Dharmadasa D. Dharamahsena (born 1 March 1990), known professionally as Das DD, is a Singaporean television host, actor and comedian who speaks fluently in Tamil, English, Mandarin and Malay. In 2023, he became the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for and win in a performance-based category at

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Early life and career

An only child, Das DD's father is a Malaysian and his mother is a Singaporean who grew up in a Malay kampong. The first language Das DD spoke was Tamil, at his mother's request, when he was in nursery school. He subsequently learned English and Mandarin, the latter which is due to the reason that Tamil was not offered as a second language by his preschool and kindergarten. Both his parents used to speak Malay to each other, and Das DD had also used the language to communicate with an Indonesian domestic helper and his grasp on the language became better as he had a close group of Malay-speaking friends when serving military service. Das DD got his start in the entertainment industry through appearing as a guest host on radio station Kiss 92FM with Joshua Simon on his show ''Joshua’s Goodnight Kiss''. At Kiss 92FM, he became acquainted with

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and his wife, who both enlisted him as a production manager for a music video. Through the job, he was roped in by Loretta Lopez for a project where she banded budding stand-up comedians for a show. Some time later, he was invited by Ryan Tan from Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) to join his company. Das DD left the YouTube outfit in 2021. In 2022, Das DD made his film debut in the Chinese New Year comedy-drama '' Reunion Dinner''. While promoting the film on the online series, ''#JustSwipeLah'', Das DD attracted the attention of the producers, who later reached out with an offer for him to host the show. The following year, he was named Best Rising Star at the Star Awards 2023. In early April 2023, he signed an exclusive talent contract with digital content site SGAG. He has also appeared in several Vasantham series and Suria shows.

Filmography

He has appeared in the following programmes and films:

Television series

*''Intercept'' (2017) *''Senior Management'' (2018) *'' Crimewatch 2020'' (2020; episode 1) *''Couple Cosmo'' (2020) *''Future Proof'' (2021) *'' Crimewatch 2021'' (2021; episode 6) *'' Soul Detective'' (2022) *''Home Is Where The Heart Is'' (2022) *'' Crimewatch 2022'' (2022; episode 5) *'' Cash on Delivery'' (2023) *'' All That Glitters'' (2023)

Variety show

* ''#JustSwipeLah'' (2022-present) * ''Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings'' (2022) * ''Streamers Go Live'' (2022)

Film

*'' Reunion Dinner'' (2022) *''King of Hawkers'' (2024)

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Das DD 1990 births Living people Singaporean male television actors Singaporean male film actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors Nanyang Polytechnic alumni Singaporean comedians Singaporean television presenters Singaporean people of Malaysian descent