1. Nicholas Tse is best known for starring in the films Metade Fumaca, New Police Story, Bodyguards and Assassins, The Viral Factor, and Raging Fire, as well as the television series The Proud Twins.
32 Facts About Nicholas Tse
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Nicholas Tse was acquired by Digital Domain in 2016, with Tse becoming chairman of Digital Domain in Greater China.
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Nicholas Tse was born at StTeresa's Hospital in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon on 29 August 1980 to Hong Kong actor Patrick Nicholas Tse and actress Deborah Lee.
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Nicholas Tse attended St George's School, Vancouver, where he was friends with Tablo.
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Nicholas Tse moved back with his family to Hong Kong, where he attended Hong Kong International School for one year before dropping out in grade 10 due to excessive media attention.
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Nicholas Tse moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to finish his middle school, but was expelled after one year for his academic underperformance.
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Nicholas Tse then moved to Vancouver before returning to Hong Kong.
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Nicholas Tse held Chinese and Canadian dual citizenship until 2021, when he renounced his Canadian citizenship.
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In 1997, partly to help clear the debts incurred by his father, Nicholas Tse signed a record deal with the Fitto label, which would become Emperor Entertainment Group, and released his first album, My Attitude, to runaway success.
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Nicholas Tse won the Most Popular New Artist Award at the 1997 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
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In 2002, Nicholas Tse received the World's Best Chinese Artist award at the 2002 World Music Award for the latter.
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Nicholas Tse lent his voice to the Hong Kong versions of animation films A Bug's Life and Lotus Lantern.
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Nicholas Tse learned martial arts for the screen from Jackie Chan and Chung Chi Li for films such as Gen-X-Cops and Invisible Target.
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Nicholas Tse worked with Donnie Yen in the martial arts film Dragon Tiger Gate.
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Nicholas Tse is a Wing Chun practitioner, trained by fellow actor and friend Philip Ng.
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Nicholas Tse became a TV chef in 2014, when he launched his food travelogue show Chef Nic.
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On 28 October 2016, Nicholas Tse was honoured as the first "Friend of Michelin" for his positive contribution to the gastronomic scene through his work.
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On 30 November 2017, Nicholas Tse prepared the dessert course for A Night Among the Stars, a seven course gala dinner with Michelin-star chefs Alain Ducasse, Kwong Wai-keung, Tam Kwok-fung, Fabrice Vulin, Hidemichi Seki, and Noah Sandoval.
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Nicholas Tse's earliest acknowledged relationship was with an Italian classmate, whom he met at the age of 15.
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The relationship ended the same year when Nicholas Tse went to the United States to study.
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In 1996, at the age of 16, Nicholas Tse dated Irene, the daughter of a Canadian businessman; the relationship ended the next year.
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However, as Nicholas Tse began taking singing lessons from music teacher Tai See-chung since 14, and later dated Tai's daughter, Wancy Tai, she claimed that she was Nicholas Tse's first girlfriend.
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In 1997, Nicholas Tse began a relationship with singer Bondy Chiu, which lasted approximately three and a half years.
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Nicholas Tse had an on-and-off relationship with singer Faye Wong from 2000 to 2003, which ended when Cecilia Cheung became involved.
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In September 2006, Nicholas Tse announced that he had married Cecilia Cheung in Pamalican, Philippines.
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Nicholas Tse spent two weeks in prison and was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for obstruction of justice.
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Nicholas Tse had his share of brush-ups with "paparazzi" in his early years.
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In 2002, Nicholas Tse was fined HK$7,000 and had his driving license suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to two separate charges of speeding.
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In 2003, Nicholas Tse crashed his Toyota Camry into Wan Chai train station.
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Nicholas Tse was banned from driving for six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.
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Nicholas Tse had another accident in November 2005, where he collided with a Public Security Bureau Bus in an Audi RS4 in Lantau Island.
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Nicholas Tse was banned from driving for another six months and fined HK$4,000 for reckless driving.