Nicholas Tse

Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (Chinese: 謝霆鋒; born August 29, 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and chef.[1] As multi talented celebrity, he became a TV chef and food critic in 2014. Tse initially entered the entertainment industry in 1996 as a singer. He learned martial arts from Philip Ng, Andy On and Sammo Hung, stunts from Jackie Chan, and martial arts for the screen and television from Chung Chi Li. Tse made his film debut in 1998 with the crime film Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, for which he received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his performance. In 2003, Tse founded Post Production Office Limited, a special effects company in Hong Kong which provides services for movies, video games, and advertisements. The company grossed over one billion Hong Kong dollars, and the company has since been sold.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tse.
Nicholas Tse
謝霆鋒
Tse in 2017
PronunciationTse Ting-fung
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980
British Hong Kong
NationalityHong Kong
Citizenship
  • Hong Kong
  • Canada
Occupation
  • Actor
  • martial artist
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Entrepreneur
  • Chef
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 2006; div. 2011)
Partner(s)
Parents
FamilyJennifer Tse (sister)
Musical career
Also known asNic Tse, Lemon (檸檬)
OriginHong Kong
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝霆鋒
Simplified Chinese谢霆锋
Websitenicholastse.hk

In 2011, he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film The Stool Pigeon, making him the first person ever to have won all of the following three Hong Kong Film awards: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer.[3]

Early life

Tse was born in Hong Kong on August 29, 1980, to the famous Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and actress Deborah Lee (狄波拉). His younger sister is Jennifer Tse. Tse moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at a young age.[4] He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, but moved with his family to Hong Kong after constantly getting bullied. Nicholas later attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out due to low grades in grade 10.[4] For a year he lived in Phoenix, Arizona, but was also expelled for low grades. He studied music in Japan before returning to Hong Kong. He holds dual Canadian and Hong Kong citizenship.[4]

Career

Music

Tse was singing at a party for a family friend when he was discovered by Albert Yeung, the head of Emperor Entertainment Group. In 1997, Tse signed a record deal with EEG under the Fitto label and released his first album, My Attitude.[4] The album was ranked 3rd on the top selling CD chart of IFPI.[5] In the same year of his debut, he won the most popular new artist award.[6]

Tse achieved mainstream success in 1998 with songs like "早知" (Knew It Would Be Like That) and "如果只得一星期" (If There's Only One Week) and became a prominent heartthrob in the entertainment industry. He received a musical award during the 1999 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards with his popular song "非走不可" (No Choice But To Leave),[7] recorded on 27 September 1993.

In 2000, Tse released the album with the main hit single "活著 VIVA", which was regarded as his most popular song ever, and furthered his career significantly. After the release of this song, he became widely regarded as an A-list singer. In 2001, he released the album "玉蝴蝶" (Jade Butterfly), which included two hit songs, "玉蝴蝶" and "潛龍勿用".

In 2002, Tse received the World's Best Chinese Artist award at the 2002 World Music Award for the success of his Jade Butterfly album.

Film

Tse's most notable films have included Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998), Gen-X Cops (1999), Time and Tide (2000), and Invisible Target (2007). He also collaborated with Jackie Chan in New Police Story (2004).[8] Tse has also acted in romance films including Tiramisu (2002) and Jade Goddess of Mercy (2003). Late in his career, he ventured into comedic roles in Enter the Phoenix (2004), A Chinese Tall Story (2005), and McDull, the Alumni (2006). In the Hong Kong translated version of A Bug's Life (蟲蟲特工隊), Tse did the voice dubbing for the character Flik. He also lent his voice to the Chinese animation film Lotus Lantern (1999). Tse's performance in Bodyguards and Assassins (2009), earned him an Asian Film Award at the 4th Asian Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and in 2011, Tse received a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for The Stool Pigeon (2010), beating fellow actors Chow Yun-fat, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Nick Cheung.[9] Tse had a love for martial arts at a young age, but he formally learned martial arts for the screen from stunt leader Jackie Chan and Chung Chi Li for films such as, Gen-X-Cops and Invisible Target. He worked with Donnie Yen for martial arts film, Dragon Tiger Gate. He still practices martial arts for the screen and exercise. He's also a Wing Chun practitioner, being trained by fellow co-star and friend Philip Ng alongside co-star and friend Andy On.

