Chris Wang (actor)

Chris Wang
宥勝
Chinese name 宥勝
Pinyin You Sheng (Mandarin)
Origin Republic of China, (Taiwan)
Born (1982-06-09) June 9, 1982
Taipei, Taiwan
Other name(s) KeLiSi (Chris)克里斯 , XiaoYou 小宥, Yu Sheng
Occupation Actor, model, Singer, Writer
Label(s) Ocean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd (2012-Present)
Years active 2008 - Present
Partner(s) Lin Yi-xian (2014 - Present)
Official website Chris Wang Weibo page

Chris Wang Yu Sheng (Chinese: 宥勝; pinyin: You Sheng) was born on June 9, 1982 in Taipei Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese actor, model, singer and writer. His stage name is the first and middle word of his real name Yu Sheng, he does not use his surname Wang. He uses Chris Wang when referred to his western name. He previously went by the stage name Wang Yu Xiang (王郁翔). He speaks Mandarin, English, and Taiwanese (Hokkien). He enjoys cycling, traveling, reading, watching movies, and water sports. He got his start in show business when hosting the popular Taiwanese travel show "The King of Adventure" on cable channel SETTV.[1] He is under YiJia Entertainment (怡佳娛樂經紀) management company.

Biography

Chris Wang is a Taiwanese actor and TV host. His height is 5'10" (178 cm). He attended New Taipei Municipal Yong-Ping High School (台北縣立永平高中). He has a degree in finance from National Central University (國立中央大學) . During college, he took a job in Australia for the summer and biked across the desert. After he returned to Taiwan, he saw the international-travel show "The King of Adventure" was looking for a new host, and recommended himself at the show's blog site. The show's producers were impressed by him and he became the show's fourth host in 2008. Interestingly, when Chris had first seen the show on TV a few years before, he had shouted at his friends that he wanted to host the show someday.

He started acting in TV drama series with a role in "Lucky Days: Second Time Around", 2010's "I Love You" and then "P.S. Man". His fame rose as one of the male leads on the record-setting drama, in 2010 "The Fierce Wife", and its movie sequel, 2012 "The Fierce Wife Final Episode". He followed up with leading roles in shows such as 2011's "They Are Flying", "Inborn Pair", and 2012 "Love Me or Leave Me".

Aside from winning awards for hosting The King of Adventure, his success in dramatic roles has proven him to be a rising actor with great potential and international appeal. Chris has also released a music album in 2013 and published several books.[2]

Personal life

On October 26, 2014 Wang admitted to his relationship with his manager 31-year-old Lin Yixian, Wang disclosed that he and Lin are engaged and expecting a child together due in early 2015. Previously the two had been rumored to be an item for quite awhile since gossip news had photographed Lin numerous times entering and leaving Wang's home on many occasions.[3]

Television series

Year Network Chinese Title English Role Character
2008-2011 SETTV 冒險王 The King of Adventure Host Himself
2010 TTV/SETTV 第二回合我愛你 Lucky Days Male Lead Ren Xiao Guo 任孝國
2010 TTV/SETTV 偷心大聖 P.S. 男 P.S. Man Cameo Yu Hao 余浩
2010 TTV/SETTV 犀利人妻 The Fierce Wife 2nd Male Lead Lan Tian Wei 藍天蔚
2011 CTS 飛行少年 They Are Flying 2nd Male Lead Xie Wei Lian 謝威廉
2011 SETTV 真愛找麻煩 Inborn Pair Male Lead Ke Wei Xiang 柯偉翔
2012 TTV 我租了一個情人 Love Me or Leave Me Male Lead Fang Hao Ming 方顥明
2013 Anhui TV 面包树上的女人 Woman on the Breadfruit Tree 2nd Male Lead An Xiao Lu 安小祿
2013 SETTV 美味的想念 A Hint of You Cameo Boyfriend 男友
2013 TTV 大紅帽與小野狼 Big Red Riding Hood Cameo Physician 醫師
2013 SETTV 有愛一家人 Love Family Male Lead Wan Sheng Ren 萬聖仁
2014 TVB 愛情來的時候 A Time of Love 2nd Male Lead John (Shing) 勝
2014 SETTV 22K夢想高飛 Aim High Co-Male Lead Yu Qí Feng 喻其風

Filmography

Year Country English Chinese Title Character
2012 Taiwan Bad Girls 女孩壞壞 Li Kai Jie 李凱傑
2012 Taiwan The Fierce Wife Final Episode 犀利人妻最終回：幸福男·不難 Lan Tian Wei 藍天蔚
2013 Taiwan version Hotel Transylvania 尖叫旅社 Jonathan 強納森 (voice dubbing)

Discography

Studio Album
# English Title Chinese Title Release Date Label
1st Mr. Perfect? 完美先生？ 11 January 2013 Ocean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd

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Music Video Appearances

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Publications

References

  1. ↑ King Of Adventure official blog. Retrieved 2014-02-17
  2. ↑ Chris Wang Drama fever page. Retrieved 2014-02-17
  3. ↑ 宥勝認愛經紀人小嫺：我們終於面對. Retrieved 10-26-2014
  4. ↑ Chris Wang album info. Retrieved 2014-02-17
  5. ↑ Chris Wang AF page. Retrieved 2014-02-17

External links

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