Chris Wang

Chris Wang or Wang You-sheng (; born 9 June 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, model, singer and writer. He previously went by the stage name Wang Yu-xiang (王郁翔). He got his start in show business when hosting the popular Taiwanese travel show The King of Adventure.

Life and career Chris Wang is a Taiwanese actor and TV host. He attended New Taipei Municipal Yong-Ping High School. He has a degree in finance from National Central University. During college, he took a job in Australia for the summer and biked across the desert. After he returned to Taiwan, he saw the international-travel show "The King of Adventure" was looking for a new host, and recommended himself at the show's blog site. The show's producers were impressed by him and he became the show's fourth host in 2008. When Chris had first seen the show on TV a few years before, he had shouted at his friends that he wanted to host the show someday.

He started acting in TV drama series with a role in "Lucky Days: Second Time Around", 2010's "I Love You" and then "P.S. Man". His fame rose as one of the male leads on the record-setting drama, in 2010 "The Fierce Wife", and its movie sequel, 2012 "The Fierce Wife Final Episode". He followed up with leading roles in shows such as 2011's "They Are Flying", "Inborn Pair", and 2012 "Love Me or Leave Me".

Aside from winning awards for hosting The King of Adventure, his success in dramatic roles has proven him to be a rising actor with great potential and international appeal. Chris has also released a music album in 2013 and published several books.

Personal life Wang dated and married his manager, Lin Yi-xian (林宜嫻), in 2015. They have one daughter, Wang Lei-zhen (王蕾榛), born on 9 April 2015, and a son who was born in June 2017.

On May 25, 2024, he was sentenced to 8 months imprisonment for sexual assault.

Filmography

Television Year Network Mandarin title English title Role Notes2008–2011 SETTV 冒險王 The King of Adventure Host 2010 TTV/SETTV 第二回合我愛你 Lucky Days Ren Xiao Guo 2010 TTV/SETTV 偷心大聖 P.S. 男 P.S. Man Yu Hao Cameo 2010 TTV/SETTV 犀利人妻 The Fierce Wife Lan Tian Wei 2011 CTS 飛行少年 They Are Flying Xie Wei Lian 2011 SETTV 真愛找麻煩 Inborn Pair Ke Wei Xiang 2012 TTV 我租了一個情人 Love Me or Leave Me Fang Hao Ming 2013 Anhui TV 面包树上的女人 Woman on the Breadfruit Tree An Xiao Lu 2013 SETTV 美味的想念 A Hint of You Boyfriend Cameo 2013 TTV 大紅帽與小野狼 Big Red Riding Hood Physician Cameo 2013 SETTV 有愛一家人 Love Family Wan Sheng Ren 2014 TVB 愛情來的時候 A Time of Love John (Shing) 2014 SETTV 22K夢想高飛 Aim High Yu Qí Feng 2015 SETTV 料理高校生 Love Cuisine Chris Cameo, episode 17–21

Film Year English title Mandarin title Role 2012 Bad Girls 女孩壞壞 Li Kai Jie 2012 The Fierce Wife Final Episode 犀利人妻最終回：幸福男·不難 Lan Tian Wei 2013 Hotel Transylvania 尖叫旅社 Jonathan (voice dubbing) 2014 A Time of Love 愛情來的時候 John (Shing) 2014 Twa-Tiu-Tiann 大稻埕 Jack 2014 Endless Nights in Aurora 極光之愛 2015 Just Get Married 結婚禁行曲 Jie Sheng Zhang 2015 Maverick 菜鳥 Yeh 2016 My Egg Boy 我的蛋男情人 梅寶男友

Music video appearances 2010 – "Naive" 天真 by XianZi 弦子 2011 – "As the Winter Nights Become Warmer" 當冬夜漸暖 by Stefanie Sun 孫燕姿 2011 – "Thinking of Her When You're With Me" 陪我的時候想著她 by Claire Kuo 郭靜

Discography Studio albums English title Mandarin title Release date Label 1st Mr. Perfect? 完美先生 11 January 2013 Ocean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd

Published works 2009 October 30 : You Are the King of Adventure: Chris's Dream Heaven (你，就是冒險王) – 2011 October 15 : Naked, Fake (宥勝‧裸裝) – 2012 December 12 : My Challenge Is Not Perfect (挑戰我的不完美) – 2016 : 因為妳，夢想啟動：菜鳥奶爸追夢記 –