Television series

Tse has starred in two TVB Hong Kong local dramas, Aiming High (撻出愛火花) and The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (齊天大聖孫悟空). He also participated in a documentary produced by Television Broadcasts Limited called On the Road II (向世界出發II), made in Cambodia in 2007. The rest of his drama series were filmed and produced by companies in Mainland China. Most of Tse's dramas are wuxia series, a genre of fantasy Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.

Artistry

On January 12, 2006, wax statues of Tse were first exhibited along with seven other well known Chinese figures including basketball star Yao Ming, and Jackie Chan at the Madame Tussauds in London.[10] On June 19, 2006, wax statues of both Tse and his then wife Cecilia Cheung were revealed in Shanghai exhibition in Shanghai.[11][12]

In November 2012, Tse attended a Hong Kong Avenue of Stars Hand Imprint Ceremony.

Musical style

Most of Tse's songs were based on the Cantopop rock genre such as some of his top hits "front, back, left, right" (前前後後左左右右), "Exposure" (曝光), and "Lonely Base" (寂寞堂口). Some of his songs were produced in Tse's own 'Nic Production', which was revealed in several TVB interviews. Tse featured his flame guitar and a flamethrower in the music video of his widely popular song and one of his most classical pop rock songs, "Live Viva" (活著 VIVA).

He has sung a number of duets with fellow Cantopop singers, namely "Love" (愛) with Charlene Choi, "Second Life" (第二世), "Amen" (阿門) both with Joey Yung, "Kid" (細路) with Eason Chan, "You Can't Stop Me" with Sam Lee and Stephen Fung, and "Beauty and the Beast"[13] with Meilin.

Besides being a singer, Tse has shown his interest and talent in songwriting. Plenty of his songs were produced by himself, either of the lyrics or the melody or both. For example, Tse composed and arranged the melodies for his most renowned Mandarin songs, "I love you because I love you" (因為愛所以愛) and "Huang Zhong Ren" (黃種人). Tse also participated in the creation of lyrics in "Huang Zhong Ren".

Personal life

Relationships

Tse once had a relationship with musician Faye Wong, 11 years his senior, but they broke up in 2002.[14] On July 31, 2006, Tse officially admitted that he was dating actress Cecilia Cheung in an interview with Hong Kong commercial radio station 881/903. On September 29, 2006, Tse showed off his wedding ring at the Hong Kong International Airport, announcing that he and Cecilia Cheung married in a secret wedding ceremony in Pamalican, Philippines.[4] The couple's eldest son, Lucas Tse, was born on August 2, 2007.[15] Cheung gave birth to their second son, Quintus Tse, May 12, 2010. However, their romantic relationship ended on June 14, 2011 when Tse reportedly filed for divorce from Cheung.[16] In 2014, it was reported that Tse rekindled his relationship with Faye Wong, who had divorced her latest spouse in 2013.[17] As of May 2017, Tse and Faye Wong are reportedly still together.[18]

2002 motoring incident

In the early morning of March 23, 2002, Tse crashed his Ferrari 360 Modena in Hong Kong Central.[19] Initially, it was claimed that his driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed that the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Tse spent two weeks in prison[20] and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice.[4] The 240 hours portion of his sentence was the maximum punishment for this offense, given that Tse was a young offender at the time (21 years and 7 months). This incident had caused him to have a downfall in popularity.[4] Tse had said that money to him has gone down by 40% since the accident.[21] The car was originally a gift from the company EEG, as Tse himself accounted for 56% of the revenue.[21]

2002 assault allegations

Tse has had his share of brush-ups with "paparazzi". A photographer of Sudden Weekly magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, there was a settlement in July 2002.[22]

2003 motoring incident

Tse had another accident in 2003, where he crashed his Toyota Camry into Wan Chai train station. He was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4000 for reckless driving. Prior to this incident, he was fined HK$7000 and had his license suspended for a year because he had two separate charges for speeding.

2005 motoring incident

He later had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an Audi RS4 in Lantau. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000, again for reckless driving. After this police charge, Tse released the album Reborn.

