feels that the term veteran in the entertainment industry is very worthless now, because it does not have a clear definition. Nowadays, basically any older actor becomes a veteran.
You must know that a seasoned actor must have a lot of acting experience and have online acting skills. Only such an actor will be a seasoned actor in the hearts of the audience. But now there is a mixed bag of good and bad people in the entertainment industry, and many people call themselves veteran drama stars. Today, let’s take a look at those veteran drama stars who are not even close to being popular.
1. Zhang Tielin
Many viewers are familiar with Zhang Tielin. He became famous for his role as Huang Ama in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". Since then, his net worth has skyrocketed and he has become a popular first-line actor.
Zhang Tielin has actually acted in many film and television dramas, such as "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" and "The Legend of Lu Buwei" etc. In his early years, he was handsome and handsome, which attracted the love of many actresses.
However, his acting skills have been criticized by netizens. Everyone ridiculed Zhang Tielin that no matter what he plays, he always stares and blows his beard. If you don't look at his clothes, you can't tell what TV series he is in.
The most dramatic thing is that Zhang Tielin seems to be addicted to playing the emperor. When he made his official debut at the age of 40 and starred in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" which became a hit, he later took over the filming of "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan ", or Playing the role of the emperor, the emperor in the two dramas has almost the same routine. Except for the different lines, there is no difference at all.
But what makes the audience question the most is Zhang Tielin’s character. Zhang Tielin's romantic history can't be finished in a day or a night. Zhang Tielin has three children, all born to different women.
Zhang Tielin went to study in the UK in his early years. For him, this was a gilding trip to the UK. He met a foreign woman there, and the two got married. However, soon after the marriage, when the woman gave birth to a daughter, Zhang Tielin wanted to return to China for development. , so he divorced her.
After Zhang Tielin returned to China, he starred in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" and became a hit, and he met other actresses. The same path happened again. After the actress became pregnant, he left again.
Nowadays, Zhang Tielin has basically no filming. He actually buys his own calligraphy and paintings on live broadcast, and one of them is sold for nearly 2,000 yuan. This is really outrageous. Netizens say that this is treating fans as fools. Does such low character have any acting skills? People don't deserve to be called old actors.
2. Zhang Fengyi
Do you still remember the year of "Farewell My Concubine"? The man who made your brother Leslie Cheung fall in love with you all your life is the senior brother played by Zhang Fengyi. Zhang Fengyi is an old drama star that many netizens admit, but this is really the case ?
Zhang Fengyi has indeed acted in a lot of dramas in his life, but they are all basically the same way. Maybe it is because the roles he played at the beginning were more macho and somewhat powerful. After that, no matter what role he played, he felt that he was not an ordinary person. He is very confident, so Zhang Fengyi cannot play low-level characters, which actually limits his development.
When Zhang Fengyi was young, he had a strong figure and good looks. He was very popular. Therefore, he was favored by the director when he was a sophomore. After graduation, he also played the role of Luotuo Xiangzi.
But after "Farewell My Concubine", Zhang Fengyi's path gradually changed, because he was called an artist by the audience, and he thought he was recognized, not to mention that he also won the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award, which is a recognition of the actor's acting skills. After receiving the highest recognition, he no longer reflected on his acting skills.
Later, he also starred in many classic TV series, such as "The Mansion Gate", "Chinese Expeditionary Force", "White Deer Plain", etc. It is these classic TV series that have made generations of audiences remember him.
But what really changed him was his collaboration with Fan Bingbing"The Legend of Wu Meiniang". Here he played Tang Taizong, very majestic, but he fell in love with Wu Meiniang, and the two also acted in a large-scale movie Passionate play.
Perhaps it was because this drama gave him a taste of the benefits of being an experienced actor. In subsequent dramas, he chose roles that looked very majestic, such as the upright high-ranking official in "In the Name of the People". These roles were added to him gold.
But recently he played the father of the male protagonist Yang Yang in the ancient puppet drama " Let's Try the World ". He is still an emperor, but netizens complained that his acting skills have not improved compared with those years, and even looked very perfunctory. Even veteran actors should take acting seriously.
3. Fan Ming
Many young netizens may not be familiar with the name Fan Ming, but if you mention Xing Captou from Wulin Gaiden, you will know who this actor is.
