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] 21 October 1949 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1971−present |
| Spouses | C N Lim
(m. 1970; div. 1991)
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| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳澍城 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈澍城 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chén 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
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2000 AD | 公元2000 | ||
| 2005 | The Maid | 女佣 | Mr. Teo | |
| 2008 | A Promise | Old Mo | ||
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | 大世界 | Towkay Lim | |
| 2011 | The Ultimate Winner | 赢家 | Uncle Lim | |
| 2013 | Red Numbers | 红字 |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Trap | |||
| Autumn | ||||
| Return of the Wild Goose | ||||
| Parasite | ||||
| 1972 | The 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] | ||
| 1984 | The Awakening | [4] | ||
| 1990 | Pretty Faces | |||
| 1993 | The Unbeatables I | |||
| 1994 | Crazy Duet | |||
| 1995 | The Teochew Family | |||
| Dream Hunters | ||||
| Project B | ||||
| Golden Pillow | ||||
| 1996 | Three In One Love | |||
| The Unbeatables II | ||||
| 1997 | The Silver Lining | |||
| The Price of Peace | ||||
| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | |||
| 1999 | PI Blues | |||
| 2002 | The Unbeatables III | |||
| 2003 | Viva La Famille | Sun Yongshun | ||
| Holland V | Steven Seow | |||
| 2004 | Room in My Heart | |||
| 2005 | Portrait of Home | Zhou Dong | ||
| Zhang Guangyang | ||||
| Portrait of Home II | Zhou Dong | |||
| Zhang Guangyang | ||||
| 2006 | Love at 0°C | Hu Zhitao | ||
| Women of Times | Chen Tianfa | |||
| 2007 | Live Again | Zhang Bo | ||
| The Greatest Love of All | Zhao Zhipeng | |||
| 2008 | Taste of Love | Qiang Ge | ||
| Love Blossoms | Tao Dashun | |||
| Love Blossoms II | ||||
| A Promise | ||||
| 2009 | The Ultimatum | Ye Songnian | ||
| Your Hand In Mine | Jason Fang | |||
| 2010 | Happy Family | Dong Jianye | ||
| With You | Zhang Yongsheng | |||
| 2011 | Secrets for Sale | Chen Daohai | ||
| Devotion | Zhuo Chensheng | |||
| The Oath | Wu Zhixiong | |||
| 2012 | Double Bonus | Jin Wentao | ||
| Pillow Talk | He Guangming | |||
| Yours Fatefully | Su Shuntian | |||
| Game Plan | Pu Chengcai | |||
| 2014 | Yes We Can! | Zhu Haitao | ||
| In The Name Of Love | Bai Yongchun | |||
| Blessings | Lian Mengyong | |||
| Spice Up | Cai Shi | |||
| 2015 | Good Luck | Lin Xiaohe | ||
| Let It Go | Little Bee | |||
| Life Is Beautiful | Cai Qingde | |||
| Super Senior | Chen Yalai | |||
| 2016 | Life - Fear Not | Zhuang Shuiqing | ||
| Fire Up | Zhuang Dexian | |||
| 2017 | Home Truly | Hong Shan | ||
| Eat Already? 2 | Yuan Yongming | |||
| Have A Little Faith | Zhou Fangdong | |||
| Eat Already? 3 | Yuan Yongming | |||
| 2018 | Eat Already? 4 | |||
| Reach For The Skies | Fang Shouyi | |||
| A Million Dollar Dream | Hu Tianhao | |||
| Love At Cavenagh Bridge | Wang Weiguang | |||
| Blessings 2 | Lian Mengyong | |||
| Heart To Heart | Yue Dazhong | |||
| 2019 | How Are You? | Mr Ng | ||
| Hello From The Other Side - Its Time | Grandpa | |||
| Hello Miss Driver | Fang Yuancheng | |||
| Old Is Gold | Zhou Renfa | |||
| Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper | Telemovie | |||
| 2020 | A Jungle Survivor | He Guozhong | ||
| 2021 | Old Soul Yet So Young | Li Youcai | ||
| Watch Out! Alexius | Sun Jinfa | |||
| The Peculiar Pawnbroker | Chen Hongyi | |||
| The Heartland Hero | Uncle Tan | |||
| 2022 | I Want To Be A Towkay | Kam Chek | ||
| When Duty Calls 2 | Zeng Hechang | |||
| 2023 | Silent Walls | Liang Zhiqin | [7] | |
| Shero | Huang Yudai | Cameo | ||
| My One and Only | Yang |
Discography
Compilation albums
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 14 | 新传媒群星金马献万福 |
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Awards and nominations
References
- "Scott HIllyard and Tan Soo Seng". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- Loh, Genevieve (20 December 2010). "A world of wonder". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Chen Shucheng divorced by wife". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 8. New Paper. New Paper. 21 September 1991. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Leong, Weng Kam (21 January 1983). "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". The Straits Times. p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- "Madeline Chu, Sean Say, John Hung: 1991 ad of top 20 popular artistes stirs nostalgia". AsiaOne. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "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.
External links
- Profile on xinmsn