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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 21 actors. Chen Hanwei is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Unforgivable''. 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 12 occasions, more than any other actor. Andie Chen and Zheng Geping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
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] |
The Teochew Family
The Teochew Family () is a 1995 Singaporean television series produced by Television Corporation of Singapore and Fujian TV. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the Teochew Cai Family under the patriarch Cai Qingyang, portrayed by Kenneth Tsang, from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The series also starred Zoe Tay, Chew Chor Meng and Zeng Huifen, Plot The Teochew Family tells the story of Chaozhou rice merchant Cai Qingyang, owns Tai Feng Zhan (泰丰栈). Cai has two brothers, one of them who died early. Another is the useless playboy Cai Qingan. Cai also has a sister, Cai Chuning, who is a female scholar and a teacher. Cai Qingyang decides to arrange a marriage between his second brother's widow with a poor scholar Xiao Denglong, who turns out to be Chuning's lover. Chuning tries to get Denglong to leave Chaozhou with her, but Denglong declines. Chuning then argues with her brother, and leaves Chaozhou alone. In the late 1940s, the Chinese Civil War was about to break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Wenlong
Yao Wenlong (born 14 November 1970) is a Malaysian actor and businessman who lives in Johor Bahru and works in Singapore and Malaysia. 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'', garnering him yet another ''Best Supporting Actor'' nomination. Personal life Yao is married to Jenny Tsai, who is 12 years younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ix Shen
Ix Shen (born 11 March 1972), also known as Shen Qing, is a Singaporean actor and film production crew. He was based in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country in 2022, and was known to provide first-hand accounts via the Internet. 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 rejoined 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 starre ... [...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] |
Vincent Ng
Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (born 6 December 1975) is a Singaporean actor, martial artist and businessman. He was a full-time Mediacorp actor from 1997 to 2007, and is best known for acting in the Chinese-language television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. Early life Ng has 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 the few artistes with any formal training in martial arts, he was frequently cast in period and ''wuxia'' television series or in characters requiring fight scenes. He left the entertainment industry in November 2007 to concentrate on running Wufang. Wushu After obtaining an engineering certificate from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Ng competed in the 1993 SEA Games and was a triple-medalist including a gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2000
Star Awards 2000 is the seventh 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. is the state media, state-owned me ... [...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 Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religiou ... - Zeng Nanhua(1990s) Synopsis Ri-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Wong (actor)
Brandon Wong (born 16 September 1971) is a Singaporean actor. He was born in Malaysia and speaks Mandarin, English, Malay and 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 Television Corporation of Singapore, 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 Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for the drama, ''My Friends From Afar''. In Star Awards 2022, Wong won his first awards, Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste and Star Awards for Unforgettable Villain, Most Hated Villain, after 27 years in the industry. At Star Awards 2023, Wong won his first acting award, Star Awards for Best Supporting Ac ... [...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] |
Star Awards 1998
Star Awards 1998 is the fifth edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. The Best Comedy Performer and Best Variety Show Host Awards were introduced to recognise excellence in non-drama categories such as sitcoms, comedy shows and variety/infotainment shows. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Other nominees are arranged based on chronological order of actors' showcase videos on the ceremony itself ;Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 *Chen Guohua – ''Around People's Park'' 珍珠街坊 **Richard Low – ''Living in Geylang'' 芽笼芽笼 **Lin Yisheng 林益盛 – The New Adventures of Wisely **Zheng Geping – ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' **Chunyu Shanshan 淳于珊珊 – ''Rising Expectations'' 长河 ; ;Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 * Xiang Yun – ''Around People's Park'' 珍珠街坊 **Chen Huihui – '' The Guest People'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
