Lan Tianye Lan Tianye Lan Tianye (; born 1927) is a Chinese actor and painter. Lan is noted for his roles as Jiang Ziya in the television series "The Investiture of the Gods". Lan was born Wang Runsen () in Raoyang County, Hengshui, Hebei in 1927, during the Republic of China. Wang became a drama actor in 1944. Wang graduated from National Beiping Art School (). In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, Wang defected to liberated areas, and changed his name Lan Tianye. Lan entered the Beijing People's Art Theatre in 1952. In 1962, Lan learned Chinese painting from Li Kuchan
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