Nicholas Tse

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Nicholas Tse
謝霆鋒
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Nicholas Tse taken in album release
Chinese name 謝霆鋒 (Traditional)
Chinese name 谢霆锋 (Simplified)
Pinyin Xiè Tíngfēng (Mandarin)
Jyutping ze6 ting4 fung1 (Cantonese)
Birth name Tse Ting-fung (謝霆鋒)
Ethnicity Han Chinese
Ancestry Panyu, Guangdong, China
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 32)
Hong Kong
Other name(s) Nicholas(霆锋)
Occupation Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman
Genre(s) Rock, pop
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, harmonica
Label(s) Emperor Entertainment Group
Years active 1996–present
Children 2
Parents Patrick Tse, Deborah Lee
Official Website http://nic-zone.net/

Nicholas Tse a.k.a Tse Ting-fung, Chinese: 謝霆鋒, born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, musician, actor and entrepreneur. Tse is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group.[1]

He originally learned martial arts for the screen and television, which he continues to practice. In 2003, he founded Post Production Office Limited, The biggest special effects companies in Hong Kong which provides services for movies, video games, and advertisements. Each year the company grosses over one billion Hong Kong dollars annually.[2][3]

In 2011, Tse won the award for Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.[4]

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Early life [edit]

Tse was born in Hong Kong on 29 August 1980, he is the son of actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and actress Deborah Lee (狄波拉). Tse moved to Vancouver, Canada at his young age.[5] He has a younger sister, Jennifer Tse. He was educated at St. George's School, Vancouver, and later attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out at grade 10.[5] For a year he lived in Phoenix, Arizona before going back to Vancouver. He also studied music in Japan before returning to Hong Kong. He holds dual Canadian and Hong Kong citizenship.[5]

Music [edit]

Tse was singing at a party for a family friend when he was discovered by Albert Yeung, head of Emperor Entertainment Group. In 1997, Tse would sign a record deal with EEG under the Fitto label, releasing his first album, My Attitude.[5] The album was ranked 3rd on the top selling CD chart of IFPI.[6] It was that year where he won the most popular new artist award.[7]

Tse received mainstream success in 1998 with songs like "早知" (Knew it would be like that) and "如果只得一星期" (If there's only one week) and became a prominent successor in the entertainment industry. His received a musical award during the 1999 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards with his popular song "非走不可" (No choice but leave).[8] Recorded on 27 September 1993.

In 2000, Tse released the album and song "活著VIVA", regarded as his most popular song ever, furthered his career significantly. It was after this song which he became an A-list singer at the time. In 2001, he released the album "玉蝴蝶." The album had two hit songs: "玉蝴蝶" and "潛龍勿用".。

In 2002,The Tse World Music Awards

Film [edit]

Nicholas Tse's most notable action films are Dragon Tiger Gate, Gen-X Cops, Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, and Invisible Target. He also collaborated with Jackie Chan in New Police Story.[9] Tse has also acted in romance films including Tiramisu and Jade Goddess of Mercy. Only later in his career did he participate in comedy roles including Enter the Phoenix, McDull, the Alumni, A Chinese Tall Story. In the Hong Kong translated version of A Bug's Life (蟲蟲特工隊), the character Flik was dubbed by Tse. He also lent his voice to the Chinese animation film Lotus Lantern. Tse has also won a film award for Bodyguards and Assassins in 2010, at the 4th Asian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actor in 2011, at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards, beating elders like Chow Yun Fat, Jacky Cheung and Nick Cheung.[10]

TV series [edit]

Tse has starred in two (or three) TVB Hong Kong local dramas depending on how you define drama. His acting resume includes Aiming High (撻出愛火花), The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (齊天大聖孫悟空) which is more of comedy or adventure than a drama, as well as the documentary On the Road II (向世界出發II), made in Cambodia. The rest of his drama series are filmed and produced by Mainland China companies. Most of Tse's drama are wuxia series, which are based in ancient Chinese societies.

