Chen Shucheng

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

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. 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 In 1994, Chen hosted the inaugural Star Awards with Taiwanese television host Yvette Tsui.

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.

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.

Filmography Film Year English title Mandarin 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 The Ultimate Winner 赢家 Uncle Lim 2013 Red Numbers 红字

Television series Year Title Role Notes 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 1983Double Blessings 1984 The Awakening 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