Tan Kim Wang
Born
邓金煌 / 鄧金煌

(1966-05-16) May 16, 1966 (age 58)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian

Tan Kim Wang (Chinese: 邓金煌 / 鄧金煌; roman: Tan Kim Wang; pinyin: Deng Jinhuang; born 16 May 1966) is a Malaysian actor best known for his debut role in the film Abang Adik (2023),[1] which brought him to got nominated as Best New Performer in the 60th Golden Horse Awards[2] and nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2024.

Early Life

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Wang was born on May 16, 1966, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Born as the youngest child in a family of six children, with an 11-year age difference from the fifth child, he grew up with his nephews and nieces, who were the same age as him. After graduated from Malaysian Institute of Arts he worked in the advertising industry and he also has various working experience such as food and beverage industry, event decorator, and baking household.

As a graduates of Institute of Arts, Wang has interests to various arts including the stage performing arts and was playing in various stage performances such as P&C (1997),[3] Tauke (1998),[4] Tauke (1999),[5] Ping An Coffee Shop (1999),[6] Cross The Line (1999), Love Stories (2000), Empat Sekawan (2003), Juego de Damas (2003), Stop 2.0 (2004).[7]

Early Career

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To make a living, Wang has devoted himself to various fields involving design, including advertising, window displays, wedding banquets, corporate dinners, and racing events.[1] It was his roommate, Charles Jong, a theatre director, who introduced him to stage plays when the original actor had to go to the UK for further studies.[1]

He played a transgender character named Chanel in his first stage plays "P&C" and it was attracted a large number of audiences, and invitations came to him one after another, which started his journey as a stage actor in 1997.[1] In 1998 and 1999, he played a transgender role again in Tauke.[1] He also performed in the local Cantonese stage play "Love Stories" in 2000.[1]

Film Career

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More than 20 years he was shelving acting skills when Jin Ong, director of Abang Adik (2023), in 2022 called and inviting him to play the role of Sister Money, and this allowed Wang to return to the spotlight.[1]

Abang Adik (2023) which nominated for 7 awards at the 60th Golden Horse Awards and won 9 international film festival awards, has become Wang comeback moment because he nominated as Best New Performer in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2024 for his role in the film. Abang Adik (2023) also grossed over NT$98 million ($3.1 million) during its theatrical run in the Taiwanese box office, receiving 388 thousand admissions. In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$2.5 million ($319,800) in the first two weeks, breaking box office records as the highest grossing Malaysian movie in the region. In Malaysia, the film earned RM5.2 million ($1.12 million) during its first 24 days.

Recently Wang appeared in Sam Quah new film A Place Called Silence (2024) and the film is second place for the highest summer collection of 2024 in China so far, raking in 1.29 billion yuan (RM806 million).[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2023 Abang Adik 富都青年 Ms. Money
2024 A Place Called Silence 默杀 Brother Hui

Music Video Appearances

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Year Song title Artist
2023 "A Walk To Remember" (路以來) RYOTA 片山凉太

Stage Performances

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Drama and theatre

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Year English title Original title Director
1997 P&C[9] 一切从私处开始 Charles Jong
1998 Tauke[10] 头家 SP Ho
1999 Tauke (re-perform at Genting Highlands)[11] 头家 SP Ho
1999 Ping An Coffee Shop[12] 平安茶室 吴国雄
1999 Cross The Line 越界 Sunny Ng
2000 Love Stories Love Stories Charles Jong
2003 Empat Sekawan 四喜临门 Sunny Ng
2003 Juego de Damas 女仕们的游戏 Ling Tang
2004 Stop 2.0[13] 馬尺 2.0 SP Ho

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "演员"Money姐"邓金煌/人生该选择精彩万分 - 副刊 - 人物". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ "演员"Money姐"邓金煌/人生该选择精彩万分 - 副刊 - 人物". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ mydrama youtube channel (2020-05-17). Tauke 头家 VCD1 (1998). Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "Ping An Coffee Shop 平安茶室 (1999)". MY Art Memory Project. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ^ mydrama youtube channel (2020-05-10). STOP 2.0 (29 Sept 2004). Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Malaysian filmmaker Sam Quah's 'A Place Called Silence' rakes in RM1 million on domestic opening weekend, hopes for record gross". malaymail. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  9. ^ "演员"Money姐"邓金煌/人生该选择精彩万分 - 副刊 - 人物". 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Tauke 头家 VCD1 (1998)". YouTube. 17 May 2020.
  11. ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/V2RN6nkSLSSVMeoq/
  12. ^ "Ping an Coffee Shop 平安茶室 (1999)".
  13. ^ "STOP 2.0 (29 Sept 2004)". YouTube. 10 May 2020.