Kenneth Chan
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Kenneth Chan Kai-tai is a Hong Kong
actor and television host for the Hong Kong-based Cable TV Hong Kong
channel (previously working for TVB
and ATV
).
Chan is best known as the host of the Hong Kong version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
, Baak Maan Fu Yung
. The show boosted his career, and he went on to create an album, Final Answer(最後答案), the name inspired by his role in the game show. He has also played three different characters in the three series of My Date with a Vampire
, in which each character is related by cloning or reincarnation of the original in the first series. In March 2009, he released his second album The Past of Hong Kong (香港往事), a collection of old songs mainly from the 80s and 90s. Despite the name, it is an album targeted at the Guangzhou market. He is now the host of several ATV programs and was recently on CATV as the host of Cable Scientific Investigator.
, Fisher Park High School (where he sang in the school choir and performed in school productions such as 'Bye Bye Birdie') and Carleton University
in Ottawa, Canada. He has three older brothers. He married Cynthia(陳懿恆), a piano teacher, in the April of 1998 in St. Andrew's Church. Chan also does technical support in Sydney
, Australia
.
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Hong Kong people
Hong Kong people refer to people who originate from Hong Kong. The term has no legal definition in Hong Kong. Rather, terms such as Hong Kong permanent resident and Hong Kong resident are used...
actor and television host for the Hong Kong-based Cable TV Hong Kong
Cable TV Hong Kong
Cable TV Hong Kong , previously known as Wharf Cable before October 1998, is owned and operated by i-CABLE Communications Limited...
channel (previously working for TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
and ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
).
Chan is best known as the host of the Hong Kong version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
, Baak Maan Fu Yung
Baak Maan Fu Yung
Baak Maan Fu Yung was a game show from Hong Kong, based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show's host was Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game was to win 1 million Hong Kong dollars by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three...
. The show boosted his career, and he went on to create an album, Final Answer(最後答案), the name inspired by his role in the game show. He has also played three different characters in the three series of My Date with a Vampire
My Date with a Vampire
My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II and My Date with a Vampire III . The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar...
, in which each character is related by cloning or reincarnation of the original in the first series. In March 2009, he released his second album The Past of Hong Kong (香港往事), a collection of old songs mainly from the 80s and 90s. Despite the name, it is an album targeted at the Guangzhou market. He is now the host of several ATV programs and was recently on CATV as the host of Cable Scientific Investigator.
Biography
Kenneth is an alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational CollegeSt. Paul's Co-educational College
St. Paul's Co-educational College , is located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong....
, Fisher Park High School (where he sang in the school choir and performed in school productions such as 'Bye Bye Birdie') and Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
in Ottawa, Canada. He has three older brothers. He married Cynthia(陳懿恆), a piano teacher, in the April of 1998 in St. Andrew's Church. Chan also does technical support in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ICAC Investigators 2011 | ||
| 2010 | The Men of Justice | Tong Ka-ming | ATV |
| 2009 | Happy Family 2009 開心大發現 2009 |
Brother Ken 大佬 Ken |
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| Cable Scientific Insepctor 神探csi |
Presenter | ||
| 2008 | Today in Court 今日法庭 |
Presenter | |
| 2006 | Central Affairs 2 | Chai Chun-yu | |
| Hong Kong Special Cases | Ma Ho-yin | ||
| 2004 | My Date with a Vampire III My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II and My Date with a Vampire III . The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar... |
Yuenngan Pat-por | ATV |
| 2001 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Baak Maan Fu Yung Baak Maan Fu Yung was a game show from Hong Kong, based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show's host was Kenneth Chan. The main goal of the game was to win 1 million Hong Kong dollars by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There were three... |
Presenter | ATV |
| 2002 | Project Ji Xiang | Yam Gut-cheung | ATV |
| 1999 | My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II and My Date with a Vampire III . The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar... II 我和殭屍有個約會II |
Yamamoto Katsuo 山本一夫 |
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| Flaming Brothers 縱橫四海 |
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| The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎 |
Tong Tik-sang 唐滌生 |
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| Divine Retribution 世纪之战 |
Au-yeung Wai-lun 欧阳玮伦 |
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| 1998 | My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire My Date with a Vampire is a 1998 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV. It was followed by My Date with a Vampire II and My Date with a Vampire III . The drama starred Eric Wan and Joey Meng in the leading roles. The plot is based on future events of the story in Vampire Expert, a similar... 我和殭屍有個約會 |
Yamamoto Katsuo 山本一夫 |
ATV |
| 1997 | Untraceable Evidence Untraceable Evidence Untraceable Evidence is a TV series in Hong Kong about detectives, produced by TVB. The series had two installments.-Cast:*Bowie Lam*Flora Chan*Lo Man Kit*Margaret Chung Lai Kei*Lee San-san*Ellesmere Choi... |
TVB | |
| I Can't Accept Corruption | TVB | ||
| The Disappearance The Disappearance The Disappearance is a 1977 British-Canadian thriller film directed by Stuart Cooper and starring Donald Sutherland, Francine Racette and David Hemmings.-Cast:* Donald Sutherland - Jay Mallory* Francine Racette - Celandine* David Hemmings - Edward... |
TVB | ||
| Time Before Time Time Before Time Time Before Time was the most successful TVB series released in Hong Kong in 1997, the year that Hong Kong was transferred back to China... |
TVB | ||
| Old Time Buddy | TVB | ||
| 1996 | Weapons of Power | TVB | |
| 1995 | The Condor Heroes 95 The Condor Heroes 95 The Condor Heroes 95 is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1995. Many of the cast from The Legend of the Condor Heroes reprised their roles in the series, such as Lau Dan and Wayne Lai... |
Wan Chi-ping | TVB |
| 1994 | Fate of the Clairvoyant | TVB | |
| 1993 | The Vampire Returns | TVB | |
| 1992 | Angel's Call | TVB |
Discography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | The Past of Hong Kong 香港往事 |
| 2004 | Final Answer 最後答案 |
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Ming Pao
Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming...
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