Xie Shaoguang
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Xie Shaoguang (Simplified Chinese: 谢韶光; pinyin: Xiè Sháoguāng, born 15 September 1960) is a former Singaporean Chinese actor. Known for his roles on MediaCorp TV Channel 8's drama serials and other programmes, he rose to fame for his acting prowess and versatility despite not being known for his physical appearance. Since the start of his acting career in 1989 in his first drama A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心), he has received numerous allocades, including winning the Best Actor award five times and the Best Supporting Actor award twice since the Star Awards was given out in 1994, earning him the label of arguably the best actor in the country. His achievements in winning one of the most popular male artist awards every year since 1995 also underscores his strong popularity amongst his viewers.
He won the Best Actor Awards at 2003 and Star Awards 2004 in Holland V and Double Happiness respectively.
In 2005, he formalised his plans to retire from showbiz when he decided not to renew his current contract which expired in September the same year, although his intentions to quit has been made known years earlier. His final appearance was in the drama series Baby Blues (谁家母鸡不生蛋), which ended its run on 9 September 2005. He is unmarried.
