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Star Awards For Best Supporting Actor
The Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Xie Shaoguang received the award for his role in ''Larceny of Love'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been given to 19 actors. Jeffrey Xu is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''The Takedown''. Since the ceremony held in 2006, Huang Yiliang remains as the only actor to win in this category thrice, surpassing Chen Guohua, Chen Hanwei, Chen Shucheng, Tay Ping Hui, and Xie who have two wins each. Chen Shucheng has also been nominated on 11 occasions, more than any other actor. Zheng Geping Edmund Tay Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Xu
Jeffrey Xu (born 3 October 1988) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Career Xu studied performing major at Shanghai Film Art Academy before being discovered through the tenth season of ''Star Search'' in 2010, in which he emerged winner. He made his first drama appearance in '' Devotion'', in which he played an autistic child, which gave him a nomination for Best Newcomer during the Star Awards 2012. In Star Awards 2013 & Star Awards 2017, Jeffrey gain a nomination for Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor for respective dramas. In 2013, Jeffrey clinched the "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his role in ''Marry Me''. In 2015, Xu is involved in more dramas like Crescendo, Sealed with a Kiss, The Journey: Our Homeland , Tiger Mum & Life Is Beautiful has wrapped up a long form drama, Life - Fear Not. In Star Awards 2016, Xu gained his first award called Top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Kah Kee
Tan Kah Kee (; 21 October 1874 – 12 August 1961) was a Chinese businessman, investor, and philanthropist active in Singapore and the Chinese cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Guangzhou. A prominent figure in the overseas Chinese community in Singapore and wider Southeast Asia during the 20th century, he was responsible for gathering much support from the community to aid China in major events such as the Xinhai Revolution (1911), the Kuomintang's Northern Expedition (1926–28), and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45). Apart from donating most of his assets and earnings to aid China in those major events, Tan set up funds in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong and contributed to the establishment of several schools in Southeast Asia and China's Fujian Province, including Xiamen University. Life Tan Kah Kee was born in Xiamen, Fujian Province in 1874 during the Qing dynasty of China. In 1890, at the age of 16, he travelled to Singapore in the Straits Settlements to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2001
Star Awards 2001 is a television awards ceremony telecast on 25 November 2001 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp to honour its artistes who work on MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch .... It is the first awards ceremony presented by the newly rebranded MediaCorp (formerly the TCS). The ceremony was hosted by Timothy Chao and Chinese actress Cheng Di. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Special Awards Popularity Awards Malaysia polling Ceremony Professional and Technical Awards were presented before the main ceremony via a clip montage due to time constraints. The main awards were presented during the ceremony. Presenters References External linksOfficial homepag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legendary Swordsman
''The Legendary Swordsman'' is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000. It stars Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan & Zheng Geping as the casts of the series. Differences between novel and drama The plot deviates significantly from the original story. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter. Cast * Steve Ma as Linghu Chong * Fann Wong as Ren Yingying * Ivy Lee as Yue Lingshan * Chew Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Wenlong
Yao Wenlong (, born 14 November 1970) is a Singapore based Malaysian actor. Career Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in ''Star Awards 1994'' and the ''Best Supporting Actor'' award in Star Awards 2001 for his role as a sissy in drama '' Looking for Stars''. Besides television dramas, he appeared in the popular sitcom, ''My Genie'' alongside Fiona Xie and Huang Yiliang. Yao starred in the 80 episode long '' Kinship'' series in 2007, where he collaborated with Jesseca Liu, Elvin Ng, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh and Xiang Yun. In 2008, he played butcher Liu Yidao in the highly acclaimed serial The Little Nyonya ''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ix Shen
Ix Shen (, formerly ; born 11 March 1972), also known as Shen Qing, is a Singaporean former television actor, now working in film production. Career Shen began his acting career in TCS (now Mediacorp) in 1995 after emerging the male winner of ''Star Search'', a televised talent search competition. In 2000, he joined SPH MediaWorks not long after the latter was established. In late 2004 SPH MediaWorks was merged into MediaCorp and Shen was one of the 20 artistes who were transferred back to MediaCorp. The 2007 television series ''Honour and Passion'', produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and sponsored by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), featured Shen in the role of a terrorist named Wu Chengyi, who holds the lives of Singaporeans to ransom. '' Metamorphosis'', another MediaCorp Channel 8 television series aired in 2007, also featured Shen as being involved in terrorism activities. In 2009, he starred in 2 ntv7 shows: ''Lion Hearts'' and ''My Destiny'' which was sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainan Kopi Tales
