Zhao Benshan
Acting
Biography
Zhao Benshan is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, comedian, television director, and businessman. Originally from Liaoning province, Zhao has appeared on the CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely watched performing arts program, every year from 1990 to 2011.
Born: October 2, 1957
Place of Birth: Tieling, Liaoning, China
Known For
赵本山小品
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
Ma Dashuai
Legend of the Undercover Chef
This drama tells the story of Ximen Changhai, head of the Magpie Saber Sect, who is determined to eradicate the wokou pirates and joins a secret plan to do so. To prevent his plans from leaking out, Ximen Changhai brought his brother, Ximen Changzai, a cook, to the Magpie Saber Sect to become the acting sect head, and as affairs within the Sect changed, an amusing martial arts story started within the sect.
Keep Cool
A spurned lover seeks a rich man for revenge. A random onlooker — who witnessed the public assault committed by the rich man against the lover — seeks for monetary compensation for his smashed computer.
Male Sorority Director
Getting Home
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
Happy Times
Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents to a lavish wedding.
Whoever Comes is a Guest
Since the establishment of the bamboo weaving cooperative, the appearance of Zhulin Village has changed significantly. Visitors seeking to learn, inspectors, interviewers, and tourists placing orders have been coming in an endless stream. They eat all day and all month long, leading to frequent quarrels, fights, and cases of alcohol poisoning, causing the smart and capable cafeteria manager, Xiao Wangfa, to be driven to tears and indescribable suffering. Once, when Vice Secretary Guo of the Provincial Committee came to the village for an inspection, the lunch prepared for him was eaten by the leaders from the county. Xiao Wangfa had no choice but to serve simple home-cooked meals like mung bean porridge, steamed buns, and peanuts, anxiously preparing for punishment. Unexpectedly, Vice Secretary Guo was very pleased with the meal, and the villagers of Zhulin saw hope from this incident.
The Emperor and the Assassin
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
Filmography
as Wang Dana
as Ximen Changhai / Ximen Changzai
as Old Lee
as Ding Lianshan
as Wang Chengyan
as Li Laowai
as 怪老子
as Duan Qirui
as Wu Di
as Patrol Team Commander
as 千里眼
as Zhao
as Wang Dana
as 马大帅
as 刘老根
as 老黄
as Huyou
as Lao Zhao
as 刘一本
as Gao Jianli
as 郝运来
as Poet Reader
as 老乐
as 肖望发
as 西门长海
as Jia Guitian