Fan Ming debuted as a comedian. He became famous in the story of Cooking Class in his early years. Since then, he has been practicing in sitcoms and has been recognized by the audience.
However, Fan Ming has never played a leading role. He has always made guest appearances in TV series, such as "The Founding of the Party", "Let's Get Married", "Kintaro's Happy Life", etc. Fan Ming is featured in these TV series.
So although Fan Ming has acted in many classic dramas, he himself has not made outstanding contributions in film and television dramas. It can be said that he has not acted in as many movies as the current popular stars.
Fan Ming can be said to be unprofessional, because his focus is not on his career, but on his family. Fan Ming got married relatively late. When he got married in his 20s, his wife was 6 years older than him, was married for the second time, and had a son.
Generally, many men would not consider such conditions, but Fan Ming's wife is the chairman of a company and can be said to be a strong woman. After she marries Fan Ming, she can help Fan Ming solve the burden of the family.
Later, after Fan Ming got married, the two gave birth to a daughter. Fan Ming turned into a daughter slave, staying at home all the time, and only occasionally came out to film. Fans teased him whether he only came out to film when he had no money. .
However, Fan Ming's acting skills are not recognized by everyone, because most of his dramas are comedies, so his TV series all have the same style, and it feels like Fan Ming's expressions are all the same.
Therefore, Fan Ming's acting career is also very limited. In addition, it is not easy to get involved in the film and television industry, and Fan Ming's resources have also become less. He spends most of his time in variety shows.
Fan Ming recently participated in a sitcom show. The audience found that his acting skills were busy and there was no progress, and it was still the same, which made netizens very embarrassed. In the play, he cooperated with Yang Chaoyue, and it felt like two people The acting skills are almost the same.
4. Huang Lei
What do you think of when you mention Huang Lei? Huang Duoduo’s father? A good family man? yearning for life resident guest? In short, it is difficult to think of Huang Lei's dramas, but he is also called an experienced actor.
Huang Lei is a student in the class of Beijing Film Academy. He has always done well, so he had the opportunity to audition. When he was still in school at the time, his sister at home was seriously ill, but he had limited funds and was very worried.
At this time, Zhang Yimou was preparing to film "Farewell My Concubine". At that time, there was a small role recruiting actors. Because the salary was very high, Huang Lei thought about giving it a try, but he did not expect that the film happened to choose him.
After Huang Lei solved the problem of medical expenses, he did not expect that this role would become famous and he would be nominated for Cannes, which surprised Huang Lei, who was only 19 years old at the time.
Later Huang Lei also received a lot of resources, including the movie with Zhou Xun. He played Xu Zhimo. Because he was gentle and bookish in the movie, he was very popular with the audience.
But the good times did not last long, because the movie roles he later collaborated with Chen Kaige were criticized by netizens for being too exaggerated, and his resources also plummeted after that.
Later, after Huang Lei graduated from undergraduate degree, he studied directly at Beijing Film Academy and worked as a counselor. At this time, he met student Sun Li, and the two fell in love. After that, Huang Lei focused on investment and seldom acted.
After middle age, Huang Lei was gradually forgotten by the audience until he collaborated with Haiqing in "Little Farewell", allowing the audience to get to know him again as an elegant and easy-going person.
The persona after Huang Lei is very educated, very enlightened, understands many philosophies of life, and constantly enlightens friends around him, but such personas are always unreal.
After that, Huang Lei took his daughter Huang Duoduo to participate in Where Are We Going, Dad? In the show, Huang Duoduo was very considerate and had a high emotional intelligence. Everyone's education of the character Huang Lei was very successful, but everyone also found that Huang Duoduo was too precocious and did not look like girls of the same age.
Later, Huang Lei starred in " Xiao Huanxi " and " Xiao Minjia ". In the drama, he began to be called the greasy uncle by the audience because he was too boring and always tried to reason with others. , but it was very verbose, and the audience began to dislike him.
Huang Lei is now a resident on the program "Longing for Life". He talks to the audience as a chef. Such a character will collapse sooner or later.
5. Zhang Jiayi
Zhang Jiayi is also a late-blooming male star. He became an instant star in the TV series " Dwelling ". At this time, he was already 40 years old. The age limit makes the roles played by Zhang Jiayi basically all tough guys. An uncle or a middle-aged man.
