Ma Sanli
| Ma Sanli | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 馬三立 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 马三立 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Mǎ Sānlì (Mandarin) |
| Born | October 1, 1914 Beijing, China |
| Died | February 11, 2003 (aged 89) Tianjin, China |
| Occupation | Xiangsheng actor |
Ma Sanli (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ صً لِ ， simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Mǎ Sānlì; 1914 – February 11, 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalk" style.
Ma was born in Beijing; he was of the Hui ethnic group, and the son and grandson of practitioners of Xiangsheng. He was apprenticed to Zhou Deshan in 1929. Ma was a Chinese Muslim, his faith being Islam.
He came to be noted for avoiding complication in a way that kept his performances accessible to a mass audience. He pursued his art in Tianjin.
He became a widower in 1984. In December 2001, Ma retired from the Xiangsheng trade.
On February 11, 2003, he died in Tianjin after a long battle with cancer.
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