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Rayson Tan
Rayson Tan (; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent competition. He has worked on many different roles and hosted many TV programmes, including the role of Singaporean war hero Lim Bo Seng in the 1997 WWII drama series ''The Price of Peace'' and the host for ''PSC Night'' in 2006. Tan has also been nominated multiple times in the annual Star Awards, especially for the "Best Supporting Actor" award category. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary. Tan has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively. Personal life Tan married fellow MediaCorp actress Chen Liping in 1998. They have a son named Xavier, who was born in 2002. Tan and his wife are Christian. Slim 10 saga In 2003, Tan was sued by fellow actress Andrea De Cruz in the Slim 10 Slim 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim 10
Slim 10 () was a popular dieting pill produced by Yuzhitang Health Products of Guangdong, People's Republic of China. In 2002, the product gained notoriety for cases of thyroid problems, liver failure, and deaths in Asia as a result of its consumption.'Chinese diet pill casualties mount"'', Cable News Network (''staff/wires''), 21 July 2002'Asia's Killer Diet Pills'', Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, TIME Magazine, 5 August 2002'Diet pill linked to further deaths'', BBC News, 19 July 2002 The product label claimed that the ingredients contained only natural extracts,'Therapeutic Goods Administration News Issue 39"'', Therapeutic Goods Administration (Government of Australia), November 2002 and was originally cleared for sale by authorities.'Sad tale of death, suffering and ethics"'', Seah Chiang Nee, Little Speck, 17 June 2002 It was tested and found to contain fenfluramine and nicotinamide that was banned by authorities in several Asian countries but had not been discovered in previous test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just In Singapore
Just in Singapore (simplified Chinese: 一房半厅一水缸, literally "One Room, Half a Living Room, and a Water Basin") is a Singaporean Chinese modern comedic drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 25 February 2008 and ended on 4 April 2008. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series was repeated at 2 am on Sundays. Cast Main cast *Chen Liping as Nancy *Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang (Francis) *Fiona Xie as Lin Xiu Ming *Kang Cheng Xi as Su Ding Yi *Li Yinzhu as Zi Dong Sao ("Automatic Auntie") Supporting Cast * Jimmy Nah (MC King) as San Wan ''(Actor died during period of filming)'' * Apple Hong as Qian Qian * Paige Chua as Lin Xiu Zhen * Hong Huifang as Wang Jiao * Adam Chen as Ma Zhi Gang * Patricia Mok as Ma Li (Mary) * Nelson Chia as Luo Ba (Robert) * Liang Tian as Kopi Shu * He Bing as Kopi Sao * Ong Ai Leng as Shu Min * Rayson Tan as Jian H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happily Ever After (Singapore Drama)
Happily Ever After (Chinese: 凡间新仙人) is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 February 2007 and ended on 5 March 2007. This show is unique as it starts off seeming like a period drama but later evolves into a modern setting. There are many references to figures and stories from Chinese mythology and folk tales such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Journey to the West and the Eight Immortals. The first episode drew some controversy as it had a scene in which Wu Gang (Zhang Yaodong) and Erlang (Yao Wenlong) faced off in the nude with their private parts blurred on screen. Synopsis The series is based on characters and gods from well-known Chinese folk tales and legends and is set in modern times with the mythological characters taking on human incarnations. The legendary lovers, Cowherd and Weaving Maiden have become lovesick and unable to bear with the pain of seeing each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million Treasures
''A Million Treasures'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama that was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This show, consisting of 25 episodes, made its debut on 4 December 2006 and ended its run on 5 January 2007. The theme song of the show is sung by Mi Lu Bing. Cast Main cast *Li Nanxing as Ma Da *Zoe Tay as Bai Xing Xing *Felicia Chin as Lin Xiao Bao *Kang Cheng Xi as Ma Lu *Pan Lingling as Zhi Zhi *Zhang Wenxiang as Tang Xi Yao Supporting Cast *Priscelia Chan as Bai Liang Liang *Rayson Tan as Hong De Hua *Michelle Chong as Li Shu Xian *Candyce Toh as Ah Jin * Brandon Wong as Ah Qing *Liang Tian as Steven *Ye Shipin as Li Shu Xian's father *Zhang Wei as Xing Xing and Liang Liang's father Synopsis Bai Xingxing (Zoe Tay) is smart and has always done well in her studies. She is steady, driven and dares to take up a challenge. When all her peers are busy with romantic pursuits, Xingxing and her boyfriend Tang Xiyao (Zhang Wenxiang) devote their time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undisclosed
