Marcus Chin

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Marcus Chin
Born (1953-09-22) 22 September 1953 (age 71)
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
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳建彬
Simplified Chinese 陈建彬
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Jiànbīn

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

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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] [ citation needed ]

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. [2] [3]

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. [4]

From 2021 to 2025, Chin won the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. [5] [6]

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. [7]

Cheah gave birth to their daughter, Elise, in Malaysia on 18 August 2010. [8]

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. [9]

On 7 October 2024, Chin suffered a heart attack during filming with Mark Lee. [10] He was rushed to National University Hospital and underwent a coronary stenting procedure. [10] He was discharged on 10 October. [11] Chin underwent another surgery on 22 October. [11]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 Peace & Prosperity Huang Yuanhao
Eat Already? Ah Shun
2017 Eat Already? 2
Have A Little Faith Qian Zaide
Eat Already? 3 Ah Shun
2018 Eat Already? 4
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手)Wang Qi
2019Voyage 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
2023 Fix My Life Mr Xu
The Sky is Still Blue Uncle Ben
I Do, Do I? Tu Jinsheng

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002 I Not Stupid [5]
2003 Homerun
City Sharks Ang
2004 The Best Bet
2005 I Do, I Do Xu Wenbing [12]
One More Chance Ong Beng Kuang [13]
2009 Where Got Ghost? Shou [5]
2011 It's a Great, Great World Ah Chuen (head chef)
Perfect Rivals
2012 Dance Dance Dragon Ah Gui [5]
The Wedding Diary
2013The 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 [14]

Variety show

YearTitleNotesRef.
2008–presentGolden Age Talentime (黄金年华之斗歌竞艺)
2014Are You Hokkien? [15]
2017 Happy Can Already! 3 Guest performer
2018 Happy Can Already! 4 Guest performer
2019 The Destined One Guest matchmaker
2023Happy Sing-AlongWeb series [16]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin 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
2004 Star Awards Best Comedy Performer Comedy NiteWon
Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host King of VarietyNominated
2005 Best Comedy Performer Comedy NiteNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2006 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2007 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2009 Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host Golden Age TalentimeNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2018 Special Achievement Award Won
Best Supporting Actor Have A Little Faith (as Qian Zaide)Nominated
Best Evergreen Artiste Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2019 Best Evergreen Artiste Fifty & Fabulous(as Wang Qi)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
2021 Best Evergreen Artiste Nominated
Best Radio ProgrammeLOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2022 Best Radio ProgrammeLOVE 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 Artistes Won [17]
2023 Best Radio ProgrammeLOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2024 Best Radio ProgrammeLOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建蔡煌崇Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won
2025 Best Radio ProgrammeLOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安!玉建煌崇Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marcus Chin On Having "Marriage Phobia" And Bonding With His 8-Year-Old Daughter". 8 Days. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Marcus Chin, Kate Pang's New Eatery Had Less Than 5 Orders On Day 1 Of Phase 2 HA". 8days. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Koh, Sarah (7 October 2024). "Veteran actor-host Marcus Chin, 71, suffers heart attack during filming". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. Ang, Benson (6 July 2025). "Star Awards 2025: Christopher Lee wins big, including Special Achievement Award and Best Actor". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  7. "Marcus 'old cow' Chin confirms girlfriend's pregnancy". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  8. "Marcus Chin is a daddy at 57!". Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  9. "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.
  10. 1 2 "Actor and radio DJ Marcus Chin suffers heart attack, recovering after emergency medical procedure". CNA Lifestyle . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Veteran actor-DJ Marcus Chin announces his recent 2nd operation a 'success'". CNA Lifestyle . Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. Teo, Wendy (8 February 2005). "Good comics can't save thin plot". The New Paper . Singapore.
  13. Ngiam, Ying Lam (9 September 2005). "More of the same in One More Chance". The Business Times . Singapore.
  14. "Mark Lee makes debut as feature film director in Make It Big Big". AsiaOne . 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. "SingTel Mio TV News Releases".
  16. "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.
  17. Ang, Benson (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award". The Straits Times . Retrieved 25 April 2022.