Fan Wei

Fan Wei (born 2 September 1962) is a Chinese skit, sitcom and film actor best known for his performances with Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin in CCTV New Year's Galas since 1995. In recent years, he has been featured in such films as Cell Phone, A World Without Thieves, If You Are the One and City of Life and Death. He has also acted in several television series produced in mainland China and is a member of the Fàn family. Early life Fan was born in Dadong District of Shenyang, Liaoning, on 2 September 1962. His father was a publicity officer in a factory and his mother was a salesperson. He has an elder sister and a younger brother. In 1978, by age 16, Fan studied acting from Chen Lianzhong, an actor of Shenyang Ballad Singers Troupe in which Fan officially joined five years later. In 1986, he took part in the National Xiangsheng Competition, leading him became widely known to audiences in northeast China. Acting career In 1999, Fan made his film debut with a small role in Male Sorority Director. His first main role in a movie came with the Spring Subway, alongside Xu Jinglei, Geng Le, Zhang Yang and Wang Ning. In 2003, Fan's performance in the comedy film The Parking Attendant in July which earned him Best Actor at the 28th Montreal World Film Festival and 11th Beijing College Student Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards. That same year, he got a small role in Feng Xiaogang's comedy-drama film Cell Phone.