Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse ( Chinese 謝霆鋒 / 谢霆锋 , Pinyin Xiè Tíngfēng , Jyutping Ze 6 Ting 4 Fung 1 , Cantonese Tse Ting-Fung; born August 29, 1980 in Hong Kong ) is a Chinese actor and singer; who is also a Canadian citizen.
Nicholas Tse was born in Hong Kong in 1980 , the son of actors Patrick Tse and Deborah Lai. He spent his youth in Vancouver , Canada , where he attended St. George's School, and in Phoenix , Arizona, USA . He finished his school career at an international school in his hometown, which he attended for almost a year.
He turned to music in the mid-1990s and signed a long-term contract with Fitto Entertainment in 1996. A year later, at the invitation of a Hong Kong-based radio station, he sang as a guest at a Chinese music award ceremony. 1997 followed with the platinum- awarded debut album " My Attitude ", which reached the third place on the Hong Kong IFPI charts, the breakthrough as a singer. Tours in Southeast Asia followed.
In 1998 Tse took on his first film role with the role of the young Chan Ho-Nam in Young and Dangerous: The Prequel alongside Sam Lee , Shu Qi and Daniel Wu . For his performance, Nicholas Tse was named Best Young Actor at the 1999 Hong Kong Film Awards .
Nicholas Tse was married to actress Cecilia Cheung from 2006 to 2011. They have two sons.
Web links
- Official website
- Nicholas Tse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Albert Valentin in Nicholas Tse in a portrait on kungfucinema.com ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2009 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated March 15, 2008, accessed January 23, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tse, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tse Ting-Fung |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-Canadian actor and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hong Kong |