Jason Chan Chi-san

Jason Chan
Chan Chi-san in 2014
Background information
Chinese name	陳智燊 (traditional)
Chinese name	陈智燊 (simplified)
Pinyin	Chén Zhìshēn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Can4 Zi3 San1 (Cantonese)
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	(1977-12-12) 12 December 1977 London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor, presenter
Years active	2004–present
Ancestry	Hakka

Jason Chan (born 12 December 1977) is a British-born Hong Kong actor and television presenter. He started off at TVB hosting a variety of English Pearl lifestyle shows, which required the use of his proficiency in various languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, and Latin.

Life and career

Chan was born in London to a Hakka family in the United Kingdom. He is the second of four children. His eldest brother is a dentist and youngest brother is still in university. In the UK, Chan's family runs a Chinese restaurant. Chan received a bachelor's degree in modern and classical Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and a post-graduate diploma in economics at the University of London.^[1] During university he had often helped out at his father's restaurant waiting tables, and had taken on various translation jobs. After graduation, Chan worked for two years in hospital management, before finally deciding on a career in TV.

In his first year in Hong Kong, Chan worked as an English tutor at his aunt's education centre. In 2005, Chan joined TVB and graduated from TVB's 20th Artist Training Class in 2006. The following few years, Chan hosted a lifestyle show on Pearl and anchored TVB Entertainment News, whilst at the same time taking on various roles in TV dramas. In 2010, Chan was offered his first major role in the sitcom, Be Home for Dinner (2011). In 2012, he was given his first leading role in the drama Missing You.

Since 2009, he is rumoured to be dating 2007 Miss Chinese International winner Sarah Song, who lives at different towers within the same residential complex. 10 August 2014, Sarah had posted a photo of herself and Jason Chan. The two were on a dinner together as a celebration of Sarah Song's 29th birthday. In the photo, the sweet couple were smiling happily as the former Miss China International contestant wraps her hand across the Jason's shoulders.

Sarah Song captioned her photo, saying, "Thank you for another birthday. More wonderful birthdays ahead...but hopefully not wrinkles."

This post was then regarded by the public as her confirmation that she is in fact in a relationship with Jason Chan.

Presenting works

• Dolce Vita
• TVB Entertainment News
• Body Talks
• Play N Chat
• Mix & Match
• Tung Wah Charity Show
• Hong Kong Back Then

Filmography

Film

Television dramas

References

External links

• Jason Chan at TVB Microblog
• Jason Chan on Sina Weibo
• Jason Chan Shi-San at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase