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Career

Singh became an actor for TVB after participating in the TVB game show ''

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'' hosted by

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and

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. He worked for the

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before becoming an actor. The first Indian actor signed by TVB, Gill played one of the regular cast on the TVB sitcom ''

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''. In an in-depth interview with ''

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'' magazine in 2007, Singh discusses his cultural identity and confesses to seeing himself "like an ambassador for my people". In July 2012, after the

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notified that his wife's February 2011 application for naturalisation as a Hong Kong citizen had been rejected, he announced that he would depart from the Hong Kong entertainment industry and emigrate to Scotland. Singh left Hong Kong early 2013 and would not return until 2019, where he began acting for TVB again. As of 2021, Singh has moved back to Scotland to be with his family, as his eldest son was having a child.

Filmography

TV series

Films

References

http://hk-magazine.com/city-living/article/identity-crisis

External links

Official Blog of Gill Mohinderpaul Singh
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Gill Mohinderpaul 1969 births Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors TVB actors Hong Kong people of Indian descent Hong Kong people of Punjabi descent Male actors of Indian descent Living people Hong Kong businesspeople 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male comedians Hong Kong emigrants to the United Kingdom Immigrants to Scotland