Zhao Benshan was born on October 2, 1957.
Zhao Benshan is a comedy performer, national-level actor, sketch actor, professor of Northeast Chinese duet, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), member of the China Association of Quillers, member of the All-China Youth Federation, and chairman of the board of directors of the Benshan Media Group.Zhao Benshan was elected to be the vice-chairman of the Bureau of the Eighth Quillers' Association at the Eighth General Meeting of the Association of Quillers in Liaoning Province on Jan. 25, 2016.
Zhao Benshan rose to fame in 1982 when he starred in the rakugo opera Wrestling the Three Strings, and made his debut on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1990, in which he won the first prize at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala fifteen times.
Expanded Information: Personal Experience In 1982, Liaoning Province held the first Rural Opera Tune-Up, and became famous for playing the role of the blind Zhang Zhi in the play "Wrestling the Three Strings," which was performed by Liang Xiu-Liang and Cui Kai. In 1987, Zhao Benshan and Pan Changjiang co-starred in "The Blind Man Watching the Lantern," which was performed in Shenyang for 500 to 600 shows, four or five shows a day. In the same year, he was transferred to the Tieling Folk Art Troupe. In 1990, he entered the CCTV Spring Festival Gala under the recommendation of Jiang Kun, and starred in the pull-out plays 1+1=? , "Mahjong, Tofu". He created such classic sketches as "Blind Date", "I Want a Home", "Uncle Niu Raises His Cadre", "Red Sorghum Modeling Team", "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow", "Selling Abductions", "Selling Cars", "Kung Fu" and so on. In 1999, the movie "Male Women's Director" won the "Huabiao Award", "Outstanding Actor Award" and "Outstanding Feature Film Award", The movie "Male Women's Director" won the annual Chinese movie "Huabiao Award", "Outstanding Actor Award", "Outstanding Feature Film Award", "Hundred Flowers Award of Chinese Movies" and "Best Actor". He was also named "Virtuous and Cozy" artist by the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department. Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhao Benshan