''I Am the Actor'' () is a Chinese variety program produced by
Zhejiang Television
Zhejiang Television (ZJTV, ) is a satellite television channel owned by Zhejiang Radio and Television Group serving Zhejiang Province. It was launched on October 1, 1960.
History
January 1, 1994, Zhejiang TV program first started to use satel ...
. The show is hosted by
Zhang Guoli and Yi Yi, and features
Wu Xiubo
Wu Xiubo ( , born 5 September 1968), is a Chinese actor, musician and producer. He is most widely known as Xinjie Liu, the protagonist in the television series ''Before the Dawn'', for which he received several awards.
Wu ranked 43rd on ''Forbes ...
,
Xu Zheng and
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. Her first major role was in '' The Road Home'' (1999). She later gained international recognition for her role in ...
as mentors. The first season of the show was called ''Birth of Performers'', and Zhejiang TV renamed the show as ''I Am the Actor'' in the second season, which began airing in September 2018.
After becoming a hit in China, Zhejiang TV formed a partnership in November 2018 with the American company IOI (founded by
Lisa Kudrow and
Dan Bucatinsky) to co-produce an English version of the show for the global audience.
Guests
* Episode 1:
**
Xu Jiao,
Hu Xianxu
Hu Xianxu (, born August 17, 2000) is a Chinese actor.
Career
In 2009, Hu made his first appearance in the CCTV program ''Fei Chang Liu Jia Yi''. He next participated in program called ''Dang Hong Bu Ran'', coming in second, and subsequently s ...
**
Ren Suxi
Ren Suxi (; born 1 June 1988) is a Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film ''The Eighth Clay Man'' (2006), and has since gone on to appear in numerous movie and film titles such as '' Mr. Donkey'' (2016) and '' Looking Up'' ( ...
(任素汐),
Zuo Xiaoqing
** Song Yang (宋洋),
Du Chun
* Episode 2:
**
Janine Chang,
Zhang Xinyu
** Kan Qingzi (阚清子),
Xu Lu
Xu Lu (, born 28 December 1994), also known as Lulu Xu, is a Chinese actress and singer. She first became recognized in China for her role in the drama ''Empresses in the Palace'' (2012) and internationally with the drama '' One and a Half Summ ...
** Tu Songyan (涂松岩), Qi Xi (齐溪)
* Episode 3:
** Lan Xi (斓曦), Wang Yuanke (王媛可),
Yang Rong
**
Jin Shijia, Song Yi (宋轶)
** Sun Qian (孙茜),
Zhang Xiaofei (张小斐)
* Episode 4:
** Li Xiaomeng (李小萌),
Li Qian
** Li Landi (李兰迪),
Han Xue
**
Li Chun Li Chun or Lichun may refer to:
People
Given name "Chun" surname "Li"
*Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778–820), personal name Li Chun, emperor of the Tang dynasty
*Li Chun (warlord) (1867–1920), Chinese general
* Li Chun (diplomat) (1892–1948), C ...
,
He Hongshan
* Episode 5:
** Yang Di (杨迪),
Cao Bingkun
Cao Bingkun () is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy in 2005.
Early life and education
Before deciding to become an actor, Cao wanted to become a chef. He went to a vocational high school to study c ...
(曹炳琨),
Baby Zhang, Wang Maolei (王茂蕾)
** Hai Lu (海陆),
Jiang Mengjie
Jiang Mengjie (, born 7 December 1989) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her role as Lin Daiyu in 2010 television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions''.
Personal life
Jiang was born in Wuhu, Anhui on December 7, 1989. She was a gradua ...
,
Zhang Xincheng
** Li Nian (李念), Wang Xiaochen (王晓晨)
* Episode 6:
** Guo Qilin (郭麒麟), Jing Chao (经超), Cao Jun (曹骏)
** Xue Jianing (薛佳凝),
Cao Xiwen
Cao Xiwen (; born 16 November 1983) is a Chinese actress. She is noted for her roles as Consort Xiao and Gao Cuilan in the television series '' Beauty World'' and ''Journey to the West'' respectively.
Early life
Cao was born and raised in Jinhu ...
, Wang Yang (王阳)
* Episode 7:
**
Liu Huan,
Lin Peng
Lin Peng (, born October 25, 1986) is a Chinese actress. Peng began her career by appearing in a Jackie Chan film ''Little Big Soldier
''Little Big Soldier'' () is a 2010 action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng and produced and written by ...
, Li Sheng (李晟)
** Shen Chunyang (沉春阳), Du Ruoxi (杜若溪)
** Sun Jian (孙坚), Zhang Meng (张萌),
Tan Jianci
Tan Jianci (; born October 5, 1990), also known by his stage name ''JC-T'', is a Chinese actor, singer, and dancer. He is the youngest member of the Chinese idol group M.I.C. (band), M.I.C. Tan is now active as an actor in China and is known for ...
(檀健次), Jiang Kaitong (江铠同), Fang Zibin (房子斌), Fan Tiantian (范湉湉)
* Episode 8:
** Zhang Zhilü (张植绿), He Dujuan (何杜娟), Hong Bingyao (洪冰瑶), Shao Weitong (邵伟桐)
** Yin Xiaotian (印小天), Han Dong (韩栋), Jia Chenfei (贾晨飞), Yu Xiaotong (于小彤)
** Liu Yase (刘雅瑟), Gao Xiaofei (高晓菲),
Tian Yuan, Wang Wanjuan (王婉娟)
Episodes
References
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2018 Chinese television series debuts
Chinese-language television shows
Chinese variety television shows