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{{Infobox person
| name               = Chia-Hao Tang
| image              = Chase_Tang.jpg
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = August 24, 1988
| birth_place        = [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| occupation         = Actor, producer
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== Early life ==
Chase Tang was born in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.porticomagazine.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillian-grad/|title=U of G Has a "Supervillian" Grad|date=September 18, 2019|website=Portico Magazine|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref> In 1992 Tang's family migrated to [[Canada]], where he was raised in Bedford, Nova Scotia.<ref name="ref1" /> He is the youngest of 3 boys, his mother Shu Wei Chen was a stay at home mom & his father an entrepreneur. Chase played hockey for two years with the Halifax MacDonald’s Hockey Midget Triple ‘A’ league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsandmoore.com/chase-chia-hao-tangs-story-of-hockey-and-depression/|title=Chase (Chia-Hao) Tang's story of hockey and depression|date=2019-10-01|website=Sports and Moore|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> He attained his Bachelor's degree in Business from the [[University of Guelph]], Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.uoguelph.ca/improvelife/chase-tang|title=Chase Tang, B.Comm. '16 {{!}} Alumni {{!}} University of Guelph|website=alumni.uoguelph.ca|publisher=University of Guelph|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref> Chase was a successful corporate executive before deciding to leave it behind so he can follow his passion for the movie industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://(contracted; show full)7;, 'Suits' and 'Kim's Convenience'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/10/14/chase-tang-jupiters-legacy-baryon-interview/|title=Jupiter's Legacy's Villainous Star Chase Tang Wants to Break Down Barriers|website=TV Shows|language=en|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>. He has also appeared in the short films '''Time, Space and Lee''' and 'View' that earned him a trip to the 2018 [[Cannes Film Festival]]. 


== Adwerising work ==
His first professional acting was in a POM juice commercial.  



Tang signed an exclusive endorsement contract with Taiwanese based organization Presotea Global to be their Global Wide Spokesperson. As part of this role, Tang will shoot a commercial campaign in Taiwan and his photos will be used in all 400 of Presotea’s global locations, as well as on the brand’s cups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.presotea.com.tw/news_02.php?id=148|title=鮮茶道Presotea-全球茶飲連鎖加盟品牌|website=www.presotea.com.tw|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref>

== Activist ==
Mental Health Advocate: Up-and-coming actor, and Bedford, Nova Scotia native, Chase Tang, is using his celebrity platform to help those living with mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/video/6271909/actor-chase-tang/|title=Actor Chase Tang {{!}} Watch News Videos Online|website=Global News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>

In October 2019, the Taiwanese Canadian actor posed with a globe for “The World is in Our Hands,” a United Nations initiative to raise awareness about climate change. Other entertainers participating include Joaquin Phoenix, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas and Susan Sarandon, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asamnews.com/2019/12/16/actor-chase-tang-joins-un-campaign-to-combat-climate-change/|title=Actor Chase Tang joins UN campaign to combat climate change|date=2019-12-16|website=AsAm News|lang(contracted; show full)*[https://twitter.com/chasetangactor Chase Tang]g on [[Twitter]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/people/Chase-Tang/100014211037536 Chase Tang] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2F6CuoknL_nfm--qzULiA Chase Tang] on [[YouTube]]

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[[Category:Taiwanese actors]]