Guo Liang (born 11 November 1968) is a

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-born

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actor, television host and radio deejay.

Career

Guo graduated from the Shanghai Drama Institute and moved to Singapore during the 1990s to join the

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(predecessor of

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). He joined TCS in 1994. He joined

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in late 2000 but returned to

in 2005 when the two companies merged. Although trained as an actor, he is mostly known in Singapore as television host of several

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programmes, including the current affairs show ''

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''. In 2019, Guo hosted the dating variety show titled ''

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''. Guo is currently a guest presenter with Love 97.2FM. He is also an acting coach.

Personal life

Guo married Jade Shen Jie, a Chinese citizen, in 1994 and has a son, Marcus. He took up Singaporean citizenship in 2001 and his wife took up Singaporean citizenship in 2015. In 2010, Guo and

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were reportedly engaged in an online feud over comments exchanged in the dressing room during filming of the drama series '' Breakout''. The incident was notably parodied in a skit at the

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in which

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, portraying series director Chong Liung Man, tells their respective characters to "stop fighting" and "write on

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blogs".

Filmography

Television series

Film

Selected show hosting

Discography

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Profile
on xinmsn
Archived Bio
on MediaCorp TV website {{DEFAULTSORT:Guo, Liang 1968 births Living people Chinese emigrants to Singapore Male actors from Shanghai Singaporean male television actors Singaporean television personalities Naturalised citizens of Singapore Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors 20th-century Singaporean male actors 21st-century Singaporean male actors