Kuo Tzu-chien

Kuo Tzu-chien (Chinese: 郭子乾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Chú-khiân; born March 14, 1964)[1] is a Taiwanese comedian, host and actor.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kuo.
Kuo Tzu-chien
Kuo in September 2019
Born (1964-03-14) March 14, 1964
Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
Other namesGuo Ziqian
Kuo Tze-cheng
Guo Tzu-chien
Alma materChina Maritime College
Occupation(s)Comedian, host, actor
Years active1987-present
Spouses
Lin Cai-hong
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(m. 1995; div. 1995)​
    Wei Yu-lian
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    (m. 1999)​
    Children1
    Chinese name
    Traditional Chinese郭子乾
    Simplified Chinese郭子乾

    Personal life

    Kuo is married with a son. His first marriage in 1995 lasted only 3 months.[2]

    Former Mayor of Hsinchu City Lin Junq-tzer is his older cousin.[3]

    In 2012, Kuo launched a claim for 460 million won in compensation against the Ramada Hotel and Suites Seoul in Namdaemun after he suffered hot water burns from a defective electric kettle which bottom part was already broken before he checked into the hotel. He was on a holiday trip in Seoul with his wife and son in January 2012 when the incident happened. His claim was subsequently dismissed by the Seoul Central District Court in August 2013. In reaction, Kuo initiated a series of protests with a number of Taiwanese television personalities and filed a petition to the Taiwan Human Rights Association that had garnered 10,000 signatures.[4]

    In June 2021, Kuo was embroiled in the Taipei Good Liver Clinic vaccination scandal where he was in a group of “wealthy and famous” people who received COVID-19 vaccines at the same time as the designated priority groups such as frontline medical personnel, police and emergency-response workers, among others.[5]

    Selected filmography

    Television series
    Year English title Original title Role Notes
    1989Happy Family全家福－ 讀者來函PlumberCameo
    1991Jia You Xian Qi家有仙妻ThiefCameo
    1994The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber倚天屠龍記Hu Qingniu
    19974 Daughters四千金Old Man
    2002Perfect Neighbors親戚不計較Kuo Ying-jun
    2005Taipei Family住左邊住右邊Kuo Fu-qian
    2006The Amazing Strategist Liu Bo Wen神機妙算劉伯溫·長生劫Cai Yi-dao
    2007Brown Sugar Macchiato黑糖瑪奇朵Mr. Fei
    2008Love or Bread我的億萬麵包Zeng Huo-shu
    20116 Ju Xia Ban6局下半Su Zheng-de
    2014Go, Single Lady上流俗女Mr. He
    2014The X-Dormitory終極X宿舍Niu Bao-jie
    2019The Timeless Virtues忠孝節義·路遙知馬力Ding Ba
    2019Back to Home月村歡迎你Kuo Fu-cheng
    2019Nowhere Man罪夢者Yang Wan-liNetflix series
    2020A Fool Like Me大林學校Lin Chien-chih
    2020Girl's Power女力報到－最佳拍檔Han Geng
    2020Young Days No Fears我的青春沒在怕Liao Wan-li
    2020Non Reading Club不讀書俱樂部Shop manager
    2021Girl's Power女力報到－愛情公寓Han Geng
    2021Guan Yin in My Dream觀音對我笑Hsieh Lai-wen
    2021Gold Leaf茶金Chang Fu-chi
    2021Golden Years黃金歲月Hotel ownerCameo
    2022Lord Jiaqing and The Journey to Taiwan嘉慶君遊台灣Liu Yong
    2023The Searchers搜尋者
    2023Agent from Above乩身Dragon Prince[6]

    Film
    Kuo in 2008
    Year English title Original title Role Notes
    1989Seven Wolves 2七匹狼2Tu Qiu-zhi
    1990Cheng Gong Ling 2: Quan Mian Chu Ji成功嶺２全面出擊
    1995The Daughter-in-Law阿爸的情人
    1995Trouble Maker臭屁王TeacherCameo
    2004The Incredibles—Buddy Pine / IncrediBoy / SyndromeMandarin voiceover (Taiwan version)
    2011Leaving Gracefully帶一片風景走
    2012Go Go Daddy搶救老爸Wang Tian-cai
    2012Baseball Love球愛天空Lin Yong-shun
    2014Endless Nights in Aurora極光之愛Professor Chen
    2015Youth Never Returns既然青春留不住
    2018About Youth有一種喜歡Yuan's Dad
    2019It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show瘋狂電視台瘋電影Kuo Tzu-chien
    2023Xiao Zi小子

    Variety and reality show
    English title Original title Notes
    Everybody Speaks Nonsense全民大悶鍋
    Celebrity Imitated Show全民最大黨
    Three Star三星報囍

    Published works
    • Kuo, Tzu-chien (2008). Jie men jiu ren sheng : Guo Zi Qian live show 解悶救人生！郭子乾Live Show. Taipei: Bookzone. ISBN 9789862160701.
    • Kuo, Tzu-chien (2017). Ge shuo de bu shi xing zuo, shi ren ji guan xi 哥說的不是星座，是人際關係. Taipei: Bookzone. ISBN 9789864793273.

    Awards and nominations
    YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
    199532nd Golden Horse AwardsBest Supporting ActorThe Daughter-in-LawNominated
    200338th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety Show2100 National NonsenseWon
    200540th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks NonsenseNominated
    200742nd Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks NonsenseNominated
    200843rd Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks NonsenseNominated
    200944th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks NonsenseNominated
    201146th Golden Bell AwardsBest Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film6 Ju Xia BanNominated
    201651st Golden Bell AwardsBest Host for a Variety ShowThree StarNominated
    202257th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a Television SeriesGold LeafNominated

    References
    1. "郭子乾 ZI-QIAN GUO-台灣偶像劇場". tw.dorama.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    2. "空姐老婆偏愛他不帥！郭子乾結婚18年零緋聞全靠3優點 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    3. "郭子乾有政界表哥 新竹市長林政則│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    4. "Taiwan comedian on anti-Korean crusade". koreatimes. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    5. "COVID-19: Clinic list shows people in line to get jabs - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
    6. 林奕雯 (December 11, 2019). "柯震東轉攻小螢幕變《乩身》　隋棠被郭子乾騙雙修" (in Chinese). Ming Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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