Richie Jen

Actor

Birthday June 23, 1966

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Tianzhong, Changhua, Taiwan

Age 57 years old

Nationality Taiwan

Height 1.77 m

#29593 Most Popular

1966

Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.

Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.

He attended Changhua County Tianzhong Senior High School and at the age of 21 he entered the physical education department of Chinese Culture University.

He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar.

1990

In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with and released a complication album named Towards the Rainbow (奔向彩虹).

In December of that year, he released his first solo album Ask Again (再問一次).

1991

He released two more albums in 1991, Cold & Tender (冷漠與温柔), and Fly to My Own Sky (飛向自己的天空), before enlisting in the military.

1996

In 1996, he joined Rock Records, and released the album I Feel Good! (依靠, ), which sold 160,000 copies.

His breakthrough came when the album Too Softhearted (心太軟) was released, which sold millions of copies and the title track became popular in China and Taiwan.

1998

In 1998, Jen's album Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) was released.

The tracks "Unknown Pleasures" (任逍遥) "The Sad Pacific" (傷心太平洋) from the album were the opening and closing theme songs of the 1998 series The Return of the Condor Heroes, respectively. Jen also starred in the Condor Heroes, playing Yang Guo.

2002

In 2002, Richie Jen married former fashion designer Tina Chen (陳則妤).

They have two children together, a daughter and a son.

They live in Hong Kong.

Album + EP, single

2005

In 2005, Jen joined EMI, and his first album from EMI Old Place (老地方) was released a year later.

2008

In 2008, Jen signed a contract with East Asia Records (東亞唱片).

Jen also appeared in the 2008 music video of Beijing Welcomes You.