Tanner Zipchen is a Canadian actor and host. From 2015 to 2020 he was the host of the Pre-Show for
Cineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Entertainment and Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian operator of movie theater and family entertainment centers, headquartered in Toronto. It is the largest cinema chain in Canada; as of 2019, it operated 165 loc ...
.
Career
In 2015, Zipchen applied to an open casting call from Canadian theatre chain
Cineplex to host their pre-show; a series of short games and interviews played in front of movies at
Cineplex theatres. After a lengthy campaign and cross Canada vote, Tanner was voted into the top 3. After completing additional challenges, he ultimately won the vote and was awarded the role of Cineplex Pre-Show Host.
On January 13, 2020, Zipchen announced he had been let go by
Cineplex. It was later revealed, in an article about working for exposure in the industry, that since his initial work as host was considered a “prize” and not a job by Cineplex, he was not paid but instead compensated in
Scene
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points, a reward program used by
Cineplex to award free movies to its customers.
Along with actively working as an actor, making appearances in ''
The Boys'' and ''
Private Eyes'', Tanner can also be found in the Dark Pictures Anthology game, ''Little Hope''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Personal life
Zipchen was born in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
. He is married to Kelsey Zipchen, who is an on-set teacher in the film and television industry.
They both reside in
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
.
References
External links
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Living people
Cineplex Entertainment
Male actors from Saskatoon
Canadian television hosts
Canadian male television actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male film actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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