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Jaspers Lai
Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born March 7, 1987) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean actor. Early life Lai studied in Nanyang Junior College. Thereafter, Lai went to Hong Kong to be trained in acting, hosting, singing and songwriting when he was 18, and was in training for 5 years, along with Romeo Tan and Andie Chen. However, the artiste management company shuttered when he was 23 before he could debut. He returned to Singapore and enrolled into National University of Singapore, studying at the School of Computing. Career While studying in NUS, he was a VJ in in988, an internet radio station. In 2014, Lai made his film debut in ''The Lion Men''. In the movie, he was cast as Sam, the leader of a rivalling lion dance troupe. He was selected for the role after passing an audition during his final university semester, and was also signed with Jack Neo's J-team Productions. However, acting jobs were scant for Lai, with him filming a movie once a year. While attending a scriptwriting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai (surname)
Lai () is a common Chinese surname that is pronounced similarly in both Mandarin and Hakka dialects. The meaning of the character used in the Lai (賴) surname is "depend on; trust in; rely on". Conversely the words, 无赖 literally translated to "without Lai" which means "undependable, rascal or scoundrel". It is also a Hokkien (Southern Fujian)/ Minnan (Southern Min) surname that is romanized as Lua, Nai or Nua. In Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and other parts of South East Asia there are Lai migrants from southern Fujian Province who are usually surnamed Lua/ Luah, Loa (romanized from Hokkien / Minnan in Southern Min dialect) or Lye (romanized from Hakka dialect) for the Hakka dialect groups. In Indonesia, most of the Indonesians of Chinese descent changed their surname to an Indonesian surname to comply with 'Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966' laws during President Suharto's despotic rule. However, they usually change to surnames with the same sound or a surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57th Golden Horse Awards
The 57th Golden Horse Awards () was held on November 21, 2020 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the wor ... films of 2019 and 2020. The ceremony was televised by TTV. In the news Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee chief executive attributed the lower number of films submitted to the 57th Golden Horse Awards to fewer submissions of short films, not primarily to a boycott announced by the government of the People's Republic of China in August 2019. Winners and nominees References External links Official website of the Golden Horse Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Horse Awards, 57 57th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Births
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous speech, demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 rect 400 0 600 200 King's Cross fire rect 0 200 300 400 Tear down this wall! rect 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Can Already! 4
''Happy Can Already! 4'' () is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8 starring Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei and Jaspers Lai. It is broadcast every Friday from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Jack Neo will reprise Liang Popo for the first time after 24 years. Cast Happy Make-a-guess Music Trivia *On 15 October 2018, a media conference was held at Swatow Seafood Restaurant Toa Payoh with artistes Jack Neo, Marcus Chin, Henry Thia, Wang Lei and Ho Ailing. See also *Happy Can Already! *Happy Can Already! 2 *Happy Can Already! 3 *List of variety and infotainment programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8 This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in Singapore. The years stated in the list are the years in which the programmes were first aired on the channel. Current programmin ... References {{Reflist Singaporean television series< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Can Already! 3
''Happy Can Already! 3'' () is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan and Jaspers Lai. It is broadcast every Friday from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Cast Liang Xi Mei Public Court Guest performers Development It is produced by MediaCorp and J Team, in collaboration with local director Jack Neo and the Ministry of Communications and Information. Music Trivia * On 16 November 2017, a promotional roadshow was held at Hougang Central Hub with artistes Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Marcus Chin, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Jaspers Lai, Benjamin Tan and Liu Lingling. * On 10 January 2018, an event was held at Ang Mo Kio with artistes Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Marcus Chin, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Jaspers Lai and Benjamin Tan. See also *Happy Can Already! *Happy Can Already! 2 * List of variety and infotainment programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8 This is a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Can Already! 2
''Happy Can Already! 2'' () is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan & Jaspers Lai as the casts of the second installment. ''Happy Can Already! 2'' aired from 19 May 2017 to 21 July 2017, every Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Plot Liang Xi Mei ( Jack Neo) and friends will reprise their characters from Comedy Nite, giving viewers an update on their lives since they last appeared on screen in 2003. Liang Xi Mei will be reacquainted with Lion King ( Henry Thia) and Merlion King (Jaspers Lai), as they turn out to be her new neighbours. Her eldest son Robert ( Mark Lee) is now married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian, but she will disappeared on this season) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Tan) is now in university. Cast Liang (Xi Mei) family Lion King family Other characters Cameo appearance Guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Can Already!
