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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
(contracted; show full)|work=globalnews.ca|accessdate=September 29, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Chase Tang has acted mostly in TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/entertainment/ca/netflixs-jupiters-legacy-just-added-an-up-and-coming-canadian-actor|title=Netflix Just Cast A Canadian To Star Alongside Josh Duhamel In A New Superhero Series|website=narcity.com|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, it was announced that Tang joined the cast of an upcoming [[Netflix]] series called 
[https://www.cbr.com/jupiters-legacy-introduction-key-characters/amp/]''Jupiter's Legacy''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/hometown-actor-lands-netflix-series-gig-1660612|title=Hometown actor lands Netflix series gig|work=HalifaxToday.ca|accessdate=September 29, 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite news |url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/lifestyles/local-lifestyles/bedford-raised-actor-will-be-netflixs-newest-supervillain-347158/ |title=Bedford-raised actor will be Netflix’s newest supervillain |last1=Cooke |first1=Stephen |work=thechronicleherald.ca |accessdate=September 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rep-sheet-roundup-paradigm-signs-silicon-valleys-chris-diamantopoulos-1250138|title=Rep Sheet Roundup: Paradigm Signs 'Silicon Valley's' Chris Diamantopoulos|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>

== 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 [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/198101/chia-hao-tang]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=October 1, 2019|website=Sports and Moore|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> He attained his bachelor's degree in Business from the [https://alumni.uoguelph.ca/improvelife/chase-tang]University of Guelph, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.uoguelph.ca/improvelife/chase-tang|title=Chase Tang, BComm '16 {{!}} Alumni {{!}} University of Guelph|website=alumni.uoguelph.ca|publisher=University of Guelph|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/09/u-of-g-has-a-supervillain-grad/|title=U of G Has a "Supervillain" Grad|date=September 18, 2019|website=U of G News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>(contracted; show full) appeared in HBO's ''Run''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainmentnews247.com/tv-series/run-tv-series-2020-release-date-cast-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-hbo-tv-series/|title=Run TV Series (2020): Release Date, Cast and Everything you need to know about HBO TV Series|last=Wikinews1999|date=April 10, 2020|website=Entertainment News 247|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref> Tang signed an exclusive endorsement contract with Taiwanese-based organization 
[https://disruptmagazine.com/global-refreshment-brand-presotea-and-spokesperson-chase-tang-making-a-positive-impact-worldwide-through-humanitarian-endeavors/amp/]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 ==
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 [https://vimeo.com/372075383]"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=December 16, 2019|website=AsAm News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref><r(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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