Chinese name 宥勝 Spouse Lin Yixian (m. 2015) Pinyin Children Wang Lei-chen | Name Chris Wang Albums Mr. Perfect? Role Actor | |
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Origin Republic of China, (Taiwan) Other name(s) KeLiSi (Chris)克里斯 , XiaoYou 小宥, Yu Sheng Occupation Actor, model, Singer, Writer Label(s) Ocean Butterflies Music Co. Ltd (2012-Present) Movies and TV shows The Fierce Wife, Inborn Pair, Love Me or Leave Me, Endless Nights in Aurora, The Fierce Wife Final Episode Similar People James Wen, Annie Chen, Sonia Sui, George Hu Profiles | ||
Chris Wang Yu-sheng (Chinese: 宥勝; pinyin: You Sheng; born June 9, 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, model, singer and writer. He previously went by the stage name Wang Yu-xiang (王郁翔). He got his start in show business when hosting the popular Taiwanese travel show The King of Adventure.
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Life and career
Chris Wang is a Taiwanese actor and TV host. He attended New Taipei Municipal Yong-Ping High School (台北縣立永平高中). He has a degree in finance from National Central University (國立中央大學) . During college, he took a job in Australia for the summer and biked across the desert. After he returned to Taiwan, he saw the international-travel show "The King of Adventure" was looking for a new host, and recommended himself at the show's blog site. The show's producers were impressed by him and he became the show's fourth host in 2008. Interestingly, when Chris had first seen the show on TV a few years before, he had shouted at his friends that he wanted to host the show someday.
He started acting in TV drama series with a role in "Lucky Days: Second Time Around", 2010's "I Love You" and then "P.S. Man". His fame rose as one of the male leads on the record-setting drama, in 2010 "The Fierce Wife", and its movie sequel, 2012 "The Fierce Wife Final Episode". He followed up with leading roles in shows such as 2011's "They Are Flying", "Inborn Pair", and 2012 "Love Me or Leave Me".
Aside from winning awards for hosting The King of Adventure, his success in dramatic roles has proven him to be a rising actor with great potential and international appeal. Chris has also released a music album in 2013 and published several books.
Personal life
Wang dated and married his manager, Lin Yi-xian (林宜嫻), in 2015. They have one daughter, Wang Lei-zhen (王蕾榛), born on April 9, 2015, and a son who was born in June 2017.