Ke Liang Chu

Other Name: 豬哥亮

Age: 78

Birthday: December 5, 1946

Nationality: Taiwanese

Gender: Male

Chu Ke Liang is a Taiwanese actor and comedian most famous as a television show host. He is known for his "over-the-top appearance" with unusual clothing and hair styles and his coarse humor. Chu was born Hsieh Hsin-ta (謝新達; Taiwanese Siā Sin-ta̍t) in Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Chu left home in his early teenage years to pursue his dream of being in the theater. He went on to receive tuition from Lin Sung-yen (林松煙 Lín Sōngyān) and became an actor and writer but remained largely unknown to the wider public. At around age 30, he had a role in a play about the semi-legendary Liao Tianding as the clown character Zhū Gēliàng. He was so popular in this role that he chose the name as his own stage name. Chu's screen image includes a distinctive hairstyle and clothing. Chu typically wears a (sometimes colorful) dinner jacket with a bowtie but with bermuda shorts, black shoes, and white socks. Chu's hairstyle has been called a "toilet-lid (馬桶蓋 mǎtǒng gài) haircut" and is similar to a bowl cut like that of Moe Howard of the Three Stooges but covering the ears and shoulder-length in back. Taiwanese entertainer Show Luo is a known admirer of Chu and has imitated his style. Chu has been married four times and has two sons and three daughters. His second daughter, Jeannie Hsieh (謝金燕), is a well-known Taiwanese singer and actress..