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Huang Shi Nan
Huang Shi Nan (born 23 May 1961) is a Singaporean actor, Television presenter, host, amateur singer, entrepreneur. Huang is a former Mediacorp The Celebrity Agency artiste. Career In 1984, Huang graduated from Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 6th Artistes Training Course. Personal life Huang married actress Pan Lingling in December 1996. They have two sons, born in 1999 and 2002. Filmography Television series Film Programmes Discography References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Shi Nan Living people 1961 births 20th-century Singaporean male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Singaporean male television actors Singaporean male film actors Singaporean television presenters Singaporean people of Chinese descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wee (surname)
Wee is a surname. Origins As a Chinese surname, Wee is an English-language spelling of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of multiple surnames. Those surnames are listed below by their romanisation in Hanyu Pinyin, which reflects the standard Mandarin pronunciation: *Huang (surname), Huáng (), spelled Wee based on the vernacular reading of Zhangzhou dialect Hokkien pronunciation (). Other English spellings of the Hokkien pronunciation of this surname include Oei (surname), Oei, Ooi, and Uy (surname), Uy. The spelling Wee is common particularly in Melaka; in contrast, the spelling Ooi is more common in Penang. *Wèi (surname), Wèi () Wee is also a Norwegian surname. Statistics Statistics compiled by Patrick Hanks on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom census and the Census of Ireland 2011 found 150 people on the island of Great Britain and eight on the island of Ireland with the surname Wee. In the 1881 United Kingdom census there were three bearers of the surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. It is headquartered at the Mediapolis development in Queenstown's One-north precinct, which succeeded Caldecott Hill, the long-time home of its predecessors, in 2015. As of 2022, Mediacorp employs over 3,000 employees; a large number of them are in both public and private sector broadcasting. The company forms half of the Mass media in Singapore, mass media duopoly in the country alongside SPH Media Trust; the company was established in its current form in 1999, following the 1994 privatization of one of its predecessors—the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)—as a group of state-owned enterprises known as Singapore International Media. Mediacorp holds a monopoly on terrestrial television in Singapore, operating six channels broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Troopers
''Super Troopers'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group (Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske). Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance. In total, Fox Searchlight paid $3.25 million for distribution rights of the film and it grossed $23 million at the box office. A sequel, '' Super Troopers 2'', was released on April 20, 2018. Plot In the fictional town of Spurbury, Vermont, four Vermont state troopers patrol a section of highway and compete for prominence with the local police department. Although they are warned that their station risks being shuttered due to low productivity, the troopersLieutenant Arcot Ramathorn, "Rabbit" Roto, "Mac" Womack, and Carl Fosterdelight in playing practical jokes on unsuspecting motorists and each other, rather than enforcing the law. They particularly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stratagem
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...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 alw ... [...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''. First broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000, it starred Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan and Zheng Geping. 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 Chor Meng as Lin Pingzhi * Jacelyn Ta ... [...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] |
The Return Of The Condor Heroes (Singaporean TV Series)
