Marcus Chin
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{{short description|Singaporean host, actor and singer (born 1953)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{family name hatnote|Chin|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Marcus Chin
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|9|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|singer|radio DJ|businessman}}
| years_active = 1970-present
| spouse = {{marriage|Murong Ying|1987|2009|reason=separated}}
| partner = Eileen Cheah {{small|(2009−2011)}}{{Cite web |title=Marcus Chin On Having "Marriage Phobia" And Bonding With His 8-Year-Old Daughter |url=https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/celebrities/marcus-chin-on-having-marriage-phobia-and-bonding-with-his-8-10316860 |access-date=24 January 2019 |website=8 Days |language=en}}
| children = 1
| othername = Chen Jianbin
| awards = Full list
| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue
| t = 陳建彬
| s = 陈建彬
| p = Chén Jiànbīn
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Marcus Chin On Kang (born 22 September 1953) is a Singaporean host, actor, comedian, singer, radio DJ, and businessman.
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.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Chin, Kate Pang's New Eatery Had Less Than 5 Orders On Day 1 Of Phase 2 HA |url=https://www.8days.sg/eatanddrink/celebfoodies/marcus-chin-kate-pangs-new-eatery-had-less-5-orders-day-1-phase-2-ha-543341 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=8days |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/marcus-chin-holiday-package-vote-star-awards-top-10-759276 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=8days |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=与金刚媒体继续合作 陈建彬签下"终身合约" |url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/marcus-chin-renews-contract-with-king-kong-media-production-2105006 |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |language=zh-SG}}
From 2021 to 2025, Chin won the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.{{Cite news |last=Koh |first=Sarah |date=2024-10-07 |title=Veteran actor-host Marcus Chin, 71, suffers heart attack during filming |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/veteran-actor-host-marcus-chin-71-suffers-heart-attack-during-filming |access-date=2025-07-09 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}{{Cite news |last=Ang |first=Benson |date=2025-07-06 |title=Star Awards 2025: Christopher Lee wins big, including Special Achievement Award and Best Actor |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/star-awards-2025-christopher-lee-wins-big-including-special-achievement-award-and-best-actor |access-date=2025-07-09 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
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.{{Cite news |title=Marcus 'old cow' Chin confirms girlfriend's pregnancy |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1048138/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408043142/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1048138/1/.html |archive-date=8 April 2010 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia}}
Cheah gave birth to their daughter, Elise, in Malaysia on 18 August 2010.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Chin is a daddy at 57! |url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4284810 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823044715/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4284810 |archive-date=23 August 2010 |access-date=30 August 2010}}
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.
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.{{Cite news |date=29 March 2023 |title=Nose bleeds 2 to 3 times a day: Marcus Chin's daughter Elise, 12, diagnosed with epilepsy |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/nose-bleeds-2-3-times-day-marcus-chins-daughter-elise-12-diagnosed-epilepsy?dicbo=v2-AKeYHTq |access-date=14 April 2023 |work=AsiaOne |language=en}}
On 7 October 2024, Chin suffered a heart attack during filming with Mark Lee.{{Cite news |title=Actor and radio DJ Marcus Chin suffers heart attack, recovering after emergency medical procedure |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/marcus-chin-heart-attack-surgery-411611 |access-date=2024-10-25 |work=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}} He was rushed to National University Hospital and underwent a coronary stenting procedure. He was discharged on 10 October.{{Cite news |title=Veteran actor-DJ Marcus Chin announces his recent 2nd operation a 'success' |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/marcus-chin-second-operation-update-coronary-heart-412461 |access-date=2024-10-25 |work=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}} Chin underwent another surgery on 22 October.
