Marcus Chin

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

Marcus Chin
Born (1953-09-22) 22 September 1953
Other namesChen Jianbin
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • singer
  • radio DJ
  • businessman
Years active1970-present
Spouse
Murong Ying
(m. 1987; sep. 2009)
PartnerEileen Cheah (2009−2011)[1]
Children1
AwardsStar Awards 20212023 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳建彬
Simplified Chinese陈建彬
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiànbīn

Career

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]

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

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

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016Peace & ProsperityHuang Yuanhao
Eat Already?Ah Shun
2017 Eat Already? 2
Have A Little FaithQian Zaide
Eat Already? 3Ah Shun
2018Eat Already? 4
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手) Wang Qi
2019 Voyage of Love (爱。起航) Guo Dajun
Old Is Gold (老友万岁) Phillip Cui Liancheng
2022Healing Heroes (医生不是神) Uncle Heng
2023Fix My Life Mr Xu
The Sky is Still Blue Uncle Ben
I Do, Do I?

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2002 I Not Stupid
2003 Homerun
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
2011 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

YearTitleNotes Ref
2008–presentGolden Age Talentime (黄金年华之斗歌竞艺)
2014Are You Hokkien? [12]
2017Happy Can Already! 3Guest performer
2018Happy Can Already! 4Guest performer
2019The Destined OneGuest matchmaker
2023Happy Sing-AlongWeb series [13]

Discography

Compilation albums

Year English title Mandarin title
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardNominated workResultRef
2004Star AwardsBest Comedy PerformerComedy NiteWon
Star Awards for Best Variety Show HostKing of VarietyNominated
2005Star AwardsBest Comedy PerformerComedy NiteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2006Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2007Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2009Star AwardsStar Awards for Best Variety Show HostGolden Age TalentimeNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2018Star AwardsSpecial Achievement AwardWon
Best Supporting ActorHave A Little Faith
(as Qian Zaide)
Nominated
Best Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2019Star Awards Best Evergreen ArtisteFifty & Fabulous (as Wang Qi)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 20
2021 Star Awards Best Evergreen ArtisteNominated
Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇 Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2022 Star Awards Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇 Won
Perfect Combo LOVE 972-Yujian Huangchong (Weekend Edition) 玉建煌崇 (周末版) Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10 [14]
2023 Star Awards Best Radio Programme LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇 Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesTop 10

References

  1. "Marcus Chin On Having "Marriage Phobia" And Bonding With His 8-Year-Old Daughter". 8 Days. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "陈建彬:需要爱但不要再结婚 | 早报".
  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. "与金刚媒体继续合作 陈建彬签下"终身合约"". 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. "全新音乐节目《欢喜来唱歌》 本地歌手献唱经典方言歌曲". 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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