Kuo Tzu-chien (Chinese: 郭子乾; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Chú-khiân; born March 14, 1964)[1] is a Taiwanese comedian, host and actor.

Kuo Tzu-chien
郭子乾
Kuo in September 2019
Born (1964-03-14) March 14, 1964 (age 60)
Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
Other namesGuo Ziqian
Kuo Tze-cheng
Guo Tzu-chien
Alma materChina Maritime College
Occupation(s)Comedian, host, actor
Years active1987-present
Spouses
Lin Cai-hong
(m. 1995; div. 1995)
Wei Yu-lian
(m. 1999)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese郭子乾
Simplified Chinese郭子乾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Zi Qián
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKoeh Chú-khiân

Personal life

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Kuo is married with a son. His first marriage in 1995 lasted only 3 months.[2]

Former Mayor of Hsinchu City Lin Junq-tzer is his older cousin.[3]

In 2012, Kuo launched a claim for 460 million won in compensation against the Ramada Hotel and Suites Seoul in Namdaemun after he suffered hot water burns from a defective electric kettle which bottom part was already broken before he checked into the hotel. He was on a holiday trip in Seoul with his wife and son in January 2012 when the incident happened. His claim was subsequently dismissed by the Seoul Central District Court in August 2013. In reaction, Kuo initiated a series of protests with a number of Taiwanese television personalities and filed a petition to the Taiwan Human Rights Association that had garnered 10,000 signatures.[4]

In June 2021, Kuo was embroiled in the Taipei Good Liver Clinic vaccination scandal where he was in a group of “wealthy and famous” people who received COVID-19 vaccines at the same time as the designated priority groups such as frontline medical personnel, police and emergency-response workers, among others.[5]

Selected filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1989 Happy Family 全家福- 讀者來函 Plumber Cameo
1991 Jia You Xian Qi 家有仙妻 Thief Cameo
1994 The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龍記 Hu Qingniu
1997 4 Daughters 四千金 Old Man
2002 Perfect Neighbors 親戚不計較 Kuo Ying-jun
2005 Taipei Family 住左邊住右邊 Kuo Fu-qian
2006 The Amazing Strategist Liu Bo Wen 神機妙算劉伯溫·長生劫 Cai Yi-dao
2007 Brown Sugar Macchiato 黑糖瑪奇朵 Mr. Fei
2008 Love or Bread 我的億萬麵包 Zeng Huo-shu
2011 6 Ju Xia Ban 6局下半 Su Zheng-de
2014 Go, Single Lady 上流俗女 Mr. He
2014 The X-Dormitory 終極X宿舍 Niu Bao-jie
2019 The Timeless Virtues 忠孝節義·路遙知馬力 Ding Ba
2019 Back to Home 月村歡迎你 Kuo Fu-cheng
2019 Nowhere Man 罪夢者 Yang Wan-li Netflix series
2020 A Fool Like Me 大林學校 Lin Chien-chih
2020 Girl's Power 女力報到-最佳拍檔 Han Geng
2020 Young Days No Fears 我的青春沒在怕 Liao Wan-li
2020 Non Reading Club 不讀書俱樂部 Shop manager
2021 Girl's Power 女力報到-愛情公寓 Han Geng
2021 Guan Yin in My Dream 觀音對我笑 Hsieh Lai-wen
2021 Gold Leaf 茶金 Chang Fu-chi
2021 Golden Years 黃金歲月 Hotel owner Cameo
2022 Lord Jiaqing and The Journey to Taiwan 嘉慶君遊台灣 Liu Yong
2023 The Searchers 搜尋者
2023 Agent from Above 乩身 Dragon Prince [6]
2024 A Wonderful Journey 華麗計程車行 Asan Ge / Táng-á

Film

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Kuo in 2008
Year English title Original title Role Notes
1989 Seven Wolves 2 七匹狼2 Tu Qiu-zhi
1990 Cheng Gong Ling 2: Quan Mian Chu Ji 成功嶺2全面出擊
1995 The Daughter-in-Law 阿爸的情人
1995 Trouble Maker 臭屁王 Teacher Cameo
2004 The Incredibles Buddy Pine / IncrediBoy / Syndrome Mandarin voiceover (Taiwan version)
2011 Leaving Gracefully 帶一片風景走
2012 Go Go Daddy 搶救老爸 Wang Tian-cai
2012 Baseball Love 球愛天空 Lin Yong-shun
2014 Endless Nights in Aurora 極光之愛 Professor Chen
2015 Youth Never Returns 既然青春留不住
2018 About Youth 有一種喜歡 Yuan's Dad
2019 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show 瘋狂電視台瘋電影 Kuo Tzu-chien
2023 Xiao Zi 小子
2023 Miss Shampoo 請問,還有哪裡需要加強 Boss Chuan

Variety and reality show

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English title Original title Notes
Everybody Speaks Nonsense 全民大悶鍋
Celebrity Imitated Show 全民最大黨
Three Star 三星報囍

Published works

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  • Kuo, Tzu-chien (2008). Jie men jiu ren sheng : Guo Zi Qian live show 解悶救人生!郭子乾Live Show. Taipei: Bookzone. ISBN 9789862160701.
  • Kuo, Tzu-chien (2017). Ge shuo de bu shi xing zuo, shi ren ji guan xi 哥說的不是星座,是人際關係. Taipei: Bookzone. ISBN 9789864793273.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1995 32nd Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor The Daughter-in-Law Nominated
2003 38th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show 2100 National Nonsense Won
2005 40th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense Nominated
2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense Nominated
2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense Nominated
2009 44th Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Everybody Speaks Nonsense Nominated
2011 46th Golden Bell Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film 6 Ju Xia Ban Nominated
2016 51st Golden Bell Awards Best Host for a Variety Show Three Star Nominated
2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Gold Leaf Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "郭子乾 ZI-QIAN GUO-台灣偶像劇場". tw.dorama.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "空姐老婆偏愛他不帥!郭子乾結婚18年零緋聞全靠3優點 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ "郭子乾有政界表哥 新竹市長林政則│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Taiwan comedian on anti-Korean crusade". koreatimes. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ^ "COVID-19: Clinic list shows people in line to get jabs - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  6. ^ 林奕雯 (December 11, 2019). "柯震東轉攻小螢幕變《乩身》 隋棠被郭子乾騙雙修" (in Chinese). Ming Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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