# Chen Shucheng

Chen Shucheng (born Tan Soo Seng on 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "black and white TV" era.

## Career
### Acting

Chen joined Mediacorp, then known as Radio Television Singapore (RTS), as an actor in 1971. Since then he has portrayed many different roles ranging from a young nerdy doctor in The Awakening, a rich flirting playboy in Pretty Faces, the famous philanthropist, Tan Kah Kee in the war drama, The Price of Peace to a strict and unbending father in Love at 0°C .
Chen's work was recognised in 2007 when he was awarded the "Evergreen Veteran" award at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special. After being nominated many times, he won his first acting award in Star Awards 2012 for his role in The Oath and received a standing ovation from both colleagues and fans. In Star Awards 2018 , he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, Home Truly .
Chen has gotten 2 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

### Hosting

During the late 1990s, Chen was best known as host of long-running variety shows Econ Nite (宜康之夜) and Weekend Delight (欢乐周末夜) for over a decade.

### Singing

He also had an album to his name in the 1970s. He sang in the Teochew dialect.

## Personal life

Chen and former actress Huang Peiru acted as a couple in the 1984 television series The Awakening and married after the drama aired. Chen and Huang had also starred in the series Enchanted Eyes.
Chen previously had a 21-year marriage with C N Lim, which ended in 1991. Lim filed for divorce from Chen and had claimed that the actor had been ignoring her since 1979. Lim has the custody of their daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role |
| 2000 | 2000 AD | 公元2000 | |
| 2005 | The Maid | 女佣 | Mr. Teo |
| 2008 | A Promise | | Old Mo |
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | 大世界 | Towkay Lim |
| 2011 | The Ultimate Winner | 赢家 | Uncle Lim |
| 2013 | Red Numbers | 红字 | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | The Trap | | |
| 1971 | Autumn | | |
| 1971 | Return of the Wild Goose | | |
| 1971 | Parasite | | |
| 1972 | The Story of Mr. Q | | |
| 1972 | The World of Warmth | | |
| 1972 | Repentance | | |
| 1972 | Distress | | |
| 1972 | Culprit | | |
| 1972 | The Test | | |
| 1972 | Silent Blessings | | |
| 1972 | Survival | | |
| 1972 | An Ill-Fated Girl | | |
| 1972 | The Underground | | |
| 1972 | Home Coming | | |
| 1983 | Double Blessings | | |
| 1984 | The Awakening | | |
| 1990 | Pretty Faces | | |
| 1993 | The Unbeatables I | | |
| 1994 | Crazy Duet | | |
| 1995 | The Teochew Family | | |
| 1995 | Dream Hunters | | |
| 1995 | Project B | | |
| 1995 | Golden Pillow | | |
| 1996 | Three In One Love | | |
| 1996 | The Unbeatables II | | |
| 1997 | The Silver Lining | | |
| 1997 | The Price of Peace | | |
| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | | |
| 1999 | PI Blues | | |
| 2002 | The Unbeatables III | | |
| 2003 | Viva La Famille | Sun Yongshun | |
| 2003 | Holland V | Steven Seow | |
| 2004 | Room in My Heart | | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home | Zhou Dong | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home | Zhang Guangyang | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home II | Zhou Dong | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home II | Zhang Guangyang | |
| 2006 | Love at 0°C | Hu Zhitao | |
| 2006 | Women of Times | Chen Tianfa | |
| 2007 | Live Again | Zhang Bo | |
| 2007 | The Greatest Love of All | Zhao Zhipeng | |
| 2008 | Taste of Love | Qiang Ge | |
| 2008 | Love Blossoms | Tao Dashun | |
| 2008 | Love Blossoms II | Tao Dashun | |
| 2008 | A Promise | | |
| 2009 | The Ultimatum | Ye Songnian | |
| 2009 | Your Hand In Mine | Jason Fang | |
| 2010 | Happy Family | Dong Jianye | |
| 2010 | With You | Zhang Yongsheng | |
| 2011 | Secrets for Sale | Chen Daohai | |
| 2011 | Devotion | Zhuo Chensheng | |
| 2011 | The Oath | Wu Zhixiong | |
| 2012 | Double Bonus | Jin Wentao | |
| 2012 | Pillow Talk | He Guangming | |
| 2012 | Yours Fatefully | Su Shuntian | |
| 2012 | Game Plan | Pu Chengcai | |
| 2014 | Yes We Can! | Zhu Haitao | |
| 2014 | In The Name Of Love | Bai Yongchun | |
| 2014 | Blessings | Lian Mengyong | |
| 2014 | Spice Up | Cai Shi | |
| 2015 | Good Luck | Lin Xiaohe | |
| 2015 | Let It Go | Little Bee | |
| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful | Cai Qingde | |
| 2015 | Super Senior | Chen Yalai | |
| 2016 | Life - Fear Not | Zhuang Shuiqing | |
| 2016 | Fire Up | Zhuang Dexian | |
| 2017 | Home Truly | Hong Shan | |
| 2017 | Eat Already? 2 | Yuan Yongming | |
| 2017 | Have A Little Faith | Zhou Fangdong | |
| 2017 | Eat Already? 3 | Yuan Yongming | |
| 2018 | Eat Already? 4 | Yuan Yongming | |
| 2018 | Reach For The Skies | Fang Shouyi | |
| 2018 | A Million Dollar Dream | Hu Tianhao | |
| 2018 | Love At Cavenagh Bridge | Wang Weiguang | |
| 2018 | Blessings 2 | Lian Mengyong | |
| 2018 | Heart To Heart | Yue Dazhong | |
| 2019 | How Are You? | Mr Ng | |
| 2019 | Hello From The Other Side - Its Time | Grandpa | |
| 2019 | Hello Miss Driver | Fang Yuancheng | |
| 2019 | Old Is Gold | Zhou Renfa | |
| 2019 | Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper | Zhou Renfa | Telemovie |
| 2020 | A Jungle Survivor | He Guozhong | |
| 2021 | Old Soul Yet So Young | Li Youcai | |
| 2021 | Watch Out! Alexius | Sun Jinfa | |
| 2021 | The Peculiar Pawnbroker | Chen Hongyi | |
| 2021 | The Heartland Hero | Uncle Tan | |
| 2022 | I Want To Be A Towkay | Kam Chek | |
| 2022 | When Duty Calls 2 | Zeng Hechang | |
| 2023 | Silent Walls | Liang Zhiqin | |
| 2023 | Shero | Huang Yudai | Cameo |
| 2023 | My One and Only | Yang | |