''Happy Can Already!'' () is a Singapore Chinese variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan, Chua Lee Lian & Jaspers Lai as the casts of the series. ''Happy Can Already!'' aired from 2 December 2016 to 3 February 2017, every Friday from 12:00pm to 12:30pm. This was the first non-Mandarin Chinese variety show to be produced on Channel 8 after a 30-year hiatus. This series is primarily targeted at Singaporean elderly as most of them speak Chinese dialects at home. Plot Liang Xi Mei ( Jack Neo) and friends will reprise their characters from Comedy Nite, giving viewers an update on their lives since they last appeared on screen in 2003. Liang Xi Mei laments that most of her friends are not around anymore. Her eldest son Robert ( Mark Lee) is now married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Tan) is now in university, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Makers II
The Dream Makers II (Chinese: 志在四方II, often abbreviated as ZZSF2) is a 32-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show served as the year-end blockbuster for Channel 8 in 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Li Nanxing, Zoe Tay, Huang Biren, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Qi Yuwu, Romeo Tan, Julie Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan, Chen Meifeng & Damian Lau as the casts for the second series. The series finale end credits include a special tribute to MediaCorp actor, Huang Wenyong, who died in 2013, and all those who contributed assiduously to the country's TV industry. Plot The show starts three years after Zhou Weiyun (Zoe Tay) was transferred from the Variety department to the Drama department as Vice President. Since the death of Yu Fan (Chen Hanwei), Weiyun's outlook on life had changed. She becomes more cheerful and personable in her dealings with others. She lives with her mother, who has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Mum
''Tiger Mum'' (Chinese: 虎妈来了) is a Singaporean family drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in November 2014. The series ran from 9 April to 6 May 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It had a repeat in 2018 telecast at 4.30pm to 6.30pm on weekends after succeeding ''Crescendo'' and Tiger Mum series repeated at 12pm on Tuesday to Saturday on 22 March 2022. This is the second drama appearance of veteran actress Huang Biren since her return to the entertainment industry after a seven-year hiatus. Huang plays the title character in the show. a controlling and demanding tiger mother character. The series is sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. With the show's viewership constantly breaking the 1 million mark, and its finale attracting more than 1.06 million viewers, ''Tiger Mum'' has been named the ''Top Rated Drama'' of Year 2015 at the recently held Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Fringe (2011 TV Series)
''On the Fringe 2011'' (simplified Chinese: 边缘父子) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. The show's main cast were Li Nanxing, Fann Wong, Rui En and Zhang Yaodong, with Li returning to the drama career after a two-year hiatus. The show which lasted 20 episodes premiered on 2 August 2011 and ended on 29 August 2011. This drama is a remake from the 1987 series of the same name, which also stars Li and features ex-prisoners and similar antiheroes. Synopsis This drama serial hopes to rouse society into viewing teenage angst with concern and to emphasise to parents that what is more necessary than satisfying the material wants of their children is emotional bonding. Most important of all, never take the bad path of relying on illegal means of livelihood for this will only terminate in self-destruction. Yao Zhiyong and his group of friends are a gang of rebellious teenagers who call themselves the WCS. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 1 (Singaporean Film)
''Number 1'' () is a 2020 Singaporean comedy-drama film written by Jaspers Lai and directed by Ong Kuo Sin. The film stars Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Kiwebaby Chang, Jaspers Lai, Kenneth Chia and Darius Tan. The film revolves around a retrenched middle-aged man who accidentally becomes a night club drag queen sensation. The film was released on 22 October 2020 in Singapore and released on 10 February 2021 in Taiwan. It received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor for Mark Lee, and won Best Makeup and Costume Design. Synopsis A middle-aged white-collar manager has been retrenched by his company. Struggles to find new jobs and support his family, he takes a job as a manager at a popular drag club called Number One. One day, he is forced to stand in as a cross dresser and performs on the stage. Surprisingly, he turns out to be so good and eventually becomes the biggest sensation at the night club. How will his funny story go? Plot The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ah Boys To Men 4
''Ah Boys to Men 4'' (; literally: "Recruits' True Biography") is a 2017 Singaporean military comedy film directed by Jack Neo, and the fourth installment in the ''Ah Boys to Men'' film series. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Wang Weiliang, Tosh Zhang and Apple Chan in the fourth installment. It was released in cinemas on 9 November 2017. Premise The film focuses on the main characters who have to juggle between their work and their reservist duties. After leaving the military, Lobang, Wayang King, Sergeant Ong, and Ken Chow are all busy with their respective career as civilians until they are called back to serve the nation again under the Singapore Armed Forces' Armoured Formation. Now they must juggle between work and their reservist duties. What hilarious situations will happen as they train together and their military roles are reversed? There'll be new enemy threats and their brotherhood will be put to the test. Cast * Joshua Tan as CFC Ken Chow * Maxi Lim as CFC Aloysius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
