Zhao Lixin (, born August 29, 1968) is a Chinese-Swedish actor.

Biography

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. 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-Union State Institute of Cinematography in

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for further study. After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama, 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 the Royal Swedish Theater, 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 '' Towards the Republic'' 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, he 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''. In 2019, Zhao was in the center of a scandal regarding his post on

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, where to his readers he appeared to be defending Japanese invaders.

Filmography

Television series

Movie

Theater

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Lixin 1968 births Living people 21st-century Swedish male actors Chinese emigrants to Sweden Naturalized citizens of Sweden Swedish expatriates in China Swedish male film actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male television actors People from Zhengzhou