Gong HanLin (; born 20 October 1957) is a

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actor and xiangsheng performer and sketch comedy performer. Gong is notable for performing

sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is ...

CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...

since 1990.

Biography

Gong was born in

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

on October 20, 1957 to actor parents. After graduating from

Shenyang Normal University Shenyang Normal University (; SYNU) is a broad-based university in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China under the provincial government. History Shenyang Normal University was established in 1951, as Northeastern Education College. During its life ...

he was assigned to Shenyang Troupe, he studied xiangsheng under Tang Jiezhong (). Gong started to perform xiangsheng and sketch comedy in 1986. He frequently performed on stage with the famous

Zhao Lirong Zhao Lirong (March 11, 1928 – July 17, 2000) was a Chinese singer and film actress. Biography Before she became involved in the film industry, Zhao Lirong was a famous Pingju supporting actress on the stage. From the 1980s, Zhao started ...

prior to her death.

Personal life

Gong married Jin Zhu (), who is also a Chinese actress.

Works

CCTV New Year's Gala

Film

Television

Awards

* ''

Sparkling Fox ''Sparkling Fox'' (, translit. Huo Ho) is a 1994 drama film directed by Wu Ziniu. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Cast * Gong Hanlin * Tu Men Tu Men (February 1960 – ...

'' () -

44th Berlin International Film Festival The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film ''In the Name of the Father'' directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, ...

- Honourable Mention

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong, Hanlin 1957 births Male actors from Shenyang Shenyang Normal University alumni Living people Male actors from Liaoning Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male voice actors Chinese male stage actors