Chase Tan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Chase Tan
Born
Chase Tan Chin Hong

(1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 31)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Occupation
  • Basketball player
  • actor
Years active2014–present
Basketball career
No. 83 – SBPHK Hornets
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNational Basketball League
Personal information
BornSingapore
NationalitySingaporean
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2015Singapore Slingers
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
SEABA Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Team
Chinese name
Chinese陈锦宏

Chase Tan (Chinese: 陈锦宏; pinyin: Chén Jǐnhóng; birthdate: 1 April 1990)[1] is a Singaporean actor and basketball player who plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the Singapore National Basketball League and the Singapore national basketball team.

Early life and education[]

Chase Tan was born on 1 April 1990.[1] He studied in Princess Elizabeth Primary School and Jurongville Secondary School.[2] He started playing basketball while studying in secondary school, and was selected for his school team.[2] Tan graduated from SIM University.

Career[]

Basketball career[]

When Tan was 19, he was spotted by Singapore's national coach Neo Beng Siang and was invited to be part of the Singapore Slingers.[2] Tan played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) from 2010 to 2015. As of 2019, he plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the National Basketball League.[3]

Tan represented Singapore in major competitions such as the Southeast Asian Games. He took part in 2013, 2015 and 2019. He won bronze in the 2013 and 2015 edition.[4][5]

Acting career[]

Tan was talent-spotted in 2013 when he managed to be the top 12 finalist for Hey Gorgeous (season 2).[2] In 2014, Tan made his film debut in a movie produced by Tay Ping Hui, Meeting the Giant (再见巨人).[6] Tan made his Mediacorp acting debut in a drama series produced by Channel 8, Blessings.[7]

Controversy[]

Chase Tan was cast as one of the characters in  [zh], a 2020 Singaporean Chinese-language drama about three mothers struggling to raise their children alone. The fictional drama depicts Tan as Bai Shande, a paedophile basketball coach with sexually transmitted diseases who molested teenage boys. Bai was sentenced to jail and caning after his being arrested for his crimes.

The appearance of the character sparked controversy for its alleged discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Singapore, to which Mediacorp and also Tan himself made official apologies for the feature and assured the LGBTQ public that they had no intent to discriminate the LGBTQ in Singapore.[8][9]

Filmography[]

Television
Year Title Role Network Ref
2014 Blessings 祖先保佑 Hai (阿海) Mediacorp Channel 8
2015 You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 Ace
2016 You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 Ace
2017 Have A Little Faith 相信我
The Lead 第一主角 Assistant Producer Chase (助导Chase)
2018 A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 Shawn
2019 Old Is Gold 老友万岁 Peter Goh
Hello Miss Driver 下一站，遇见 Di Sheng (迪生)
Heart To Heart 心点心 Joe
2020  [zh] 单翼天使 Mr Peh (白善德)
Super Dad 男神不败 Tan Zhen Ting
A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 Adam
Film
Year Title Role Ref
2014 Meeting the Giant 再见巨人 Rong Qiang 荣强 [10]

Awards and accolades[]

Legend : Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze   QR: Qualifying Round

Event Results Date Competition
Men's Tournament
Med 3.png 15 June 2015 2015 Southeast Asian Games
SEABA Cup Med 1.png 22 May 2014 2014 SEABA Cup
Men's Tournament
Med 3.png 8 December 2013 2013 Southeast Asian Games
Top 20 Finalist
12th 15 July 2013 Hey Gorgeous Season 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b "陈锦宏_CBA联赛_中国篮球数据库_篮球-CBA_新浪体育_新浪网". cba.sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Lee, David (18 November 2019). "Actor back to Chase another SEA Games medal". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Singapore National Men Team - 2019". Archived from the original on 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball: Singapore actor Chase Tan sets sights on another SEA Games medal". The Straits Times. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Actor back to Chase another SEA Games medal". The Straits Times. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Basketball: 10 facts about the Singapore Slingers you probably didn't know". The Straits Times. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "9大高颜值明星运动员！". www.8world.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Mediacorp apologises for controversial paedophile character in Channel 8 drama My Guardian Angels". The Straits Times. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ^ "My Guardian Angels - Ep 24". meWATCH. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Not giving up on the golden dream". TODAYonline. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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