## Discography
### Compilation albums

| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
| 2014 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 14 | 新传媒群星金马献万福 |
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Strange Encounters (as Cai Hong) | Nominated |
| 1997 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Price of Peace (as Tan Kah Kee) | Nominated |
| 2000 | Star Awards | Best Variety Show Host | PSC Night | Nominated |
| 2001 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Beyond the Axis of Truth (as Wu Mingwei) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2001 | Star Awards | Best Variety Show Host | Weekend Delight | Nominated |
| 2002 | Star Awards | Special Achievement Award | — | Won |
| 2002 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2002 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Viva Le Famille (as Wu Yongsun) | Nominated |
| 2002 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Wing of Desire (as Hu Tie) | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2004 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Room in My Heart (as Li Ashun) | Nominated |
| 2005 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2006 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2007 | Star Awards | Evergreen Veteran Award | — | Won |
| 2009 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2010 | Asian Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | With You (as Zhang Yongsheng) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2011 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2012 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Oath (as Wu Zhiyong) | Won |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Blessings (as Lian Mengyong) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | Super Senior (as Chen Yalai) | Won |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Fire Up (as Zhuang Dexian) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | Fire Up (as Zhuang Dexian) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Home Truly (as Hong Shan) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Won |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2019 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hello From The Other Side - Its Time (as Ye Ye) | Won |
| 2019 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Million Dollar Dream (as Hu Tianhao) | Won |
| 2019 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2021 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Old is Gold (as Zhou Renfa) | Nominated |
| 2021 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated |
| 2021 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Won |
| 2022 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated |
| 2022 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2023 | Star Awards | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated |
| 2023 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Best Programme Host | Foodie Trio 三吃客 | Nominated |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated |