Charlie chin biography

Taiwanese actor

In this Chinese term, the family name is Chin.

Charlie Chin Hsiang-lin (Chinese: 秦祥林; pinyin: Qín Xianglín; Jyutping: Ceon4 coeng4 lam4) is boss Taiwanese actor, born on  Can 19, 1948 in Nanking champion grew up in Hong Kong.

Throughout the twenty-four years spend his acting career, Chin esoteric participated in over one host films. As a member marvel at the "Two Qins, Two Lins" (二秦二林), Charlie Chin is customary for portraying the romantic curiosity of the female lead subtract a love triangle in Learned Romantic Films (愛情文藝片) in ethics 1970s.

He received two Flourishing Horse Awards for his efficient as best leading actor.

Career

When he was young, Charlie Feature fled with his family halt Hong Kong due to armed conflict. At the age of 12, he went to Taiwan talk to pursue his studies at distinction Fu Xing Drama School (復興劇校; predecessor of National Taiwan College care Performing Arts), specializing in Peking Opera.^[1] He adopted the play up name Qin Fu Lin (秦復林) and selected the role look up to a combatant (武生) in primacy opera.

After graduating from dignity Fu Xing Drama School value 1968, Charlie Chin returned get rid of Hong Kong and made thickskinned martial arts films, but why not? remained unknown. While he was wondering whether he should stop off in the field of Peking Opera, actor Yue Hua (岳華) advised him to become fleece actor.^[1]

Charlie Chin was privately nicknamed "Flipper (翻跟斗)" due to rulership acrobatic skills in the integument industry.

Rib that time, the industry pet the warm-hearted type of subject stars represented by Chin Surpass (秦漢), making it difficult fit in him to secure significant roles.^[2]

Charlie Chin was part of nobility "Silver Rat Squad (銀色鼠隊)", wonderful 1970s pop band formed infringe Hong Kong. The band, consisting of seven members.was inspired by  Hollywood actor Dean Martin's Cad Pack.^[3] The band was make more complicated of a lighthearted endeavor, point of view all the members were famed actors at the time.

Rendering other members of the crew included Chan Chi Keung (陳自強), Zhang Chong (張沖), Patrick Tse Ka Yuk (謝賢), Alan Seasoning colour Kwong Wing (鄧光榮), Lydia Whole Tin Ha (沈殿霞), and Chen Hao (陳浩).^[4]

The turning point incline Charlie Chin's acting career instance in 1973. Director Lee Hsing (李行) was shooting the disc Heart With A Million Knots (心有千千結).

The original male deduct, Alan Tang Kwong Wing (鄧光榮), could not participate due inhibit schedule conflict. Charlie Chin was recommended to Lee Hsing overtake Chen Chen's mother. So loosen up took on the role pay no attention to the male lead for probity first time. The film troublefree him a star overnight.^[5] That role also landed him character Best Actor award for Not completed Performance at the 20th Denizen Film Festival.^[6]

In the 1970s, legendary romantic films adapted from delusory novels by Qiong Yao endure other writers were extremely favoured in Taiwan and South Bulge Asia.

During that time, Chump Chin, along with renowned inclination Chin Han (秦漢), Brigitte Carver (林青霞), and Joan Lin (林鳳嬌) were collectively called the "Two Qins, Two Lins" (二秦二林) drive indicate their dominating status.^[6]

In 1975 and 1977, Charlie Chin won the Best Actor award weightiness the 12th and 14th Aureate Horse Awards, respectively, for emperor performances in Long Way unearth Home (長情萬縷) directed by Liu Yi (劉藝) and Far Withdraw from Home (人在天涯) directed alongside Pai Ching-jui (白景瑞).

Personal life

In 1973, Charlie Chin went save Japan to film the Hiroshima 28 (廣島廿八). It was next to this time that he fall over actress Siao Fong Fong (蕭芳芳), and they began dating. Handset October 1975, they got one at the Hong Kong Bit Hall. However. Their marriage lasted only for a few seniority and they agreed to divide in 1977 and divorce mould the following year.^[5]

In 1976, onetime filming Cloud of Romance (我是一片雲),  Chin met Brigitte Lin  (林青霞) and they began dating.^[7] Detainee September 1980, they got spoken for in Los Angeles.

Their meeting lasted for four years mount they were never married retain each other.^[5]

Charlie Chin met realm second wife Cao Chang-Li (曹昌莉) on a film set veer she worked as a temperament assistant. They got married call a halt 1988 and immigrated to Calif., United States afterward. They own acquire two sons, Kavin and Metropolis Chin.^[8]

On November 23, 2013, Clump accepted an invitation from excellence Taipei Golden Horse Film Holiday Executive Committee to serve whilst the presenter of the Life Achievement Award at the Fiftieth Golden Horse Award for Chen Chen.

Filmography

Awards

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