Wang Yuqing

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Wang Yuqing
Born
Tan Chooi Leong

(1961-09-09) 9 September 1961 (age 62)
EducationWillow Avenue Secondary School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • insurance agent
Years active1983−present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 王昱清
Simplified Chinese 王昱清
Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Yùqīng

Wang Yuqing (born Tan Chooi Leong on 9 September 1961) [1] is a Singaporean actor.

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Education

Wang studied at Willow Avenue Secondary School. [1]

Career

Prior to his acting career, Wang served out his NS days in the Aerodrome fire service. He was offered a contract by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) after completing the 3rd drama training course in 1982.

Wang first acted in SBC's Army series before starring in SBC's earliest idol drama, The Flying Fish , in 1983, which catapulted him to stardom.

In 1988, Wang almost joined Hong Kong's TVB but decided against it, citing his poor grasp of Cantonese and reluctance to leave a stable environment. [1]

Initially he had left the industry in 1995 to concentrate on his second job as an insurance agent but returned to MediaCorp in 2000 as a freelancer at the persuasion of some friends. [2] More recently he became known for playing darker characters and antagonists such as in The Golden Path , Unriddle 2 and Joys of Life .

Personal life

Wang is a full-time insurance agent with Manulife Singapore. Wang has two sons and a stepson, teen actor Xavier Ong. [3] [4]

Filmography

Television series

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2002
2001
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2008 Taste of Love Gary
Love Blossoms Wang Zhong Hui (Anthony)
Love Blossoms II
2009 Reunion Dinner Liang Tianhua 梁天华
My Kampong Days Uncle Zhi
Together Yao Shi
2010 Your Hand In Mine Zhao Dedao
No Limits You Shan
Unriddle Xu Zhirong
2011 Kampong Ties Cai Tianshi
A Song to Remember Chen Ji
2012 Unriddle 2 Ou Yongtai
Joys of Life Gui Liqiang
Don't Stop Believin' Cai Weifeng
It Takes Two Fang Weijie
2013 It's A Wonderful Life Dimwit
96°C Cafe Liu Haoren
The Dream Makers Qin Wenxu
2014The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传)Chen Guoqiang
Scrum! (冲锋!)Huang Guonan
C.L.I.F. 3 Zhang Zhiming
World at Your Feet Huang Furen
Against the Tide Qiu GangzhengCameo
Three Wishes Guo Shiming
2015 118 Duan Ahzhi
Super Senior Wang Dali
Sealed with a Kiss Herman Wong
The Dream Makers II Qin Wenxu
2016 The Truth Seekers Zheng Caishun
The Gentlemen Wang Shengyi
Hero LeoCameo
2017 Eat Already? 2 Jimmy
Mightiest Mother-in-Law Brother Ji
My Teacher Is A Thug Lei Zheng
My Friends From Afar Yang Zhongyong
2018 A Million Dollar Dream Wang Qiansui
Reach For The Skies Huang TianciCameo
You Can Be An Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3)Xia Mingzhong 夏明忠
Till We Meet Again (千年来说对不起)Bao Chenggong
Tang Sanzang
2019Playground (游乐场)Chen Liansheng
Hello From The Other Side (阴错阳差)Fang Youde
Pei Pei (佩佩)Uncle Zheng
The Driver (司机)Uncle Biao =
C.L.I.F. 5 Lu Guotai =
2021Key Witness (关键证人)Luo Liqun
2022Home Again (多年后的全家福)Jack Lim
Genie in a Cup (哇到宝)She Yaoqiang
Truths About Us (别来无恙)Fan Jinlong
Sunny Side upTowkay Heng [4]
2023 The Sky is Still Blue Henry
The Landlady Singer Uncle Jian

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
2021 Star Awards 2021 Best Evergreen Artiste Nominated
2022 Star Awards 2022 Best Evergreen Artiste Nominated
2023 Star Awards 2023 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Nominated

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References

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  2. "'Young actors have it easy,' says Wang Yu Qing". Channel NewsAsia. 7 July 2010.
  3. "He wises up for a chance in showbiz". AsiaOne Edvantage. 5 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 "'Heart was aching': Wang Yuqing and Gurmit Singh share poignant parenting memories". AsiaOne. 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  5. "每集长75分钟 《空军》六片集 是六部迷你电影". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese (Singapore)). 25 February 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 8 November 2023 via NewspaperSG.