# Sam Tseng

Sam Tseng (Chinese: 曾國城; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Kok-siâⁿ, born January 29, 1968) is a Taiwanese television host and actor.
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.
In addition to his television work, he has appeared in many well-received stage productions by Ping-Fong Acting Troupe and Godot Theatre Company.
In 2005, he married Kate Liu, a Chinese Australian who is ten years his junior. The couple have a son and a daughter.

## Filmography
### Variety show

| Network | English title | Original title | Notes |
| EBC Variety | National Star Raiders | 全民星攻略 | |
| TTV | Six-year National Development Plan | 刮目相看 六年國建 | |
| TTV | Huan Le Dui Dui Peng | 歡樂對對碰 | |
| TTV | Amazing Friday | 驚艷星期五 | |
| TTV | Tiger vs Tiger | 台灣虎怕虎 | |
| TTV | Taiwan Homerun | 台灣紅不讓 | |
| TTV | Weekend Show | 周末晚點名 | |
| TTV | Midnight Show | 午夜晚點名 | |
| TTV | Happy! | 快樂大聯盟 | |
| TTV | Happy Day | 天天樂翻天 | |
| CTV | Youth Express | 青春快遞 | |
| CTV | Huan Le Peng Peng Hu | 歡樂碰碰胡 | |
| CTV | Red Versus White | 紅白勝利 | |
| CTV | Show Biz Whiz | 全能綜藝通 | |
| CTV | Sunday Show | 週日大精采 | |
| CTV | Variety Camp | 綜藝大本營 | |
| CTV | Quanneng Meishi Xiu | 全能美食秀 | |
| CTV | Super Citizen | 最強大國民 | |
| CTV | Show Winner | 萬秀大勝利 | |
| CTV | No Play No Life | 沒玩沒了 | |
| CTS | Leçons d' Amour | 戀愛講義 | |
| CTS | IQ Go | — | |
| CTS | Beautiful World | 美麗心世界 | |
| CTS | It's Love | 這就叫做愛 | |
| CTS | Power Sunday | Power Sunday－綜藝百分百 | |
| CTS | Survivor of Palace | 後宮生還戰 | |
| CTS | Genius Go Go Go | 天才衝衝衝 | 2006—present |
| PTS | A Wonderful Word | 一字千金 | |
| MOMO Kids | PK King | 小學PK王 | |
| Star Chinese Channel | IQ Challenge | IQ大挑戰 | |
| Star Chinese Channel | Lady Commander | 一袋女王 | 2010—present |
| SET Metro | TV Bank | 電視大銀行 | |
| SET Metro | Delicious Food All Over the World | 美食大三通 | |
| SET Metro | Free Style | 硬是要鬥牛 | |
| SET Metro | Treasure Hunter | 冒险奇兵 | |
| SET Metro | Good Show | 至尊美食王 | |
| SET Metro | Super Idol | 超級偶像 | |
| SET Metro | Stylish Man - The Chef | 型男大主廚 | 2006—present |
| SET Taiwan | Happy Family Plan | 幸福家庭計畫 | |
| CTi Entertainment | Big Rich | 小氣大財神 | |
| CTi Entertainment | Wu Jian Dao Bu Dao | 無間道不道 | |
| CTi Entertainment | Super Big Boss | 超級大頭目 | |
| CTi Entertainment | Poker Lord | 財神大地主 | |
| TVBS-G | Why | 男人杯杯Why | |
| Super TV | Nine Point Onestick | 九點一级棒 | |
| Super TV | Comedy Private Limited | 喜劇有限公司 | |
| Super TV | Golden Legend | 黄金傳奇 | |
| Super TV | National Queen | 國民女王 | |
| Super TV | Young | 春猛回頭 | |
| GTV Variety Show | Night Club | 八大夜總會 | |
| GTV Variety Show | Treasures Experts | 寶物博很大 | |
| Fast Wing | Dream Tonight | 今夜入夢来 | |
| Videoland | Kid's Busy | 小孩很忙 | |
| Videoland | Success | 城功富產科 | |
| Videoland | Perfect Human | 玩美的人類 | |
| Mediacorp | World Kitchen | 美味天王 | |
| Mediacorp | Celebrity Tic-Tac-Toe | 名人Tic Tac Toe | |
| Mediacorp | 3-Plus-1 | 3菜1湯 | |
| Mediacorp | Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Chinese version) | 我要唱下去 | |
| Mediacorp | 3-Plus-1 S2 | 3菜1湯 II | |
| Mediacorp | 3-Plus-1 S3 | 3菜1湯 III | |
| Mediacorp | 3-Plus-1 S4 | 3菜一湯 IV | |
| Mediacorp | Men's Talk | 3个男人1张口 | |