The Undisclosed () is an action-thriller suspense drama produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8. The drama made its debut on 3 April 2006 in Singapore, and ended its run on 28 April 2006. This is the first drama Li Nanxing acted in after his divorce with ex-actress Yang Libing. This drama was ranked 9th on the viewership ratings chart for Year 2006, while Li Nanxing won the Best Actor award in the Star Awards 2006 for his role in this drama. The series was repeated from 16 June 2008 at every weekday night, 11pm on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Story Carol (Ong Ai Leng), who works in a bank in Hong Kong, returns to Shang City to throw her wedding dinner after her marriage to a Hong Konger, Superintendent Cheng Musheng (Li Nanxing) in Hong Kong. She disappears on the 2nd day of her return after meeting up with her longtime buddy, Rachel (Constance Song). Yan Kexin (Huang Biren), a detective who knew Carol in their university days, volunteers to take on the case and devotes all her time to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Happiness (TV Series)
Double Happiness () is a Chinese drama serial on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore which was screened in 2004 and ended in Jan 2005. It stars Ivy Lee , Xie Shaoguang , Edmund Chen , Vivian Lai & Zhang Wei as the casts of this series. It consists two parts, with 70 episodes in this part of the show. It is about a family who sells fish and chips in a renowned restaurant in East Coast Road called Happy Fish. The restaurant has its ups and downs, but eventually it will come out strong, but not without tragedies and lessons learnt. In 2007 MediaCorp sold its rights to Chinese broadcaster CCTV8 and it was broadcast in China in 5 parts. It also had a rerun on Channel 8 in August 2012 to March 2013 for both seasons. The latest rerun was in Jan 2020 to Sep 2020 on weekends 7.30am. Cast *Ivy Lee as Situ Yaxi, Jiaqi's wife, Mrs Luo and Kaijin's daughter in law, Jiaxi, Jiayu and Jialong's sister in law, Jiafu and Jiaqian's second sister in law, Wenwen, Lana and Patrick's second aunt *Xie S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hotel (Singaporean TV Series)
''The Hotel'' () is a Singapore Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's television station, Mediacorp, in 2001. It was released in December 2001 and was slated to be the blockbuster for the year 2001. The series has been rerun on MediaCorp Channel 8 and also on AZN Television. It stars Edmund Chen , Ivy Lee , Chen Hanwei , Jacelyn Tay , Chen Liping , May Phua & Yang Libing as the casts of this series. This series is unique as it has a large ensemble guest cast featuring over 95% of MediaCorp Channel 8 artistes appearing as hotel guests, including Zoe Tay, Gurmit Singh (Phua Chu Kang), Xiang Yun and many others. Most artistes' character names were similar to their own and, unusual for a drama series, their names were introduced on screen, not only in the credits at the end. Synopsis ''The Hotel'' revolves around a family-run business named Queen's Hotel which has been around for 2 decades. It is Christmas time and the staff are busy running the hotel and preparing for guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Women And A Half
Three Women and A Half 三个半女人 is a top-rated drama series in Singapore filmed by Matrix Vision and screened on MediaCorp TV Channel 8 in 2001. It starred Huang Wenyong, Aileen Tan, Huang Biren, Lin Meijiao and Vivian Lai. The plot mainly revolves around three office ladies Jane, Monica and Rachel competing with one another in an advertising firm in a bid to climb the corporate ladder. SynopsisSee synopsis here 2001 Accolades The serial was nominated and won awards at the ''Star Awards 2001 Star Awards 2001 is a television awards ceremony telecast on 25 November 2001 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp to honour its artistes who work on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It is the first awards ceremony presented by the ne ...'' such as Best Drama Serial. Huang Biren and Aileen Tan were nominated Best Actress for the show, which Aileen won, while Huang Wenyong was nominated Best Actor. The show has also achieved the highest viewership of the year during its tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2
''Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2'' is a television series adapted from Gu Long's '' Lu Xiaofeng'' novel series. The series is a sequel to ''Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng'' and was first broadcast in June 2001. Cast * Eric Suen as Lu Xiaofeng * Gigi Lai as Han Ling * Christopher Lee as Ximen Chuixue * Rayson Tan as Hua Manlou * Ma Yong as Sikong Zhaixing * Yvonne Lim as Ye Xue * Mark Cheng as Ye Guhong / Laodao Bazi * Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang (; born 30 August 1958), also known as Ringo Yu, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for the title role in '' Iron Monkey'' along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as '' The East Is Red'', ' ... as Gong Jiu * Stephanie Lim as Sha Man * Gong Xiaoxuan as Niuroutang * Zhang Peihua as Master Kugua * Fang Jiwei as Sun Xiuqing * Hu Shida as Yue Yang * Jerry Chang as Duan Yi Nominations External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 2001 Singaporean television series debuts 2001 Singa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
