# Tanner Zipchen
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'''Tanner Zipchen''' is a Canadian actor[{{cite web |title=IMDb - Tanner Zipchen |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10651052/ |website=IMDB.com |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=7 March 2020}}] and host. From 2015 to 2020 he was the host of the Pre-Show for [Cineplex Entertainment](/source/Cineplex_Entertainment).
==Career==
In 2015, Zipchen applied to an open casting call from Canadian theatre chain [Cineplex](/source/Cineplex_Entertainment) to host their pre-show; a series of short games and interviews played in front of movies at [Cineplex](/source/Cineplex_Entertainment) theatres.[{{cite web |title=Tanner Zipchen went from Saskatoon DJ to Hollywood regular |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/lifestyles/tanner-zipchen-went-from-saskatoon-dj-to-hollywood-regular-298350/ |accessdate=19 February 2020}}] 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.[{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/if-youve-seen-a-movie-at-cineplex-in-the-last-several-years-youve-seen-tanner-zee-but-who-is-he|title=If you've seen a movie at Cineplex in the last several years, you've seen Tanner Zee — but who is he? {{!}} National Post|last1=Culture|last2=Movies|newspaper=National Post|date=2017-05-15|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-03-07}}]
On January 13, 2020, Zipchen announced he had been let go by [Cineplex](/source/Cineplex_Entertainment).[{{cite web |last1=Piller |first1=Thomas |title=Tanner Zipchen let go from Cineplex |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6407092/tanner-zipchen-cineplex/ |accessdate=19 February 2020}}] 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](/source/Scene_(loyalty_program)) points, a reward program used by [Cineplex](/source/Cineplex_Entertainment) to award free movies to its customers.[{{cite news |last1=Nowak |first1=Peter |title=Tanner Zipchen speaks out on former Cineplex gig, says at first all he got were Scene points |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=15 February 2020 |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/02/15/tanner-zipchen-speaks-out-on-former-cineplex-gig-says-at-first-all-he-got-was-scene-points.html |accessdate=19 February 2020}}]
Along with actively working as an actor, making appearances in ''[The Boys](/source/The_Boys_(TV_series))'' and ''[Private Eyes](/source/Private_Eyes_(TV_series))'',[{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10651052/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|title = Tanner Zipchen|website = [IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}] Tanner can also be found in the Dark Pictures Anthology game, ''Little Hope''.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10889636/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|title = The Dark Pictures: Little Hope|website = [IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''[Clara](/source/Clara_(2018_film))''
| Bar Patron
|
|-
| rowspan=5| 2019
| ''[Run This Town](/source/Run_This_Town_(film))''
| Club Goer
|
|-
| ''[Blood Quantum](/source/Blood_Quantum_(film))''
| Gate Zombie
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Cuban, The" | ''[The Cuban](/source/The_Cuban)''
| Orderly
|
|-
| ''[Canadian Strain](/source/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](/source/I_Like_Movies)''
|Video Store Hottie
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| data-sort-value="Boys, The" | [''The Boys''](/source/The_Boys_(TV_series))
| Entertainment Reporter
|
|-
|Private Eyes
|Shawn
|
|-
| 2022
| [''What We Do in the Shadows''](/source/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series))
| Host Vampire
|
|}
==Personal life==
Zipchen was born in [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan). He is married to Kelsey Zipchen, who is an on-set teacher in the film and television industry.[{{cite web |title=IMDb - Kelsey Zipchen |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11030689/ |website=IMDb.com |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=7 March 2020}}] They both reside in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Twitter|TannerZipchen}}
* {{IMDb name|10651052}}
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Category:Living people
Category:Cineplex Entertainment
Category:Male actors from Saskatoon
Category:Canadian television hosts
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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