Chen Tianwen (born 28 March 1963) is a Singaporean actor.

Career

Chen was educated at the now-defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He joined the

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(now Mediacorp) after completing the 5th artiste drama training class and made his debut in 1984. He is contracted to

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, starring in many Chinese-language Singaporean dramas shown on

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since the 1990s. He has also starred in Singaporean movies including ''

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'', '' Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen'' and '' The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown''. Chen holds a black belt in

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

and his martial arts background led to him being cast in many ''

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'' dramas in the 1990s and as characters with fight scenes in other drama series. He is also a member of the Singapore Celebrity Soccer Team. ''

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'' remarked that Chen's "much-praised understated turn" in the

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award-winning film ''

Ilo Ilo ''Ilo Ilo'' (; literally: "Mom and Dad Are Not Home") is a 2013 Filipino-Singaporean-Taiwanese drama film. The debut feature of director Anthony Chen, the film features an international cast, including Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian a ...

'' put him in the spotlight once again. Chen hit the headlines again when two parody music videos he starred in, went viral. The first, titled "Unbelievable", was "lauded" for the nonsensical line "I so stunned like vegetable" , drawing the attention of ''

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'' magazine, while the second, "Sandcastle in My Heart", in which Irene Ang also starred in, did not become as popular as the previous one. Both videos are a parody of popular Chinese MVs in the 1970s, particularly the work of Singaporean singer Huang Chingyuan.

Personal life

Chen told

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that he and Bao Xiao Hui, a Mongolian, were married in May 2014. The couple had a son, Genghis, on 12 June 2015.

Filmography

Films

Television

Compilation album

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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