Kuo Tzu-chien explained

Kuo Tzu-chien
Birth Date:14 March 1964
Birth Place:Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
Alma Mater:China Maritime College
Occupation:Comedian, host, actor
Other Names:Guo Ziqian
Kuo Tze-cheng
Guo Tzu-chien
Spouse:
    Children:1
    Years Active:1987-present
    Module:
    Child:yes
    T:郭子乾
    S:郭子乾
    Poj:Koeh Chú-khiân
    P:Guō Zi Qián

    Kuo Tzu-chien (; born March 14, 1964)[1] is a Taiwanese comedian, host and actor.

    Personal life

    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 Namdaemunafter 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

    Television series

    YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
    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 Ban6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-liNetflix 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

    YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
    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
    2004The Incredibles Buddy Pine / IncrediBoy / SyndromeMandarin 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

    Variety and reality show

    English titleOriginal titleNotes
    Everybody Speaks Nonsense 全民大悶鍋
    Celebrity Imitated Show 全民最大黨
    Three Star 三星報囍

    Published works

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Nominated work Result
    1995 The Daughter-in-Law
    2003 Best Host for a Variety Show2100 National Nonsense
    2005 Best Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks Nonsense
    2007Best Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks Nonsense
    2008Best Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks Nonsense
    2009Best Host for a Variety ShowEverybody Speaks Nonsense
    2011Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film6 Ju Xia Ban
    2016Best Host for a Variety ShowThree Star
    2022Best Leading Actor in a Television SeriesGold Leaf

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 郭子乾 ZI-QIAN GUO-台灣偶像劇場 . tw.dorama.info . 22 September 2022.
    2. Web site: 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 . 22 September 2022 . zh-Hant.
    3. Web site: 郭子乾有政界表哥 新竹市長林政則│TVBS新聞網 . TVBS . 22 September 2022 . zh-tw.
    4. Web site: Taiwan comedian on anti-Korean crusade . koreatimes . 22 September 2022 . en . 19 February 2014.
    5. Web site: COVID-19: Clinic list shows people in line to get jabs - Taipei Times . www.taipeitimes.com . 22 September 2022 . 12 June 2021.
    6. Web site: 柯震東轉攻小螢幕變《乩身》 隋棠被郭子乾騙雙修 . December 11, 2019 . Ming Weekly . 林奕雯 . May 2, 2023 . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812054421/https://mingweekly.com/entertainment/tvshow/content-19747.html . live. zh.