Soo Kui Jien, is a Malaysian television personality.

Biography

Better known as Handsome Jien, Jien got his big break when he became a host on the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 in 1997. He has worked as an emcee and host on television in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 and Malaysia. At 5' 9", he has also acted in a few TV series shown on Singapore and Malaysian TV channels. Jien is based between Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 and ESPN

ESPN

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’s studio in Singapore. He was the host of the television show Malaysian Idol

Malaysian Idol

Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UK's Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Malaysia, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up...

, and also the first Asian Idol

Asian Idol

Asian Idol is a reality singing competition, which featured winners of Idol competitions from six Southeast and South Asian countries consisting of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam...

 held in Indonesia.

He also regularly appears on sports programmes for ESPN or ESPN Star Sports

ESPN Star Sports

ESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...

. These programmes include Football Crazy and Top Corner.

He married Channel [V] VJ Sarah Tan

Sarah Tan

Sarah Tan is a Channel V VJ and a 987FM DJ. Sarah Tan is a Singapore resident. Her father is Chinese and her mother is English. She has 2 younger sisters, Kathryn and Laura. She attended an all-girls boarding school in Shropshire, England, when she was 13...

on December 21, 2007. In April 2008, his wife gave birth to a son named Dylan Robert Soo.