Hainan Kopi Tales (琼园咖啡香) is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial produced by Mediacorp which aired in year 2000 on Channel 8. The drama serial follow the lives of Hainanese in Singapore from the 1960s to the 1990s. Story Using Qiong Yuan, a Hainan coffeeshop as a backdrop, this nostalgic drama explores the Hainanese way of life from the 60s to the 80s. Long Fuyuan (Li Wenhai), a Hainanese coffeeshop owner, has three sons (Long Yongan, Long Yongbiao and Long Yonglin) in Singapore and has two sons (Long Ya Xing and Long Ya Zhou) with his second wife in Indonesia (Once, Long Fuyuan went to Indonesia, was attacked, was taken care of by her, and the two of them got married there). Long's first wife constantly makes life difficult for his second wife and her sons when they move to Singapore and work in Qiong Yuan cafe (Hainanese coffeeshop of Long Fuyuan). Long Yongan is the owner of a bakery in the neighborhood. He has a wife but can't give birth to a son, so Yongan is alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Ng
Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (born 6 December 1975), also known as Weng Qinghai, is a Singaporean martial artist and former actor. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp actor from 1997 to 2007. He is best known for acting in Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. Early life Ng born into a family of two parents and two sisters. Career Acting Ng joined MediaCorp after reaching the finals of '' Star Search Singapore'' in 1997. His first foray into English-language television was in the 2002 Channel 5 series ''Heartlanders'' in which he played one of the lead characters. As he was one of few artistes with any formal training in martial arts, he was frequently cast in period and ''wuxia'' television series or as characters requiring fight scenes. He left the entertainment industry in November 2007 to concentrate on running Wufang. Martial arts After obtaining an engineering certificate from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Ng competed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2000
Star Awards 2000 is the eighth installment of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. The ceremony were hosted by Timothy Chao and Yvette Tsui. The award ceremony saw numerous changes in the award ceremony, with the Taiwan popularity votes being discontinued and were solely decided by the Malaysia viewers alone, new categories were introduced (such as the Best News/Current Affairs Presenter, now as two separate categories), and nominations for both Primetime and Daytime programs were merged. The ceremony also introduced a new crystal trophy made in Shanghai, designed with a shape of S and A on the angle of view (which represents the initials of ''Star Awards''), and the trophy has been used ever since the ceremony. This was also the last ceremony to be presented under Television Corporation of Singapore before its rebranding to Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wok Of Life
''Wok Of Life'' () is a long-running Chinese drama which aired in Singapore in 1999. The show starred Chew Chor Meng, Ann Kok, and Evelyn Tan as the main characters. Cast *Chew Chor Meng - You Yongfu (Swimming Trunks)/You Ri-an (1960s and 1990s) * Evelyn Tan - Ang Mo Kio/Zhenzhen (1960s and 1990s) *Ann Kok - Saiman, Yue-e (1960s) * Florence Tan - Ma Daixiang (1960s) *Yang Libing - Zeng Haolian (1960s) *Richard Low - Huang Dadi (1960s) *Zheng Geping - Huang Xiaodong (1960s and 1990s) *Li Yinzhu - Ka-sou (1960s) *Chen Meiguang - Ka-sou (1990s) * Brandon Wong as Wang Xia (1960s) *Ye Shipin- Mr Four-Eye (1960s) *Xiang Yun - Margaret (Ma Daixiang) (1990s) *Jason Oh - Zeng Nanhua (1960s) *Zhu Houren - Zeng Nanhua(1990s) Synopsis Ri-an, an apprentice cook, turns up at Hua Da Hotel to answer an advertisement for the job of a cook. He keeps the matter from his teacher, Nanhua. To Ri-an's disappointment, the panel of interviewers do not like the way he cooks the dish. Nanhua, the resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Wong (actor)
Brandon Wong (; born 16 September 1971) is a Malaysian born Singaporean actor. He was born in Malaysia. He is able to speak Mandarin, English, Malay, Cantonese. Career Wong joined Star Search Singapore in 1995 after graduating from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Although he did not make the finals, he was offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) and entered the entertainment industry. He made his breakthrough in the long-running hit series '' Wok of Life'', playing the late Asian comedian Wang Sha. In Star Awards 2018, Wong was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, My Friends From Afar ''My Friends From Afar'' ( zh, 知星人) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. This drama was Channel 8's featured year end offering for 2017. It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige .... In Star Awards 2022, Wong won his first acting awards, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste and Most Hated Villain af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepping Out (Singaporean TV Series)
''Stepping Out'' () is a 1999 Singaporean Mandarin drama series adapted from a historical book, which reran several times like in 2006, 2019 and in 2021. It stars Yvonne Lim , Terence Cao , Cynthia Koh , Xie Shaoguang , Ivy Lee and Tay Ping Hui as the casts of the series. The series focuses on the Chinese immigrant experience in Singapore, and their rough, hard ascent (along with the rest of Singapore) to the present state of wealth and riches that is unprecedented in Singaporean history. The drama begins in China and spans roughly three decades. It was produced following the success of the 1997 period drama ''The Price of Peace''. The story begins at the start of the Chinese Civil War during the 1920s. The chaos and upheaval which entailed caused many Chinese to migrate to Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia and Singapore, and sets the background for the series. The Hock Lee bus riots and Chinese middle schools riots of the 1950s were referenced and clips of the actual incidents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |