Shi Shengjie (3 April 1953 – 28 September 2018) was a Chinese xiangsheng comedian.[1]
| Shi Shengjie | |||||||
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| Native name | 师胜杰 | ||||||
| Born | 3 April 1953 Heping District, Tianjin, China | ||||||
| Died | 28 September 2018 (aged 65) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Years active | 1975–2017 | ||||||
| Genres | Xiangsheng | ||||||
| Spouse |
Song Yan
(m. 1981; died 2018) | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Parent(s) | Shi Shiyuan Gao Xiuqin | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 師勝傑 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 师胜杰 | ||||||
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Biography
editShi was born in Heping District of Tianjin, China, on 3 April 1953, to Shi Shiyuan (Chinese: 师世元) and Gao Xiuqin (Chinese: 高秀琴), both were well-known xiangsheng performers in Tianjin and Beijing. At the age of 6, Shi moved to Harbin, Heilongjiang to live with his father. He then studied xiangsheng under Zhu Xiangchen (Chinese: 朱相臣).[2]
In late 1965, Shi's father committed suicide because of persecution at the early stage of the Cultural Revolution, and his elder brother was denounced as a "counterrevolutionary".[3] In August 1969, Shi became a sent-down youth and worked at Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps. In 1975, he began performing xiangsheng with Jiang Kun, a renowned xiangsheng comedian. In 1984, he became the last disciple of Hou Baolin, one of the most popular and influential xiangsheng performers in the PRC era. Shi had appeared in the CCTV New Year's Gala show since 1989.[1]
On 28 September 2018, Shi died of liver cancer in Harbin, Heilongjiang.[4][5][6]
Personal life
editIn June 1981, Shi married Song Yan (Chinese: 宋艳). The couple had a daughter named Shi Yiwen (Chinese: 师艺文).[3][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chinese cross-talk master Shi Shengjie dies at the age of 66". China daily. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ 著名相声表演艺术家师胜杰因病逝世 享年66岁. sina (in Chinese). 2018-09-28.
- ^ a b 师胜杰 与妻子牵手走过的日子. 163 (in Chinese). 2016-10-10.
- ^ 师胜杰经历八个月的人生蹦极，严重肝癌为何一扫而光？. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-09-02.
- ^ 从常宝华到师胜杰，一个悲伤的九月忍痛告别十位艺术家. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-09-29.
- ^ 师胜杰去世 姜昆痛悼失知音. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2018-09-29. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
- ^ 师胜杰：老婆和酒可以兼得(图). sohu (in Chinese). 2011-10-23.