Vince Matthew Chung
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Vince Matthew Chung along with his team member Sam Wu (吳偉強), won The Amazing Race Asia 3
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, Thailand
ahead of Geoff & Tisha and Ida & Tania. The fact that Vince & Sam were originally a standby team and had been confirmed as contestants for The Race at the very last minute (they were given only 4 hours to take unpaid leave from their jobs, bid farewell to their families and get to the airport without letting anyone know where they were going) made this a first in the history of the popular television / reality show.
at York University and Education at University of Toronto. In 2003 in a move to rediscover his roots, he relocated to Hong Kong, where he started out with a career in education, but after a short time his love for the theatre and acting drove him to follow these pursuits professionally.
host
and comedian
in Hong Kong
. Previously a regular at The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
he became one of the finalists of The Funniest Person in Hong Kong competition in late 2007. After he was selected to take part in the Amazing Race Asia in 2008, Vince decided to focus solely on his acting and is currently working on several projects including the soon to be broadcast web series Lumina
and the sketch comedy with a travel theme CB Fresh which he jointly developed with co-hosts Simon Yin & Rob Lok and cinematographers Derrick Fong and Chung Tsang.
The Amazing Race Asia 3
The Amazing Race Asia 3 is the third installment of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Asia to win US$100,000. The season premiered on September 11, 2008 and consists of 11 episodes, two...
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The Amazing Race Asia: Season 3
Vince Matthew Chung along with his fellow team member Sam Wu became the 1st ever winners of the The Amazing Race Asia from Hong Kong in November 2008. Despite starting the final week with a 4 hour penalty they were able to fight back from last place to claim a monumental victory in PhuketPhuket Province
Phuket , formerly known as Thalang and, in Western sources, Junk Ceylon , is one of the southern provinces of Thailand...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
ahead of Geoff & Tisha and Ida & Tania. The fact that Vince & Sam were originally a standby team and had been confirmed as contestants for The Race at the very last minute (they were given only 4 hours to take unpaid leave from their jobs, bid farewell to their families and get to the airport without letting anyone know where they were going) made this a first in the history of the popular television / reality show.
Early life
Vince Matthew Chung was born in Toronto, Canada the son of an accountant and a university lecturer and spent his early life there. He attended public school number 207 and his favorite subject was gym. At middle school he represented Ontario internationally in swimming competitions, specialising in breast-stroke and also held several provincial records when he was younger. Later he studied kinesiologyKinesiology
Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include: biomechanics and orthopedics, rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational...
at York University and Education at University of Toronto. In 2003 in a move to rediscover his roots, he relocated to Hong Kong, where he started out with a career in education, but after a short time his love for the theatre and acting drove him to follow these pursuits professionally.
Career
Since 2007 Vince has been working as a professional actorActor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
host
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Previously a regular at The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong is a venue for stand-up comedy and improvisational comedy located at 34 Elgin Street, basement, Central, Hong Kong. Founded in February 2007 by Jami Gong, a leading Chinese American stand-up comedian, TakeOut Comedy is the first fulltime comedy club in Asia...
he became one of the finalists of The Funniest Person in Hong Kong competition in late 2007. After he was selected to take part in the Amazing Race Asia in 2008, Vince decided to focus solely on his acting and is currently working on several projects including the soon to be broadcast web series Lumina
Lumina
Lumina may refer to:*Chevrolet Lumina*Lumina Foundation for Education*Lumina, Constanţa, a commune in Constanţa County, Romania*Lumina, a literary journal published by Sarah Lawrence College...
and the sketch comedy with a travel theme CB Fresh which he jointly developed with co-hosts Simon Yin & Rob Lok and cinematographers Derrick Fong and Chung Tsang.
External links
- Vince Chung's website
- CB FRESH's website