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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] |
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] |