Shawn Lee Chuang Rui (; born 11 February 1990), is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star
Joshua Ang in the box office hit ''
I Not Stupid''. and its sequel, ''
I Not Stupid Too''.
Career
Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in
Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...
's hit film ''
I Not Stupid''. His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award, which he won, along with co-stars
Joshua Ang and
Eric Huang at the
2002 Star Awards. He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his
A Levels
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
.
Lee made a brief return to acting in Neo's new film ''
We Not Naughty'', which was released in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2012 and features former ''I Not Stupid'' co-stars Joshua Ang and
Xiang Yun
Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host.
She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...
.
Personal life
Lee studied at
Unity Primary School,
Bukit Panjang Government High School and subsequently completed his A Levels at
Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) is a junior college in Singapore that offers a two-year pre-university programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Established in 1977, Anglo-Chinese Junior College is the ju ...
.
Lee is currently studying business at the
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in th ...
.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Profileon J-Team website
1990 births
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
Anglo-Chinese Junior College alumni
Living people
Singaporean male film actors
Singaporean male television actors
21st-century Singaporean male actors
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