Wu Cheng'en
The original lead actors of "Journey to the West" (1986) — Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Chi Chongrui and Ma Dehua — reprised their roles in "Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West", a 2010 television series about Wu Cheng'en and his inspiration for writing the novel "Journey to the West". Sha Wujing, however, was portrayed by Liu Dagang because Yan Huaili, who played the character in 1986, died in April 2009.