Xie Shaoguang

Xie Shaoguang
Chinese name	謝韶光 (traditional)
Chinese name	谢韶光 (simplified)
Pinyin	Xiè Sháoguāng (Mandarin)
Ancestry	Heshan, Guangdong, China (Hakka)
Born	(1961-09-15) 15 September 1961 Singapore
Other name(s)	Cha Shao-Kwong
Occupation	Chef Monk (former) Actor (retired)
Years active	1989–2005

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xie.

Xie Shaoguang (born 15 September 1961), also known as Cha Shao-Kwong, is a retired Singaporean actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.

Since the start of his acting career in 1989 in the television series A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心), Xie has received numerous accolades, including winning the Star Awards Best Actor award five times and the Best Supporting Actor award twice since the ceremony's inception in 1994. Xie went on to win one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste awards consecutively for 10 years, from 1995 until 2004. In 2005, he was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, in recognition of his career. One of his most notable roles is the Chinese folk deity Ji Gong in the 1997 television series The Legends of Jigong.

In 2005, Xie formalised his plans to retire from the entertainment industry when he decided not to renew his contract which expired in September the same year, although his intentions to quit has been made known years earlier. He said that after retirement, he would be living in Malaysia, where he planned to open a refuge for stray dogs and cats. His final appearance in the media was in the television series Baby Blues, which ended its run on 9 September 2005.

Xie currently resides in Permas Jaya, Malaysia, where he lived the life of an ordained monk. In 2016, Singaporean media reports say Xie has given up his vows as a monk.^[1]

. Since leaving the entertainment industry, Xie has rejected all requests to appear in public events or on screen.

Awards and accolades

Year	Award	Accolade	Representative work	Result
1995	Star Awards 红星大奖	Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Larceny of Love (雌雄大盗)	Won
1995	Star Awards 红星大奖	Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes 五大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
1996	Star Awards 红星大奖	Best Actor 最佳男主角	The Last Rhythm (曲终魂断)	Won
1996	Star Awards 红星大奖	Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Golden Pillow (金枕头)	Won
1996	Star Awards 红星大奖	Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes 五大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
1997	Star Awards 红星大奖	Best Actor 最佳男主角	The Legends of Ji Gong (济公活佛)	Nominated
1997	Star Awards 红星大奖	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
1998	Star Awards 1998 红星大奖1998	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Stand by Me (家人有约)	Won
1998	Star Awards 1998 红星大奖1998	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
1999	Star Awards 红星大奖	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Stepping Out (出路)	Won
1999	Star Awards 红星大奖	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2000	Star Awards 2000 红星大奖2000	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2001	Star Awards 2001 红星大奖2001	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2002	Star Awards 2002 红星大奖2002	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Beautiful Connection (九层糕)	Nominated
2002	Star Awards 2002 红星大奖2002	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2003	Star Awards 2003 红星大奖2003	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Holland V (荷兰村)	Won
2003	Star Awards 2003 红星大奖2003	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2004	Star Awards 2004 红星大奖2004	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Double Happiness (囍临门)	Won
2004	Star Awards 2004 红星大奖2004	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人		Won
2005	Star Awards 2005 红星大奖2005	All-Time Favourite Artiste 超级红星		Won
2007	Star Awards 25th Anniversary Drama Show 红星大奖2007	My Favourite Actor 我最喜爱的男演员		Won
2007	Star Awards 25th Anniversary Drama Show 红星大奖2007	Favourite On-screen Couple Xie Shaoguang and Huang Biren 最喜爱应募情侣谢韶光和黄碧仁		Won

References

↑ Huang, Zhifa; Chen, Mingyao (27 March 2016). "退演艺圈11年两年半前剃度出家谢韶光还俗 (Retired From Showbiz for 11 Years, Ordained As A Monk Two and a Half Years Ago, Xie Shaoguang GIves Up His Monk Vows)". Lianhe Zaobao. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

External links

Celeb Bio

Star Awards for Best Actor award

1990s	Li Nanxing (1995) Xie Shaoguang (1996) Christopher Lee (1997) Xie Shaoguang (1998) Xie Shaoguang (1999)

2000s	Chew Chor Meng (2000) Chen Hanwei (2001) Li Nanxing (2002) Xie Shaoguang (2003) Xie Shaoguang (2004) Chen Hanwei (2005) Li Nanxing (2006) Zheng Geping (2007) Chen Hanwei (2009)

2010s	Chen Hanwei (2010) Qi Yuwu (2011) Tay Ping Hui (2012) Christopher Lee (2013) Pierre Png (2014) Shaun Chen (2015)

Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor award

1990s	Xie Shaoguang (1995) Xie Shaoguang (1996) Richard Low (1997) Chen Guohua (1998) Tay Ping Hui (1999)

2000s	Chen Guohua (2000) Yao Wenlong (2001) Huang Yiliang (2002) Huang Yiliang (2003) Andrew Seow (2004) Cavin Soh (2005) Huang Yiliang (2006) Darren Lim (2007) Chew Chor Meng (2009)

2010s	Zhu Houren (2010) Terence Cao (2011) Chen Shucheng (2012) Tay Ping Hui (2013) Guo Liang (2014) Chen Hanwei (2015)

Star Awards for All Time Favourite Artiste award

2000s	Chew Chor Meng (2004) Li Nanxing (2004) Zoe Tay (2004) Fann Wong (2005) Xie Shaoguang (2005) Chen Liping (2006) Huang Biren (2009)

2010s	Christopher Lee (2010) Mark Lee (2010) Xiang Yun (2011) Tay Ping Hui (2012) Chen Hanwei (2014) Bryan Wong (2014) Vivian Lai (2015) Jeanette Aw (2015) Qi Yuwu (2016) Rui En (2016)

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