Jerry Yeo Wee Lie (born 29 June 1986) is a

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and former actor and host. He was a full-time

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artiste from 2007 to 2014.

Early life

Yeo was educated at Anglican High School and Victoria Junior College. He graduated from the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communications in July 2012.

Career

Yeo joined

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whilst a freshman at

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and was first runner-up. He was signed by

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. ...

but played only minor roles for some time due to his studies. Yeo was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in

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. He garnered critical acclaim for his role as the unscrupulous, wealthy young villain Ye Rende in ''

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'' despite the lukewarm reviews the series received. At the 2010 Star Awards he won the audience poll for the Most Memorable Villain and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor. After graduating from NTU he signed with MediaCorp as a full-time artiste. In August 2014, felt underrated, he left MediaCorp, but continued to take on ad-hoc acting jobs. In 2015, he joined

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and is presently a full-time commercial pilot. He has said that he would be happy to return to acting should the opportunity arise.

Filmography

Television series

Variety and reality show

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
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