Chen Bolin (; born 27 August 1983), also known as Wilson Chen, is a Taiwanese actor.

Early life and education

Chen was born on 27 August 1983. While in high school, Chen participated in the Taiwanese variety show ' due to his similarity to

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. He attended

Jinwen University of Science and Technology Jinwen University of Science and Technology (JUST; ) is a private university in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History JUST was originally established as Jin-Wen College in 1980. In 1998, it was upgraded to Jin-Wen Institute of Technolo ...

Career

Chen first gained attention with his debut film '' Blue Gate Crossing'', which was screened at the

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and received positive reviews. His supporting roles in Hong Kong films, such as '' The Twins Effect II'', '' A Chinese Tall Story'' and '' Kung Fu Dunk'' pushed his stardom to regions beyond Taiwan. Chen rose to prominence in 2011. He was nominated for the Best Actor award at the

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for his performance in the independent drama film '' Buddha Mountain''. The same year, he won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor with his memorable performance in the hit drama ''

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''. On January 6, 2012, Chen appeared in a Taiwanese game show, ''All Pass'' (based on

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's game show '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'') and became the only person to win the NT$100,000 (about US$3,300) grand prize; Chen faced the question during the taping, "Name the person who said the phrase: "There are three ups, on a pillow, a saddle, and the toilet.", to which he gave the correct answer

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. When host

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questioned Chen on how he got the answer, he recalled reading one of Xiu's books despite being unsure on what to give for the answer. Chen won the "Outstanding Performance" award at the 2013

Chinese Film Media Awards Chinese Film Media Awards (华语电影传媒大奖) are presented by '' Southern Metropolis Daily'' annually to honor excellence in Chinese-language cinema. Though based in mainland China, the awards are open to Chinese-language films from Hong Kon ...

for the romance film ''Snowfall in Taipei''. The following year, he starred in the road trip comedy '' The Continent'', directed by Han Han. In 2015, Chen signed with BM+ Entertainment, for his foray into the Korean entertainment industry. The same year, he starred in ''

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'', the Chinese remake of the hit Korean film '' Miss Granny''. The film grossed 32,350,000 USD and set the box office record for Korean-Chinese co-produced films. Chen then starred in two Chinese-Korean co-productions -

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film '' Bad Guys Always Die'' opposite

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, and romantic comedy film '' Life Risking Romance'' with

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. In 2016, Chen paired up with

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in the Chinese version of ''We Got Married'', a virtual reality program which pairs celebrities together as a couple. The same year, he joined the cast of Korean drama ''

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''. In 2017, Chen starred in ''

The Dreaming Man ''The Dreaming Man '' ( zh, 假如王子睡着了) is a 2017 Chinese romantic comedy film starring Chen Bolin, Lin Yun and Zhang Yunlong. It is a remake of '' While You Were Sleeping''. It is the first Chinese film produced by The Walt Disney St ...

'', a romantic comedy film produced by

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Chen Bolin's official website
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