http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tse

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung is a Hong Kong based singer and actor. Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English, he is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group.

Personal life

Born to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and Deborah Lee (狄波拉), Tse was raised in Vancouver, Canada. He was educated at St. George's School, Vancouver, and later attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out at grade 10.

He has dual Canadian-Chinese nationality, with the right of abode in Hong Kong. He has a younger sister Jennifer Tse (謝婷婷) a wife Cecilia Cheung (張拍芝), and a son named Lucas (謝振軒). Throughout his career, he has been a singer, an actor, a director, a producer, and a composer. He is also often referred to as Nic, 霆鋒 (Ting Fung)/檸檬 (Ling Mong or Lemon).

On July 31, 2006, Tse officially admitted dating Cecilia Cheung in an interview with Hong Kong commercial radio station 881/903. On September 29, 2006; Tse showed off his wedding ring at the Hong Kong International Airport, announcing he and Cheung were married in a secret wedding ceremony in the Philippines.

On 3 August2007, Tse's wife gave birth to a son, Lucas, weighing 6.8lbs.

In February 2008, his wife was implicated in the Edison Chen photo scandal, when intimate photographs of her were widely distributed on the internet.^[1] The couple were under immense media spotlight as a result of interest in the affair.

Controversies

Motoring incident 1

In the early morning of March 23, 2002, Tse crashed his Ferrari in Hong Kong Central. Initially it was claimed that his driver was responsible for the crash, but further investigation by the ICAC revealed the story was fabricated, involving three other men and a police officer. Tse was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice, and officer Lau Chi-Wai was sentenced to six months in prison. Although some viewed this charge as lenient, the 240 hours was the maximum punishment for this offense, given that Tse was a young offender at the time (21 years and 7 months.) Nonetheless, some claimed that the sentence would send out a wrong message to Hong Kong youths, but it could be argued handing out a harsher sentence because he was a celebrity is just as inappropriate as handing out a lighter one. This incident had caused him to have a downfall in popularity.

Assault allegations

Tse has had his share of brush-ups with "paparazzi". A photographer of Sudden Weekly magazine accused Tse of hitting him outside a restaurant in Taiwan, bruising his nose and elbow. Although Tse denied the assault charge, he settled in July 2002.^[2]

Motoring incident 2

Tse had another accident in 2003, where he crashed his Toyota Camry into Wan Chai train station. He was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4000 for reckless driving. Prior to this, he was fined HK00 and had his license suspended for a year for two separate charges of speeding.

Motoring incident 3

He later had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in a Audi RS4 in Lantau. He was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK00 again for reckless driving. After the incident, Tse has resorted to traveling on a motorbike or scooter instead of an automobile.

After the police charge, Tse spent several months to "discover himself", then releasing the album Reborn. He has stated that he will be taking a break from singing and focusing on his acting for a year.

Professional credits

Discography

Main article: Nicholas Tse discography

Songs

Most Tse's songs are based in the canto rock pop genre. Including "前前後後左左右右" (front, back, left, right), "曝光" (Exposure) and "寂寞堂口" (Lonely Base), some of his songs are produced in Tse's own 'Nic Production' which were several times revealed in TVB interviews. However, one of Tse's most classical pop rock song is "活著Viva" (Live Viva) which MTV features Tse with his flame guitar and a flamethrower, this song is widely known in Hong Kong.

On the other hand, Tse's pop songs have also hit the charts including: "因為愛所以愛" (Because of Love, I love), "非走不可" (Have to leave), "遊樂場" (Playground), "無聲仿有聲" (Sound in forms of mute). Most of Tse's song are based on love and romance.

Tse has also sang duets with numerous singers, namely "愛" (Love) with Charlene Choi, "第二世" (Second Life) with Yumiko Cheng, "細路" (Kid) with Eason Chan, "阿門" (Amen) with Joey Yung, "You Cant Stop Me" with Sam Lee and Stephen Fung.

Tse is also a composer, has composed many songs for himself and others, and has covered songs composed by Stephen Fung ("啟示錄", "Without Me", "心底話"), Endy Chow ("塞車") and Eason Chan ("改造人").

