Happy 38th birthday Edison Chen: highs and lows of the rapper, singer, actor and designer’s career
Edison Chen in a still from Final Romance (2001). Photo: Mov3.com
Edison Chen Koon-hei has enjoyed many ups – and several downs – during his career as a rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.
As the Canadian-born, Hong Kong-raised star celebrates his 38th birthday this Sunday, let’s take a trip through his life in these images from the South China Morning Post archives.
Chen at the Metro Radio music awards presentation at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2000. Photo: Edward WongChen at a news conference for the film Final Romance in 2001. Photo: Reuters/Kin CheungChen at a news conference in Taipei in October 2001 to promote his new album Ed Is On. Photo: Reuters/Kenny WuFrom left: Chen, Taiwanese actress Elva Hsiao and Shawn Yue promoting Infernal Affairs in Taipei in 2002. Photo: Reuters/Richard ChungChen attends actor and pop star Leslie Cheung’s funeral in 2003. Photo: K.Y. CheungFrom left: Anthony Wong, Carina Lau and Chen at the premiere of Infernal Affairs II in 2003. Photo: Dustin ShumChen speaks to reporters about his run-in with two youngsters, who punched him in the face in Central, Hong Kong in 2004. Chen didn't press charges against his attackers. Photo: AP/Lo Sai-hungChen on stage at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre (now called Kitec) in December 2004. Photo: Lee Wing-szeChen during a press conference for the film Initial D in 2005. Photo: Dickson LeeMC Yan (left) and Chen at the release of their album 69FM Mixtape in 2006. Photo: Jonathan WongChen sets a new Guinness World Record for “the highest commercial bungee jump” by leaping from a height of 233 metres at the Macau Tower, in Macau in 2006.Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman and Chen during the filming of The Dark Knight in Hong Kong in 2007. Photo: SCMPChen faces the media at a press conference after the celebrity sex photos scandal broke in 2008. A computer technician was jailed for stealing more than 1,000 photos from computers Chen sent for repair. The photos were later circulated online. Photo: Oliver TsangMore than 100 police officers deployed outside the Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay after Chen’s 2008 press conference. Photo: Oliver TsangChen at a news conference in Singapore for the film Sniper in 2009. Photo: Reuters/Vivek Prakash
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