Kuo Tzu-chien

Kuo Tzu-chien (; born March 14, 1964) is a Taiwanese comedian, host and actor.

Personal life Kuo is married with a son. His first marriage in 1995 lasted only 3 months.

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

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.

In 2015, the actress Chiang Tsu-ping played Kuo Tzu-chien's daughter in the eight-o'clock drama "Love You Unconditionally." In the scene, Kuo Tzu-chien was supposed to slap Chiang Tsu-ping, but he apparently miscontrolled the force, causing a mild concussion and inner ear imbalance in Chiang Tsu-ping, forcing her to rest for a year. However, Chiang Tsu-ping still suffered from residual health problems. Not only could she never exercise again, she sometimes felt shaky while sitting at home. At her worst, she couldn't even squat or run, which was undoubtedly a huge blow.

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.

Selected filmography

Television series Year English title Original title Role Notes/ 1989 Happy Family 全家福－ 讀者來函 Plumber Cameo 1991 Jia You Xian Qi 家有仙妻 Thief Cameo 1994 The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龍記 Hu Qingniu 1997 4 Daughters 四千金 Old Man 2002 Perfect Neighbors 親戚不計較 Kuo Ying-jun 2005 Taipei Family 住左邊住右邊 Kuo Fu-qian 2006 The Amazing Strategist Liu Bo Wen 神機妙算劉伯溫·長生劫 Cai Yi-dao 2007 Brown Sugar Macchiato 黑糖瑪奇朵 Mr. Fei 2008 Love or Bread 我的億萬麵包 Zeng Huo-shu 2011 6 Ju Xia Ban 6局下半 Su Zheng-de 2014 Go, Single Lady 上流俗女 Mr. He 2014 The X-Dormitory 終極X宿舍 Niu Bao-jie 2019 The Timeless Virtues 忠孝節義·路遙知馬力 Ding Ba 2019 Back to Home 月村歡迎你 Kuo Fu-cheng 2019 Nowhere Man 罪夢者 Yang Wan-li Netflix series 2020 A Fool Like Me 大林學校 Lin Chien-chih 2020 Girl's Power 女力報到－最佳拍檔 Han Geng 2020 Young Days No Fears 我的青春沒在怕 Liao Wan-li 2020 Non Reading Club 不讀書俱樂部 Shop manager 2021 Girl's Power 女力報到－愛情公寓Han Geng 2021 Guan Yin in My Dream 觀音對我笑 Hsieh Lai-wen 2021 Gold Leaf 茶金 Chang Fu-chi 2021 Golden Years 黃金歲月 Hotel owner Cameo 2022 Lord Jiaqing and The Journey to Taiwan 嘉慶君遊台灣 Liu Yong 2023 The Searchers 搜尋者 2024 A Wonderful Journey 華麗計程車行 Asan Ge / Táng-á 2026 Agent from Above 乩身 Dragon Prince

Film

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

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1995 32nd Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor The Daughter-in-Law 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show 2100 National Nonsense 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film 6 Ju Xia Ban 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Three Star 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Gold Leaf