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謝霆鋒 | |||||||||||||
Pronunciation | Tse Ting-fung | ||||||||||||
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Nationality | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Citizenship | Canada [1] (1988 [2] -2021 [3] ) Hong Kong [1] [4] | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 1996–present | ||||||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Relatives | Jennifer Tse (sister) | ||||||||||||
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Also known as | Nic Tse, Lemon (檸檬) | ||||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 謝 霆 鋒 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢 霆 锋 | ||||||||||||
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Website | nicholastse |
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and TV chef. [5] Tse debuted as a singer in 1996 before shifting his career focus to acting. In 2011, he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Stool Pigeon, making him the first person to have won in the three major acting categories, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best New Performer, at the Hong Kong Film Awards. [6]
In 2003, Tse founded Post Production Office, a Hong Kong-based special effects company. The company was acquired by Digital Domain in 2016, with Tse becoming chairman of Digital Domain in Greater China. [7]
Tse was born at St.Teresa’s Hospital in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon on 29 August 1980 to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and actress Deborah Lee ( 狄波拉 ). His younger sister is Jennifer Tse. [8] Tse moved to Vancouver, Canada at eight. [2] [9] He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, where he was friends with Tablo. They were expelled together for fighting with a Caucasian student. [10] [11] Tse moved back with his family to Hong Kong and attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out due to low grades in grade 10. [9] For a year he lived in Phoenix, Arizona, but was expelled for his poor academic performance. He studied music in Japan before returning to Hong Kong. He held Hong Kong-Canadian dual citizenship until 2021, when he renounced his Canadian citizenship. [12] [13]
In 1996, Tse was noticed by Albert Yeung, the head of Emperor Entertainment Group, when the 16-year-old was singing at a party for a family friend. In 1997, partly to help clear the debts incurred by his father, Tse signed a record deal with the Fitto label, which would become EEG, and released his first album, My Attitude, to runaway success. [9] He won the Most Popular New Artist Award at the 1997 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation. [14]
In 2000 and 2001, Tse released two popular albums, "VIVA" and "玉蝴蝶" (Jade Butterfly). In 2002, Tse received the World's Best Chinese Artist award at the 2002 World Music Award for the latter.
Tse's most notable films include Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998), Gen-X Cops (1999), New Police Story (2004) and Invisible Target (2007). Tse's performance in Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) earned him an Asian Film Award at the 4th Asian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and in 2011, Tse received a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for The Stool Pigeon (2010).
Tse dubbed the character Flik in the Hong Kong version of A Bug's Life (1998). He also lent his voice to the Chinese animation film Lotus Lantern (1999).
Tse learned martial arts for the screen from Jackie Chan and Chung Chi Li for films such as Gen-X-Cops and Invisible Target. He also worked with Donnie Yen in the martial arts film Dragon Tiger Gate. Tse is a Wing Chun practitioner, trained by fellow actor and friend Philip Ng.
Tse has also starred in TV dramas, such as Aiming High (1998), The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002), and The Proud Twins (2004).
Tse became a TV chef in 2014, when he launched his food travelogue show Chef Nic. [15] In 2015, he opened a cookie bakery in Hong Kong. In 2016, he launched his own lifestyle and food brand Chef Nic (鋒味). [16]
On 28 October 2016, Tse was honoured as the first "Friend of Michelin" for his positive contribution to the gastronomic scene through his work. [17]
On 30 November 2017, Tse prepared the dessert course for A Night Among the Stars, a seven course gala dinner with Michelin-star chefs Alain Ducasse, Kwong Wai-keung, Tam Kwok-fung, Fabrice Vulin, Hidemichi Seki, and Noah Sandoval. [18] [19]
Tse had an on-and-off relationship with singer Faye Wong from 2000 to 2003. [20]
In September 2006, Tse announced that he had married Cecilia Cheung in Pamalican, Philippines. [9] They have two sons: Lucas (謝振軒), born on 2 August 2007, [21] and Quintus (謝振南), born on 12 May 2010. The couple divorced in 2011. [22]
In 2014, Tse rekindled his relationship with Faye Wong.
In the early morning of 23 March 2002, Tse crashed his Ferrari 360 Modena in Hong Kong Central. [23] Initially, it was claimed that Tse's driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed that the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Tse spent two weeks in prison [24] and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice. [25]
After the scandal, Tse moved away from music to acting and shifted his focus from Hong Kong to Mainland China.
Tse had his share of brush-ups with "paparazzi" in his early years. A photographer of Sudden Weekly magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, there was a settlement in July 2002. [26]
In 2002, Tse was fined HK$7,000 and had his driving license suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to two separate charges of speeding. In 2003, Tse crashed his Toyota Camry into Wan Chai train station. He was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4, 000 for reckless driving. [27] He had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an Audi RS4 in Lantau. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.
