Bryan Wong | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Other names | Wang Lujiang |
Education | Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Awards | Star Awards: Best Comedy Performer 2005 KP Club Best Variety Show Host 2006 Home Décor Survivor Best Info-Ed Programme Host 2010 Food Hometown 2 |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 王祿江 |
Simplified Chinese | 王禄江 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wáng Lùjiāng |
Jyutping | Wong4 Luk6 Gong1 |
Hokkien POJ | Ông Lo̍k-kang |
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (born 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host, actor and businessman. [1]
Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. [2] He began performing modelling assignments and commercials while still a teenager. In 1994, he joined Television Corporation of Singapore as a full-time artiste after a short stint as an interior designer. Although his first hosting role was for the teenage lifestyle programme Gen Y, it was the infotainment programme City Beat during the late 1990s that first exposed him to television audiences. While his co-hosts Kym Ng and Sharon Au were winning awards at the annual Star Awards, he was not well received by the general public. He later stated that he had planned to resign several times but did not have a choice as he had to support his family. [3] In 2000, he and several fellow artistes left TCS to join the newly formed SPH MediaWorks. [4] While with MediaWorks, he became known for co-hosting Channel U's popular talent-search show Snap with Ng and their partnership was praised by audiences. [5] He was nominated for Best Entertainment Presenter at the 2002 Asian Television Awards. In 2005, MediaCorp (successor of TCS) absorbed MediaWorks and he was one of nineteen artistes transferred over.
As an actor, Wong is a recognised face in mainland China after starring in a number of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan productions while with SPH MediaWorks, most notably in Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story and the wuxia series Chinese Paladin . He played the main lead role in MediaWorks' final drama series Zero and also starred in Honour and Passion opposite Tay Ping Hui, Huang Wenyong and Rui En.
Since returning to MediaCorp, Wong has enjoyed more success as a host. He co-hosted the popular long-running home makeover show Home Decor Survivor (摆家乐) with Mark Lee, [6] for which he won his first hosting award, the Best Variety Show Host award, at the 2006 Star Awards. He was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1998–1999, 2005-2012 respectively with Chen Hanwei at the 2014 ceremony. He won the Favourite Variety Show Host audience poll, beating hot favourite Fann Wong, at the 2012 Star Awards. [3]
In 2019, Wong directed the short film The Playbook which starred Ayden Sng and Sheila Sim. [7]
He co-owns an interior design firm called Home by Bryan Wong which does not accept walk-in customers. [6]
Wong grew up in a kampong in Kembangan in 1970s–80s Singapore. He lives with his sister Varilyn "Val" and his mother Margaret in an apartment in Bedok. [6]
Wong was educated at Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School, where he first discovered an interest in "do it yourself" interior designing and carpentry. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1994 | Masters of the Sea | Andrew Cheng | [8] | |
2001 | Wonderful Life: Aspirations (奇妙人生之理想) | |||
Healing Hearts (侠骨仁心) | Lin Qiming | |||
Ad-war (完美把戏) | Takeshi | |||
2002 | Back to Basics (重进森林) | Alvin | ||
Cash is King | Qi Lai | |||
2003 | A Chinese Ghost Story | Ren Wuwei | ||
2004 | Zero | Sam Wong | ||
Chinese Paladin | Liu Jinyuan | |||
2007 | Honour and Passion | Poh Mun Chong | ||
2013 | Gonna Make It | Liu Ah Man | ||
2014 | In the Name of Love | Fang Yaoliang | ||
2015 | You Can Be an Angel Too | Xie Yaozong | ||
Love? | Bryan | |||
Hand In Hand | Hong Meiqiang | |||
Hong Jincai | Cameo | |||
2016 | The Dream Job | Variety host | Cameo | |
You Can Be an Angel 2 | Xie Yaozong | |||
2017 | 118 II | Liu Jizhou | ||
2018 | Reach For The Skies | Fang Zixin | ||
You Can Be an Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3) | Xie Yaozong | Cameo | ||
2019 | KIN: Matthew's Story | Cheong | ||
While You Were Away (一切从昏睡开始) | Zhong Liqun | |||
Day Break (天空渐渐亮) | Wu Renxing | |||
2020 | Terror Within (内颤) | Chen Weide | ||
Who Did It? (谁是凶手?) | Li Yicong | |||
A Quest to Heal | Sun Xi | |||
2021 | The Heartland Hero | Bao Daowang | ||
2022 | Soul Doctor (灵医) | Sergeant D / Hong Zeren | ||
Soul Detective |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | The Playbook | — | Short film; as director | [9] |
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