Jimmy Lin

Taiwanese singer & actor Jimmy LinLin in Zhuhai, 2006BornTaipei, TaiwanOccupationsActor, singer, race car driver, entrepreneur, photographerYears active1992-presentHeight1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)SpouseKelly Chen (m. 2009)ChildrenKimi Lin (son)Jenson Lin (son)Kyson Lin (son)Chinese nameTraditional Chinese林志穎Simplified Chinese林志颖TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLín ZhìyǐngYue: CantoneseJyutpingLam4 Zi3 Wing6Southern MinHokkien POJLîm Chì-éng Musical careerAlso known asXiaozhi (小志)Little Whirlwind Zhiying (志颖), Xiaoying (小颖) Lin Xiaozhi (林小志)GenresMandopop Musical artist Jimmy Lin Chih-ying (Chinese: 林志穎; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chì-éng) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver. Early life Lin was the second child in a family of five children. Lin graduated from Zhong Xiao Primary School and Huai Sheng Secondary School. At the age of 16, while he was studying Drama and Photography in Hua Gang, Lin was discovered during a performance in school. During this time, he was the star of the campus. At first, Lin declined his first manager's offer to enter the entertainment industry but later took up the offer. In 1992, at the age of 1