Mark_Lee_(Singaporean_actor)

Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)

Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)

Singaporean comedian and entrepreneur (born 1968)


Mark Lee Kok Huang (born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, presenter,[2] radio DJ, entrepreneur,[3] etc.

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Early life

Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in the hawker stall to prepare and sell cooked food, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre.[4] Lee was schooled in Jurong Secondary School.[citation needed]

Career

Lee is known for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong and in Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama Holland V as Su Hao. He is also best known for his works with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in movies such as Money No Enough, That One No Enough, Money No Enough 2 and Where Got Ghost?. The trio also appeared alongside one another in the long-running comedy variety programme named Comedy Nite (搞笑行动).[5] He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.[6]

Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, he was awarded the All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2010[7][8] and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Awards.

Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme Home Decor Survivor and the infotainment programme Behind Every Job with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories at the Star Awards. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show It's a Small World (season 2).[2]

Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo's movies, with the exception of That One No Enough, I Not Stupid, Homerun, I Do, I Do, Ah Long Pte Ltd, Love Matters, Being Human, Long Long Time Ago, Long Long Time Ago 2, The Diam Diam Era and The Diam Diam Era Two.

In November 2021, Lee's comedy Number 1, for which he was nominated for the Best Leading Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards, started streaming on Disney+.[9] The movie is listed under the Asian Spotlight section of Disney+. It is significant for the Singapore film scene as it is one of the few Singaporean works to be streamed on Disney+.

Business ventures

On 9 March 2017, Lee opened a production house named King Kong Media Productions with partner Yinson Marine Services, a Malaysian oil and gas company.[10]

Lee also once owned the eatery chain Old Town White Coffee which he brought into Singapore from Malaysia in 2008, and founded the now-defunct chicken rice brand 13 Stages in 2017. In 2021, Lee invested in the Ipoh F&B Chain Nam Heong, which opened its first Singapore outlet at a food court in 313@Somerset mall.[11]

Personal life

Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have 2 daughters and a son.[12][13]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

  1. Tan, Jeanmarie (14 February 2022). "Local actor Mark Lee's secrets to a strong marriage". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. "Star Awards 2012: 'Show 2' Winners List". xin.msn.com. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. "Mark Lee x SGUP". Youtube. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. Joyce Teo (16 April 2013). "Funnyman Mark Lee knows his business". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. Star Awards 2010 All Time Favourite Artiste award presentation reel
  6. "Mark Lee fulfills directorial dreams with 'The Ghost Bride'". Channel News Asia. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. "Blast from the past: Christopher Lee and Mark Lee". xin.msn.com. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  8. "Mark Lee and Christopher Lee assume their new heavenly ranks". xin.msn.com. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  9. "Stuff To Watch This Week (Nov 15-21, 2021)". 8 Days. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. Goh, Marcus (31 March 2017). "Mark Lee - From production assistant to film producer". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  11. "Mark Lee Brings Ipoh F&B Chain Nam Heong To S'pore, Opens Outlet In Orchard Food Court". TODAY. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. "Mark Lee becomes second-time daddy". xin.msn.com. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  13. "Mark Lee welcomes third child". xin.msn.com. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  14. "梁志强将开拍《钱不够用3》 2024年农历新年期间上映". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  15. Foo, Serene (15 May 2002). "Unwelcome showers for Zoe". Today. p. 31.
  16. "Mark Lee at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  17. "Mark Lee at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  18. "李国煌凭《芽笼》皮条客角色 入围"荷兰奥斯卡奖" | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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