Chen Shucheng

Chen Shucheng (born Tan Soo Seng on 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host.[2] He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "black and white" era.

Chen Shucheng
Born
Tan Soo Seng[1]

(1949-10-21) 21 October 1949
NationalitySingaporean
Occupations
Years active1971−present
Spouses
C N Lim
(m. 1970; div. 1991)
  • Huang Peiru
Children1
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳澍城
Simplified Chinese陈澍城
Hanyu PinyinChén Shùchéng

Career

Acting

Chen joined Mediacorp, then known as Radio Television Singapore (RTS), as an actor in 1971. Since then he has portrayed many different roles ranging from a young nerdy doctor in The Awakening, a rich flirting playboy in Pretty Faces, the famous philanthropist, Tan Kah Kee in the war drama, The Price of Peace to a strict and unbending father in Love at 0°C .

Chen's work was recognised in 2007 when he was awarded the "Evergreen Veteran" award at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special. After being nominated many times, he won his first acting award in Star Awards 2012 for his role in The Oath and received a standing ovation from both colleagues and fans.[3] In Star Awards 2018 , he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, Home Truly .

Chen has gotten 2 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

Hosting

During the late 1990s, Chen was best known as host of long-running variety shows Econ Nite (宜康之夜) and Weekend Delight (欢乐周末夜) for over a decade.

Singing

He also had an album to his name in the 1970s. He sang in the Teochew dialect.

Personal life

Chen and former actress Huang Peiru acted as a couple in the 1984 television series The Awakening and married after the drama aired. Chen and Huang had also starred in the series Enchanted Eyes.[4]

Chen previously had a 21-year marriage with C N Lim, which ended in 1991. Lim filed for divorce from Chen and had claimed that the actor had been ignoring her since 1979. Lim has the custody of their daughter.[5]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
20002000 AD公元2000
2005The Maid女佣Mr. Teo
2008A PromiseOld Mo
2011It's a Great, Great World大世界Towkay Lim
2011The Ultimate Winner赢家Uncle Lim
2013Red Numbers红字

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1971The Trap
Autumn
Return of the Wild Goose
Parasite
1972The Story of Mr. Q
The World of Warmth
Repentance
Distress
Culprit
The Test
Silent Blessings
Survival
An Ill-Fated Girl
The Underground
Home Coming
1983 Double Blessings [6]
1984The Awakening [4]
1990Pretty Faces
1993The Unbeatables I
1994Crazy Duet
1995The Teochew Family
Dream Hunters
Project B
Golden Pillow
1996Three In One Love
The Unbeatables II
1997The Silver Lining
The Price of Peace
1998The Return of the Condor Heroes
1999PI Blues
2002The Unbeatables III
2003Viva La FamilleSun Yongshun
Holland VSteven Seow
2004Room in My Heart
2005Portrait of HomeZhou Dong
Zhang Guangyang
Portrait of Home IIZhou Dong
Zhang Guangyang
2006Love at 0°CHu Zhitao
Women of TimesChen Tianfa
2007Live AgainZhang Bo
The Greatest Love of AllZhao Zhipeng
2008Taste of LoveQiang Ge
Love BlossomsTao Dashun
Love Blossoms II
A Promise
2009The UltimatumYe Songnian
Your Hand In MineJason Fang
2010Happy FamilyDong Jianye
With YouZhang Yongsheng
2011Secrets for SaleChen Daohai
DevotionZhuo Chensheng
The OathWu Zhixiong
2012Double BonusJin Wentao
Pillow TalkHe Guangming
Yours FatefullySu Shuntian
Game PlanPu Chengcai
2014Yes We Can!Zhu Haitao
In The Name Of LoveBai Yongchun
BlessingsLian Mengyong
Spice UpCai Shi
2015Good LuckLin Xiaohe
Let It GoLittle Bee
Life Is BeautifulCai Qingde
Super SeniorChen Yalai
2016Life - Fear NotZhuang Shuiqing
Fire UpZhuang Dexian
2017Home TrulyHong Shan
Eat Already? 2Yuan Yongming
Have A Little FaithZhou Fangdong
Eat Already? 3Yuan Yongming
2018Eat Already? 4
Reach For The SkiesFang Shouyi
A Million Dollar DreamHu Tianhao
Love At Cavenagh BridgeWang Weiguang
Blessings 2Lian Mengyong
Heart To HeartYue Dazhong
2019How Are You?Mr Ng
Hello From The Other Side - Its TimeGrandpa
Hello Miss DriverFang Yuancheng
Old Is GoldZhou Renfa
Old Is Gold: The Bliss KeeperTelemovie
2020 A Jungle SurvivorHe Guozhong
2021Old Soul Yet So YoungLi Youcai
Watch Out! AlexiusSun Jinfa
The Peculiar PawnbrokerChen Hongyi
The Heartland HeroUncle Tan
2022I Want To Be A TowkayKam Chek
When Duty Calls 2Zeng Hechang
2023Silent WallsLiang Zhiqin [7]
SheroHuang YudaiCameo
My One and OnlyYang

Discography

Compilation albums

Year English title Mandarin title
2014MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 14新传媒群星金马献万福
2015MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15新传媒群星金羊添吉祥
2016MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16新传媒群星金猴添喜庆
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult Ref
1995Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorStrange Encounters (as Cai Hong)Nominated
1997Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorThe Price of Peace (as Tan Kah Kee)Nominated
2000Star AwardsBest Variety Show HostPSC NightNominated
2001Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorBeyond the Axis of Truth (as Wu Mingwei)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
Best Variety Show HostWeekend DelightNominated
2002Star AwardsSpecial Achievement AwardWon
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
Best ActorViva Le Famille (as Wu Yongsun)Nominated
Best Supporting ActorThe Wing of Desire (as Hu Tie)Nominated
2003Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2004Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorRoom in My Heart (as Li Ashun)Nominated
2005Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2006Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2007Star AwardsEvergreen Veteran AwardWon
2009Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2010Asian Television AwardsBest Supporting ActorWith You (as Zhang Yongsheng)Nominated
Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2011Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2012Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
Best Supporting ActorThe Oath (as Wu Zhiyong)Won
2013Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2014Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2015Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
Best Supporting ActorBlessings (as Lian Mengyong)Nominated
2016Star AwardsBest Evergreen ArtisteSuper Senior (as Chen Yalai)Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2017Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorFire Up (as Zhuang Dexian)Nominated
Best Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2018Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorHome Truly (as Hong Shan)Nominated
Best Evergreen ArtisteWon
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Supporting Actor Hello From The Other Side - Its Time (as Ye Ye)Won
Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorA Million Dollar Dream (as Hu Tianhao)Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10
2021Star AwardsBest Supporting ActorOld is Gold (as Zhou Renfa)Nominated
Best Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesWon
2022Star AwardsBest Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20 [8]
2023Star AwardsBest Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesNominated

References

  1. "Scott HIllyard and Tan Soo Seng". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  2. Loh, Genevieve (20 December 2010). "A world of wonder". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "Chen Shucheng and Vivian Lai bag their first acting honours". xin.msn.com. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. Yang, Sarah (24 March 2017). "Looking back at Singapore's first on-screen kiss on The Awakening - Channel NewsAsia". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. "Chen Shucheng divorced by wife". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 8. New Paper. New Paper. 21 September 1991. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. Leong, Weng Kam (21 January 1983). "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". The Straits Times. p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2022 via NewspaperSG.
  7. "Madeline Chu, Sean Say, John Hung: 1991 ad of top 20 popular artistes stirs nostalgia". AsiaOne. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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