Tan Soo Seng, better known as Chen Shucheng, (, born 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "

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Career

Acting

Chen joined Mediacorp, 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, Tan Kah Kee in the war drama, '' The Price of Peace'' to a strict and unbending father in '' Love at 0°C'' . Chen's work was recognised in 2007 when he was awarded the "Evergreen Veteran" award at the

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anniversary special. After being nominated many times, he won his first acting award in

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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'' . 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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