Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in

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Career

Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest

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in 2001. He was previously a model and had done various commercials in Malaysia before joining MediaCorp. made his small screen debut in the sixth season of popular sitcom, ''Don't Worry, Be Happy''. After seven years in the industry, Zhang was awarded his first lead role in '' Happily Ever After''. He has since snared played lead roles in series such as ''

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'', '' Your Hand in Mine'' and several Malaysian co-productions. He has been dubbed by many as the "Chinese

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" as he bears a strong resemblance to the late singer. In the

Star Awards 2007 Star Awards 2007 () was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the first ''Star Awards'' ceremony to be broadcast in two weeks putting emphasis ...

, Zhang won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his acting career and was also nominated for the Best Actor Award, his first ever nomination in the acting category. Zhang won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked veteran artistes and mentors

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and

Chen Hanwei Tan Hung Wee (born 29 August 1969), better known by his Chinese stage name Chen Han Wei (), is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Early life Chen Han Wei grew up in Kampung Ungku Mohsin, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Adopted since birth, Hanwei ...

. Zhang left

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in mid-2012 as he chose not to renew his contract. His last series is the 2012 anniversary drama ''

Joys of Life ''Joys of Life'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Alien Huang, Rui En, Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Chloe Wang, Kate Pang, Andie Chen, Huang ...

''. He planned to further his career in China but did not rule out a possibility of returning to MediaCorp. He signed a new contract with Mediacorp in 2015 and has since starred in ''

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'' as well as long-running drama ''

Life - Fear Not ''Life - Fear Not'' (Chinese: 人生无所畏, previously titled ''Life's Blessings'') ran for 120 episode series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Chen Shucheng , Aileen Tan , Rayson Tan , Felicia Chin & Aloysius Pang as the casts of thi ...

''. Zhang has gotten 5 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2007, 2011–2013, 2016 respectively.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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on xin.msn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Yaodong 1977 births Living people Singaporean male television actors Malaysian male actors Malaysian people of Chinese descent People from Kuala Lumpur