Nicholas Tse |
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Tse in 2005
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Background information | |||||||||||||
Chinese name | 謝霆鋒 | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | (traditional) | ||||||||||||
Pinyin | Xiè Tíngfēng (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||
Jyutping | ze6 ting4 fung1 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||
Birth name | Tse Ting-fung () | ||||||||||||
Ethnicity | Han Chinese | ||||||||||||
Born |
Hong Kong |
29 August 1980 ||||||||||||
Other name(s) | Nic , 檸檬 (lemon) , 啊仔 (son) | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman/CEO, martial artist, director | ||||||||||||
Genre(s) | Rock, pop | ||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, harmonica | ||||||||||||
Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group | ||||||||||||
Years active | 1996–present | ||||||||||||
Spouse(s) |
Cecilia Cheung (2006–2011) |
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Partner(s) | Faye Wong | ||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
Parents |
Patrick Tse Deborah Lee |
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Ancestry | Panyu, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||
Influenced by |
Wong Ka Kui Bruce Lee |
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Website | nicholastse |
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Awards
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Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (Chinese: ; born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, songwriter, musician, entrepreneur, and martial artist. He is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group.
Tse initially entered the entertainment industry in 1996 as a singer. He originally learned martial arts from Philip Ng, Andy On and Sammo Hung for the screen and television, which Tse continues to practice. 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 his performance in the Best New Performer category. In 2003, Tse founded Post Production Office Limited, a special effects companies in Hong Kong which provides services for movies, video games, and advertisements. The company grosses over one billion Hong Kong dollars, and the company has since been sold.
In 2011, he won the award for Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor. In November 2012, Tse attended a Hong Kong Avenue of Stars Hand Imprint Ceremony.
Tse was born in Hong Kong on 29 August 1980, to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and actress Deborah Lee (). Tse moved to Vancouver, Canada at a young age. He attended St. George's School, Vancouver, until his roommate and himself were both expelled for getting into a fight with an older student. Nicholas later attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out at grade 10. For a year he lived in Phoenix, Arizona before going back to Vancouver. He also studied music in Japan before returning to Hong Kong. He holds dual Canadian and Hong Kong citizenship. Tse has a younger sister, Jennifer Tse.