Kenneth Chan Kai-tai
| Kenneth Chan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 陳啟泰 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈启泰 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Qǐtài (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Chan4 Kai2-taai3 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Xinhui, Guangdong, China |
| Born |
16 July 1964 Hong Kong |
Kenneth Kai-tai Chan (born 16 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor and television host for the Hong Kong-based Cable TV Hong Kong channel (previously working for TVB and ATV).
Career
Kenneth Chan is an alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College, Fisher Park High School (where he sang in the school choir and performed in school productions such as 'Bye Bye Birdie') and Carleton University[1] in Ottawa, Canada. He used to work at JPMorgan Chase as a Customer Service Supervisor, then he joined an advertising company.
In 1990 he joined TVB, to be the host of some TVB programmes. At the same time he also played some supporting role in some TV dramas. However, he generally failed to get a leading role in TVB.[2] In 1998, ATV invited Chan to join, with higher salary. And Chan agreed.
In ATV, Chan is best known as the host of Baak Maan Fu Yung, the Hong Kong version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show boosted his career. He had also played three different characters in the three seasons of the My Date with a Vampire television series trilogy, in which each character is related by cloning or reincarnation of the original in the first series.
In March 2009, ATV had no meeting with Chan to extend his contract. Chan thus left ATV, joining CATV. In 2011 he returned ATV, but he saw ATV stopped to produce more TV programmes, and he was depressed of this. Therefore, he left ATV again in 2013.
Personal life
- He was born in a rich family, living in a flat of Mid-level. He has three elder brothers.[3]
- He has become a citizen of Canada, since two years old.[4]
- He married a piano teacher in April 1998.[5] Then he lived in Kwun Tong with his wife, with no children.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ICAC Investigators 2011 | ||
| 2010 | The Men of Justice | Tong Ka-ming | ATV |
| 2009 | Happy Family 2009 開心大發現 2009 | Brother Ken 大佬 Ken | |
| Cable Scientific Insepctor 神探csi | Presenter | ||
| 2008 | Today in Court 今日法庭 | Presenter | |
| 2006 | Central Affairs 2 | Chai Chun-yu | |
| Hong Kong Special Cases | Ma Ho-yin | ||
| 2004 | My Date with a Vampire III | Yuenngan Pat-por | ATV |
| 2001 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Presenter | ATV |
| 2002 | Project Ji Xiang | Yam Gut-cheung | ATV |
| 1999 | My Date with a Vampire II 我和殭屍有個約會II | Yamamoto Katsuo 山本一夫 | |
| Flaming Brothers 縱橫四海 | |||
| The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎 | Tong Tik-sang 唐滌生 | ||
| Divine Retribution 世纪之战 | Au-yeung Wai-lun 欧阳玮伦 | ||
| 1998 | My Date with a Vampire 我和殭屍有個約會 | Yamamoto Katsuo 山本一夫 | ATV |
| 1997 | Untraceable Evidence | TVB | |
| I Can't Accept Corruption | TVB | ||
| The Disappearance | TVB | ||
| Time Before Time | TVB | ||
| Old Time Buddy | TVB | ||
| 1996 | Weapons of Power | TVB | |
| 1995 | The Condor Heroes 95 | Wan Chi-ping | TVB |
| 1995 | Detective Investigation Files | Kong Yu Hien 江宇軒 | TVB |
| 1995 | Detective Investigation Files II | Kong Yu Hien 江宇軒 | TVB |
| 1994 | Fate of the Clairvoyant | TVB | |
| 1993 | The Vampire Returns | TVB | |
| 1992 | Angel's Call | TVB |
Discography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | The Past of Hong Kong 香港往事 |
| 2004 | Final Answer 最後答案 |
References
- ↑ Ken Chan biography
- ↑ 陳啟泰自嘲撈無綫名氣不及亞視
- ↑ Chinese wikipedia
- ↑ 從瓦努阿圖到瓦努亞洲 陳啟泰
- ↑ Archived 29 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Power Academy Awards | ||
| Preceded by - |
Outstanding Actor in Television 2001 for Project Ji Xiang |
Succeeded by Moses Chan for Where the Legend Begins |