TV and film

Film credits

Most films in which Tse star in seem to mainly revolve around action based films, and some are in relation to Jackie Chan's production. His most notable action base films include Dragon Tiger Gate (龍虎門), Gen-X-Cops (特警新人類)﹐ 2002﹐ Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (少年古惑仔之激鬥編), New Police Story (新警察故事) and Invisible Target (男兒本色). Although not as common Tse has also acted in romance films, which usually are quite depressing in nature including Tiramisu (戀愛行星) and Jade Goddess of Mercy (玉觀音). Early in his career he is rarely featured in comedy movies, and usually not as a humorous character, seen in My Schoolmate the Barbarian (我的野蠻同學), although the film is considered as a comedy Tse's character is not presented as humorous compared to Joey Yung and Stephen Fung. It was only in recent films in which Tse has attempted to play a humorous character, including Enter the Phoenix (大佬愛美麗), Mcdull: The Alumni (春田花花同學會), A Chinese Tall Story (齊顛大聖) and New Police Story (新警察故事). After Tse's recent debut in Dragon Tiger Gate (龍虎門) his future career should see him producing more and more action based film, due to his talent and commitment in martial arts.

• Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (少年古惑仔之激鬥編) (1998) (Tse wins 'Best New Performer' in the Hong Kong Film Awards)
• Gen-X Cops (特警新人類) (1999)
• A Man Called Hero (中華英雄) (1999)
• Metade Fumaca (半支煙) (1999)
• The Mirror (怪談之魔鏡) (1999)
• Twelve Nights (十二夜) (2000)
• Winner Takes All (大贏家) (2000)
• Time and Tide (順流逆流) (2000) (Nominated and won: Venice Film Festival, Nominated: Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA)
• Comic King (漫畫風雲) (2001)
• Master Q 2001 (老夫子2001) (2001)
• Heroes in Love (戀愛起義) (2001) [writer/co-director only] (Nominated: Stockholm Film Festival)
• My Schoolmate, the Barbarian (我的野蠻同學) (2001)
• 2002 (2001)
• Tiramisu (戀愛行星) (2002)
• Demi-Haunted (魂魄唔齊) (2002)
• The Medallion (2003) [cameo]
• Jade Goddess of Mercy (玉觀音) (2004) (Nominated: Moscow International Film Festival, Nominated and won: Verona Love Screens Film Festival)
• Enter the Phoenix (大佬愛美麗) (2004) [cameo]
• Moving Targets (2004新紮師兄) (2004)
• New Police Story (新警察故事) (2004)
• A Chinese Tall Story (齊顛大聖) (2005)
• The Promise(無極) (2005) (Nominated: Golden Globe, Fantasporto, Golden Trailer Awards)
• McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同學會) (2006)
• Dragon Tiger Gate (龍虎門) (2006)
• Rob-B-Hood (寶貝計畫/BB計畫) (2006) [cameo]
• The Heavenly Kings (四大天王) (2006) [cameo]
• Invisible Target (男兒本色) (2007)
• Wind And Cloud 2 (風雲2 - Storm Riders Sequel) (2008)
• Dragon Tiger Gate 2 (龍虎門2) [status unknown]

Voice acting credits

The ant Flick in A Bug's Life (蟲蟲特工隊) was dubbed by Tse in the Hong Kong version of the animation. He also lent his voice to the animated film Lotus Lantern (寶蓮燈)

TV series

Tse has filmed in three TVB-produced dramas, including Aiming High (撻出愛火花), Monkey King (齊天大聖孫悟空) and the TVB documentary On the Road II (向世界出發II) in Cambodia, while the rest of Tse's drama series are filmed and produced by mainland China companies. Most of Tse's drama are wu shu series, which are based on ancient Chinese society, like his movies, Tse is seen in action-based dramas rather than romance or comedy.

• Aiming High (撻出愛火花) (1998) 20 episodes
• Monkey King (齊天大聖孫悟空) (2004) Cameo in Episode 2
• Amazing Twins aka Handsome Siblings (小魚兒與花無缺) (2005)
• On the Road II (向世界出發II) (2007) Starr in Episodes 2–6
• Big Shot (大人物) (2007)
• Wing Chun (詠春) (2007) 40 Episodes
• The Spirit and the Sword (浣花洗劍錄) (Complete)

Hobbies and habits

His hobbies include gaming, biking, soccer; Tse is trained in WingTsun (詠春) and has starred in numerous action based films. He also collects guitars and exotic pets including echidnas, turtles and lizards, and has been known to have weird pass-times (including playing with a cockroach), noted in Mani's autobiography. Around October 2007 Tse lost one of his most