For example, in "One Servant, Two Masters", he plays a driver who has a mediocre career, but encounters the pursuit of his superiors and leaders. At the same time, he faces a series of problems such as his daughter's premature love. This kind of life vividly displays the image of the small citizen played by Zhang Jiayi, Very brilliant.
Later, Zhang Jiayi also played some peasant roles, the most famous ones being "White Deer Plain" and "Mountain and Sea Love". Similarity is that the background of these two dramas is Shaanxi.
In fact, Zhang Jiayi was born and raised in Shaanxi, so he was able to express the dialect and characteristics of Shaanxi people vividly, making the audience feel very moved.
The biggest test for an actor's acting skills is movies. Zhang Jiayi has acted in some movies, such as "Above the Cliff" and so on. These high-quality works have made Zhang Jiayi's acting skills more and more recognized.
But the more successful an actor is, the easier it is for him to be proud. Zhang Jiayi once said in an interview that he never worries about exposure because almost all TV stations have their own dramas.
It is because of the lack of pressure that Zhang Jiayi's acting skills began to decline. The main reason is that every role he plays is of the same type. For example, in "One Servant, Two Masters" he played a middle-aged father, and in the TV series " Boy of Pi" ", she is still very painful about her daughter's youth problems.
He used the same performance method for the two plots, which disappointed the audience. As a character that is highly anticipated by the audience, Zhang Jiayi should not only use this method to perform, and the two dramas have still disappointed the audience after many years. It feels like watching a drama, which shows that Zhang Jiayi did not interpret the work better, which disappointed the audience. The most disappointed ones are Zhang Jiayi's fans.
After all, Zhang Jiayi is famous for his superb acting skills. If his acting skills begin to decline, it will be difficult for the audience to continue to like him.
6. Chen Jianbin
Chen Jianbin never dreamed that because of his role, he would be made into various emoticons by the audience, and he would also be considered very cute by the audience.
Chen Jianbin is also an old actor who has been in the industry for many years. He also graduated from a Chinese opera major. Because of the support of Xinjiang policies at that time, Chen Jianbin had the opportunity to study in Beijing.
Chen Jianbin’s career in film and television was not smooth. For a long time after graduation, he had almost no filming, and all of them were walk-on roles, with almost no splash.
Later he met Wu Yue. Wu Yue liked him very much and helped Chen Jianbin find various resources. This gave Chen Jianbin the confidence to persist in acting.
Chen Jianbin's turning point was in "New Three Kingdoms". In this drama, he played the cunning Cao Cao. He played Cao Cao's suspicion and wisdom vividly, making the audience believe that Cao Cao should be like this.
This also ushered in the spring of Chen Jianbin's career. Later, Chen Jianbin filmed "The Legend of Zhen Huan". This drama made Chen Jianbin really popular. Although the emperor he played was not handsome, he was majestic and imposing, and at the same time he had a royal look. Suspicion and tenderness are outstanding.
This drama is also the most famous costume drama in mainland China. Now it has become a dinner drama for the audience. Everyone jokingly calls Chen Jianbin the Fourth Uncle, or Big Fat Orange, which shows that the audience highly recognizes Chen Jianbin's acting skills.
Later, Chen Jianbin did not go with Wu Yue. He met Jiang Qinqin while filming "Qiao Family Courtyard". The two fell in love, and then got married and had children. After
became popular, Chen Jianbin did not have more resources in his career, but he also had many wonderful works, such as "Chinese Style Divorce" and " Trident ", which are inseparable from the theme of middle-aged men's life transitions.
Although his acting skills are also online, watching too many TV series like this will also make the audience feel bored. The most important thing is that "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is so successful that almost no film and television drama can surpass him. Suspicious Chen Jianbin's other film and television dramas are also It is not as brilliant as the previous "The Legend of Zhen Huan". It seems that a film and television work that is too successful is not necessarily a good thing.
The above are the male stars who have been called veteran actors by the audience in recent years. It is undeniable that these actors have performed in many outstanding works, but most of them are not followed up enough, or they are stuck in one acting method, or they are Not much acting anymore.
But what is most difficult for netizens to accept is the issue of character. For example, although Zhang Tielin has many classic works, his character is worrying and it is difficult to be regarded as an old actor.