#### Event

| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| 2010 | 45th Golden Bell Awards | 第45屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮 | With Fang Fangfang |
| 2010 | 12th Taipei Film Awards | 第12屆台北電影獎頒獎典禮 | With Patty Hou |
| 2012 | 47th Golden Bell Awards | 第47屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮 | With Janet Hsieh |
| 2012 | 14th Taipei Film Awards | 第14屆台北電影獎頒獎典禮 | With Vega Tsai |
| 2013 | 15th Taipei Film Awards | 第15屆台北電影獎頒獎典禮 | With Annie Chen |
| 2014 | 49th Golden Bell Awards | 第49屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮 | With Selina Jen |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | 第55屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮 | With Aaron Yan |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards (television show categories) | 第57屆金鐘獎頒獎典禮 (節目類) | With Jesse Tang |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Rumble Ages | 烈火青春 | | |
| 1995-1998 | We Are Family | 我們一家都是人 | Tseng Chien-jen (Armani) / Pang Gonggong | |
| 1996 | Chunfeng Shaonian | 春風少年 | | |
| 1998 | Gods Are Watching from Above | 舉頭三尺有神明-我是偷渡客 | Ho Ching | |
| 2000 | Zhen Nu Lie Nu Hao Fang Nu | 貞女烈女豪放女 | | |
| 2001 | Marmalade Boy | 橘子醬男孩 | Ren | |
| 2001 | Taiwan Paranormal Events | 台灣靈異事件 | | |
| 2003 | My Cinderella from Sky | 天上掉下個林妹妹 | Kong Shoudao | |
| 2003 | The Rose | 薔薇之戀 | Director Tsai | Cameo |
| 2004 | Women Are to Be Rich | 女人要有錢 | | |
| 2004 | I Love My Wife | 安室愛美惠 | Tseng Fu-chi | |
| 2004 | My Puppy Lover | 我的寵物老公 | Chi Si-fan | |
| 2005 | Star | 八星報喜 | | |
| 2005 | Spring Light of the Grass Mountain | 草山春暉 | Kao Ming-chih | |
| 2009 | Marriage of Three Daughters | 女仨的婚事 | Liu Hsien-pin | |
| 2012 | Confucius | 智勝鮮師 | Cheng Chih-sheng / Confucius | |
| 2019 | Girl's Power | 女兵日記女力報到 | Tseng Kuo-cheng | Cameo |
| 2020 | U Motherbaker | 我的婆婆怎麼那麼可愛 | Tseng Kuo-cheng | Cameo |

### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | — | Emperor Kuzco | Taiwanese release, voice |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | — | Remy | Taiwanese release, voice |
| 2010 | Comedy Makes You Cry | 拍賣春天 | Diamond | |
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | 大世界 | Tiger | Cameo |
| 2012 | My Ghost Partner | 人鬼拍檔 | | Cameo |
| 2020 | Acting Out Of Love | 練愛iNG | Himself | Cameo |
| 2024 | Yen and Ai-Lee | 小雁與吳愛麗 | Ren | |

## Theater

| English title | Original title |
| Can Three Make It | 三人行不行 |
| Spring Summer Autumn And Winter | 蠢嘎揪疼 |
| Shamlet | 莎姆雷特 |
| Tai Ping Tian Guo | 太平天國 |
| The Half-Mile Great Wall | 半里長城 |
| Elastic Zone | 鬆緊地帶 |
| Nation Rescue, Ltd | 救國株式會社 |
| Far Away From Home | 西出陽關 |
| The Aurora Borealis | 北極之光 |
| Notice from a Bachelorette | 徵婚啟事 浪漫版 |
| The Goodbye Girl | 再見女郎 |
| We're No Angels | 冒牌天使 |
| Art | — |
| Kao! Ba | 靠!爸 |
| Love Ya Mom | 愛呀，我的媽！ |
| Mr. Right Wanted | 徵婚啟事 |

## Published works

* Tseng, Sam (2002). Zeng Guo Cheng Zhi Chuan Qi Huang Jin Han. Taipei: Star East Press. ISBN 986-7848-03-9.
* Tseng, Sam (2007). Zeng Guo Cheng、Chen Qiao En Zhi Mao Xian Gong Lue: Tuan Kang Wan Quan Shou Ce. New Taipei City: Fundation. ISBN 9789868353718.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | 41st Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Television Series | Star | Nominated |
| 2006 | 41st Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Variety Show | Big Rich | Won |
| 2011 | 46th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | Stylish Man - The Chef | Won |
| 2014 | 49th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | Stylish Man - The Chef | Nominated |
| 2014 | 49th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | Genius Go Go Go | Won |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | A Wonderful Word | Nominated |
| 2016 | 51st Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | A Wonderful Word | Nominated |
| 2016 | 51st Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Comprehensive Show | Genius Go Go Go | Nominated |
| 2017 | 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | A Wonderful Word | Nominated |
| 2018 | 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | Genius Go Go Go | Nominated |
| 2019 | 54th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Variety Show | Lady Commander | Nominated |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Variety Show | Lady Commander | Nominated |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | National Star Raiders | Won |
| 2021 | 56th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | A Wonderful Word | Won |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | National Star Raiders | Nominated |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Variety Show | Stylish Man - The Chef | Nominated |
| 2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | A Wonderful Word | Won |
| 2024 | 61st Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Yen and Ai-Lee | Pending |