Edison Koon-Hei Chen is a Hong Kong-based Canadian movie actor, rapper, singer and pop icon. Chen is also the founder of CLOT Inc., and the CEO of Clot Media Division Limited. He is fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and speaks Japanese,Japanese TV show "Koisuru Hanikami" aired on April 21 and 28, 2006, TBS in Japan.
Edison converses with Anne Suzuki in Japanese without interpreter on this show. allowing him to be a part of multiple entertainment industries around the world. On February 21, 2008 he publicly announced that he intended to step away indefinitely from the Hong Kong entertainment industry due to a photo scandal, devoting his time instead to public causes.

Early life

Chen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to parents of Chinese and Macanese (Chinese and Portuguese) descent. He was a student at R.C. Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, British Columbia and also attended High School at the private Hong Kong International School. He was in the same class as fellow pop icon Nicholas Tse in 10th grade.

Film

In 1999, a talent scout approached Chen while he was clubbing with friends in Hong Kong and asked him to film a commercial at the age of 19. From then on, his career began with the Japanese film Dead or Alive 2: Birds. He made his Hong Kong film debut in the film Gen-Y Cops in 2000.South China morning post. "SCMP." Icon Chen. , February 12, 2008, Original date: 2001-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-22. He has starred in many popular films including Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II, Initial D and Dog Bite Dog. His latest film is Trivial Matters. Determined on expanding his horizons beyond Hong Kong, he also starred as the male lead in the Japanese drama Under the Same Moon. Chen also had a 3-second cameo as a building receptionist in the Hong Kong segments within Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.

Music

In 2000, at the age of 20, Chen landed a record deal with Emperor Entertainment Group. It took him a number of album releases before he got the chance to produce a hip hop album.South China morning post. "SCMP." A hip crop. , February 12, 2008, Original date: 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2008-02-22. His first hip-hop release was in February 2004, Please Steal This Album backed by MC Yan and Singaporean musician Hanjin Chen. Several singles from the album topped local pop charts. Chen has mentioned the difficulty of fitting the material in Hong Kong where it has been dominated by cantopop, but said the potential of hip hop is great.