Figaro Tseng is a Taiwanese actor, singer, television host, and painter. He became known as a member of the boy band Comic Boyz from 2002 to 2005 before developing a sustained acting career in Taiwanese, Hong Kong, Singaporean, and Japanese screen productions.
Background
Tseng was born on November 18, 1981, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and grew up in the Air Force Gangshan Xingcun community. He has a younger brother. During childhood he suffered peritonitis and underwent a prolonged hospitalization; treatment left him deaf in the right ear and with a surgical scar on his abdomen.
His early environment combined a military-community setting with Taiwan's expanding popular-entertainment culture. He later entered show business through the talent-selection process associated with Comic Boyz, while his training in fine arts and crafts supported his continuing interest in visual art.
Education
Tseng graduated from the Fine Arts and Crafts Department of the private Oriental Commercial and Industrial Junior College. The school belonged to Taiwan's vocational-education tradition, which emphasized practical technical and artistic preparation for employment in an industrializing society.
His education in fine arts and crafts provided a formal foundation for his later work as a painter and for his participation in television art-design projects. The training complemented rather than replaced his subsequent development as a singer, host, and actor.
Career
Tseng entered entertainment through the Taiwanese boy band Comic Boyz, which was active from 2002 to 2005. The group recorded three Mandarin studio albums for Sony Music Taiwan: Hey Hah!! Comic Boyz in 2002, Youth Souvenir Book in 2003, and Goodbye Comic Boyz (New + Best Selection) in 2005. After the group disbanded, he continued as a solo performer and shifted much of his public work toward acting and television hosting.
His screen career began with guest appearances in Taiwanese television dramas and expanded into recurring and supporting roles in series including Meteor Garden II, Crystal Boys, Starry Night, Devil Beside You, KO One, They Kiss Again, Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Autumn's Concerto, and Zhong Wu Yen. He also appeared in Singaporean and Hong Kong productions, including The Way of Fate and Dropping By Cloud Nine, and later worked in Japanese productions such as Tokyo Love Story and other television projects.
Tseng continued to act in television and film during the 2010s and 2020s. His later credits include More Than Blue: The Series, Gold Leaf, Lesson in Love, Dear Adam, The Floating Generation, Urban Horror, Island Rhapsody, and the films Oh, Pretty Woman, Undercover Carp, The Villainess, 18×2: Beyond Youthful Days, and Kowloon Generic Romance. His professional activities have extended across Taiwanese broadcast television, streaming platforms, international co-productions, and stage performance.
Alongside acting and singing, Tseng has worked as a television host and pursued painting. His visual-art background was also connected with his nomination for art-design work on the television production Xu Liangliang and Her Girls. He has discussed hiking, cycling, and dragon-boat activities as interests outside his screen work.
Religion
Tseng is Catholic. Catholicism is a worldwide Christian tradition centered on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, the sacraments, communal worship, and ethical responsibility. In Taiwan, Catholic communities developed alongside other Christian denominations within a religious environment marked by pluralism and interaction with local traditions.
Views
Tseng has spoken about valuing time, living without unnecessary regret, and maintaining a willingness to experience different places and cultures. His reflections on childhood illness and dangerous outdoor experiences have been connected with an emphasis on appreciating family, ordinary life, and the opportunity to continue working in varied roles.
Personality
Physical Characteristics:
Tseng is deaf in his right ear as a result of complications following a serious childhood illness. He has described associated difficulty locating sounds and occasional tinnitus, while adapting to performance work through visual attention and lip-reading.
Connections
Tseng has a younger brother. His extended family includes entertainer relatives, including the television host Hsiao Chung and musician and producer Jetto, although their professional relationships with him are distinct from his own career.
