Mark Lee Kok Huang (; born 16 October 1968) is a

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an comedian, actor, television host and film director.

Early life

Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in the hawker stall to prepare and sell cooked food, beverages, and

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at a hawker centre. Lee was schooled in

Jurong Secondary School Jurong Secondary School (Abbreviation: JSS) is a government secondary school in Taman Jurong, Singapore. On the request of community leaders, then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew helped to establish the school in 1961 as Jurong Integrated Secondary ...

Career

Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom '' Police & Thief'' as Lee Tok Kong, ''

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'' as guest appearance Lee Kok Peng from season 5 until season 7 and in Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama '' Holland V'' as Su Hao. He also gained recognition for his work with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in films such as ''

Money No Enough ''Money No Enough'' () is a 1998 Singaporean comedy film about three friends with financial problems who start a car polishing business together. Original story by J P Tan and written by Jack Neo, directed by Tay Teck Lock and produced by JSP Fi ...

'' and '' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' and long-running comedy variety programme ''Comedy Nite'' (搞笑行动). He made his directorial debut in the

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film ''

The Ghosts Must Be Crazy ''The Ghosts Must Be Crazy'' () is a 2011 Singaporean comedy horror film directed by Mark Lee and Boris Boo. It was released on 6 January 2011 for a sneak preview and was officially released the next day. The film marks Singaporean comedian Mark L ...

''. Along with long-time colleague

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...

, Mark Lee was awarded the '' All Time Favourite Artiste'' award in the Star Awards 2010 and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Awards. Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme ''Home Decor Survivor'' and the

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programme ''Behind Every Job'' with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories at the

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. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show ''It's a Small World'' (season 2). Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo's movies, with the exception of '' Liang Po Po: The Movie'', ''That One Not Enough'' and ''

Ah Long Pte Ltd ''Ah Long Pte Ltd'' () is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Singaporean film director Jack Neo, starring Fann Wong and Mark Lee. Co-produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, Scorpio East Pictures and Double Vision (Malaysia), the film was most ...

''. On 9 March 2017, Lee opened a production house. King Kong Media Production. with partner Yinson Marine Services, a Malaysian oil and gas company. In November 2021, Lee's comedy '' Number 1,'' for which he was nominated for the Best Leading Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards, started streaming on

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. The movie is listed under the Asian Spotlight section of Disney+. It is significant for the Singapore film scene as it is one of the few Singaporean works to be streamed on Disney+.

Personal life

Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have 2 daughters and a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety show

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Mark 1968 births Living people People from Johor Bahru Singaporean male television actors Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean male film actors Singaporean television personalities Singaporean film directors 20th-century Singaporean male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors