I Am the Actor (simplified Chinese: 我就是演员; traditional Chinese: 我就是演員) is a Chinese variety program produced by Zhejiang Television. The show is hosted by Zhang Guoli and Yi Yi, and features Wu Xiubo, Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi as mentors.[1] 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.[2]
| I Am the Actor | |
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| 我就是演员 | |
| Genre | Variety show |
| Directed by | Wu Tong |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 100:00 |
| Production company | Zhejiang Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zhejiang Television |
| Release | September 8, 2018 – present |
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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.[2][3]
Guests
edit- Episode 1:
- Xu Jiao, Hu Xianxu
- Ren Suxi (任素汐), Zuo Xiaoqing
- Song Yang (宋洋), Du Chun
- Episode 2:
- Janine Chang, Zhang Xinyu
- Kan Qingzi (阚清子), Xu Lu
- 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, He Hongshan
- Episode 5:
- Yang Di (杨迪), Cao Bingkun (曹炳琨), Baby Zhang, Wang Maolei (王茂蕾)
- Hai Lu (海陆), Jiang Mengjie, 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, Wang Yang (王阳)
- Episode 7:
- Liu Huan, Lin Peng, Li Sheng (李晟)
- Shen Chunyang (沉春阳), Du Ruoxi (杜若溪)
- Sun Jian (孙坚), Zhang Meng (张萌), Tan Jianci (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
edit| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Round # | Session # | Actors | Repertoire | Roles | Result |
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| 1 | 8 September 2018 | 1-1 Actors compete |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) |
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Xu Jiao wins, 212 votes to 194 |
| 2 |
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Back to 1942 (2012) |
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Ren Suxi wins, 216 votes to 209 | |||
| 3 |
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The Advisors Alliance (2017) | Du Chun wins, 292 votes to 128 | ||||
| 1-2 Actors collaborate with mentors |
1 |
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(离婚夫妻) |
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| 2 |
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(狂笑的男人) |
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| 2 | 15 September 2018 | 3 |
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(失窃之后) |
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| 1-3 Chen Kaige's short film |
1 |
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(艳红) |
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Zhang Ziyi wins, 231 votes to 152 | ||
| 2-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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Eighteen Springs (1997) |
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Janine Chang wins, 335 votes to 81 | ||
| 2 |
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Soul Mate (2016) |
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Kan Qingzi wins, 321 votes to 104 | |||
| 3 |
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Echoes of the Rainbow (2010) |
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Tu Songyan wins, 300 votes to 133 | |||
| 3 | 22 September 2018 | 2-2 Ann Hui's short film |
1 |
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(留情) |
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Wu Xiubo wins, 228 votes to 154 |
| 3-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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(后宫) |
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Yang Rong wins, 186 votes to 172 (Wang Yuanke) and 63 (Lan Xi) | ||
| 2 |
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The Great Hypnotist (2014) |
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Jin Shijia wins, 318 votes to 107 | |||
| 3 |
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Blind Mountain (2007) |
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Sun Qian wins, 229 votes to 208 | |||
| 4 | 29 September 2018 | 3-2 Jia Zhangke's short film |
1 |
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(自由发挥) |
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Xu Zheng wins, 237 votes to 148 |
| 4-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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(浪漫的事) |
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Li Qian wins, 308 votes to 114 | ||
| 2 |
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The Flowers of War (2011) |
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Han Xue wins, 222 votes to 203 | |||
| 3 |
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The Banquet (2006) |
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Li Chun wins, 253 votes to 154 | |||
| 4-2 Actors' impromptu performance |
1 |
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(等待) |
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| 5 | 6 October 2018 | 4-3 Lu Chuan's short film |
1 |
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(女儿) |
