Edmund Chen Biography
Edmund Chen was born on 4 February 1961 is a Mediacorp actor and artist. He began his career in 1987 and rose to become one of Singapore’s most prominent and popular actors during the 1990s and early 2000s before leaving the industry in 2007 to pursue his passion for art. Since then he has also established himself as an artist and children’s book illustrator.
Chen married fellow MediaCorp actress Xiang Yun in 1989 after meeting on the set of Patrol and they have two children. Their son Yixi made his acting debut in the web drama series i.Rock in early 2012. Chen is the eldest of three children. His younger sister is theatre director and entrepreneur Loretta Chen.
Edmund Chen Daughter
Edmond Chen is father to Chen Yixin.
Edmund Chen Son
Edmond is also father to his son, Chen Yixi.
Edmund Chen Age
Edmund Chen was born on 4 February 1961. He is 57 years old as of 2018.
Edmund Chen Career
Chen entered the entertainment industry after completing the SBC (predecessor of MediaCorp) 7th drama training course in 1987. He starred in several high-profile dramas such as sci-fi drama series Star Maiden, Air Force and police thriller Patrol, where he first met and later married co-star Xiang Yun. During the late 1990s he temporarily left showbiz for several years to concentrate on other projects.
After returning to MediaCorp his popularity soared and he won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award seven consecutive times. During the Star Awards 2007 25th anniversary special, he and Ivy Lee, who played his on-screen partner many times, were named the Top 5 Favourite On-screen Couples for their roles as husband and wife in Double Happiness. He left MediaCorp at the end of 2007 for family reasons but made a brief return to the screens as a guest star in Channel 5 comedy Calefare and the second season of Channel U production Perfect Cut. Besides acting, he has also presented and hosted shows ranging from sports events to variety shows to charity galas.
Chen is one of the few Singaporeans to have successfully ventured into Hollywood and has starred in a film produced by Warner Brothers (Turn Left, Turn Right), as well as more recently in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li distributed by Fox Pictures, as Xiang, father of Chun Li.
Chen directed his first feature film Echoing Love (爱情六重奏), which consists of six shorts directed by six different people and the cast includes Erica Lee, Alaric Tay, Vincent Ng, Nathaniel Ho and his wife Xiang Yun. It was screened at the 24th Singapore International Film Festival in 2011, where it won a Special Achievement Award at the Silver Screen Awards.
Other work
Chen left the entertainment industry in 2007 due to that he was not nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artist and he began writing and illustrating Chinese language children’s books. Two of his titles Dino Rulez! (欢迎来到我们的世界) and Little Otters To The Rescue! (水獭宝宝救爸爸) have been selected by the National Arts Council for its yearly catalogue. He designs stationery, stamp and T-shirts, which are sold through Panda Goods online store.
Endorsements
Chen functions as a brand ambassador and spokesman for many firms and products, including Beijing 101 Hair Consultants (www.beijing101hair.com), Mitsubishi Electric, Chien Chi Tow, G- Spa, Donut Empire and KKC Property in Singapore and throughout the Asian region.
Edmund Chen During a session
Edmund Chen And Xiang Yun
We should all be familiar with Edmund Chen and Xiang Yun, the celebrity couple that firstly does not age, and secondly has been our favourite couple since we were born. In fact, some of us weren’t even born when they got married! Other than the fact that they look like 45 when they’re 54, do you know that they’ve got a pretty interesting love story to tell? No, it’s not as dramatic or melodramatic as the ones in Channel 8 drama, but at least it’s interesting enough to be written here.
So, basically, long before you were born, in 1989 (okay, maybe some of you were already born or might be older than them lah), Edmund Chen was then a relatively new actor after completing his acting training in the then SBC drama training course about two years back.
Xiang Yun had already risen to fame with her 1984 blockbuster drama series The Awakening. Edmund met Xiang Yun in the 1989 铁警雄风, a drama about police, in particular, traffic police. Initially, Xiang Yun saw the then newbie Edmund as someone who was always plugged into his Walkman. They finally dated, and guess what happened? Within three months, they got married.
Yeah. Three months. According to Xiang Yun herself, what happened was that she was then already 29—and she “really wanted to get married”. Edmund hasn’t revealed much, but Edmund apparently was the person who suggested marrying after a few months. Xiang Yun was then still in the honeymoon stage, with her heart beating faster when she was with him.
As it became sort of a big “media circus” when reporters found out about it, as celebrities getting married to each other was unheard of then, they went on with it. After that, they realised they had some differences, and read this well: they settled their differences and made it work. I don’t know about you, but that itself is something commendable. So next time, if someone says that you get married too early, you know what to do!
Edmund Chen Paint
Former MediaCorp artiste Edmund Chen is now a record holder for creating the world’s longest drawing by an individual; he single-handedly completed a drawing that is 601.255 metres long at event partner ITE College East, exceeding the previous Guinness World Records’ record of 411 metres held by a Mexican artist, according to the World Record Academy.