''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was broadcast from 2 June to 27 July 1998 on TCS Channel 8 in Singapore and was later released on other Asian television networks. Cast * Christopher Lee as Yang Guo ** Cai Yiwei as Yang Guo (young) * Fann Wong as Xiaolongnü * Zhu Houren as Guo Jing * Shirley Ho as Huang Rong * Florence Tan as Guo Fu ** He Sixian as Guo Fu (young) * Yvonne Lim as Guo Xiang * Constance Song as Cheng Ying ** Chen Xiaoqing as Cheng Ying (young) * Evelyn Tan as Lu Wushuang ** Zheng Xin'er as Lu Wushuang (young) * Zheng Geping as Jinlun Fawang * Pan Lingling as Li Mochou * Chen Shucheng as Huang Yaoshi * Yang Yue as Hong Qigong * Richard Low as Ouyang Feng * Liang Tian as Yideng * Mak Hiu-wai as Zhou Botong * Huang Shinan as Gongsun Zhi * Deborah Sim as Gongsun Lü'e * Zhu Xiufeng as Qiu Qianchi * Li Nanxing as Lu Liding * Zoe Tay as Lu Erniang * Ix Shen as Huodu * Yang Tianfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guest People
''The Guest People'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced by Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp Channel 8) in 1997. Set in the 1930s to 1950s, the story is about four young Hakka men who migrated to Singapore from China and were caught in the tumultuous anti-colonial period of the country's history. It stars Christopher Lee, Chen Hanwei, Xie Shaoguang, Jason Oh, Ann Kok and Jacelyn Tay. Others in the cast include Chen Huihui, Li Yinzhu, Chen Shucheng, Huang Peiru, Mai Hao Wei and Liang Wei Dong. The drama was nominated for the Best Drama awards at the Asian Television Awards and the New York Television Festival in 1998. It was dubbed in the Hakka language and broadcast in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ..., as well as in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unbeatables II
The Unbeatables II (双天至尊II) is a Singapore Chinese drama series and the sequel to the highly successful drama series ''The Unbeatables I''. Cast *Li Nanxing as Yan Fei *Zoe Tay as Luo Qifang/Long Jiajia/Huang Yuefang *Chew Chor Meng as Ding Zhaohui *Zhu Houren as Long Tingguang *Chen Shucheng as Yan Kun * He Weiming as Yan Xing * Liu Qianyi as Huang Wu *Kenneth Tsang as Ye Zhong * Zio Zio Lim as Huang Jia-er * Cassandra See as Luo Wenxin *Yu Rongguang as Zhuang Weicheng Synopsis Set 4 years after the end of The Unbeatables I. In Las Vegas, a senior of Long Tingguang, Ye Zhong, undertakes a gambling competition with four other legendary gambling from around the world. After the game was won by him, the media present at the event claimed and labelled him the "King of Gamblers". However, he refuses to accept the title, and instead introduced 4 different significant people on the screens: * King of Deception, Long Tingguang - turned insane after he lost a gambling match to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofu Street
''Tofu Street'' () is a 1996 Singaporean Chinese-language drama series. Overview Set in the late 1940s to the 1970s, the drama revolved around the lives of a group of tenants with diverse backgrounds staying in a big house located in Tofu Street. Experience the struggles of the inhabitants of a poor rural village in China who subsequently settle down in Tofu Street. This weighty drama gave an insight into the lives of post-war survivors consisting of a group of tenants with diverse backgrounds staying in a big house in the yester-years era. The name ''Tofu Street'' was based on the now-defunct road of what was now Upper Chin Chew Street, used to be located at the present site of Hock Hai Building between Upper Pickering Street and Upper Cross Street. There used to be a number of beancurd stalls in the area from 1930s to the 1940s, giving the street its name. It was also famous as the dwelling area of the Samsui women. The street had since disappeared after gentrification of the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sword And The Song
''The Sword and the Song'' is a 1986 Singaporean historical series produced by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. The drama focuses on a pair of great monarchs during the 10th century: Song dynasty's fearless and heroic warrior Zhao Kuangyin and Southern Tang's compassionate and sentimental poet-artist Li Yu, and how their vastly different personalities sealed the fates of their respective countries. The stories about Zhao Kuangyin are to some extent based on Wu Xuan's 1768 Chinese novel ''Fei Long Quan Zhuan'' (飛龍全傳). Two subsequent TV series, the 1996 Taiwanese drama '' Love, Sword, Mountain & River'' and the 2005 Chinese drama '' How Much Sorrow Do You Have'' feature virtually the same main characters, though the plots differ somewhat. Cast and characters Northern China (Later Han, Later Zhou, Song dynasty) *Lin Mingzhe as Zhao Kuangyin *Chen Tianwen as Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother *Chen Tianxiang as Zhao Hongyin, Zhao Kuangyi's father *Chen Juanju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
