Loyal Channel 8 viewers may recognise Shaun Chen as the actor who played villains in numerous local productions.
In the Hear U Out Feb. 26 episode, the 42-year-old actor discussed with host Quan Yi Fong his fall from grace when SPH MediaWorks merged with Mediacorp.
Starting his acting career
After giving up on his dream to be a national badminton player and boyband singer, Chen decided to give acting a shot, building on his prior experience in modelling. Screenshot via meWATCH.
A Mediacorp representative in Kuala Lumpur had approached him and arranged for an audition for him in Singapore.
Chen claimed that he did not do any preparations for the audition and just took a four to five-hour bus ride to Singapore to have a look as he had not travelled abroad before.