Yin Tianzhao

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Early experience

As a child, Yin Tianzhao was lack of family care, had a bad relationship with his brother and sister, and his parents died early. As a child, he was very hot, mischievous and played truant. In his primary school, he had a fight with his classmates with underworld background and was forced to drop out of school. In 1982, after graduating from high school, in order to make money, he joined the second art training class of Hong Kong Asia TV.

Acting experience

In 1984, Yin Tianzhao graduated from the second art training class of ATV. He won the recognition of producer Liang Tian and appeared in his first TV play Qin Jian en Qiu. In the play, he played Duan Guang, the son of Duan Ying, the manager of Dali, and thus officially entered the entertainment industry. However, due to the poor ratings of the play and Liang Tian's resignation, he was sent to play a third - and fourth tier role. In August, he appeared in the ancient costume historical drama Wu Zetian, in which he played Li Xian, the sixth son of Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty. In October, he, together with Zeng Weiquan, Ma miner and Liu Hongfang, appeared in the ancient costume martial arts drama "cloud sea jade bow fate", and played Zhong Zhan, Zhong Wantang's nephew in the play;

In January 1986, he took part in the ancient costume historical drama Qin Shihuang directed by Li Zhaohua and Ding Liang, and cooperated with Wang Wei, pan Zhiwen and Liu Songren. In August, he took part in Shaolin hero, a martial arts drama directed by Yang Jinquan, and played emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In November, he co starred with Lin Guoxiong and Wen Xueer in the ATV ancient costume myth drama Jigong living Buddha, in which he played Tu Qingyun, Jigong's disciple. In 1987, he starred in Wu Wenguang's martial arts drama the story of the Wulin. In 1989, Yin Tianzhao won the appreciation of Liu Tianlan, artistic director of ATV, and acted as the hero of the police drama "royal archives 2: freedom".

In 1991, the ancient martial arts drama "sword God" starred was premiered. In 1992, together with Deng Haoguang and Yang Yumei, he played the role of Jin Yinghao, a scholar of silver flute, in the ancient costume martial arts drama Xianhe Shenzhen adapted from wolongsheng's novel of the same name. In the same year, he starred in the fantasy suspense unit drama "a thousand supernatural Nights" directed by Tan Langchang. In 1993, he co starred with Xu Shaoqiang, Luo Songhua and Cai Xiaoyi in the ancient costume martial arts drama "Tian can changes again and compete with Tian Gao", which was supervised by Xiao Sheng. He also played Tang Rong, a thief in the Jianghu.

In 1995, Yin Tianzhao, together with Donnie Yen and Vivien Wan, starred in the Republic of China action drama JingWuMen, in which he played Cai Xuefu, a Japanese businessman. In the same year, he participated in the fashion drama "I have a date with spring" supervised by Xiao jiankeng, and cooperated with Jiang Hua, Wan Qiwen, Deng Cuiwen and others. In 1996, he co starred with Liu Songren, Xu Shaoqiang and Zhen Zhiqiang in the ancient martial arts drama "sword roaring in the lake" adapted from the novel "meteor butterfly sword", in which he played Qin Gu, the son of Qin Baichuan. In the same year, the suspense horror magic drama "zombie Taoist priest II" led by Lin Zhengying was broadcast, in which he played song Zilong, the police captain who worked with Mao Xiaofang to eradicate the demon.

In 1997, her partner Wan Yiwen starred in the ATV urban love drama 97 chameleon, in which she played Cai Xiaofeng, the son of Feng Dechang and Cai Meizhen. In 1998, Yin Tianzhao, Wan Yiwen, Chen Qitai and Yang Gongru co starred in the horror suspense love drama "I have a date with zombies" directed by Xian Zhiwei, in which he played Kuang Tianyou, a zombie. With this play, he won the best actor award of 1999 Asian TV awards and the top ten most popular TV Artists award of ATV.

In April 1999, the crime thriller "strangers don't come near to ask rice", starring Zhu Yin and Zhang Wenci, was released, in which he played a big underworld man, ah Wu. On October 9, Yin Tianzhao, together with Maggie, Du Wenze and Roland, starred in Lin Lingdong's suspense thriller "corpse gas drives people" was released, in which he played a Zhao, the set driver. On October 15, he played an undercover cop in the thriller "dragon on the edge" starring Gu Tianle and Andy Lau.

In 2000, he starred in the horror suspense love drama "I have a date with zombies 2" produced by ATV in Hong Kong. In the play, he played Kuang Tianyou, a steady, pragmatic and unsophisticated zombie. There were 20 ratings in the final part of the play. In 2001, he starred in the action film "dangerous corner" starring Fang Zhongxin, Zhang Zhiyao and Anya, in which he played Leo, the confidant of Macao gang leader Big Brother Big class. In 2003, he starred in Xiao Sheng's police drama "storm criminal police", in which he played the role of the serious crime group Sha Zhangu Daozheng. In 2004, he starred in the love fantasy drama "I have a date with zombies 3" directed by Tan Youye, and then left ATV. In 2005, he co starred with Maggie in the horror film Ghost sister adapted from the novel Strange Tales from a lonely studio, in which he played scholar Tao Wangsan.

In 2007, he co starred with Zhou QunDa, Wu Xiaomin and Jiang Davide in the ancient costume TV movie "darting the Seven Star Duanyan", in which he played the eccentric Shi Dalong. In 2008, he played the villain Hu Tiefeng in the ancient costume drama "south and North Dazhong" directed by Deng Yancheng and Liu Guohui. In 2010, Yin Tianzhao and Yuan Wenjie participated in the recording of Guangdong satellite TV's competitive entertainment program full name Asian Games.

In 2013, he co starred with Zhang duo, Wang Kai and Hu Yuwei in the detective drama "new detective alliance" adapted from the classic "three swordsmen and five righteousness", in which he played the murderer Wu Tian.

In January 2018, Yin Tianzhao, together with Lin Fengye, Fu He Anqi, Bao Xiaoping and Lou Nanguang, played the role of Ma Yiyou, the master of the Northeast Ma family, in the fantasy online movie "white fish town 2". In June, Yin Tianzhao, Yuanhua and Yuan qiongdan co starred in the comedy "pickle falls in love with crayfish".

On January 3, 2021, he played in the Republic of China Fantasy Film "dramatist", playing the top expert Jiang Beihai.

Personal life

In 1983, Yin Tianzhao met an outsider Teresa, who was still studying. In 1999, Yin Tianzhao broke up with his girlfriend Teresa.

Main works

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

Yin Tianzhao is a powerful actor. He has been working hard since he was a child. He has accumulated rich experience through his own performance. He has made continuous breakthroughs and won the recognition of many people. (Phoenix Online Review) since its debut, he has participated in a number of film and television works and portrayed many memorable roles. (Netease review) in the TV series "I have a date with zombies", he broke through the traditional image of zombies, endowed new characters and left a deep impression on everyone with wonderful performance. He was also praised by the audience as the most handsome Zombie King. He can feel a wild, rough and gloomy feeling in him. (Sohu review)

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