Li Youbin

essential information

Early experience

Li Youbin was born in Changchun, Jilin Province on February 15, 1958. Parents are local clock factory workers, father is a senior mechanic, monthly salary is about 90 yuan. Li Youbin is the second in his family, and his sister Li Yeping is a national first-class drama actor, but they have never performed on the same stage. He also has a younger brother and a younger sister, both living in his hometown Changchun. In 1963, Changchun Film Studio chose Li Youbin to make a film called "the general's son". Unfortunately, with the advent of the "Cultural Revolution" in 1966, the film "miscarried", and Li Youbin missed the chance to become a "child star". When studying in Changchun No.11 middle school, he also joined the school drama company. In 1974, he participated in a drama about students' life, maofenghuazheng, which was selected by Changchun Municipal Bureau of culture and education. On December 28, 1974, Li Youbin officially went to work. Although he only worked for three days this month, he still received half a month's salary, totaling 11 yuan.

By the end of the 1970s, Li Youbin had been able to play a more important role in the troupe. In the early 1980s, he gradually became the leading actor and took part in many plays such as "save her". In the drama "the end of new Beijing", he played the last emperor Puyi, and his acting skills have also been widely praised.

Acting experience

In 1985, Li Youbin entered Changchun Film Studio and starred in the film death certificate. At the age of 27, he played a division commander of the Northeast Anti Japanese coalition army in his 40s. In 1987, Li Youbin played the leading role in the movie "sky Valley". In 1988, Li Youbin played the leading role in her first TV play "she used to be my wife". In 1994, he played the leading role of Lu mingkuan in the TV series the rise and fall of the tide.

In 2000, he played Ma Chao in "extraordinary cost". He took part in the movie "born in the sky". In 2004, he was nominated for the 9th best actor award of Huabiao Baihua for playing Zhang Ziming in the movie "stormy waves". In 2005, he played Li Yunlong in the TV series Liangjian, cooperating with Tong Lei, he Zhengjun and Zhang Guangbei. He won the audience favorite actor award of the 23rd China TV Golden Eagle Award.

In 2006, he starred in "Chuang Guandong", cooperating with Sarina, Liu Xiangjing, Zhu Yawen and others. In 2007, he played pidgui in the TV series "invincible benevolence". In 2009, a TV series of the same name adapted from the red classic "red sun" was launched, in which Li Youbin played Zhang lingfu, a senior general of the Kuomintang.

In 2010, he played Qian Pengfei in the Spy Drama Qipao, cooperating with Ma Su and Wang Zhiwen. In the same year, Xia Yu played the old fellow in the TV series Master Shifu. In 2011, he played Guan Hansheng in heroes at the gate of the country, cooperating with Shi LANYA, Zhang Zhijian and Tian Zitian. In 2012, he took part in "Lao Yan has a daughter who doesn't worry about getting married", playing a stubborn father-in-law who loves her daughter like fate and is very critical of her future son-in-law. In 2013, he starred in the film "Lei Feng's smile" and cooperated with Wan Zhihua, Tang Guoqiang and others. In the same year, he played sun Haishan in the bodyguard of love. In October, he starred in the suspense drama don't let me see, playing Liu Yusheng, an old criminal policeman. In May 2014, he played sun Laozhu in the family comedy happiness of sun Laozhu. In September, he starred in the Spy Drama postman. In March 2015, he played General Ma Zhanshan, the hero of the Anti Japanese War, in the decisive battle of the river bridge. In November 2017, he starred in the theme movie "Chinese entrepreneurs".

On June 26, 2019, Li Youbin and Shi LANYA jointly starred in the drama "old comedy" for the first time, which premiered in Beijing People's art experimental theater; in September of the same year, the first pilot trailer was released for the special war movie "nine lives"; on October 16, the anti Japanese war drama "one horse, three commanders" co starred with Zhang Mingjian, Li Junfeng and Wu Qijiang was premiered.

On September 30, 2020, he participated in the 2020 CCTV National Day evening "China dream · Ode to the motherland" - 2020 National Day special program, telling about "from the Yangtze River to the Yellow Crane Tower"; on November 13, the Sichuan army Anti Japanese war film "nine lives" was released. On November 16, the contemporary industrial youth inspirational drama "the best times", starring Chen xingxu, Hu Bingqing and Wang Xueqi, was broadcast.

Personal life

Li Youbin's ex-wife is Zhang Ruiqi, an actor in Changchun dialect theater. They lived together for more than 20 years and divorced in 2006. In 2009, Li Youbin revealed that he had a 24-year-old son.

In March 2010, her love affair with Shi LANYA came to light.

Main works

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Award winning record

social activities

On the afternoon of February 10, 2015, the first TV play "don't let me see" focusing on the theme of "just for a just cause" held a press conference in Beijing. In the event, Li Youbin was awarded the title of image ambassador by the China foundation for just for a just cause, and he sighed that "he will make all efforts to serve the cause for the just cause".

On December 23, 2015, he attended the 30th China TV series flying award ceremony as a guest.

October 21, 2020, consultant of Sichuan film and Television Art Alliance.

Character evaluation

Li Youbin's performance has a very accurate grasp of the character's personality and psychology. (comments by Feng Jicai)

Li Youbin endowed the characters with a charming temperament, which left a deep impression on most of the audience. (comments by Chen Jian)

Li Youbin has created many heroic images and is considered to be the representative of the acting school of "late success". He is deep, sharp and full of experience. His long-term experience in stage performance makes him good at the inner experience of the characters. The characters he creates are flesh and blood, especially the negative characters are not facial makeup, and they are authentic. (Shenzhen Evening News)

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