Zhao Lixin (, born August 29, 1968), male, from

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, Swedish Chinese film and

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, drama actor,

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, and show host.

Biographical record

Because his father worked in

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, Zhao Lixin had been exposed to a large number of books when he was a child, and he began to try recitations and performances in high school. At the age of 18, he was admitted to

the Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

. Because of the better sound conditions, he often took on the dubbing work with his senior brother Zhang Hanyu when he was in school. At the end of his sophomore year, he was selected to go to the All-Soviet National Film University in

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for further study. After graduating from

, Zhao Lixin applied for the Directing Department of the Moscow Film Academy and graduated in 1995 with a master's degree in that department. Later, he brought a recommendation letter from his tutor to

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and was admitted to

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, becoming the first Chinese actor to appear on stage since the establishment of the theater. In 2001, he starred in the modern historical TV series "

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" directed by Zhang Li, as a member of the Senate, Luo Wen joined the line. In 2010, he played the actor Li Xia in the TV series " The Electric Wave That Never Dies". In 2015, played the role of Chen Qiqian, an assistant engineer of the 202 factory， He won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 22nd Shanghai TV Festival. At the beginning of 2018, it became popular again due to its outstanding performance in the variety show " Sound on the Scene".

Filmography

Television series

Movie

Drama

Screenwriter

*TV series " My Past in China".

Dispute

In early April 2019, Zhao Lixin posted on Sina Weibo, "Why did the Japanese occupy Beijing for eight years, why didn't they snatch the cultural relics from the

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and burn the Forbidden City? Is this in line with the nature of the invaders?", "Why did the British and French coalition forces burn the

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?" and other remarks. It attracted the attention of many netizens and was questioned as absolving the Japanese aggressor. Subsequently, the official media such as Ziguangge, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, China Anti-cult and other official media criticized Zhao Lixin's views. After the public outcry, Zhao Lixin deleted the related controversial Weibo and issued a statement of apology on April 3. Shortly after (April 6), his personal Weibo was cancelled, and his studio official Weibo also deleted all content. Sina "Weibo Administrator" announced on the afternoon of April 16 that a batch of accounts that posted harmful information about current affairs had been investigated and dealt with, including Weibo of actor Zhao Lixin.

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