Thomas Ong Thian Chai (born 1 February 1969) is a

Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, m ...

actor, television host and businessman.

Career

Ong was a flight steward with

Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (abbreviation: SIA or SQ) is the flag carrier of Singapore with its Airline hub, hub located at Changi Airport. Considered to be one of the world's best carriers, the airline is ranked as a 5-star airline as well as ranked ...

before entering the entertainment industry. He joined the newly formed

Television Corporation of Singapore 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. ...

in 1994 and made his debut in ''Dr Justice''. He won the Top 5 and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award thrice in the 1990s. He left and returned to MediaCorp several times to concentrate on other projects. More recently he returned to MediaCorp for the fourth time and signed a three-year contract in early 2012. In January 2020, Ong announced his retirement from the entertainment industry.Thomas Ong Announces "Retirement": "You'll Know I've Run Out Of Money If I Return To Acting Again"
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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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