Chris Wang (actor)

Chris Wang or Wang Yu-sheng (Chinese: 宥勝; pinyin: You Sheng; born 9 June 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, model, singer and writer. He previously went by the stage name Wang Yu-xiang (王郁翔). He got his start in show business when hosting the popular Taiwanese travel show The King of Adventure.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Chris Wang
Born (1982-06-09) 9 June 1982
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationActor, model, singer, writer
Years active2008–present
Musical career
Also known asYu Sheng
LabelsOcean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd (2012–present)

Life and career

Chris Wang is a Taiwanese actor and TV host. He attended New Taipei Municipal Yong-Ping High School. He has a degree in finance from National Central University. During college, he took a job in Australia for the summer and biked across the desert. After he returned to Taiwan, he saw the international-travel show "The King of Adventure" was looking for a new host, and recommended himself at the show's blog site. The show's producers were impressed by him and he became the show's fourth host in 2008. When Chris had first seen the show on TV a few years before, he had shouted at his friends that he wanted to host the show someday.

He started acting in TV drama series with a role in "Lucky Days: Second Time Around", 2010's "I Love You" and then "P.S. Man". His fame rose as one of the male leads on the record-setting drama, in 2010 "The Fierce Wife", and its movie sequel, 2012 "The Fierce Wife Final Episode". He followed up with leading roles in shows such as 2011's "They Are Flying", "Inborn Pair", and 2012 "Love Me or Leave Me".

Aside from winning awards for hosting The King of Adventure, his success in dramatic roles has proven him to be a rising actor with great potential and international appeal. Chris has also released a music album in 2013 and published several books.[2]

Personal life

Wang dated and married his manager, Lin Yi-xian (林宜嫻), in 2015.[3] They have one daughter, Wang Lei-zhen (王蕾榛), born on 9 April 2015, and a son who was born in June 2017.

Filmography

Television
YearNetworkMandarin titleEnglish titleRoleNotes
2008–2011SETTV冒險王The King of AdventureHost
2010TTV/SETTV第二回合我愛你Lucky DaysRen Xiao Guo
2010TTV/SETTV偷心大聖 P.S. 男P.S. ManYu HaoCameo
2010TTV/SETTV犀利人妻The Fierce WifeLan Tian Wei
2011CTS飛行少年They Are FlyingXie Wei Lian
2011SETTV真愛找麻煩Inborn PairKe Wei Xiang
2012TTV我租了一個情人Love Me or Leave MeFang Hao Ming
2013Anhui TV面包树上的女人Woman on the Breadfruit TreeAn Xiao Lu
2013SETTV美味的想念A Hint of YouBoyfriendCameo
2013TTV大紅帽與小野狼Big Red Riding HoodPhysicianCameo
2013SETTV有愛一家人Love FamilyWan Sheng Ren
2014TVB愛情來的時候A Time of LoveJohn (Shing)
2014SETTV22K夢想高飛Aim HighYu Qí Feng
2015SETTV料理高校生Love CuisineChrisCameo, episode 17–21

Film
YearEnglish titleMandarin titleRole
2012Bad Girls女孩壞壞Li Kai Jie
2012The Fierce Wife Final Episode犀利人妻最終回：幸福男·不難Lan Tian Wei
2013Hotel Transylvania尖叫旅社Jonathan (voice dubbing)
2014A Time Of Love愛情來的時候John (Shing)
2014Twa-Tiu-Tiann大稻埕Jack
2014Endless Nights in Aurora極光之愛
2015Just Get Married結婚禁行曲Jie Sheng Zhang
2015Maverick菜鳥Yeh
2016My Egg Boy我的蛋男情人梅寶男友

Music video appearances
  • 2010 – Naive 天真 by XianZi 弦子
  • 2011 – As the Winter Nights Become Warmer 當冬夜漸暖 by Stefanie Sun 孫燕姿
  • 2011 – Thinking of Her When You're With Me 陪我的時候想著她 by Claire Kuo 郭靜[4]

Discography

Studio albums
#English titleMandarin titleRelease DateLabel
1stMr. Perfect?完美先生？[5]11 January 2013Ocean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd

Published works
  • 2009 October 30 : You Are the King of Adventure: Chris's Dream Heaven (你，就是冒險王) – ISBN 9789861791463
  • 2011 October 15 : Naked, Fake (宥勝‧裸裝) – ISBN 9789758450107
  • 2012 December 12 : My Challenge Is Not Perfect (挑戰我的不完美) – ISBN 9789571356952
  • 2016 : 因為妳，夢想啟動：菜鳥奶爸追夢記 – ISBN 9789861794372

References
  1. King Of Adventure official blog. Retrieved 17 February 2014
  2. Chris Wang Drama fever page. Retrieved 17 February 2014
  3. 宥勝認愛經紀人小嫺：我們終於面對. Retrieved 26 October 2014
  4. Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Chris Wang AF page. Retrieved 17 February 2014
  5. Chris Wang album info. Retrieved 17 February 2014
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