Kevin Tsai | |
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| Born | 1 March 1962 |
| Other names | Tsai Kang-yong |
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Kevin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡康永; pinyin: Cài Kāngyǒng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Khong-éng; born 1 March 1962) is a Taiwanese television host and writer. He co-hosts Chung T'ien Television's Kangsi Coming with hostess Dee Hsu.
Early life
Tsai was born to a wealthy family. His father was a well known lawyer and his family was briefly in the shipping business. Tsai went to private schools for his pre–bachelor education, and he entered Tunghai University to study foreign language in 1984.
Career
In 1990, Kevin Tsai graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television with a Master Degree in TV Production and moved back to Taiwan. He began working as the director of Voice of Taipei Radio Station, and later on the Chief Editor of GQ – Taiwan. In 2004, Tsai was joined by his fellow hostess Dee Hsu in hosting the TV program KangXi Lai Le and his popularity skyrocketed from his style and banter. Tsai has also been frequenting the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards. Partnered with Carol Cheng(2 times), Patty Hou(1 time) and Lin Chi-ling(1 time), Kevin Tsai has been presenting the award show since 2001. Tsai is also a writer. He has written seven different books and many of them became Taiwan's bestsellers as well as writing comedy material in his popular talk show.
In October 2015, Tsai and Dee Hsu both announced to end their hosting duties of their show to move on to other commitments. Their final show was taped in December 2015 and broadcast in January 2016.
After the show ended, Tsai wrote and directed his first feature film, Didi's Dream, with Hsu as the lead in a dual role. Tsai said the film was a passion project and made for supporters of his and Hsu's talk show.
Personal life
Tsai is openly gay.[1] During a program hosted by Li Ao in 2002, Kevin Tsai openly acknowledged his sexual orientation while pointing out that there was still much work to be done in Taiwan's LGBT social movements.[2] [3] [4]
Bibliography
Tsai has written seven books, including:
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Last Aristocrats | 最后的贵族 | Co-screenwriter | |
| 1990 | Song of the Exile | 客途秋恨 | Associate Producer | |
| 1993 | Fong Sai-yuk | 方世玉 | Co-screenwriter | |
| 2017 | Didi's Dream | 吃吃的愛 | Director, co-screenwriter | |
Hosting
Awards ceremony
| Year | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38th Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Carol Cheng) |
| 2002 | 39th Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Carol Cheng) |
| 2003 | 40th Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Carol Cheng) |
| 2004 | 40th Golden Bell Awards | Co-host (with Dee Hsu) |
| 41st Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Chiling Lin) | |
| 2005 | China Fashion Awards | Host |
| 2006 | 43rd Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Patty Hou) |
| 2007 | 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Co-host (with Patty Hou) |
| 2010 | 47th Golden Horse Awards | Co-host (with Dee Hsu) |
| 2013 | 50th Golden Horse Awards | Host |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | 翻书触电王 | Host |
| 1998-2003 | 真情指数 | Host |
| 2002-2005 | 今天不读书 | Host |
| 2003-2005 | Two Generation Company 两代电力公司 | Host |
| 2004-2015 | Kangsi Coming 康熙来了 | Co-host (with Dee Hsu) |
| 2005 | View 360 观点360 | Host |
| 2005-2006 | 志永智勇电力学校 | Co-host (with Chiling Lin) |
| 2006-2007 | Happy Saturday 幸福星期六 | Host |
| 2014-now | I Can I BB 奇葩说 | Mentor |
| 2018-now | 坦白吧！花花世界 | Co-host (with Dee Hsu) |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "陷阱 Trap" | Cindy Yen | |
| 2012 | "你存在 Existence" | Xin | |
Awards and nominations
Golden Bell Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Zhen Qing Zhi Shu | Best Host in a Culture & Education Programme | Nominated |
| Two Generation Company | Best Host in a Variety Programme | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Nominated | ||
| Kangsi Coming (康熙来了) | Won | ||
| 2006 | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Nominated |
References
- ↑ http://ent.ifeng.com/idolnews/hk/200807/0701_1835_626790.shtml Dead Link Redirect - "蔡康永与男友同性恋14年2年后退出演艺圈_新闻_东快网". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-10-28. Title: "Kevin Tsai and his boyfriend of 14 years plan to retire in 2 years time." News wired By Phoenix Television 07/01/08
- ↑ http://gsrat.net/news/newsclipDetail.php?ncdata_id=3963 Title: "The First LGBT TV show in Mainland China, Kevin Tsai as Guest Host" News wired By Gender/Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan
- ↑ http://www.castro.com.tw/news/t040322.htm Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Title: "Madam Wenying Wants to come out of closet?! Kevin Tsai voices up about unfairness in LGBT." News wired by TVBS - Taiwan 03/22/04
- ↑ http://mail.nhu.edu.tw/~society/e-j/22/22-09.htm Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Title: "Double Standard: Media throws mud over LGBT." Article by 郭明旭 Forwarded by Nanhua University - Taiwan