Taiwan born actor Godfrey Gao dies after collapsing on set.

The 35 year old had been a guest star on a Chinese variety show.

Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor Godfrey Gao has died after collapsing on set while filming a variety show in China.

[News from BBC]

The 35-year-old was a guest participant on Chase Me, a reality TV show that sees teams competing to win a race.

The show's producers said he fell and lost consciousness while running in a team event and died at hospital.

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In 2011, Gao was the first Asian male model to be signed to luxury brand Louis Vuitton's ad campaign.

He made his mark in Hollywood, appearing in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, an action film based on a popular series of novels .

He also became a popular name in China after he starred in popular TV drama Remembering Lichuan.

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The Vancouver-raised Gao collapsed midway through filming on Wednesday.

"Guest participant Godfrey suddenly collapsed to the ground while running. The programme's on-site paramedics began lifesaving measures immediately and urgently transported him to the hospital," the management behind Chase Me said in a statement.

"After 2 hours of all-out efforts to save him, the hospital [said] he had suffered a sudden cardiac death."

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