JimmyLinisaTaiwanesesinger,actorandprofessionalracecardriver.

　　BorninTaipei,Taiwan,onthe15October1974,Linwasthesecondchildinafamilyoffivechildren.HegraduatedfromZhongXiaoPrimarySchoolandHuaiShengSecondarySchool.Attheageof16,whilehewasstudyingDramaandPhotographyinHwaGang,Linwasdiscoveredduringaperformanceinschool.Duringthistime,hewasthestarofthecampus.Atfirst,hedeclinedhisfirstmanager’soffertoentertheentertainmentindustrybutlatertookuptheoffer.In1992,atthetenderageof17,hebecameasuperstarovernightatthereleaseofhisdebutalbum,"NotEveryLoveSonghasFondMemories"(不是每个恋曲都有美好回忆).HissweepingfameacrossAsiaandeventheUnitedStatesgainedhimthenickname"LittleWhirlwind".Hewasalsoknownasoneofthe"LittleFourHeavenlyKings"inTaiwan.LinbecametheyoungestsingerevertoholdaconcertattheHongKongColiseum,beingonly18yearsoldandthefirstsingertoholdaconcertwithintheSuntecCityFountainofWealth,Singapore,in1999.Hewentontorelease13albums,includingspecialeditionsandcompilations,andhassincefilmedmanymoviesandseries,aswellasendorsedmanyproducts.Throughouthissingingcareer,healsoreceivedmanyawardsforhishitsongsandalbums.

　　Linenjoyedgreatpopularityuntil1994,whenhehadtoservecompulsorymilitaryservice.Despiteknowingitwouldaffecthiscareertremendously,hedidnotseekspecialtreatmentfromthegovernment.InOctoberthatyear,heenteredthemilitarylikeanyotherordinarymaleofhisage.Despitehisfame,Lindidnothaveaneasylifeinthemilitary.Ina2005talkshow,Jimmyrevealedthatinadditiontothearduoustraining,hewasbulliedbyseniors,andwasexpectedtoperformbetterthanothersoldiers.Althoughhedidnotexpectstartreatment,Jimmywasshockedtobetreatedbadlyforbeingacelebrity.Inspiteofallthese,Linperformedwellasasoldier,andreceivedawardsforexcellentperformance.Heservedprimarilyintheentertainmentsectionofthemilitary.After2yearsinthemilitary,hereturnedtoactingandsingingcareerin1996.

　　Lin'scareerasanactorandsingerwasmomentarilypostponedbyhiscompulsorymilitaryserviceanduponhisreturn,hewasovershadowedbymanynewcomers.Despitethedifficultieshefacedinre-enteringshowbiz,heworkedhardandevensetuphisowncompany,JimmyCreative,whichproducedhisrecent5albumsunderthemusiclabel"Forward".Themostnoteworthyalbumwas"Scarecrow"(稻草人)(1999),whichcontainedasongofthesametitle.

　　In1997,Lindecidedtorealizehisdreamofcarracing.Inoneoftheracesthatyear,heencounteredacrashwhichnearlycosthimhislife.Secondsafterlimpingoutofthewreck,thecarexploded.Theonlyreminderoftheaccidentnowisafewmetalplatesinthefootthatwascrushed.Despitetheaccident,Lindidnotgiveuponracing,andconstantlystrovetobetterhimself.Withregardtothis,heoftensays,"WhenIrace,Iamnotracingagainstothers,butagainstmyself."Today,Linisoneofthetop10racersinMainlandChina.In2005,hesignedacontractwithHongHe,thetopteaminChina,asaracer.HeiscurrentlytrainingundertopracingcoachMaJunKun.LinhopestobecomeaFormulaOneracersomeday,andbecomeafull-timeprofessionalracer.OnOctober23rd,2005,Linhostedthefirst"JimmyCup",aracingeventwheremainlymalecelebritiesrace.Theevent'saimwastoincreasetheawarenessoftraffi