Jeff Wang Chen-fu (born Wang Chien-fu; October 7, 1976) is a Taiwanese actor, television host, businessman and singer. He was previously contracted to

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and was based in Singapore for over a decade. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2010. Deciding to pursue a career in singing, Wang left MediaCorp in 2010 and returned to his native Taiwan.

Career

Wang was overall male champion on '' Star Search Singapore 1999'' and was awarded a contract with

. He began acting minor roles in various dramas and is best known for his role as the villain Ying Tiancheng in '' Holland V'', which was voted the Top 10 Most Memorable Villains at the

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anniversary special celebrating 25 years of Chinese drama. His big break in hosting came when he replaced

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and

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as host of ''City Beat'' and was nominated for the Best Variety Show Host award twice. He has since hosted many programmes and events including the Chingay Parade, award-winning talk show ''Say It If You Dare'' and ''

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''. Wang later diversified into singing. He wrote and sang the theme songs of several MediaCorp drama series which were nominated for the Best Theme Song several times. In 2009 he released his debut album ''Dream.Route''. As he decided to pursue a career in singing, he left MediaCorp in 2010 and returned to his native Taiwan. His last drama with Mediacorp was ''Devil Blues''.

Business ventures

In 2008, Wang and some friends set up Xiao Bar Wang (小霸王), a chain of shops selling Taiwanese street snacks. It expanded into

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and was co-managed by MediaCorp artistes

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. Wang received the SME One Asia Award (Emerging Award) in 2011. In late 2020, Wang and a friend opened a Japanese restaurant named ''PS Sake Bar'' in

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Personal life

Wang secretly married his long-time girlfriend, a Singaporean, in 2008 and they have a son. He only revealed his marriage to the press in early 2011. The marriage ended in 2013. In December 2021, Wang announced that he had changed his Chinese name from Chien-fu (王建復) to Chen-fu (王振復).

Selected filmography

Television series

Film

Television show hosting

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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