Shu Hai Chao

Allen Chao

  • Name: Allen Chao
  • Native name: 趙樹海
  • Also Known as: Zhao Shu Hai, Zhao Shuhai, Chao Shuhai, 赵树海
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 16, 1950
  • Age: 73
Allen Chao is a Taiwanese singer, actor, songwriter, and television host born in Tainan, Taiwan.

In his third year of junior high school, Chao suffered a concussion from a train accident involving a passenger train from the Taiwan Railway Administration, leading to over two months of recovery. Despite recommendations to drop out of school, he took the entrance exam for public and private schools in Tainan and was accepted into K'un-shan Industrial Vocational School (崑山工業專科學校). However, he lost interest in his studies and sought to transfer. After attempting to enroll in another program that did not accept transfer students that year, he continued in mechanical engineering at Hua-hsia Industrial Vocational School (華夏工業專科學校). It was during his second year that he began teaching himself to play the guitar, which became his primary instrument. Following his military service, he held various jobs, including clerk, salesman, and roles in a publishing house, product export, and program production.

Chao's music career began during the peak of the campus folk song movement in the 1970s when he released an album with Li-ko Records (麗歌唱片) and engaged in songwriting. His acting debut came in October 1979 with a role in the stage play "Chu Han Fengyun" (楚漢風雲), where he met his girlfriend, Tai Yi Yu (戴一瑜), who worked at a law firm. In 2014, he became the father-in-law of Kao Yuan Yuan (高圓圓).

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Director
Year Title Type Rating
1999 Romance of the White Haired Maiden
Drama
7.8
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2016 Rock Records in Love
Taiwanese Drama, 2016, 20 eps
{Story 18} Liu Yi (Support Role)
20
{Story 18} Liu Yi
Support Role
7.6
2014 Lovestore at the Corner
Taiwanese Drama, 2014, 25 eps
Xiang Tian Hua (Support Role)
25
Xiang Tian Hua
Support Role
7.2
2014 Teacher Gangstar
Taiwanese Drama, 2014, 30 eps
Ren Wo Xing (Support Role)
30
Ren Wo Xing
Support Role
6.8
2013 Borrow Your Love
Taiwanese Drama, 2013, 14 eps
Ji Shi Cheng (Support Role)
14
Ji Shi Cheng
Support Role
6.9
2011 Skip Beat!
Taiwanese Drama, 2011, 15 eps
Luo Li (Support Role)
15
Luo Li
Support Role
7.5
2011 Justice Heroes
Taiwanese Drama, 2011, 235 eps
{Femme Fatale} Ho Chia Tsung (Ep. 17-23) (Guest Role)
235
{Femme Fatale} Ho Chia Tsung (Ep. 17-23)
Guest Role
7.4
2011 Sunshine Angel
Taiwanese Drama, 2011, 22 eps
Adviser Geng [Geng Fei's father] (Support Role)
22
Adviser Geng [Geng Fei's father]
Support Role
7.0
2010 Endless Love
Taiwanese Drama, 2010, 15 eps
Song Wan Ji (Support Role)
15
Song Wan Ji
Support Role
7.2
2010 Rice Family
Taiwanese Drama, 2010, 60 eps
Xie Zhong Da (Support Role)
60
Xie Zhong Da
Support Role
7.4
2010 Because of You
Taiwanese Drama, 2010, 14 eps
Wu Guo Liang (Support Role)
14
Wu Guo Liang
Support Role
6.8
2009 Black & White
Taiwanese Drama, 2009, 24 eps
Yi Ming Guang (Support Role)
24
Yi Ming Guang
Support Role
8.0
2008 Hot Shot
Taiwanese Drama, 2008, 16 eps
Dong Fang Fu (Support Role)
16
Dong Fang Fu
Support Role
7.3
2000 Big Hospital, Little Doctor
Taiwanese Drama, 2000, 20 eps
[Director of Cardiac Surgery] (Support Role)
20
[Director of Cardiac Surgery]
Support Role
7.6
1993 Justice Bao
Taiwanese Drama, 1993, 236 eps
[Fake Zhou Qin] (Ep.7-11) | Li Hao (44-46) | Yelu Meng Long (61-69) | Liu Tian Feng (89-97) | Shu De Fu (128-133) | He Wen Xiu (145-151) | Yue Tian Chou (164-169) | Xixia Lang Ye (176-180) | Wen Yao Ting (195-201) (Support Role)
236
[Fake Zhou Qin] (Ep.7-11) | Li Hao (44-46) | Yelu Meng Long (61-69) | Liu Tian Feng (89-97) | Shu De Fu (128-133) | He Wen Xiu (145-151) | Yue Tian Chou (164-169) | Xixia Lang Ye (176-180) | Wen Yao Ting (195-201)
Support Role
7.9
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2015 We Are Family
Taiwanese Movie, 2015,
[Wei Li's father / Law professor] (Support Role)
[Wei Li's father / Law professor]
Support Role
5.9
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2014 GTO in Taiwan
Taiwanese Special, 2014, 4 eps
Li Bai (Support Role)
4
Li Bai
Support Role
7.4
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  • First Name: Shu Hai
  • Family Name: Chao
  • Native name: 趙樹海
  • Also Known as: Zhao Shu Hai, Zhao Shuhai, Chao Shuhai, 赵树海
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 16, 1950
  • Age: 73

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