Tan Soo Seng, better known as Chen Shucheng, (, born 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of

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's few artistes still active from the " black and white" era.

Career

Acting

Chen joined

, 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,

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in the war drama, ''

The Price of Peace ''The Price of Peace'' is a Singaporean television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. It starred Rayson Tan, Xiang Yun, Chen Shucheng, Jacintha Abisheganaden, James Lye, Lina Ng, Christopher Lee, Ivy Lee, Carole Lin ...

'' to a strict and unbending father in ''

Love at 0°C ''Love at 0 °C'' is a Singaporean drama series which aired on Mediacorp Channel 8. It debuted on 10 July 2006 and consists of 20 episodes. The cast consisted of mostly relative newcomers and younger artistes. Synopsis Sun Yixin is an aspi ...

'' . 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 ''

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'' 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 ''Home Truly'' (Chinese: 回家) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8.The drama is a Lunar New Year drama for 2017.It stars Zhang Zhenhuan , Pierre Png and Somaline Ang as the casts of this series. Cast Su (Sh ...

'' . Chen has gotten 2 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

Hosting

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 Huang Peiru acted as a couple during ''The Awakening'' and married after the drama.

Filmography

Television

Compilation album

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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