Rayson Tan
Rayson Tan (simplified Chinese: 陈泰铭; traditional Chinese: 陳泰銘; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor under Mediacorp.
Rayson Tan | |||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1965 | ||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 1990 – present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | |||||||
| Children | Xavier Tan (son) | ||||||
| Awards | Star Search 1990 : 2nd Runnerup | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳泰銘 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈泰铭 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | Singapore | ||||||
Career
Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines.[1] In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent competition. He has worked on many different roles and hosted many TV programmes, including the role of Singaporean war hero Lim Bo Seng in the 1997 WWII drama series The Price of Peace and the host for PSC Night in 2006.
Tan has also been nominated multiple times in the annual Star Awards, especially for the "Best Supporting Actor" award category. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary.[2]
Tan has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively.
Personal life
Tan married fellow MediaCorp actress Chen Liping in 1998. They have a son named Xavier, who was born in 2002.[3] Tan and his wife are Christian.[4]
Controversy
In 2003, Tan was sued by actress Andrea De Cruz in the Slim 10 pills saga. De Cruz began her court battle against the importers and distributors of diet pills that she says nearly caused her to die of liver failure. Lawyers for Singapore television star Andrea De Cruz began arguments in the High Court seeking unspecified damages in a civil suit against Health Biz, the importer and distributor of Slim 10 diet pills.
The case is expected to last three weeks. De Cruz is seeking damages for injuries she alleges were caused by the drug and to cover the cost of her liver transplant surgery and treatment, court documents said. She is also suing the pills' distributor, TV Media, and actor. Tan who sold the pills to her. Tan was later cleared while the distributors were forced to compensate her. Tan was acquitted of the charges in the lawsuit.[5]
Filmography
Chinese/Dialect Series
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Behind Bars 铁狱雷霆 | Zhen Fei’s colleague 振飞同事 |
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| Golden Shenton Way 金色珊顿道 | Fang Shun Hua 方舜华 | ||
| The Woman I Marry 家有恶妻 | Raymond (Wang Zhi Long) 王志龙 | ||
| Home Sweet Home 宜家宜乐 | |||
| 1992 | Ladies In Action 霹雳红唇 | Shuai Jia Ming 帅家明 | |
| My Buddies 浪漫战场 | Tan Qiang 谭强 | ||
| Mystery II 迷离夜II 之《不死咒》 | Wang Li Yang 汪立洋 | ||
| Mystery II 迷离夜II 之《魔鬼魔鬼我爱你》 | Jiang Hua 姜华 | ||
| 1993 | Angel of Vengeance 暴雨狂花 | Prosecutor 检查官 |
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| Reaching For The Stars 银海惊涛 | Qiu Wen Long 邱文龙 | ||
| The Invincible Warriors 皇朝铁将金粉情 | Duo Ling Ying Ming 夺令英明 | ||
| Ou Yang Ming 欧阳明 | |||
| Web of Deceit 鹤啸九天 | Mu Rong Tian Feng 慕容天峰 | ||
| 1994 | The Valiant On 昆仑奴 | Shi Chao Yi 史朝义 | |
| Truly Yours 聪明糊涂心 | HuShao Feng 胡少丰 | ||
| 1995 | Heavenly Ghostcatcher 天师钟馗 之《杨贵妃》 | Tang Xuan Zong 唐玄宗 | |
| Heavenly Ghostcatcher 天师钟馗 之《江山美人》 | Emperor Zheng De 正德皇帝 | ||
| King Of Hades 阎罗传奇 | King Of Hades 阎罗 | ||
| Tales Of The Third Kind 第三类剧场 | He Zi Cong 何子聪 | ||
| 1996 | Ah Xue 阿雪 | Li Wei Guang 李伟光 | |
| A Different Life 妈姐情缘 | Zhou Qi An 周启安 | ||
| River Of Love 风雨柴船头 | Jiang Zhong Han 姜仲涵 | ||
| 1997 | Courting Trouble 婚姻法庭 | Ye Jie 叶捷 | |
| Crimes And Tribulations 狮城奇案录 之《第一个上绞台的女人》 | Yuan Tian Hong 圆田弘 | ||
| The Price Of Peace 和平的代价 | Lim Bo Seng 林谋盛 | ||
| Roses, Complete With Thorns 单身女郎 | |||
| 1998 | Men At The Crossroad 四个好涩的男人 | Zhong Yong Yi 钟永益 | |
| Dreams 七个梦 之《不道德的梦》 | Fang Li Xing 方立行 | ||
| My Teacher, Aiyoyo! 哎哟哟奇妙假期 | Huang Chao Ren 黄超仁 | ||
| Act 235 刑事235 | Ni Jun 倪峻 | ||
| Riding The Storm 陌生人 | Wa Na Han 瓦纳汉 | ||
| 1999 | From The Medical Files 2 医生档案II 之《边缘回望》 | Deng Da Si 邓达思 | |
| Lost Souls 另类佳人 | Li Chao Ran 李超然 | ||
| A-Gui 阿贵 | |||
| Hero of the Times 新方世玉 | Zhu Ling Ce 朱令策 | ||
| 2000 | The Tax File 流金岁月 | Gao Tian Ling 高天凌 | |
| The Legendary Swordsman 笑敖江湖 | Liu Zheng Feng 刘正风 | ||
| 2001 | Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 陸小鳳之鳳舞九天 | Hua Man Lou 花满楼 | |
| Three Women And A Half 三个半女人 | Ken Lim | ||
| Don't Worry, Be Happy VI 敢敢做个开心人VI | Zou Run Fa 邹润发 |
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| The Hotel 大酒店 | Chen Yi Ming 陈一鸣 |
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| 2002 | Katong Miss Oh 加东Miss Oh | Pity Bug 可怜虫 | |
| No Problem 考试家族 | Bao Jin Lu 包金禄 | ||
| 2003 | Love Is Beautiful 美丽家庭 | Huang Le Guan 黄乐观 | |
| Romance De Amour 1加1等于3 | Wu Qi Peng 吴启朋 |
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| 2004 | Double Happiness 喜临门 | Huang Yao Zu 黄耀祖 |
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| Double Happiness II 喜临门II | Huang Yao Zu 黄耀祖 |
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| Timeless Gift 遗情未了 | Zhong Zi Liang 钟子亮 |
