Jaspers Lai | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Singaporean [1] |
Other names |
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Education | Nanyang Junior College |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Occupations |
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Stage name | |
Traditional Chinese | 賴宇涵 |
Simplified Chinese | 赖宇涵 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lài Yǔhán |
Birth name | |
Chinese | 未少方 [2] |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wèi Shǎofāng |
Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born 7 March 1987) [3] is a Malaysian actor and comedian.
Lai attended Nanyang Junior College. [4] Thereafter,Lai went to Hong Kong to be trained in acting,hosting,singing and songwriting when he was 18,and was in training for 5 years,along with Romeo Tan and Andie Chen. [5] [6] However,the artiste management company shuttered when he was 23 before he could debut. [6] He returned to Singapore and enrolled into National University of Singapore,studying at the School of Computing. [6] [7]
While studying in NUS,he was a VJ in in988,an internet radio station. [5]
In 2014,Lai made his film debut in The Lion Men . In the movie,he was cast as Sam,the leader of a rivalling lion dance troupe and the main villain of the film. [8] He was selected for the role after passing an audition during his final university semester,and was also signed with Jack Neo's J-team Productions. [6] However,acting jobs were scant for Lai,with him filming a movie once a year. [6]
While attending a scriptwriting course,Lai started to develop the script,for what would eventually become the 2020 film Number 1,based on his personal experiences. While developing the script still,his co-actor,Mark Lee found out about the script and immediately staked for a role in the film. [6] After the movie was released in 2020,the film received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. It won one award for Best Costume &Makeup Design. [9]
In 2021,Lai received the Most Talented Chinese Artiste Award (最有才华艺人奖) from the World Chinese Economic Forum. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Lion Men | Sam | |
The Lion Men:Ultimate Showdown | |||
2015 | Ah Boys to Men 3:Frogmen | CPL Handsome | |
2016 | Long Long Time Ago | Cameo | |
2017 | Ah Boys to Men 4 | ||
2018 | Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei | Merlion King | |
2020 | Number 1 | Money | |
2022 | What! The Heist | Bao Ya Gu |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2011 | On the Fringe | |||
2015 | Tiger Mum | Peter | ||
The Dream Makers II | Steve Lim | |||
2021 | Mr Kiasu 2.0 | Mr Kiasu | [10] | |
2023 | Whatever Will Be,Will Be | Ray |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2016 | Happy Can Already! | |||
2017 | Happy Can Already! 2 | |||
Happy Can Already! 3 | ||||
2018 | Happy Can Already! 4 |
Year | Title | Album | Notes | Ref |
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2014 | 唯一的王 | Non-album single | OST for The Lion Men:Ultimate Showdown | |
2015 | 感觉心跳为爱情喝彩Heartbeat | Non-album single |
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