▁a ▁Singapore an ▁actor , ▁host ▁and ▁v logger . ▁He ▁was ▁prom in ently ▁a ▁full - time ▁Media cor p ▁art iste ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁but ▁continues ▁to ▁film ▁on ▁an ▁ad - h oc ▁basis . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Chen ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁renew ing ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁Media cor p . ▁Chen ▁left ▁Medic orp ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Kate ▁P ang . ▁ ▁Career ▁Chen ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁on ▁television ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁series ▁G row ing ▁Up ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁Ep ▁ 1 2 : ▁Bro ther ▁Of ▁Mine ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁came o ▁flash back ▁appearance ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁version ▁of ▁T ay ▁We e ▁S eng , ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Lim ▁Kay ▁T ong ’ s ▁character ▁Charlie ▁T ay ▁We e ▁K iat ’ s ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁Andy ▁Tan ▁in ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁shot ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁after ▁winning ▁Star ▁Search ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Media Cor p . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁first ▁television ▁roles ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁block b uster ▁period ▁drama ▁The ▁Little ▁Ny ony a . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁star red ▁in ▁many ▁ ▁high - profile ▁television ▁dram as ▁such