Sam Tseng

{{Short description|Taiwanese television host and actor}}

{{family name hatnote|Tseng|lang=Chinese}}

{{infobox person

| name = Sam Tseng

| image = Sam Tseng 20221019.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tseng in October 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|01|29}}

| birth_place = Neipu, Pingtung County, Taiwan

| education = Shih Hsin University (BA)

| occupation = Television host, actor

| years_active = 1990-present

| spouse = {{marriage|Kate Liu|2005|}}

| children = 2

| website = {{url|http://www.samtseng.com.tw/}}

| other_names = Tseng Kuo-cheng
Zeng Guocheng

| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| t = 曾國城

| s = 曾国城

|poj=Chan Kok-siâⁿ

| p = Zēng Guóchéng

}}

}}

Sam Tseng ({{zh|c=曾國城|poj=Chan Kok-siâⁿ}}, born January 29, 1968) is a Taiwanese television host and actor.{{cite web|url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Sam-Tseng.html|title=⓿⓿ Sam Tseng Movies - Chinese Movies|website=chinesemov.com}}{{cite web|url=http://mydramalist.info/person/15080/zeng_guo_cheng|title=Zeng Guo Cheng - MyDramaList|website=mydramalist.info}}

Tseng graduated from Shih Hsin School of Journalism and entered the entertainment scene in 1990 as an actor. His career took off during the late nineties, when he began hosting treasure hunting game show Golden Legend with Lillian Wang, and variety show Taiwan Homerun, alongside Hsu Nai-lin.{{cite web |url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150129/543970/ |title=【今日壽星】曾國城主持新霸主 俊小生變中肥大叔 {{!}} 即時新聞 {{!}} 20150129 {{!}} 蘋果日報 |website=www.appledaily.com.tw |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205073034/http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150129/543970/ |archive-date=2015-02-05}}

In addition to his television work, he has appeared in many well-received stage productions by Ping-Fong Acting Troupe and Godot Theatre Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2006/04/07/2003301473|title=Ping-Fong's new 'Hamlet' is orgasmic - Taipei Times|website=www.taipeitimes.com|date=7 April 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/supplement/paper/1080146|title=《愛呀，我的媽！》 曾國城開嗓唱音樂劇 - 副刊 - 自由時報電子報|website=ltn.com.tw|date=21 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/supplement/paper/944620|title=曾國城 屈中恆 卜學亮 合演東尼獎劇作《ART》 - 副刊 - 自由時報電子報|website=ltn.com.tw|date=29 December 2015}}

In 2005, he married Kate Liu, a Chinese Australian who is ten years his junior. The couple have a son and a daughter.{{cite web|url=http://old.ltn.com.tw/2005/new/apr/29/today-show3.htm|title=自由時報電子新聞網-影視焦點|website=old.ltn.com.tw}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nownews.com/news/20090629/836628|title=曾國城化身成「大香蕉」 與小蜜桃聯手主持兒童節目|website=nownews.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/property/20081114/31140252/|title=曾國城千金出生 開心兒子有伴 - 蘋果日報|website=appledaily.com.tw|date=13 November 2008}}