Guo Liang (actor)

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Guo Liang
Guo Liang May 2020.jpg
Guo in May 2020
Born (1968-11-11) 11 November 1968 (age 55)
Shanghai, China
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater Shanghai Drama Institute
Occupations
  • Host
  • actor
  • radio deejay
Years active1994–present
Agents
Spouse
Jade Shen Jie
(m. 1994)
Children1
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Chinese 郭亮
Hanyu Pinyin Guō Liàng

Guo Liang (born 11 November 1968) is a Chinese-born Singaporean actor, television host and radio deejay.

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Career

Guo graduated from the Shanghai Drama Institute and moved to Singapore during the 1990s to join the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp). He joined TCS in 1994. [1] He joined SPH MediaWorks in late 2000 [2] but returned to MediaCorp in 2005 when the two companies merged. Although trained as an actor, he is mostly known in Singapore as television host of several MediaCorp Channel 8 programmes, including the current affairs show Hello Singapore .

In 2019, Guo hosted the dating variety show titled The Destined One .

Guo is currently a guest presenter with Love 97.2FM. He is also an acting coach. [3]

Personal life

Guo married Jade Shen Jie, a Chinese citizen, in 1994 and has a son, Marcus. He took up Singaporean citizenship in 2001 [4] and his wife took up Singaporean citizenship in 2015. [5]

In 2010, Guo and Elvin Ng were reportedly engaged in an online feud over comments exchanged in the dressing room during filming of the drama series Breakout . [6] The incident was notably parodied in a skit at the Star Awards 2011 in which Christopher Lee, portraying series director Chong Liung Man, tells their respective characters to "stop fighting" and "write on [their] blogs".

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Beyond The aXis of Truth II Li Weizhong
2006 Rhapsody in Blue Ding Yixing
2009 Table of Glory He Shuai
2010 Breakout Yang Tianwei
2012 Be Happy Lan Yanzhi
Poetic Justice Ouyang Qiu
2013 The Dream Makers Yao Jianguo
Sudden Cheng Gaofeng
2015 Crescendo Wei Nian
2016 The Truth Seekers Ye Rongtao
Peace & Prosperity You Yongfa
Hero Alex
2017 The Lead Li Wei
Life Less Ordinary Song Jueming
2018The Distance Between (下个路口遇见你)Song Shanming
Heart To Heart (心点心)Yue Tianhua
2019 C.L.I.F. 5 Le Xiaotian / Quy Vuong
2020A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Titan
2021 CTRL Liang Wendao
Old Soul yet Young (心里住着老灵魂)Shi Qinglong
The Heartland Hero Song WeihaoCameo
2022You Can Be an Angel 4 (你也可以是天使4)Zhang Jiangnan
The Unbreakable Bond (寄生)Gu Zhaohua [7]
Your World in Mine Sam Koh
Soul Detective Bai Zhenqiang
2023 All That Glitters Mo Yicong

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 It's a Great, Great World Henry
2013 Judgement Day Dai Sijie
2014 Unlucky Plaza Baby Bear
Filial Party Yoona's father
2022 Reunion Dinner

Selected show hosting

YearTitleNotesRef.
2019 The Destined One
2023World Food (吃。东西)

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春乐
2021MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21福满牛年Moo Moo乐

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationCategoryNominated workResultRef
1997 Star Awards 1997 Best Newcomer Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
1998 Star Awards 1998 Best Variety Show Host 异度空间Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
1999 Star Awards 1999 Best Variety Show Host 亮出真相Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2001 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment PresenterYou're OK, I'm OKNominated
2005 Star Awards 2005 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2007 Star Awards 2007 Best Variety Show Host Lead Me OnNominated
2008 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment Presenter Lead Me OnWon
2009 Star Awards 2009 Best Variety Show Host CelebriTEA BreakWon
Best Info-Ed Programme Host Breaking BarriersNominated
2010 Star Awards 2010 Best Variety Show Host CelebriTEA Break IINominated
Best Info-Ed Programme Host Stars for a CauseNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2011 Star Awards 2011 Best Variety Show Host Black Rose Nominated
Best Info-Ed Programme Host Legendary CuisineNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2012 Star Awards 2012 Best Info-Ed Programme Host Legendary Cuisine IINominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2013 Star Awards 2013 Best Variety Show Host United Neighbours SocietyNominated
Best Info-Ed Programme Host Project i Season 2Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2014 Star Awards 2014 Best Supporting Actor The Dream Makers
(as Yao Jianguo)
Won
Best Variety Show Host Counter FakeNominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2016 Star Awards 2016 Best Programme Host What Your School Doesn't Teach YouNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2017 Star Awards 2017 Best Programme Host Your Thoughts Please?Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2018 Star Awards 2018 Best Programme Host VoicesNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2019 Star Awards 2019 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2021 Star Awards 2021 Best Supporting Actor A Jungle Survivor(as Titan)Nominated
Best Programme Host The Destined One S2Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2022 Star Awards 2022 Best Programme Host The Inner CircleNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10 [8]
Perfect Combo (with Quan Yifeng) Star Awards 2021 - Awards Ceremony Nominated [9]
Most Hated Villain CTRL (as Liang Wendao)Nominated [9]
2023 Star Awards 2023 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
Chan Brothers My Star Guide AwardNominated
2024 Star Awards 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated
Best Programme Host The Zoe and Liang ShowNominated

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