Incidents [edit]

2002 motoring incident [edit]

In the early morning of 23 March 2002, Tse crashed his Ferrari 360 Modena in Hong Kong Central.[11] Initially it was claimed that his driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Tse spent two weeks in prison[12] and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice.[5] Officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Although some viewed this charge as lenient, the 240 hours was the maximum punishment for this offence, given that Tse was a young offender at the time (21 years and 7 months). Nonetheless, some claimed that the sentence would send out a wrong message to Hong Kong youths, but it could be argued handing out a harsher sentence because he was a celebrity is just as inappropriate as handing out a lighter one. This incident had caused him to have a downfall in popularity.[5] Tse has said that money he was getting increased by 40% since the accident.[13] The car was originally a gift from the company EEG, as Tse himself accounted for 56% of the revenue.[13]

2002 assault allegations [edit]

Tse has had his share of brush-ups with 'paparazzi'. A photographer of Sudden Weekly magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, he settled in July 2002.[14]

2003 motoring incident [edit]

Tse had another accident in 2003, where he crashed his Toyota Camry in Wan Chai. He was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4000 for reckless driving. Prior to this, he was fined HK$7,000 and had his license suspended for a year for two separate charges of speeding.[citation needed]

2005 motoring incident [edit]

He later had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an Audi RS4 in Lantau. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000, again for reckless driving. After the incident, Tse has resorted to travelling on a motorbike or scooter instead of an automobile.[citation needed]

After the police charge, Tse spent several months to "discover himself", then releasing the album Reborn. He has stated that he would be taking a break from singing and be focusing on his acting for a year.

Personal life [edit]

Tse once had a relationship with musician Faye Wong, who is 11 years his senior.[15] On 31 July 2006, Tse officially admitted dating Cecilia Cheung in an interview with Hong Kong commercial radio station 881/903. On 29 September 2006, Tse showed off his wedding ring at the Hong Kong International Airport, announcing he and Cecilia Cheung were married in a secret wedding ceremony in Pamalican, Philippines.[5] The couple's son, Lucas, was born on 2 August 2007.[16] Cheung gave birth to their second son, Quintus, on 12 May 2010. Nicholas Tse reportedly filed for divorce on 14 June 2011.[17]

Discography [edit]

Main article: Nicholas Tse discography

Most of Nicholas Tse's songs are based in the cantopop rock genre. Including "front, back, left, right" (前前後後左左右右), "Exposure" (曝光) and "Lonely Base" (寂寞堂口). Some of his songs are produced in Tse's own 'Nic Production' which was revealed in TVB interviews several times. However, one of Tse's most classical pop rock song is "Life Viva" (活著 Viva), which MTV features Tse with his flame guitar and a flamethrower, this song is widely known in Hong Kong.

Tse has also sang a number of duets with fellow cantopop singers, namely "Love" (愛) with Charlene Choi, "Second Life" (第二世), "Amen" (阿門) both with Joey Yung, "Kid" (細路) with Eason Chan, "You Cant Stop Me" with Sam Lee and Stephen Fung and "Beauty and the Beast"[18] with Meilin.

Filmography [edit]

Film
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1998 Young and Dangerous: The Prequel 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 Chan Ho-nam Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1999 Gen-X Cops 特警新人類 Jack
A Man Called Hero 中華英雄 Sword Hua
Metade Fumaca 半支煙 Smokey Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song
Street Angels 少女党
The Mirror 怪談之魔鏡 Siu-ming
2000 Twelve Nights 十二夜 Kit
Winner Takes All 大贏家 Ferrari
Time and Tide 順流逆流 Tyler Yim
2001 Comic King 漫畫風雲 Knife
Master Q 2001 老夫子2001 Fred/Howard
Heroes in Love 戀愛起義 writer/co-director only
Nominated – Bronze Horse Award for Best Film Stockholm Film Festival
My Schoolmate, the Barbarian 我的野蠻同學 Stone
2002 Inspector Tide Yau
2002 Tiramisu 戀愛行星 Ko Fung
Demi-Haunted 魂魄唔齊 Chang Ho-fung
2003 The Medallion 飛龍再生 Waiter cameo
2004 Jade Goddess of Mercy 玉觀音 Maojie
Enter the Phoenix 大佬愛美麗 Cock Head cameo
Moving Targets 2004新紮師兄 Cheung Wai-kit
New Police Story 新警察故事 Frank Cheng Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005 A Chinese Tall Story 情癲大聖 Tripitaka
The Promise 無極 Duke Wuhuan
2006 McDull, the Alumni 春田花花同學會 old man in toilet
Dragon Tiger Gate 龍虎門 Tiger Wong
Rob-B-Hood 寶貝計劃 Nicholas cameo
The Heavenly Kings 四大天王 himself cameo
2007 Invisible Target 男兒本色 Detective Chan Chun
2008 Beast Stalker 證人 Sergeant Tong Fei
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils 風雲決 Striding Cloud
2009 The Storm Warriors 風雲II Heartless
Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 Deng Sidi Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
2010 Hot Summer Days 全城熱戀熱辣辣 Wai
The Stool Pigeon 綫人 Ghost Jr. Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
2011 Shaolin 新少林寺 Cao Man Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Treasure Inn 財神客棧 Master Kung
2012 The Viral Factor 逆戰 Man Yeung Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Actor
The Bullet Vanishes 消失的子彈 Captain Guo Zhui
2013 As the Lights Goes Out 救火英雄 December 2013 release