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Zhang Ziyi wins, 247 votes to 143 |
| 5-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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One Night in Supermarket (2009) |
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Wang Maolei wins, 272 votes to 228 (Cao Bingkun), 126 (Baby Zhang) and 108 (Yang Di) | ||
| 2 |
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The Last Emperor (1987) | Jiang Mengjie wins, 242 votes to 101 (Zhang Xincheng) and Hai Lu (96); Zhang Xincheng is revived by Yu Hewei | ||||
| 3 |
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The First Half of My Life (2017) |
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Wang Xiaochen wins, 233 votes to 214 | |||
| 6 | 13 October 2018 | 5-2 Joan Chen's short film |
1 |
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(公车上的曹操) |
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Yu Hewei wins, 263 votes to 121 |
| 6-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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Soldiers Sortie (2006) |
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Guo Qilin wins, 166 votes to 142 (Cao Jun) and 122 (Jing Chao); Jing Chao is revived by Carina Lau | ||
| 2 |
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In Love We Trust (2007) |
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Wang Yang wins, 183 votes to 146 (Xue Jianing) and Cao Xiwen (96) | |||
| 7 | 20 October 2018 | 3 |
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Midnight Diner (2017) |
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Liu Huan wins, 193 votes to 128 (Li Sheng) and 114 (Lin Peng) | |
| 7-1 Actors compete |
1 |
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The Spring Festival (1991) |
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Shen Chunyang wins, 198 votes to 145; she is waitlisted by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi | ||
| 2 |
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Beijing Love Story (2014) |
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Tan Jianci wins, 286 votes to 260 (Fan Tiantian), 135 (Zhang Meng), 129 (Sun Jian), 126 (Fang Zibin) and 75 (Jiang Kaitong) | |||
| 8 | 27 October 2018 | 6-2 Hu Mei's short film |
1 |
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(儿子的歌声) |
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Kara Hui wins, 203 votes to 184 |
| 7-1 Actors compete |
3 |
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iPartment (2009) |
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Shao Weitong wins, 168 votes to 164 (Zhang Zhilü), 146 (He Dujuan) and 98 (Hong Bingyao); he is waitlisted by Wu Xiubo, Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi | ||
| 4 |
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My Chief and My Regiment (2009) |
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Han Dong wins, 186 votes to 164 (Yu Xiaotong), 152 (Yin Xiaotian) and 132 (Jia Chenfei); he is waitlisted by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi | |||
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(外来妹; 1991) |
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Liu Yase wins, 252 votes to 210 (Wang Wanjuan), 148 (Gao Xiaofei) and 64 (Tian Yuan) | |||
| 7-2 Selection of waitlisted actors |
1 | 17 waitlisted actors | — | — | Fan Tiantian is revived by Lee Li-chun | ||
| 8-1 Selection for mentor teams |
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Youth (2017) |
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Reply 1988 (2015) |
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Jin Shijia joins Wu Xiubo's team; Li Landi, selected by Xu Zheng and Zhang Ziyi, joins Zhang Ziyi's team | |||
| 9 | 3 November 2018 | 3 |
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(潜伏; 2008) |
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Wang Yang joins Xu Zheng's team | |
| 4 |
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Penitentiary Angel (女儿谷; 1996) |
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Kan Qingzi joins Xu Zheng's team; Han Xue, selected by Wu Xiubo and Zhang Ziyi, joins Zhang Ziyi's team | |||
| 5 |
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Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017) |
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Tan Jianci joins Xu Zheng's team; Liu Huan, selected by Wu Xiubo and Zhang Ziyi, joins Wu Xiubo's team | |||
| 10 | 10 November 2018 | 6 |
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Ke Wang (1990) |
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| 7-3 Stanley Kwan's short film |
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First Night Nerves (八个女人一台戏; 2018) |
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References
edit- ^ "《我就是演员》定档9月8日 章子怡徐峥吴秀波化身"炼金师"". Entertainment China (in Chinese). 2018-09-05.
- ^ a b Li Ping 李平 (2018-12-19). "Hit Chinese variety shows in 2018 - Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Fan, Shuhong (2018-11-19). "Original Chinese Variety Show "I Am the Actor" Gets Picked Up in the US". RADII. Retrieved 2019-05-01.