Edmund Chen (born 4 February 1961) is a Singaporean actor and artist. He began his career in 1987 and rose to become one of Singapore's most prominent and popular actors during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Media career

Chen entered the entertainment industry after completing the SBC (predecessor of

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) 7th drama training course in 1987. He starred in several high-profile dramas such as sci-fi drama series ''Star Maiden'', ''Air Force'' and police thriller ''

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'', where he met and later married co-star Xiang Yun. During the late 1990s he temporarily left showbiz for several years to concentrate on other projects. After returning to MediaCorp his popularity soared and he won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award seven consecutive times. During the Star Awards 2007 25th anniversary special, he and

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, who played his on-screen partner many times, were named the Top 5 Favourite On-screen Couples for their roles as husband and wife in '' Double Happiness''. He left MediaCorp at the end of 2007 for family reasons but made a brief return to the screens as a guest star in Channel 5 comedy '' Calefare'' and the second season of Channel U production ''Perfect Cut''. Besides acting, he has also presented and hosted shows ranging from sports events to variety shows to charity galas. In 2003, Chen acted in a Hong Kong film, '' Turn Left, Turn Right'' as Dr Hu, and in 2008, acted as the father of Chun-Li in '' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li''. Chen directed his first feature film '' Echoing Love'', which consists of six shorts directed by six different people and the cast includes Erica Lee, Alaric Tay, Vincent Ng, Nathaniel Ho and his wife Xiang Yun. It was screened at the 24th Singapore International Film Festival in 2011, where it won a Special Achievement Award at the Silver Screen Awards. Chen also worked as a

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and spokesman for many firms and products, including Beijing 101 Hair Consultants , Mitsubishi Electric, Chien Chi Tow, G- Spa, Donut Empire and KKC Property in Singapore and throughout the Asian region.

Literary career

Chen left the entertainment industry in 2007 and he began writing and illustrating Chinese language children's books. Two of his titles ''Dino Rulez!'' (欢迎来到我们的世界) and ''Little Otters To The Rescue'' (水獭宝宝救爸爸) have been selected by the National Arts Council for its yearly catalogue. In 2014, Chen was voted Best Author for New Children's Books in Southeast Asia for his picture book ''Little Otters To The Rescue''.

Personal life

Chen is the eldest of three children. His younger brother Eric manages an events management company, while his younger sister is the theatre director and entrepreneur Loretta Chen. Chen married actress Xiang Yun in 1989 after meeting on the sets of ''

'' and they have two children; a daughter Yixin and a son Chen Xi.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Bio
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