Benny Chan (actor)
| Benny Chan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 陳浩民 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈浩民 (Simplified) |
| Ancestry | Fuzhou, Fujian, China |
| Born | 7 October 1969 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Jiang Lisha 蔣麗莎 (2011-present) |
| Children | Ya Ru Chan 陳雅薷 |
Benny Chan Ho-man (Chinese: 陳浩民, born 7 October 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. His role as Duen Yu in the 1997 TVB series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils swept him into fame and brought him many acting opportunities, consequently making him a well known character in Hong Kong and later on in different parts of Asia. He broke up with popular TVB actress Charmaine Sheh in November, 2006.
Chan is now active in Chinese TV dramas and is no longer active in Hong Kong ones.[1][2][3] He is married to Chinese actress Lisa Jiang[4] and the couple has one daughter.
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[edit] Music
Chan's best known music performance is the theme song of Journey to the West II. He also sang the theme songs for Dragon Love, Gods of Honour, Silver Mouse, Qianlong Xia Jiangnan and A Pillow Case of Mystery and the subthemes for Journey to the West II, Anti-Crime Squad, Silver Mouse, Vigilante Force and Qianlong Xia Jiangnan. His rendition of Chinese versions of two Pokémon songs has won him several awards.
[edit] Controversy
On November 21, 2011, Joe Ma and Benny Chan were embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal with Hong Kong model Rose Ka-Woon Chan in Hengdian, China.[5]
A few days later, Benny Chan opened a press conference along with his heavily pregnant wife to apologize for the incident [6] while Joe Ma issued an official public statement on his blog denying any wrongdoing.[7]
[edit] Personal life
On November 30, 2011, Benny and his wife Lisa celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Ya Ru Chan.[8]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- Love and the City (1995)
- Made in Heaven (1996)
- Last Ghost Standing (1999)
- The Final Winner (2001)
- Salon Beauty (2002)
- Love is a Butterfly (2002)
[edit] Television series
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1997)
- Dark Tales II (1998)
- Journey to the West II (1998)
- Anti-Crime Squad (1999)
- Dragon Love (1999)
- Zhuang Ya Princess (1999)
- Reaching Out (2000)
- Gods of Honour (2001)
- Silver Mouse (2002)
- Whatever It Takes (2002)
- Network Love Story (2002)
- Vigilante Force (2003)
- Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan (2003)
- Carry Me Fly and Walk Off (2003)
- Love Never Dies (2003)
- The Voyage of Emperor Qian Long to Jiang Nan (2003)
- Deadful Melody (2004)
- The Undercover Swordsman (2004)
- Hi-Fly (2004)
- Yan Hua San Yue (2005)
- A Pillow Case of Mystery (2006)
- The Biter Bitten (2006)
- Da Qing Hou Gong (2006)
- Love Machine[disambiguation needed
] (2006) - A Change of Destiny (2007)
- Liao Zhai 2 (2007)
- Bao Qing Tian (2007)
- Chocolate Lovers (2007)
- The Legend of Chu Liuxiang (2007)
- Legend of the Demigods (2008)
- Duo Qing Nu Ren Chi Qing Nan (2008)
- Bao Qing Tian Zhi Qi Xia Wu Yi (2010) as Bai Yu Tong 白玉堂
- The Legend of Crazy Monk (2010)
- Love of Seven Fairy Maidens (2010)
- The Legend of Chinese Zodiac (2011)
- Tang Dynasty Inspector (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20110930/00282_013.html
- ^ http://news.backchina.com/viewnews-155973-big5.html
- ^ http://www.worldjournal.com/view/aEntertainmentnews/15856366/article-%E9%99%B3%E6%B5%A9%E6%B0%91-%E4%B8%8D%E7%A8%80%E7%BD%95%E9%AB%98%E5%83%B9%E6%8C%96%E8%A7%92?instance=ent
- ^ http://www.ihktv.com/benny-married-lisa.html
- ^ Oriental Daily News
- ^ Oriental Daily News
- ^ Oriental Daily News
- ^ Oriental Daily News