TV series [edit]

  • Aiming High (撻出愛火花) (1998) 20 episodes
  • The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (齊天大聖孫悟空) (2002)
  • The Proud Twins (2005 TV series)|The Proud Twins (小魚兒與花無缺) (2005)
  • Wing Chun (詠春) (2006) 40 Episodes
  • On the Road II (向世界出發II) (2007) Star in Episodes 2–6
  • Big Shot (大人物) (2007)
  • The Spirit of the Sword (浣花洗劍錄) (2008)
  • Sword Heroes' Fate (剑侠情缘) (2011)
  • The Next Magic (下一个奇迹) (2012)
  • America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 (2012) Star as a judge in one of the episodes [19]

Commercial endorsements [edit]

Tse has been in More advertisements from brands such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sony, Biolyn, New World Mobility, Oris and Matsunichi.[20][21][22]

He has appeared in various magazines including: Men's Uno, Amoeba, Milk, Ming Pao and East Week, in various forms including television commercials, posters and magazine advertisements.

On 19 June 2006, wax statues of both Tse and Cheung were revealed at the Madame Tussauds Shanghai branch.[23]

References [edit]

  1. ^ EEGmusic. "EEGmusic." Nicolas Tse profile. Retrieved on 22 April 2008.
  2. ^ Biography for Nicholas Tse at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ http://www.kungfucinema.com/nicholas-tse-1366
  4. ^ http://www.hkfaa.com
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Kungfucinema. "Kungfu." Nicholas TSE by Albert Valentin. Retrieved on 22 April 2008.
  6. ^ EEGmusic. "EEGmusic." Nicolas Tse other info. Retrieved on 22 April 2008.
  7. ^ TVB. "TVB." 1997 Jade solid gold award. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
  8. ^ TVB. "TVB." 1999 Jade solid gold award. Retrieved on 9 November 2008.
  9. ^ Moviexclusive: "NPS" Retrieved on 23 April 2008
  10. ^ Article in Manila Newspaper Manila Paper
  11. ^ Sina.China. "Sina.China." Nicholas Tse incident. Retrieved on 23 April 2008.
  12. ^ Kate Drake, 10 questions for Nicholas Tse, Time Asia
  13. ^ a b Time.com. "Time.com." 10 questions for Nicholas Tse. Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
  14. ^ "HK star settles assault charge", BBC News, 31 July 2002
  15. ^ "Millennial Fair: Faye Wong Retrieved on 22 April 2008
  16. ^ News.stareastasia.com: "Cecilia Cheung back on stage" Retrieved on 22 April 2008
  17. ^ Tay, Vanessa Valerie (14 June 2011). "Nicholas Tse divorces Cecilia Cheung". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  18. ^ "Meilin 梅琳 and Nicholas Tse 謝霆鋒 – Beauty and The Beast MV". youtube. Retrieved 2011-06-04. 
  19. ^ Goodcare, Kate (Feb 10, 2012). "America's Next Top Model reveals British theme, new cast, guest judges". Retrieved 11 March 2012. 
  20. ^ EEGmusic. "EEGmusic." Nicolas Tse advertisements. Retrieved on 22 April 2008.
  21. ^ Youtube. "Youtube." Nicolas Tse in pepsi commercial. Retrieved on 22 April 2008.
  22. ^ http://www.luxury-insider.com/luxury-news/2011/07/nicholas-tse-is-new-face-of-oris
  23. ^ Madame-tussauds. "Madame-tussauds." Latest news. Retrieved on 23 April 2008.

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