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Edmund Chen Drawing
Edmund Chen Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Yellow Wedding | ||
Eternal Love | |||
Super Cop | |||
1999 | Where Got Problem | ||
Ghostories | |||
2002 | Sharpened Pencil | ||
The Eye | Dr Lo | ||
2003 | Turn Left, Turn Right | Dr Wu | |
2007 | Saigon Eclipse | ||
2008 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | Xiang | |
2009 | Liliang |
TV series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Sunshine After Rain 雨过天晴 | Chen Junjie | |
Moving On 变迁 | Ah Wen | ||
1988 | Star Maiden 飞越银河 | Jin Guixiang | |
Airforce 空军 | Gan Qifeng | ||
The Last Applause 舞榭歌台 | Guo Xiaoting (Qihua) | ||
Mystery – Piano 迷离夜 之《琴》 | Tan Jialun | ||
1989 | When Hearts Touch 似水柔情 | Xu Daimei | |
Fortune Hunters 钻石人生 | |||
Patrol 铁警雄风 | Luo Yifeng | ||
Turn of the Tide 浮沉 | Zhou Guodong | ||
1990 | Finishing Line 出人头地 | Zhong Chongguang | |
Happy Family 开心家族 | Song Kecheng | ||
1991 | The Darkest Hour 列血青春 | Ma Zhongyuan | |
1992 | Fiery Passion 烈焰焚情 | Mingliang | |
Crime and Passion 执法先锋 | |||
1993 | Hidden Truth 法网晴天 | Zhou Xiaoping | |
Switch 妙鬼临门 | |||
1994 | The Blazing Trail 兰桂坊血案 | Telemovie | |
Those Were the Days 生命擂台 | Yan Kaicong | ||
1995 | The Teochew Family 潮州家族 | ||
The Rangers 铁血雄心 | Telemovie | ||
Heartbeat 医胆仁心 | |||
Pointed Triangle 杀之恋 | Telemovie | ||
It’s My World 还我半天边 | |||
A Different Life 妈姐情缘 | Shen Tianle | ||
1996 | Ace Cops 妙警点三八 | Telemovie | |
新加坡故事 | |||
Life on the Line 魂断四面佛 | Telemovie | ||
1997 | Immortal Love 不老的传说 | Su Youming | |
Crimes and Tribulations 狮城奇案录 | Liang Shui | ||
2000 | Catherine Listening to the Rain | ||
2001 | The Invincible Squad 迷幻特警 | ||
The Hotel 大酒店 | Emil Qin | ||
The Stratagem 世纪攻略 | Zhou Jingxue | ||
Beyond the Axis of Truth 法医X档案 | Chen Xueming | Nominated – Best Actor award at Star Awards 2001 | |
2002 | First Touch | Dr Charles Yong | Channel 5 production |
The Vagrant 豹子胆 | Guest appearance | ||
Brotherhood 有情有义 | Co-production | ||
The Wing of Desire 天使的诱惑 | Qin Kailang | ||
Law 2002 法内情2002 | Qiu Zhishao | ||
First Touch II | Dr Charles Yong | Channel 5 production Nominated – Best Actor, 2003 Asian Television Awards |
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Innocently Guilty 法内有情天 | Co-production | ||
2003 | My Love, My Home 同一屋檐下 | ||
A Toast of Love 吃吃面包谈谈情 | Guest appearance | ||
2004 | When the Time Comes 一线之间 | Jieren | |
Double Happiness 喜临门 | Luo Jiaqi | ||
The Crime Hunters 心网追凶 | Lan Tinghui | ||
Man at Forty 跑吧!男人 | Chen Longwei | Nominated – Best Actor award at Star Awards 2004 | |
Timeless Gift 遗情未了 | |||
2005 | Lady of Leisure 贤妻靓母 | Chen Guoqing | |
Zero to Hero 阴差阳错 | Xie Jizu | ||
Beyond the Axis of Truth II 法医X档案II | Chen Xueming | ||
2006 | Women of Times 至尊红颜 | Jia Zengtu | |
House of Joy 欢乐满屋 | Xu Zhiguo | ||
2007 | Live Again 天堂鸟 | Chen Haiming | |
The Golden Path 黄金路 | Cheng-Ge | ||
2008 | Calefare | Champion Zhang | Channel 5 production Guest appearance |
2009 | Perfect Cut 2 一切完美2 | Win Cheong | |
2013 | Serangoon Road | ||
2017 | Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 |
Ye Chengda 叶成达 |
Cameo Appearance |
2018 | Reach For The Skies 不平凡的平凡 |
Edmund Chen Awards and nominations
Star Awards – Popularity Awards
Year | Award | Result |
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1996 | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Top 20 |
1997 | Top 20 | |
2001 | Top 10 | |
2002 | Top 10 | |
2003 | Top 10 | |
2004 | Top 10 | |
2005 | Top 10 | |
2006 | Top 10 | |
2007 | Top 10 |
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Edmund Chen News
Actor Edmund Chen shares how he became a cybercrime victim.
Updated on; 12 July 2018.
Local actor Edmund Chen revealed on Wednesday (11 July) how his life was thrown into chaos recently when he became a cybercrime victim. Speaking at a cyber security event, Chen told the audience his troubles began after he divulged his password to a stranger online who claimed to know personal details about him and his family.
“My friends started receiving emails from ‘me’ stating that I was in trouble overseas and requesting money. It was shocking to see the interconnectivity between our online information and daily activities and how it makes us vulnerable to cyber crime,” Chen said.
“Cyber crime is not a generation-specific issue. It is real and can target you at any point of your life,” he added.
Chen was not the only one in his family to have faced issues online – his daughter was cyberbullied by some of her close friends in secondary school.
“As a parent, I was saddened and shocked that this had occurred. During that period, my daughter refused to go to school and even became sceptical of relationships,” the 57-year-old said.
The event highlighted the 2017 Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, where findings showed one in two Singaporeans have identified themselves as cyber victims, with most victims being millennials. Chen is partnering Norton Singapore to raise awareness on the habits and downsides of Singaporeans’ online behaviour.
Source; https://sg.news.yahoo.com
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