Patty Hou

Patty Hou
侯佩岑
Hou at the 2011 Taipei New Year's Eve Party
Born (1977-12-20) 20 December 1977 (age 46)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, news anchor
Years active2001–present
Agent(s)Fu Long Production Co., Ltd.[1]
Spouse
Ken Huang
​
(m. 2011)​
Children
  • Ian Huang (son)
  • Ethan Huang (son)
Parent(s)Hou Shih-hung (father)
Lin Yueyun (mother)
Chinese name
Chinese侯佩岑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHóu Pèicén
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.

Patty Hou (Chinese: 侯佩岑; pinyin: Hóu Pèicén; born 20 December 1977[2]) is a Taiwanese journalist and news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book Patty's About Love.

Career

Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she later earned a degree in mass communications and psychology from the University of Southern California. She was a news anchor for TTV, Era News and CTi before resigning in 2004 and venturing into the entertainment scene.[3]

Hou is currently serves as an anchor at Azio TV for Entertainment in Asia (every weekday, 19:00-20:00) and for fashion news at Eranews (Saturdays, 12:00-12:30). She is also the spokeswoman for DHC cosmetics. She has also hosted the Star Awards, Singapore's Chinese language television awards, twice and the 2009 concert Huaren • Night in Phoenix City Concert. She continues to host her weekly show, "Entertainment Asia". Hou has also starred in several Taiwan and mainland China television series.

In 2024, Hou came out in support of a China Central Television (CCTV) statement in favor of Chinese unification.[4]

Works

Experience

  • 2001: Trainee reporter at Taiwan Television (TTV).
  • 2002: English news anchor at CTi TV.
  • 2003: the anchor of Era News
  • 2004–2005: the anchor of ERA News and ERA Fashion News, AZIO TV's Entertainment-News@Asia anchor, and the Editor of Patty's about magazine book.
  • 2005: Host with Matilda Tao and ChiLing, Lin for the 16th Golden Melody Award at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • 2005: Host with Guo Liang for the 2005 Star Awards in Singapore.
  • 2006: Host with Guo Liang for the 2006 Star Awards in Singapore.
  • She participated in the dubbing of Taiwanese Mandarin version of the film Flushed Away, as the character of Rita.
  • 2007: Host with Matilda Tao for the 18th Golden Melody Award at Taipei Arena, Taiwan.

TV series

  • 2007: Sweet Relationship 美味關係 as Chung Bai Hui
  • 2010: Love Buffet 愛似百匯 Ai Si Bai Hui as 穎芝 Ying Zhi (特別演出/ Special Performance)
  • 2011-2012: Guess 你猜你猜你猜猜猜 Guess Guess Guess with Jacky Wu

References

  1. ^ "Welcom to Fulongstars.com". www.fulongstars.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ 侯佩岑 澄清：真正生日系1977年12月20日
  3. ^ "才貌双全 娱乐圈高学历明星". xin.msn.com. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. ^ Hsiao-hwa, Hsia (May 27, 2024). "Dozens of Taiwanese celebrities endorse Beijing's claim on island". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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