Jeremy Chan

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Jeremy Chan
Born
Chan Ming Yuew

(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 42)
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater ITE College West
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2017)
AwardsBest Comedy Performance – Asian Academy Creative Awards
2018 My Agent Is A Hero – Bert Tan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 田銘耀
Simplified Chinese 田铭耀
Hanyu Pinyin Tián Míngyào

Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (born 17 July 1981) [1] is a Singaporean actor and host.

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Early life

Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus). At the age of 25, before participating in the second season of Project SuperStar, he was a bartender. He was known through his versatile singing in the show. Though he was eliminated in the revival round, he remained employed in the entertainment industry.

Career

Chan was talent-spotted from Project SuperStar. In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. In 2009, Chan made his acting debut in Table of Glory, a MediaCorp Channel 8 drama. In 2010, Chan made his film debut in Being Human, a Jteam Productions movie.

Personal life

Chan married Jesseca Liu on 16 July 2017. [2] [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Being Human [4]
2019 When Ghost Meets Zombie Lai Lai

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 C.L.I.F. Ye Ziqiang
On the Fringe 2011 Ah Dang
2014Who Killed the LeadMickey Chow
The Journey: A Voyage Uncredited
The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传)Ye Laixiang
World at Your Feet Alex Lim
2015 Super Senior Zhu Decong
2016 I Want to Be a Star Jeremy
Hero John
2017 My Teacher Is A Thug Gao Xiaoming [5]
Eat Already 2? (吃饱没2?)Curry Puff
118 II Asia Liu Yazhou
2018My Agent Is A Hero (流氓经纪)Bert Tan [6]
Love at Cavenagh Bridge (加文納娇的约定)Zhang Danfei
2019Jalan Jalan (你去走走)Zhang Weile
My Agent Is A Hero II (流氓经纪 II)Bert Tan
A Whole World Difference (都市狂想)Jimmy Siew
2020Super Dad (男神不败)Li Zhengyi
2021 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (卧虎藏鬼)Ma Da
2022 Soul Detective (灵探)Feng Kangkai /4896
2023 Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II (周公讲鬼@行行都撞鬼 II)Oscar
All That Glitters (金色大道)Huang Jintiao
2024 Once Upon A New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜)Cai Yiming

Variety series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006–2007 Project SuperStar (season 2) Contestant
2006On the BeatHost
2007On the Beat II
2008On the Beat III
2009On the Beat IV
2010On the Beat V
2012–2014Weekend Gateway
2013Laughing Out LoudMultiple Characters
2014 Project SuperStar (season 3) Host
Body SOS S3Guest Host
2015Body SOS S4
2016 Star Awards 2015 G-Dragon & Co-Host
2019 The Destined One Guest Matchmaker

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Comedy PerformanceMy Agent Is A Hero(as Bert Tan)Won [7]
2021 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Leading RoleCrouching Tiger Hidden Ghost(as Ma Da)Nominated
Best Theme SongCrouching Tiger Hidden Ghost(乱掉)Nominated
2022 Star Awards Best Actor Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost(as Ma Da)Nominated
Favourite CPNominated [8]
The Male Show StealerNominated
Best Theme Song Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost(乱掉)Nominated
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
Favourite Male Show Stealer (as Feng Kangkai/4896)Soul DetectiveNominated

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