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Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Young and Dangerous: The Prequel | 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 | Chan Ho-nam | Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer |
1999 | Gen-X Cops | 特警新人類 | Jack | |
A Man Called Hero | 中華英雄 | Sword Hua | ||
Metade Fumaca | 半支煙 | Smokey | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song | |
Street Angels | 少女党 | |||
The Mirror | 怪談之魔鏡 | Siu-ming | ||
2000 | Twelve Nights | 十二夜 | Kit | |
Winner Takes All | 大贏家 | Ferrari | ||
Time and Tide | 順流逆流 | Tyler Yim | ||
2001 | Comic King | 漫畫風雲 | Knife | |
Master Q 2001 | 老夫子2001 | Fred/Howard | ||
Heroes in Love | 戀愛起義 | Writer/co-director only Nominated – Bronze Horse Award for Best Film Stockholm Film Festival | ||
My Schoolmate, the Barbarian | 我的野蠻同學 | Stone | ||
2002 | Inspector Tide Yau | |||
2002 | Tiramisu | 戀愛行星 | Ko Fung | |
Demi-Haunted | 魂魄唔齊 | Chang Ho-fung | ||
2003 | The Medallion | 飛龍再生 | Waiter | Cameo |
2004 | Jade Goddess of Mercy | 玉觀音 | Maojie | |
Enter the Phoenix | 大佬愛美麗 | Cock Head | Cameo | |
Moving Targets | 2004新紮師兄 | Cheung Wai-kit | ||
New Police Story | 新警察故事 | Frank Cheng | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
2005 | A Chinese Tall Story | 情癲大聖 | Tripitaka | |
The Promise | 無極 | Duke Wuhuan | ||
2006 | McDull, the Alumni | 春田花花同學會 | Old man in toilet | |
Dragon Tiger Gate | 龍虎門 | Tiger Wong | ||
Rob-B-Hood | 寶貝計劃 | Nicholas | Cameo | |
The Heavenly Kings | 四大天王 | Himself | Cameo | |
2007 | Invisible Target | 男兒本色 | Detective Chan Chun | |
2008 | Beast Stalker | 證人 | Sergeant Tong Fei | |
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils | 風雲決 | Striding Cloud | ||
2009 | The Storm Warriors | 風雲II | Heartless | |
Bodyguards and Assassins | 十月圍城 | Deng Sidi | Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
2010 | Hot Summer Days | 全城熱戀熱辣辣 | Wai | |
The Stool Pigeon | 綫人 | Ghost Jr. | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor | |
2011 | Shaolin | 新少林寺 | Tsao Man | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Treasure Inn | 財神客棧 | Master Kung | ||
2012 | The Viral Factor | 逆戰 | Man Yeung | Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Actor |
The Bullet Vanishes | 消失的子彈 | Captain Guo Zhui | ||
2013 | The Midas Touch | 超級經理人 | Himself | Cameo |
2014 | As the Light Goes Out | 救火英雄 | Sam | |
From Vegas to Macau | 賭城風雲 | Cool | ||
But Always | 一生一世 | Zhao Yongyuan | ||
2015 | 12 Golden Ducks | 12金鴨 | ||
The Spirit of the Swords | 情劍 | |||
2016 | I Love That Crazy Little Thing | 那件瘋狂的小事叫愛情 | ||
Heartfall Arises | 驚天破 [28] | |||
2017 | Cook Up a Storm | 決戰食神 | Sky Ko | |
2018 | Air Strike | 大轟炸 | Lei Tao | Special appearance [29] |
2019 | Undercover Punch and Gun | Officer He | ||
2021 | Raging Fire | 怒火 | Yau Kong-ngo | Macau International Movie Festival Award for Best Actor [30] |
TBA | Customs Frontline | 海關戰線 | Chow Ching-lai | Also action director |
Raging Havoc | 怒火漫延 | Chow | Also action director | |
無限任務 | ||||
New Police Story 2 | 新警察故事2 | Frank Cheng | Also director |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Aiming High | 撻出愛火花 | Chiu Ka Chun | TV debut |
2002 | The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra | 齊天大聖孫悟空 | Chung Kwai | cameo |
Secretly Loving You | 偷偷愛上你 | Himself | cameo | |
2003 | Hearts of Fencing | 當四葉草碰上劍尖時 | Himself | cameo |
2005 | The Proud twins | 小魚兒與花無缺 | Hua Wu Que | |
2007 | Wing Chun | 詠春 | Leung Bik | |
Big Shot | 大人物 | Yang Fan | ||
The Spirit of Sword | 浣花洗劍錄 | Hu Yan Da Zang | ||
2012 | Jian Xia Qing Yuan | 劍俠情緣 | Ye Fan / Gu Lang | |
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 | a judge and also action director in one of the episodes [31] | |||
2013 | The Next Magic | 下一個奇跡 | Liang Hai En | |
Super Boy (2013) | 2013快樂男聲 | one of the main judges in the Finale | ||
2014 | Chef Nic | 12道鋒味 | the show's on-camera chef [32] | a Chinese food travelogue show |
2015 | Chef Nic 2 | 12道鋒味 2 | the show's on-camera chef | a Chinese food travelogue show |
2016 | Chef Nic 3 | 12道鋒味 3 | the show's on-camera chef | a Chinese food travelogue show |
Lady Bees | 蜜蜂少女队 | one of the 2 coaches | a women's group music cultivation reality show | |
2017 | Chef Nic 2017 | 鋒味 2017 | the show's on-camera chef | a Chinese food travelogue show |
2018 | Chef Nic 2018 | 鋒味 2018 | the show's on-camera chef | a Chinese food travelogue show |
Celebrity Chef: East vs West | 名廚爭鋒 | the show's on-camera chef | a Chinese food competition show | |
Sing! China | 中国好声音 | one of the 4 judges | The Chinese Voice | |
2020 | Me To Us | 我们的乐队 | one of the 3 judges | band forming reality show |
Sing! China | 中国好声音2020 | one of the 4 judges | the Chinese Voice | |
2021 | Chef Nic • People’s Palate | 百姓的味道 | Food Taste Officer &. Producer | a Chinese food travelogue show |
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Kenny So, is a Chinese lyricist and poet best known for his songs by Nicholas Tse and Jacky Cheung. His movie theme songs received nominations at the 33rd and 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2014 and 2022, respectively.
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謝霆鋒在8歲時隨家人移民加拿大