2008 Edison Chen photo scandal

In February 2008, Tse's wife, Cecilia Cheung, was implicated in the Edison Chen photo scandal, when intimate photographs of her were widely distributed on the internet.[23]

2016 Friend of Michelin honors

On October 28, 2016, Tse was honored as the first ever "Friend of Michelin", awarded for Michelin-star-worthy non-professional chefs and restaurateurs.[24] On November 30, 2017, he prepared the dessert course for A Night Among the Stars, a seven course gala dinner with Michelin-star chefs Alain Ducasse, Kwong Wai-keung, Tam Kwok-fung, Fabrice Vulin, Hidemichi Seki, and Noah Sandoval.[25][26]

Discography
Main article: Nicholas Tse discography

Filmography

Film
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1998Young and Dangerous: The Prequel新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇Chan Ho-namHong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1999Gen-X Cops特警新人類Jack
A Man Called Hero中華英雄Sword Hua
Metade Fumaca半支煙SmokeyNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song
Street Angels少女党
The Mirror怪談之魔鏡Siu-ming
2000Twelve Nights十二夜Kit
Winner Takes All大贏家Ferrari
Time and Tide順流逆流Tyler Yim
2001Comic King漫畫風雲Knife
Master Q 2001老夫子2001Fred/Howard
Heroes in Love戀愛起義Writer/co-director only
Nominated – Bronze Horse Award for Best Film Stockholm Film Festival
My Schoolmate, the Barbarian我的野蠻同學Stone
2002Inspector Tide Yau
2002 Tiramisu戀愛行星Ko Fung
Demi-Haunted魂魄唔齊Chang Ho-fung
2003The Medallion飛龍再生WaiterCameo
2004Jade Goddess of Mercy玉觀音Maojie
Enter the Phoenix大佬愛美麗Cock HeadCameo
Moving Targets2004新紮師兄Cheung Wai-kit
New Police Story新警察故事Frank ChengHundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005A Chinese Tall Story情癲大聖Tripitaka
The Promise無極Duke Wuhuan
2006McDull, the Alumni春田花花同學會Old man in toilet
Dragon Tiger Gate龍虎門Tiger Wong
Rob-B-Hood寶貝計劃NicholasCameo
The Heavenly Kings四大天王HimselfCameo
2007Invisible Target男兒本色Detective Chan Chun
2008Beast Stalker證人Sergeant Tong Fei
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils風雲決Striding Cloud
2009The Storm Warriors風雲IIHeartless
Bodyguards and Assassins十月圍城Deng SidiAsian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor
2010Hot Summer Days全城熱戀熱辣辣Wai
The Stool Pigeon綫人Ghost Jr.Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
2011Shaolin新少林寺Tsao ManNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Treasure Inn財神客棧Master Kung
2012The Viral Factor逆戰Man YeungNominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Actor
The Bullet Vanishes消失的子彈Captain Guo Zhui
2013The Midas Touch超級經理人HimselfCameo
2014As the Light Goes Out救火英雄Sam
From Vegas to Macau賭城風雲Cool
But Always一生一世Zhao Yongyuan
201512 Golden Ducks12金鴨
The Spirit of the Swords情劍
2016I Love That Crazy Little Thing那件瘋狂的小事叫愛情
Heartfall Arises驚天破[27]
2017Cook Up a Storm決戰食神Sky Ko
2018Air Strike大轟炸Lei TaoSpecial appearance[28]
2020Raging Fire怒火

Television
Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1998Aiming High撻出愛火花Chiu Ka ChunTV debut
2002The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra齊天大聖孫悟空Chung Kwaicameo
Secretly Loving You偷偷愛上你Himselfcameo
2003Hearts of Fencing當四葉草碰上劍尖時Himselfcameo
2005The Proud twins小魚兒與花無缺Hua Wu Que
2007Wing Chun詠春Leung Bik
Big Shot大人物Yang Fan
The Spirit of Sword浣花洗劍錄Hu Yan Da Zang
2012Jian Xia Qing Yuan劍俠情緣Ye Fan / Gu Lang
America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18a judge and also action director in one of the episodes[29]
2013The Next Magic下一個奇跡Liang Hai En
Super Boy(2013)2013快樂男聲one of the main judges in the Finale
2014Chef Nic12道鋒味the show's on-camera chef[30]a Chinese food travelogue show
2015Chef Nic 212道鋒味 2the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
2016Chef Nic 312道鋒味 3the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
2017Chef Nic 2017鋒味 2017the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
2018Chef Nic 2018鋒味 2018the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food travelogue show
2018Celebrity Chef: East vs West名廚爭鋒the show's on-camera chefa Chinese food competition show
2018Sing! China中国好声音One of the four judgesThe Chinese Voice

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