Guo Donglin

He is notable for performing xiangsheng and sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala from 1993 to 2017.

[1][2][3] 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.

However, news outlets noted that as an actor, Guo likely wasn't responsible for the sketch's script.

[4][5] 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.