Vivian Dawson
Vivian Dawson | |
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| Born | July 18, 1984 Canada |
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| Other names | Jinrong (Stage name) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 錦榮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 锦荣 | ||||||||
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Vivian Dawson (born July 18, 1984), better known by his stage name Jinrong (Chinese: 錦榮), is a New Zealand actor and model.[1]
Life and career
Dawson was born in Canada on July 18, 1984 and grew up in New Zealand. His father is a New Zealander, while his mother was a Chinese Singaporean. Dawson majored in Physiology at University of Otago and graduated in 2007. After he graduated, he worked as a fitness professional in a health club in Melbourne and then moved to Singapore. In 2009, Dawson won for CLEO (Singapore)'s 50 most eligible bachelors of 2009.[2] In 2010, Dawson featured in the music video of Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai song "Love Player".[3] In September 2010, Dawson and Tsai were spotted on a date in Tokyo.[4]
Dawson made his acting debut in Taiwanese film Double Trouble (2012). In February 2013, Dawson took Jolin Tsai to visit his parents and relatives in New Zealand.[5] Dawson then replaced the British actor Rhydian Vaughn and featured in two of the highest-grossing Chinese films, Tiny Times 3 (2014) and Tiny Times 4 (2015), which also helped him garnered more popularity in Greater China.[6][7] In December 2016, Jolin Tsai's manager Tom Wang confirmed that Dawson and Tsai broke up amicably in November and remain close friends.[8]
Filmography
- Double Trouble (2012)
- Lover Run (2013)
- Sorry, I Love You (2014)
- Tiny Times 3 (2014)
- Tiny Times 4 (2015)
- All You Need is Love (2015)
- Running After the Love (2015)
- Xuanzang (2016)
- For a Few Bullets (2016)
- The Eight Immortals in School 2 (2016)
- Butterfly Cemetery (2016)
- My Other Home (2016)
References
- ^ "Jolin Tsai Releases First Photo with Longtime Boyfriend Vivian Dawson". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Winner of CLEO 50 Most Eligible Bachelors 2015 to be revealed". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ Maclang, Jon Khristian (2015-08-29). "Lovers in Japan: Jolin Tsai, Vivian Dawson Vacation Abroad". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Jolin Tsai & Vivian Dawson an Item". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Vivian Dawson's parents had no idea Jolin Tsai is a superstar - The Newsroom - Lollipop". 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "China Box Office: 'White Haired Witch' Casts Its Spell as Local Films Rule". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2015-07-13). "'Minions' Henchmen Run Past $400M Worldwide & No. 1; 'Terminator' Generates $46.5M; 'Baahubali', China See Big Bows – Intl B. O. Update". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ hermesauto (2016-12-22). "Singer Jolin Tsai and model Vivian Dawson split up after six years of dating". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-12-22.