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Marcus Chin

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chin.
Marcus Chin
Born (1953-09-22) 22 September 1953 (age 70)
Singapore
Other namesChen Jianbin
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • singer
  • radio DJ
  • businessman
Years active1970-present
Spouse
Murong Ying
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(m. 1987; sep. 2009)​
PartnerEileen Cheah (2009−2011)[1]
Children1
AwardsStar Awards 2021 – 2024 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳ちん建たて彬あきら
Simplified Chinese陈建彬あきら
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiànbīn

Marcus Chin On Kang (born 22 September 1953)[2] is a Singaporean host, actor, singer, radio DJ, and businessman.

Career

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Chin joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the 1970s. During the 1990s, he was mainly known for starring in comedic roles in the long-running Comedy Nite (搞笑行ぎょう动) and various shows alongside Jack Neo, Moses Lim, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, John Cheng and Jimmy Nah.

Chin left J-Team with one year remaining on his 10-year contract after he separated with his wife, Murong Ying, to be with then-girlfriend, Eileen Cheah.[1][citation needed]

Besides acting and singing, Chin works as a deejay on Love 97.2FM.

At the Star Awards 2018, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, Have A Little Faith.

In May 2021, Chin and actress-host Kate Pang opened a Sichuan restaurant named Tian Tian You Yu at 111 Somerset, and later a second outlet located along East Coast Road area.[3][4]

In April 2023, Chin renewed his contract with Mark Lee's King Kong Media Production. Having signed to the company since its inauguration in 2017 and acknowledging their good working relationship, Chin remarked that it will be a "lifetime" contract.[5]

Personal life

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Chin married Taiwanese singer Murong Ying in 1987. They separated after Chin was discovered dating his personal assistant, Eileen Cheah, at that time.[6]

Cheah gave birth to their daughter, Elise, in Malaysia on 18 August 2010.[7]

Chin and Cheah broke up in 2011, a year after their daughter was born. In an interview with 8 Days in 2018, Chin revealed that he is still legally married to Murong Ying and that she still lives in their marital home. According to Chin, a divorce would mean selling their house which would leave his wife homeless. Currently, Chin lives alone in a rented apartment.[1]

In March 2023, Chin revealed that his daughter is diagnosed with epilepsy, and that the condition runs in his family where his brother, his brother's children and grandchildren are being diagnosed as well.[8]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Peace & Prosperity Huang Yuanhao
Eat Already? Ah Shun
2017 Eat Already? 2
Have A Little Faith Qian Zaide
Eat Already? 3 Ah Shun
2018 Eat Already? 4
Fifty & Fabulous (五ご零れい高だか手しゅ) Wang Qi
2019 Voyage of Love (爱。起おこり航こう) Guo Dajun
Old Is Gold (老ろう友とも万まん岁) Phillip Cui Liancheng
2022 Healing Heroes (医い生せい不ふ是ぜ神しん) Uncle Heng
2023 Fix My Life (整せい你的人生じんせい) Mr Xu
The Sky is Still Blue (从零开始) Uncle Ben
I Do, Do I? (嫁よめ给不同どう世界せかい的てき你) Tu Jinsheng

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 I Not Stupid
2003 Homerun
City Sharks Ang
2004 The Best Bet
2005 I Do, I Do Xu Wenbing [9]
One More Chance Ong Beng Kuang [10]
2009 Where Got Ghost? Shou
2011 It's a Great, Great World Ah Chuen (head chef)
Perfect Rivals
2012 Dance Dance Dragon Ah Gui
The Wedding Diary
2013 The Wedding Diary 2
Everybody's Business Taxi driver
2014 Rubbers Ah Niu
2015 Mr. Unbelievable Master Lo Man
2016 Provision Shop Provision shop owner
2017 The Fortune Handbook Intern supervisor
2019 Make It Big Big As himself [11]

Variety show

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2008–present Golden Age Talentime (黄金おうごん年ねん华之斗と歌か竞艺)
2014 Are You Hokkien? [12]
2017 Happy Can Already! 3 Guest performer
2018 Happy Can Already! 4 Guest performer
2019 The Destined One Guest matchmaker
2023 Happy Sing-Along Web series [13]

Discography

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Compilation albums

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Year English title Mandarin title
2012 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 新しん传媒群ぐん星ほし金きん龙接财神
2018 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 新しん传媒群ぐん星ほし阿おもね狗いぬ狗いぬ过好年ねん
2019 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 新しん传媒群ぐん星ほし猪いのしし饱饱欢乐迎むかえ肥こえ年ねん
2020 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 裕ひろし鼠ねずみ鼠ねずみ纳福迎春げいしゅん了りょう

Awards and nominations

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Year Organisation Award Nominated work Result Ref
2004 Star Awards Best Comedy Performer Comedy Nite Won
Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host King of Variety Nominated
2005 Star Awards Best Comedy Performer Comedy Nite Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2009 Star Awards Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host Golden Age Talentime Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2018 Star Awards Special Achievement Award — Won
Best Supporting Actor Have A Little Faith
(as Qian Zaide)		 Nominated
Best Evergreen Artiste Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 20
2019 Star Awards Best Evergreen Artiste Fifty & Fabulous (as Wang Qi) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2021 Star Awards Best Evergreen Artiste — Nominated
Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早はや安やす！玉たま建けん煌崇 Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10
2022 Star Awards Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早はや安やす！玉たま建けん煌崇 Won
Perfect Combo LOVE 972-Yujian Huangchong (Weekend Edition) 玉たま建けん煌崇 （周しゅう末まつ版ばん） Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10 [14]
2023 Star Awards Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早はや安やす！玉たま建けん煌崇 Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10
2024 Star Awards Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早はや安やす！玉たま建けん蔡煌崇たかし Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes — Top 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marcus Chin On Having "Marriage Phobia" And Bonding With His 8-Year-Old Daughter". 8 Days. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "陈建彬あきら：需要じゅよう爱但不要ふよう再さい结婚 | 早さ报".
  3. ^ "Marcus Chin, Kate Pang's New Eatery Had Less Than 5 Orders On Day 1 Of Phase 2 HA". 8days. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Marcus Chin's Giving Away Holiday Packages Worth S$6.5K To Two Fans Who Vote For Him To Win Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste Star Award". 8days. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "与あずか金きむ刚媒体ばいたい继续合作がっさく 陈建彬あきら签下"终身合あい约"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Marcus 'old cow' Chin confirms girlfriend's pregnancy". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Marcus Chin is a daddy at 57!". Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Nose bleeds 2 to 3 times a day: Marcus Chin's daughter Elise, 12, diagnosed with epilepsy". AsiaOne. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ Teo, Wendy (8 February 2005). "Good comics can't save thin plot". The New Paper. Singapore.
  10. ^ Ngiam, Ying Lam (9 September 2005). "More of the same in One More Chance". The Business Times. Singapore.
  11. ^ "Mark Lee makes debut as feature film director in Make It Big Big". AsiaOne. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. ^ "SingTel Mio TV News Releases".
  13. ^ "全ぜん新しん音おと乐节目め《欢喜来らい唱歌しょうか》 本地ほんじ歌手かしゅ献けんじ唱经典てん方言ほうげん歌曲かきょく". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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