Chen Tianwen
| Chen Tian Wen | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 陳天文 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 陈天文 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Chén Tiānwén (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Chai Tian Bian |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Born |
May 28, 1963 State of Singapore, British Empire |
| Other name(s) | Unbelievable Tian Wen (Fan Club) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Bao Xiaohui |
| Children | Genghis Chai |
Chai Tian Bian or better known as Chen Tianwen (Chinese: 陈天文; Wade–Giles: Ch'en2 T'ien1 Wen2) is a Singaporean veteran actor. He starred in many Mandarin dramas throughout the 1990s, and his film credits include Ah Boys to Men 2, Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen and The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown.
Chen was educated at the now defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He 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" in the Cannes Film Festival award-winning Ilo Ilo put him in the spotlight once again.
Chen hit the headlines again when two parody music videos he starred in, went viral. The first, titled "Unbelievable", was 'lauded' for the nonsensical line 'I so stunned like vegetable' (sic), drawing the attention of TIME, while the second, "Sandcastle in My Heart", in which Irene Ang also starred in, did not become as popular as the previous one. Both videos are a parody of popular Chinese MVs in the 1970s, particularly the work of Singaporean singer Huang Ching Yuan.
Chen told Channel NewsAsia that he and his wife named Bao Xiao Hui met 2 years ago and married in May 2014. He welcomed a new addition, a baby boy, named Genghis, to his family on Friday 12 June 2015.
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