Sun Xing (born October 16, 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and

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singer born in

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, China. He shot to fame in the 1990s by portraying heroes in a number of Taiwanese ''

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'' TV dramas. Later he mostly appeared in comedies.

Biography

Sun Xing was born in

, Guangdong, China to a

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father and a Chinese mother. He grew up in

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and immigrated to

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with his parents as a teenager. He started his acting career in Hong Kong, and moved to

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in the 1990s where he shot to fame through a number of popular TV series.

Selected filmography

Films

Television

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Discography

Album

Other songs

Scandal

Sun was arrested by the police in

on April 22, 2011 for taking illegal drugs. He served 19 days in detention.

References

External links

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