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]

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.[6] 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". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. Piller, Thomas. "Tanner Zipchen let go from Cineplex". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. Nowak, Peter. "Tanner Zipchen speaks out on former Cineplex gig, says at first all he got were Scene points". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "IMDb - Kelsey Zipchen". IMDb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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