Jimmy Lin Chih-ying (Chinese: 林志穎; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chì-éng, born 15 October 1974) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and race car driver.

At the age of 16, while he was studying Drama and Photography in Hua Gang, Lin was discovered during a performance in school.

In 1992, at the age of 17, he became a superstar overnight following the release of his debut album, Not Every Love Song Has Fond Memories (不是每個戀曲都有美好回憶).

Lin became the youngest singer ever to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum (香港紅館), being only 18 years old at the time.

Lin went on to record and release thirteen more albums, including special editions and compilations, and has since filmed many movies and series, as well as endorsed many products.

In a 2005 talk show, he revealed that in addition to the arduous training, Lin was bullied by seniors, and was expected to perform better than other soldiers due to his fame.

Lin's career as an actor and singer was momentarily postponed by his compulsory military service and upon his return, he was overshadowed by many newcomers.

Despite the difficulties Lin faced in re-entering showbiz, he worked hard and even set up his own company, Jimmy Creative, which produced his recent 5 albums under the music label "Forward".

[3] The event's aim was to increase the awareness of traffic safety to the masses and to promote the love of car racing.

The grandest production in recent years was Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龙八部), where he took the role of the Dali crown-prince Duan Yu.

He was one of the celebrity performers at the Third "Beijing 2008" Olympic Cultural Festival (2005), where the theme motto "One World, One Dream" was officially announced.

[10] It was a family event where his parents and siblings attended, and he sang a duet with his younger brother Jason Lin.

[15] In 2005 he founded the PingTzuo International Racing Sports Advisory Company in Zhuhai, China with his best friend Chen Wei Liang.

In 2006 he opened a restaurant, The Dream Family Cafe in the Jing Hua Cheng shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan.

The award was mainly to commend him for starting a series of fund-raisers for schools, for being an anti-drug ambassador,[20] and for participation in public community events.

On 16 April 2011, Jimmy Lin interviewed the F1 racing driver Michael Schumacher for the international magazine GQ (May 2011 issue).

Schumacher gave Jimmy a pair of limited edition shoes that he designed and invited him to a private dinner the following day.

Recently, for celebrating the quantity of his fans on Sina microblog reached 60,000,000, he announced his wife had been pregnant, and he will have two twin boys.