popular in northeastern China.[6][7]

Jiang Kun,a nationally renownedxiangshengartist, recommend Zhao to appear at the 1990CCTV New Year's Gala,a TV program broadcast all over China to celebrateChinese New Year.After his first appearance, he had appeared in each Gala show every year from 1995 to 2011.[8]Zhao's skits focus on social issues, including wealth disparity, the urban-rural divide, family and relationships, trust in society, and social changes in the era of economic reform. His works often drew inspiration from his own life in rural northeastern China.[9]

Zhao's most memorable performances have included "Yesterday, today and tomorrow" and "Fixing up the house" withSong Dandan,"Bainian"withFan WeiandGao Xiumin,a reprisal of "Yesterday, today, and tomorrow" with Song Dandan andCui Yongyuanin 2006, and "Don't need money"in 2009 withBi FujianandXiaoshenyang.Zhao became a household name in China since he began appearing at the Gala. His performances have generally received critical acclaim, earning the 'top-grade' prize (Nhất đẳng tưởng) for the "skits" category for thirteen years in a row between 1999 and 2011. Zhao's skit was almost always one of the most anticipated and talked-about events of the Gala.[10]

Zhao has appeared as an actor in many films, includingZhang Yimou'sHappy Times(2000) where he played an aging bachelor who really wanted to get married.

Zhao was also active in producing and directing several successful television series. He acted as the title character in the seriesLiu LaogenandMa Dashuai,as well as a secondary character inXiangcun Aiqing( "Country Love" ) and their sequels.

Zhao was nominated for the Best Actor Award for his performance inGetting Homeat the 2007Golden Horse Awards,held inTaipeion 8 December 2007. He lost toTony Leungfor his work inLust, Caution.[11][12]

Zhao took part in theBeijing 2008 Summer Olympicstorch relay by being a torchbearer in theLiaoningleg of the relay inShenyang,capital of Liaoning Province.[13]In 2008, the theme of this year's Spring Festival Gala was "Hand in Hand for the Olympics", and Zhao Benshan's skit "Torchbearer" expressed every Chinese person's expectation for the Olympics in CCTVCMG New Year's Gala.[14]

In 2009, Zhao was studying in the 4th intake CEO class atCheung Kong Graduate School of Business.[15][16]In September 2009, Zhao was in the news again following acerebral aneurysmrupture.[17]He was said to be in a stable condition after an operation, although close associates have mentioned that he often felt unwell in recent years when he is exhausted on the set.[18]

Zhao's apprentice,Xiaoshenyang,performed in the 2009 and 2010 CCTV New Year's Galas. Zhao has not performed at theCCTV New Year's Galasince 2012, which has led to public speculation about his health and his conflict with 2012 gala directorHa Wen.2012 was the first time since 1994 that he did not perform at the annual event.[19]

In the afternoon of January 25, 2016, the 8th general meeting of the Liaoning Provincial Association of Songwriters was held in Liaoning Hall in Shenyang; Zhao Benshan was elected to become the Vice-chairman.[20]

Entrepreneurship[edit]

Liu Laogen Grand Stage in July 2023.

Zhao is an entrepreneur and has led many business ventures. Zhao Benshan performs at the residency show at the "Liulaogen Guild Hall" (Lưu lão căn đại vũ đài).[21]The Hall is located in theQianmenarea of Beijing, just south ofTiananmen Squareand is immersed in part in building compounds with a history of some 280 years.[22]Zhao's show also tours in Shenyang,Changchun,HarbinandJilin.Reportedly, these shows grossed over 100 million yuan (about US$14.64 million) in 2008.[23]

In 2004, Zhao Benshan co-founded the Benshan Art Academy atLiaoning University,to nurture newErrenzhuanplayers.[24]In 2005, he established Benshan Media Group, the parent company of Liaoning Folk Art Troupe, Benshan Production, Ruidong Culture Development Co. Ltd and Benshan Arts Academy.

In 2007, Zhao led his performing troupe to tour North America. They performedErrenzhuanin six cities including New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver.[25]

Personal life[edit]

Zhao married Ge Shuzhen (Cát thục trân) in 1979. Ge, a farmer from a village nearKaiyuan,was 19 at the time of their wedding. The two had a daughter, Yufang, and son, Tiedan, who hadosteomalaciaandemphysemaas well as heart problems. Zhao and Ge divorced in 1992;[26]Ge took custody of the children. Ge Shuzhen worked a series of menial labour jobs after their divorce before becoming an entrepreneur. His son Tiedan died in 1994 at the age of 12. His daughter Yufang and her husband are reportedly local restaurateurs.[27]

In 1992, Zhao married his second wife, Ma Lijuan (Mã lệ quyên), aHui Chinesewoman fromChifeng,Inner Mongolia. In 1997 the couple had fraternal twins named Zhao Yinan and Zhao Jiaxuan.[28]

On September 30, 2009, it was reported Zhao had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was sent to hospital in Shanghai.[29][30]In December 2009, Zhao purchased aBombardier Challenger 850at a cost of 200 million yuan (US$30 million). He later stated that he was thinking of replacing the Challenger 850 with a newer Boeing orGulfstreamjet.[31][32]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

[33] [34]

Television[edit]

  • Liu Laogen- (2002), title character
  • Ma Dashuai- (2004), title character
  • Xiangcun Aiqing(2006−2019), recurring character[35]

References[edit]

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  2. ^Ge, Lan; Chen, Zhen Troy (2024)."Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed: Zhao Benshan's Comedy Sketches in the Spring Festival Gala and Their Impact on the Regional Stereotypes of North-East China".Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China.Springer Nature: 69–92.doi:10.1007/978-981-99-4530-6_4.
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  26. ^"Triệu bổn sơn 19 tuế kết hôn yết ly hôn nội mạc tài sản toàn quy tiền thê _cctv.com đề cung".news.cctv.com.Retrieved20 February2024.
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  34. ^"Zhao Benshan".chinesemov.com.RetrievedFebruary 1,2010.
  35. ^"《 hương thôn ái tình 4》 phóng khí ương thị triệu bổn sơn: Phạ thương kịch tình - thời thượng trung quốc".ent.chinadaily.com.cn.Retrieved20 February2024.

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