Douglas Lim (born 11 October 1977) is a Malaysian

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, and emcee. He is well known for his involvement in local television, theatre, film, and comedy.

Career

Lim appeared in ''

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''. where he sang the sitcom's theme song, Empty Decorations, with

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. In the series, he played a barber shop owner named Steven. His performance in ''Kopitiam'' earned him a nomination for Best Actor (Comedy) at the Asian Television Awards. Lim is part of a local Chinese comedy titled ''Homecoming,'' which aired on

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. He starred in several TV commercials, including

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, TM,

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, and UEM. In addition to being a stand-up comedian, he is also an emcee for corporate events. He acted in the historical film '' 1957: Hati Malaya,'' directed by Shuhaimi Baba, in which Lim played the role of an MCA member. On 15 January 2008, Lim produced and hosted the Malaysiantalents.com program for the broadcast on the web portal gua.com.my. In 2009, Lim founded the Chinese Comedian Association of Malaysia. Lim is also a theater performer; in March 2011, he performed the musical show ''Lat Kampung Boy: Sebuah Muzikal'' (Lat heVillage Boy: A Musical), staged at the

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from 16 March to 3 April 2011. He played Frankie, a childhood friend of the cartoonist Lat. The show also starred

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, Jalil Hamid,

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, and Atilia Haron. He is a guest voice actor in the 2013

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'' Bola Kampung: The Movie,'' produced by Animasia Studio, an adaptation of the animated series '' Bola Kampung''. Other actors who have guest voice roles include

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, Aizat Amdan, Deanna Yusoff, and

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. From 6 to 18 November 2013, Lim was part of the special theater award actor for Malaysian national football legend

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, ''Supermokh Sebuah Muzikal'', staged at the Istana Budaya. Two years later, Lim shared the stage with Afdlin Shauki, the Bocey comedian trio, and

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in a ''Lawak Ke Der'' staging at the Pang gung Sari, Istana Budaya. Lim played the role of Jackie in the movie ''Soulmate Hingga Jannah'', directed by Abdul Razak Mohaideen, which aired on 16 February 2017. From February to April 2019, Lim was one of the actors involved in the ''Spanar Jaya X'' sitcom that aired on

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. Directed by Ahmad Idham (original cast of ''Spanar Jaya''), the sitcom also starred Ben Amir, Uqasha Senrose, and Sangeeta Krishnasamy. He was one of the lead cast members for the live-action theater of ''Ola Bola: The Musical'', which ran from 18 February to 3 March 2019 at the Istana Budaya. The cast included Luqman Hafidz, Iedil Putra, Hafeez Mikail, Tony Eusoff, and Nabila Huda. Lim was also one of the co-starring cast of ''Kopitiam: Double Shot'', which aired on Viu on 28 November 2019. It is the latest version of the Kopitiam sitcom. During the

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and lockdown, Lim's popularity soared due to his satirical spoofs of popular political leaders and topics of the day.

Personal life

Lim has been married to Natasha Fernz since 12 May 2007.

Filmography

Film

Theater

Telemovie

Television

Radiography

Radio

Discography

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Douglas 1977 births Living people Male actors from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian television actors Malaysian film actors Malaysian stage actors Malaysian television presenters Malaysian comedians Malaysian stand-up comedians 21st-century comedians