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| 2005 | Beyond The Axis of Truth II 法医X挡案 II 之《致命吸引力》 | Simon (Li Zi Jian) 李子健 |
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| 2006 | The Undisclosed 迷云二十天 | CK Chong |
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| A Million Treasures 百万宝 | Hong Dehua 宏徳华 |
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| 2007 | Happily Ever After 凡间新仙人 | Dong Hua Gong 栋华公 |
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| The Homecoming 十三鞭 | Chen Hanyuan 陈汉远 |
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| 2008 | Just in Singapore 一房，半厅，一水缸 | Jian Hui 建辉 |
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| Love Blossoms 心花朵朵开 | Kang Qingxiong 康庆雄 |
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| 2009 | Housewives' Holiday 主妇的假期 | Bryan He 何龙威 |
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| 2010 | Unriddle 最火搭档 | Andrew Kwan |
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| The Family Court 走进走出 | Shen Yi'an 沈怡安 |
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| 2011 | C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 | Yu Zhongnan 余忠南 |
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| On the Fringe 2011 边缘父子 | Yao Guohua 耀国华 |
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| A Song to Remember 星洲之夜 | Black Snake 黑蛇 |
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| 2012 | Double Bonus 双星报喜 | Liu Daqi 刘鎉戚 |
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| Joys of Life 花样人间 | Yamaguchi |
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| It Takes Two 对对碰 | Zhang Yang 张扬 |
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| Beyond X元素 | Chen Dayu 陈大雨 |
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| 2013 | I'm In Charge 小子当家 | Director Yang 杨大导 |
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| The Recruit Diaries 阿兵新传 | Old Ah Ber |
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| 2014 | Entangled 日落洞 | Luo Dongfa 罗栋法 |
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| In The Name of Love 最爱是你 | Lu Zhiguang 录志光 |
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| Mystic Whispers 听 | Luo Yongzhong 罗勇衷 |
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| 2015 | Good Luck 百岁大吉 | Fang Youda 方友达 |
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| Second Chance 流氓律师 | Peter Qiu 秋医生 |
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| Tiger Mum 虎妈来了 | Ivan Eng |
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| Super Senior 长辈甜心 | Chen Guotai 陈国泰 |
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| The Dream Makers II 志在四方II | Richard Ma |
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| 2016 | Life - Fear Not 人生无所畏 | Zhuang Daoqiang 庄道强 |
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| 2017 | Home Truly 回家 | Peng Dayu 彭大宇 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 | Li Junheng 李俊亨 |
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| Legal Eagles 法网天后 | Gu Tianlin 古天麟 |
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| Eat Already? 3 吃饱没 3 | Toujia Wang 头家王 |
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| Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Wu Dazhi 吴大志 |
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| 2018 | Reach For The Skies 不平凡的平凡 | Tang Weiye 唐伟业 |
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| A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 | Zhou Yuzhe 周与浙 |
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| VIC 维多利亚的模力 | Ai Momo 艾末末 |
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| Say Cheese 西瓜甜不甜 | Zhong Kelin 种克林 |
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| 29th February 229 明天见 | Xie Guangming 謝光明 |
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| Heart To Heart 心点心 | Liang Gui 梁贵 |
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| 2019 | Its Time 阴错阳差 — 时辰到 | Patrick |
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| All Is Well - Singapore 你那边怎样，我这边OK | Peter |
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| C.L.I.F 5 警徽天职之海岸卫队 | |||
| 2020 | Happy Prince 快乐王子 |
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Variety shows
| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | 城市特务 City Spy |
| 2004 | 走走吃吃看一看 New City Beat |
| 2006 | 普威之夜 PSC Night |
| 2007 | 赢万金游万里 2007 Cash Plus Holiday 2007 |
Accolades
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Entangled (as Luo Dongfa) | Won |
References
- "Rayson Tan Celeb Bios on MediaCorp TV". MediaCorp TV. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "《小人物向前冲》演大男人，逼走陈凤玲 徐鸣杰：这部戏教我谈恋爱". 早报. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Chen Liping's wedding gown 'phobia' returns to haunt her in new TV show". The New Paper. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Chen Li Ping, Rayson Tan take first 'wedding photos' 17 years after tying the knot". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Slim 10 Saga". National Library Board. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
External links
- Rayson Tan on IMDb
- Profile on xin.msn.com