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Yao Wenlong

Yao Wenlong

Singapore based Malaysian actor and businessman (born 1970)

Yao Wenlong (born 14 November 1970) is a Malaysian actor and businessman who lives in Johor Bahru and works in Singapore and Malaysia.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.
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Career

Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in Star Awards 1994 and the Best Supporting Actor award in Star Awards 2001 for his role as a sissy in drama Looking for Stars.[2]

Besides television dramas, he appeared in the popular sitcom, My Genie alongside Fiona Xie and Huang Yiliang. Yao starred in the 80 episode long Kinship series in 2007, where he collaborated with Jesseca Liu, Elvin Ng, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh and Xiang Yun. In 2008, he played butcher Liu Yidao in the highly acclaimed serial The Little Nyonya, garnering him yet another Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Personal life

Yao is married to Jenny Tsai, who is 12 years younger than him.[3] They have a son, Jianyu, and a daughter, Luohui.[4] In November 2022, Yao and his family bought and moved into a double-storey townhouse in Johor Bahru that was worth SGD$400K.[5]

Yao is also involved in numerous business ventures in Malaysia including the F&B business Sun Gourmet Kitchen which sells pao fan and also a defunct mobile phone shop and tarot card business, among others.[6][7][8]

Yao has changed his Chinese name twice − from his birth name "姚文龙" to "姚玟隆" in 2001, and to "姚彣隆" in 2017, of which he still uses to date. All his Chinese names have the same pronunciation, though with different meanings in Chinese. Yao said that he had changed his Chinese names to better his work prospects.[8]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

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    "Yao Wenlong's S$400K JB House Tour: All He Did Was Pick Out The 86-Inch TV While His Wife Made The Renovation Decisions". 8days. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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    "San's the man". MediaCorp TV. 8 November 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2001.
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    "【视频】姚彣隆放任但不放纵". 优1周 - UWeekly. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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    "Yao Wenlong's 6-Year-Old Daughter Just Did Her First Solo Live Stream". TODAY. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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    "Yao Wenlong Buys S$400K JB Townhouse To Be His Family's Forever Home". 8days. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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    "Yao Wenlong's JB Pao Fan Eatery Sees "20% Increase" In Business After M'sia Border Reopens". 8days. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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    "Yao Wenlong's New JB Restaurant Is So Popular, Terence Cao Had To Wait 30 Minutes For A Table". TODAY. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. [8]
    "姚玟隆改名姚彣隆 学算命找出路 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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