occupation yearsactive article_title tradchinesename simpchinesename birth_date origin name pinyinchinesename
actor 1984 -- present chen tianwen
 陳天文 陈天文 28 may 1963 singapore tianwen chan chen tianwen chén tiānwén
chen tianwen

chen tianwen -lrb- -rrb- is a singaporean veteran actor .
he starred in many mandarin dramas throughout the 1990s , and his film credits include the cannes film festival award-winning ilo ilo , the ah boys to men trilogy : ah boys to men , ah boys to men 2 and , the lion men and .
chen joined the sbc after completing the 5th artiste drama training class and made his debut in 1984 .
he holds a black belt in taekwondo and his martial arts background led him to being cast in many `` wuxia '' dramas in the 1990s and as characters with fight scenes in other drama series .
he is also a member of the singapore celebrity soccer team .
the straits times remarked that chen 's `` much-praised understated turn '' as teck in the cannes film festival award-winning `` ilo ilo '' 爸妈不在家 once again put chen in the spotlight .
chen hit the headlines again when two parody music videos he starred in , which were featured in the second season of spouse for house , went viral .
the first , titled `` unbelievable '' , was ` lauded ' for the nonsensical line ' i so stunned like vegetable ' -lrb- sic -rrb- , drawing the attention of time , while the second , `` sandcastle in my heart '' , in which irene ang also starred in , did not went as popular as the previous one .
both videos are a parody of popular chinese mvs in the 1970s , particularly the work of singaporean singer ch ` ing-yen huang .
