- Marcus Chin (actor)
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Marcus Chin Chinese name 陳建彬 (Traditional) Chinese name 陈建彬 (Simplified) Ancestry Dabu, Guangdong Origin Singapore Born Singapore Other name(s) Chén Jiànbīn Occupation Actor Years active 1970s- present Partner(s) Eileen Cheah Children Elise Marcus Chin Kien Pun (born 1954) is a Singaporean actor and singer.
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Career
Marcus' career spans back to 30 years' of acting in the entertainment business. Marcus is also the President of the Singapore Artistes Association.
Marcus voluntarily left from J-Team with one year remaining on his 10 years contract after he divorced his wife, Murong Ying, to be with his girlfriend, Eileen Cheah. Due to the incident, he felt that it will affect J-Team's image and hence, left J-Team.
Besides acting and singing, Marcus works as a deejay on Love 97.2FM.
Filmography
- Television
- 2011 : English/Zero Hero
- 2008–present Golden Age Talentime
- 2008 : 飞越佛跳墙/Folks Jump Over The Wall
- 2004 : 突然发财(电视节目)/The Best Bet
- 2003 : 小孩不笨(电视节目)/I Not Stupid
- Movies
- 2011 : 美好冤家/Perfect Rivals
- 2011 : /大世界It's a Great, Great World
- 2005 : 三个好人/One More Chance
- 2005 : 爱都爱都/I Do, I Do
- 2004 : 突然发财/The Best Bet
- 2003 : 跑吧!孩子/Homerun
- 2002 : 小孩不笨/I Not Stupid
Personal life
Marcus was married to Taiwanese singer Murong Ying in 1987. They divorced after Marcus's infidelity was discovered as he was dating his personal assistant, Eileen Cheah, at that time.[1]
Eileen gave birth to their daughter, Elise, in Malaysia on 18 August 2010.[2]
References
Categories:- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Hakka people
- Singaporean people of Hakka descent
- People from Dabu
- Living people
- Singaporean film actors
- Singaporean television actors
- 1954 births
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