# Guo Donglin

Guo Donglin (Chinese: 郭冬临; born 18 October 1966) is a Chinese actor and xiangsheng performer.
He is notable for performing xiangsheng and sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala from 1993 to 2017.
In the 2017 New Year's Gala, Guo played in a sketch in which he prevented a relative from being scammed. The scammer's voice was noted to have a thick Henan accent, to which Guo's character said '10 out of 9 scammers are Henan people', referencing anti-Henan sentiment. Guo suffered severe reputation loss from this controversy and did not appear again in the New Year's Gala for the first time after 23 years. However, news outlets noted that as an actor, Guo likely wasn't responsible for the sketch's script.

## Biography

Guo was born in Yantai, Shandong in October 1966, both his father Guo Changyi (郭昌仪) and mother were performing artists, he graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

## Works
### CCTV New Year's Gala

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Cast |
| 1993 | | 《市场速写》 | Zhang Ci (张慈), Fabao (法比奥) |
| 1995 | Something While Looking for Me | 《有事您说话》 | Li Wenqi (李文启), Maihongmei (买红妹) |
| 1996 | Intersection | 《路口》 | Wei Ji'an (魏积安), Zhao Liang (赵亮) |
| 1997 | Spring Festival | 《过年》 | Guo Da (郭达), Cai Ming (蔡明) |
| 1999 | Ball Game Fan | 《球迷》 | Guo Da (郭达), Cai Ming (蔡明) |
| 2000 | | 《旧曲新歌》 | Feng Gong |
| 2001 | Much Will Have More | 《得寸进尺》 | Feng Gong, Guo Yue (郭月) |
| 2002 | On and Off Stage | 《台上台下》 | Feng Gong, Lu Ming (陆鸣) |
| 2003 | I Swap the Roles with My Father | 《我和爸爸换角色》 | Jin Yuting (金玉婷), Xiaodingdang (小叮当) |
| 2004 | A Good Man | 《好人不打折》 | Guo Da (郭达), Yang Lei (杨蕾) |
| 2005 | A Man | 《男子汉大丈夫》 | Niu Li (牛莉) |
| 2006 | A Honest Man | 《诚实人》 | Wei Ji'an (魏积安), Huang Xiaojuan (黄晓娟) |
| 2007 | Return Home | 《回家》 | Shao Feng (邵峰) |
| 2008 | News Figure | 《新闻人物》 | Zhou Tao (周涛) |
| 2010 | | 《一句话的事儿》 | Zhou Tao (周涛), Liu Jian (刘鉴) |
| 2012 | The Supermarket Interview | 《超市面试》 | Wei Ji'an (魏积安), Fu Junqi (傅浚琪), He Jun (何军) |
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| 2017 | Withdrawing Money | 《取钱》 | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | The Story of Editorial Staff | 《编辑部的故事》 | guest | |
| 1993 | I Love My Home | 《我爱我家》 | | |
| 1994 | | 《东边日出西边雨》 | | |
| 1996 | Presidential Suite | 《总统套房》 | | |
| 1996 | Big Magic Cube | 《大魔方》 | | |
| 1997 | Sweet Woman | 《小女人》 | | |
| 1998 | Palace of Desire | 《大明宫词》 | Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (唐中宗李显) | Golden Eagle Award for Audience's Choice for Supporting Actor |
| 2001 | Harmony Brings Wealthy | 《家和万事兴》 | | |
| 2001 | Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties | 《隋唐英雄传》 | Cheng Yaojin (程咬金) | |
| 2002 | Dye House | 《大染坊》 | guest | |
| 2002 | | 《魂断秦淮》 | Tian Hongyu (田弘遇) | |
| 2003 | Dead Men to Tell Tales | 《大宋提刑官》 | Li Tang (李唐) | |
| 2003 | | 《太太反击战》 | Hua Ziqiang (华子强) | |
| 2003 | | 《讨个媳妇过新年》 | Wan Dashan (万大山) | |
| 2003 | | 《女人不麻烦》 | Li Shuai (李帅) | |
| 2004 | Divorced Woman | 《离婚女人》 | Yang Yifan (杨一凡) | |
| 2005 | | 《别活得太累》 | Kang Delong (康德龙) | |
| 2005 | County Leader | 《县令黄马褂》 | Ji Xiaolan (纪晓岚) | |
| 2005 | General A Gui | 《铁将军阿贵》 | Tang Danian (唐大年) | |
| 2006 | | 《欢乐的海》 | Hai Yuguang (海玉广) | |
| 2006 | The Moon | 《月儿弯弯》 | | |
| 2006 | | 《上线》 | Huang Shachen (黄沙尘) | |
| 2007 | | 《最近有点烦》 | Zhou Zhai (周拽) | |
| 2008 | Su Dongpo | 《苏东坡》 | Monk Foyin (佛印) | |
| 2009 | | 《船来船往》 | guest | |
| 2009 | Wanjuan Pavilion | 《万卷楼》 | Guo Ziyu (郭子鱼) | |
| 2009 | Highly Skilled Doctor | 《神医大道公》 | Erju (二举) | |
| 2010 | Twin of Brothers | 《双龙传》 | He Wuqiu (何无求) | |
| 2011 | Woman Soldiers | 《戎装女人》 | | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
| 1987 | The Men's World | 男人的世界》 | guest |
| 1996 | Ambush | 《埋伏》 | |
| 2003 | Rat Love Cat | 《老鼠爱上猫》 | King of Xiangyang (襄阳王) |
| 2003 | Remember | 《让我们记住》 | |
| 2004 | Dream Comes True | 《梦想成真》 | |
| 2004 | The Taxi Story | 《的士情缘》 | |
| 2005 | Haste Makes Waste | 《心急吃不了热豆腐》 | Zhang Qiang (张强) |
| 2012 | | 《左眼不跳财》 | |

### Drama

* Parisian (《巴黎人》)
* Wedding and Funeral (《红白喜事》)
* The History of Sangshuping (《桑树坪纪事》)
* Hamlet (《哈姆雷特》)
* Gala Hutong (《旮旯胡同》)
* Super Idiot (《超级笨蛋》)
* Haitang Hutong (《海棠胡同》)