Xie Shaoguang
| Xie Shaoguang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 謝韶光 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 谢韶光 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Xiè Sháoguāng (Mandarin) |
| Born |
15 September 1961 Singapore |
| Other name(s) | Cha Shao-Kwong |
| Occupation | Chef Monk (former) Actor (retired) |
| Years active | 1989–2005 |
| Ancestry | Heshan, Guangdong, China (Hakka) |
Xie Shaoguang (born 15 September 1961), also known as Cha Shao-Kwong, is a retired Singaporean actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.
Since the start of his acting career in 1989 in the television series A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心), Xie has received numerous accolades, including winning the Star Awards Best Actor award five times and the Best Supporting Actor award twice since the ceremony's inception in 1994. Xie went on to win one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste awards consecutively for 10 years, from 1995 until 2004. In 2005, he was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, in recognition of his career. One of his most notable roles is the Chinese folk deity Ji Gong in the 1997 television series The Legends of Jigong.
In 2005, Xie formalised his plans to retire from the entertainment industry when he decided not to renew his contract which expired in September the same year, although his intentions to quit has been made known years earlier. He said that after retirement, he would be living in Malaysia, where he planned to open a refuge for stray dogs and cats. His final appearance in the media was in the television series Baby Blues, which ended its run on 9 September 2005.
Xie currently resides in Permas Jaya, Malaysia, where he lived the life of an ordained monk. In 2016, Singaporean media reports say Xie has given up his vows as a monk.
. Since leaving the entertainment industry, Xie has rejected all requests to appear in public events or on screen.
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