Kang Cheng Xi (born 5 December 1984), also known as Jiang Chengxi, is a

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an actor. He first entered showbiz through the competition Star Idol but has since left

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to concentrate on university studies. He is currently a cabin crew.

Career

During the Star Idol competition, Kang provided efficient substances. In the semi-finals, he was required to strip down to red boxers on national television during a bed scene where he was pestering his on-screen wife Leann for

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. He played Alicia Neo's love interest in the interactive drama of Star Idol 'Who Is It', and was eliminated after her when his character is killed by a gunshot. Although 3rd in rank, Kang is the 2nd to get a contract with

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, and his first role is a lead/supporting actor in the drama A Million Treasures, which made its debut on 4 December 2006 and aired its last episode on 5 January 2007. Kang plays Ma Lu, an ex-convict who turns over a new leaf. His first role is felt to be larger and more major than the Star Idol champion - Bryan Wong's first role. Kang then went on to starring in the drama Like Father, Like Daughter In 2008, he starred in

Just in Singapore Just in Singapore () is a Singaporean Chinese modern comedic drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 25 February 2008 and ended on 4 April 2008. This drama serial consists of 30 e ...

. Kang's first role is Ma Lu, the brother of Ma Da (

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). Ma Lu was imprisoned for stabbing a person with a broken beer bottle. The original length of the jail term was 2 years but due to his good behaviour, he was released somewhere after a year. Upon release, Ma Lu was not hired by anyone, and Ma Da hired him to be an assistant in a 5 star hotel under him (Ma Da was the chief chef). However, after two weeks, Ma Lu resigned, along with new friend Xiao Bao (played by

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). The two of them created a vehicle roadside stall together. In a Mediacorp Forum poll, Ma Lu was voted as the second favourite character after Xiao Bao, surpassing veterans Li Nan Xing and

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, with 22.5%(as of 1 March 2007) of the total votes.

Personal life

Kang was educated at

Chung Cheng High School (Main) Chung Cheng High School (Main) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous Special Assistance Plan (SAP) secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1939 as Chiang Kai-shek High School, it is one of the eleven SAP secondary schools in Singap ...

and

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and was captain of the bowling team there. He joined Star Idol whilst a first year engineering student at

Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country. The university is organised across numerous colleges and schools, includi ...

Filmography

Year - Title - Role 2005 to 2006 - Star Idol - Contestant 2005 to 2006 - Who Is It? - Himself 2006 to 2007 - A Million Treasures - Ma Lu 2007 -

Like Father, Like Daughter ''Like Father, Like Daughter'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which aired on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It premiered on 21 August 2007 and ended its run on 17 September 2007. The drama serial consists of 20 epi ...

- Li Kaize 2008 -

- Su Dingyi

Accolades

References

External links

Kang Cheng Xi's Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Cheng Xi Singaporean male television actors Singaporean people of Chinese descent 1984 births Living people Nanyang Technological University alumni