Benny Chan (actor)
| Benny Chan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 陳浩民 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈浩民 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Hàomín (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Can4 Hou6-man4 (Cantonese) |
| 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 (2011-present) |
| Children | Chan Nga-yu (b. 2011) |
Benny Chan (born 7 October 1969), also known as Chan Ho-man (陳浩民), is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Education
Chan was educated in Raimondi College. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in social science from Lingnan University.
Acting career
Chan's career in the entertainment industry began in 1994 when he appeared in a television commercial for Vitasoy. He later joined TVB and acted in many television dramas produced by the company. Some of his best-known roles include Duen Yu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1997), the Monkey King in Journey to the West II (1998), and Na-tsa in Gods of Honour (2001).
Since the early 2000s, Chan has become less active in Hong Kong, and has switched to working on mainland Chinese and Taiwanese television series. One of which is a series drama, The Holy Monk, as the main character, Holy Monk. The drama gained lots of popularity in various countries.[1][2][3]
Music career
Apart from being an actor, Chan is also a singer, and has released a number of albums. His best-known song is the theme song of Journey to the West II (1998). He also sang the theme songs for Dragon Love (1999), Gods of Honour (2001), Silver Mouse (2002), Qianlong Xia Jiangnan (2003) and A Pillow Case of Mystery (2006) and the subthemes for Journey to the West II, Anti-Crime Squad (1999), Silver Mouse, Vigilante Force (2003) and Qianlong Xia Jiangnan. His rendition of Chinese versions of two Pokémon songs has won him several awards.
Personal life
In 2011 Chan married Lisa Jiang Lisha (蒋丽莎), a mainland Chinese model from Hunan.[4] Their daughter Ya Ru Chan (陳雅薷) was born on 30 November 2011.[5]
Filmography
Film
- 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)
- Tai Ji Soldier (2005)
- Tragic Hero (2008)
- Iceman (2014)
Television
- 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)
- Qianlong Xia Jiangnan (2003)
- Carry Me Fly and Walk Off (2003)
- Love Never Dies (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 (2006)
- A Change of Destiny (2007)
- Liao Zhai 2 (2007)
- Chocolate Lovers (2007)
- The Legend of Chu Liuxiang (2007)
- Justice Bao (2007)
- Legend of the Demigods (2008)
- Duo Qing Nu Ren Chi Qing Nan (2008)
- Justice Bao (2010) as Bai Yutang
- The Legend of Crazy Monk (2010)
- Love of Seven Fairy Maidens (2010)
- The Legend of Chinese Zodiac (2011)
- Da Tang Nü Xun An (2011)
- Love Amongst War (2012)
- The Legend of Xishi (2012)
- A Happy Life (2013)
- A Happy Life 2 (2015)
References
- ↑ 陳浩民身價20萬人仔輸阿佘5萬 - 東方日報 (in Chinese). Orientaldaily.on.cc. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ ""濟公"陳浩民分享婚姻觀︰要麼不結要麼不離(組圖) - 倍可親全球快訊". News.backchina.com. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "世界新聞網-北美華文新聞、華商資訊 - 陳浩民 不稀罕高價挖角". Worldjournal.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ "迷戀豪放艷模搞出人命 陳浩民娶栢芝裸替蔣麗莎 | 香港娛樂頻道". Ihktv.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ↑ Oriental Daily News