Filmography
= Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | ||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2016
| Peace & Prosperity || Huang Yuanhao | | | ||
| Eat Already? | rowspan="2" | Ah Shun | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |2017
| | | ||
| Have A Little Faith | Qian Zaide | | |
| Eat Already? 3 | rowspan="2" | Ah Shun | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2018
| Eat Already? 4 || | | ||
| Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手)
|Wang Qi | | | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2019
|Voyage of Love (爱。起航) |Guo Dajun | | | ||
| Old Is Gold (老友万岁)
|Phillip Cui Liancheng | | | ||
| scope="row"|2022
| Healing Heroes (医生不是神) |Uncle Heng | | | ||
| scope="row" rowspan="3" |2023
| Mr Xu | | | ||
| The Sky is Still Blue
|Uncle Ben | | | ||
| I Do, Do I?
| Tu Jinsheng | | |
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|2002
| | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2003
| | | |
| City Sharks
|Ang | | |
| scope="row"|2004
| | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2005
|Xu Wenbing | |{{Cite news |last=Teo |first=Wendy |date=8 February 2005 |title=Good comics can't save thin plot |work=The New Paper |location=Singapore}} |
| One More Chance
|Ong Beng Kuang | |{{Cite news |last=Ngiam |first=Ying Lam |date=9 September 2005 |title=More of the same in One More Chance |work=The Business Times |location=Singapore}} |
| scope="row"|2009
|Shou | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2011
|Ah Chuen (head chef) | | |
| Perfect Rivals
| | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" |2012
|Ah Gui | |
| The Wedding Diary
| | | |
| scope="row" rowspan=2|2013
|The Wedding Diary 2 | | | |
| Everybody's Business
|Taxi driver | | |
| scope="row"|2014
|Ah Niu | | |
| scope="row"|2015
|Master Lo Man | | |
| scope="row"|2016
|Provision shop owner | | |
| scope="row"|2017
|Intern supervisor | | |
| scope="row"|2019
|As himself | |{{Cite news |date=2019-01-03 |title=Mark Lee makes debut as feature film director in Make It Big Big |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/mark-lee-makes-debut-feature-film-director-make-it-big-big |access-date=2023-01-06 |work=AsiaOne |language=en}} |
= Variety show =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2008–present
|Golden Age Talentime (黄金年华之斗歌竞艺) || | |
| scope="row" rowspan="1" | 2014
| Are You Hokkien? || |
| scope="row"| 2017
|Happy Can Already! 3 || Guest performer | |
| scope="row"| 2018
|Happy Can Already! 4 || Guest performer | |
| scope="row"| 2019
|The Destined One || Guest matchmaker | |
| scope="row"| 2023
|Happy Sing-Along || Web series |
Discography
= Compilation albums =
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| width="30px"|Year
! width="150px"|English title ! width="130px"|Mandarin title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 | 新传媒群星金龙接财神 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Organisation | Award | Nominated work | Result | class="unsortable" |Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2004 | rowspan="25" |Star Awards | Best Comedy Performer | Comedy Nite | {{won}}
| | |
| Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host | King of Variety | {{nom}}
| | |||
| rowspan="2" |2005 | Best Comedy Performer | Comedy Nite | {{nom}}
| | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| 2006 | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| 2007 | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2009 | Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host | Golden Age Talentime | {{nom}}
| | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| rowspan="4" | 2018 | Special Achievement Award | {{N/A}} | {{won}}
| | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | rowspan="2" | Have A Little Faith {{small|(as Qian Zaide)}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| Best Evergreen Artiste | {{nom}}
| | ||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | rowspan="2" | Fifty & Fabulous {{small|(as Wang Qi)}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{nom}}
| | ||||
| rowspan="3" |2021 | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
| | |||
| Best Radio Programme
|LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安！玉建煌崇 | {{won}} | | |||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
| {{N/A}} | {{won}} | | |||||
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Best Radio Programme |LOVE 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 | {{N/A}} | {{won}}
|{{Cite news |last=Ang |first=Benson |date=24 April 2022 |title=Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/star-awards-2022-host-chen-hanwei-also-clinches-best-actor |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=The Straits Times |language=en}} | |||
| rowspan="2"|2023
|Best Radio Programme |LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安！玉建煌崇 |{{won}} | |||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{won}}
| | |||
| rowspan="2"|2024
|Best Radio Programme |LOVE 972 -The Breakfast Quartet 早安！玉建蔡煌崇 |{{won}} | |||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{won}}
| | |||
| 2025 | {{N/A}} | {{won}} |
References
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External links
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