Tanner Zipchen

Tanner Zipchen is a Canadian actor[1] and host. From 2015 to 2020 he was the host of the Pre-Show for Cineplex Entertainment.

Career

In 2015, Zipchen applied to an open casting call from Canadian theatre chain Cineplex to host their pre-show; a series of short games and interviews played in front of movies at Cineplex theatres.[2] After a lengthy campaign and cross Canada vote, Tanner was voted into the top 3. After completing additional challenges, he ultimately won the vote and was awarded the role of Cineplex Pre-Show Host.[3]

On January 13, 2020, Zipchen announced he had been let go by Cineplex.[4] It was later revealed, in an article about working for exposure in the industry, that since his initial work as host was considered a “prize” and not a job by Cineplex, he was not paid but instead compensated in Scene points, a reward program used by Cineplex to award free movies to its customers.[5]

Along with actively working as an actor, making appearances in The Boys and Private Eyes,[6] Tanner can also be found in the Dark Pictures Anthology game, Little Hope.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Clara Bar Patron
2019 Run This Town Club Goer
Blood Quantum Gate Zombie
The Cuban Orderly
Canadian Strain Rival Dealer
ReanAmour Patient Short film
2020 Heart Attack Man Police Officer Short film
2021 Yeti Tony Miller Short film
2022 I Like Movies TBA

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Boys Entertainment Reporter
Private Eyes Shawn
2022 What We Do in the Shadows Host Vampire

Personal life

Zipchen was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is married to Kelsey Zipchen, who is an on-set teacher in the film and television industry.[8] They both reside in Toronto, Ontario.

References
  1. "IMDb - Tanner Zipchen". IMDB.com. IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Tanner Zipchen went from Saskatoon DJ to Hollywood regular". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. Culture; Movies (2017-05-15). "If you've seen a movie at Cineplex in the last several years, you've seen Tanner Zee — but who is he? | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. Piller, Thomas. "Tanner Zipchen let go from Cineplex". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. Nowak, Peter (15 February 2020). "Tanner Zipchen speaks out on former Cineplex gig, says at first all he got were Scene points". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "Tanner Zipchen". IMDb.
  7. "The Dark Pictures: Little Hope". IMDb.
  8. "IMDb - Kelsey Zipchen". IMDb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2020.


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