Xie Shaoguang (born 15 September 1961), also known as Cha Shao-Kwong, is a Singaporean retired actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1989 to 2005.
Xie Shaoguang | |||||||
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谢韶光 | |||||||
Born | Cha Shao Kwong (1961-09-15) 15 September 1961 (age 61) Colony of Singapore | ||||||
Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
Occupation | Chef Monk (former) Actor (retired) | ||||||
Years active | 1989–2005 | ||||||
Awards | Star Awards 1995 : Best Supporting Actor Star Awards 1996 : Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor Star Awards 1998 & Star Awards 1999 : Best Actor Star Awards 2003 : Best Actor & Special Achievement Award Star Awards 2005 : Best Actor & All-Time Favourite Artiste | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 謝韶光 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢韶光 | ||||||
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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. In 2005, he was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, in recognition of his career after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1995-2004 respectively with Fann Wong. One of his most notable roles is the Chinese folk deity Ji Gong in the 1997 television series The Legends of Jigong.[1]
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 intention 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.
Since leaving the entertainment industry, Xie has rejected all requests to appear in public events or on screen, including an invitation by Singaporean director Anthony Chen to star in the award-winning film Ilo Ilo.[2]
Xie moved to Permas Jaya, Malaysia, where he was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2013.[3] In 2016, Singaporean media reported that Xie has renounced as layman and became a head chef in a vegetarian restaurant.[4]
After a 12-year hiatus, Xie made a short official media appearance on 14 October 2017 to conduct acting classes for younger actors.[2] Xie has stated he would return to acting, if there is a role that can persuade him to do so.[5]
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1995 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Larceny of Love (as Jiang Zefu) | Won |
Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 5 | ||
1996 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Golden Pillow (as Sai Wei) | Won |
Best Actor | The Last Rhythm (as Junxiong) | Won | ||
Top 5 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 5 | ||
1997 | Star Awards | Best Actor | The Legends of Ji Gong (as Luo Han) | Nominated |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
1998 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Stand by Me (as Du Hanmin) | Won |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
1999 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Stepping Out (as Zhang Jiafu) | Won |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
2000 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 |
2001 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 |
2002 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Beautiful Connection (as Lion King) | Nominated |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
2003 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Holland V (as Yang Xiong) | Won |
Special Achievement Award | — | Won | ||
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
2004 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Double Happiness (as Luo Jialong) | Won |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
2005 | Star Awards | All-Time Favourite Artiste | — | Received |
2007 | Star Awards | My Favourite Actor | — | Won |
Favourite On-screen Couple | — | Won |
Star Awards for Best Actor award | |
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