Zhu Houren

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Zhu Houren
Minutes Before Walk of Fame at The Star Awards 2017 - Zhu Houren.jpg
Zhu at the Star Awards 2017
Born
Choo Hoh Yim [1]

(1955-01-30) 30 January 1955 (age 69)
Straits Settlements
Nationality Singaporean
Other namesJack Choo
Education Chung Cheng High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Years active1980s−present
Spouse
Vera Hanitijo
​
(m. 1985)​
ChildrenJoel Choo and Jonathan Choo
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Chinese 朱厚任
Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Hòurèn

Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean actor and filmmaker. In 2003, he made his feature film directorial debut with After School and in 2014 he produced the basketball film, Meeting the Giant . [2]

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Life and career

Zhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School.

In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm After School , while taking on a role in the same film.

During the Star Awards 2010, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Liang Zhigao 梁志高, an old man who suffers from senile dementia for the drama Reunion Dinner . [3]

He is married to Vera Hanitijo [4] and has 2 sons, Jonathan, an independent director, and Joel, an actor. [5] [6]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1989 Good Morning, Sir! Yu Qingfeng
1993 The Unbeatables I Long Tianguang [7]
1995 Thunder Plot
1996 The Unbeatables II Long Tianguang
The Teochew Family Fu Yongbing
1998 The Return of the Condor Heroes Guo Jing
1999 Wok of Life Zeng Nanhua(1990s)
2004Oh Dad!
House of Harmony Chang Suyin
2005Love ConciergeGuo Sen Miao
The Green Pal
Beyond the Axis of Truth II
2006 The Undisclosed Longtou
C.I.D. Tang Jiannian
Rhapsody In Blue Ding Zhengda
2007 Let It Shine Guo Yaoyao's Father
Switched! Qin Fuzhong
Dear, Dear Son In Law Jiang Wencai [8]
2008 The Truth Su Zhenyuan
The Defining Moment Tang Weiye
By My Side Lin Chunxiao
2009 Reunion Dinner Liang Zhigao
My Buddy Li Jiyang
Baby Bonus Zheng Facai
2010 Precious Babes Cui Guoyao
Unriddle Liu Daqing
2011 Prosperity Tian Hongming
Secrets for Sale Zhou Youguo
Bountiful Blessings Huang Erhu
2012 Rescue 995 Shi Xinguo
Pillow Talk Zhang Qian
Poetic Justice Fang Renhou
It Takes Two Niu's Dad
2013Start-Up!Yin Tang
96°C Café Tang San
2014Served H.O.T.Zeng Jianwang
In The Name Of Love Wang Weiguo
Blessings She Xingcheng
Three Wishes Zhao Haiguang
2015 A Blessed Life Wang Youguo
Super Senior Zhu Xiangdong
Sealed with a Kiss Du Zitong
Life - Fear Not Xiao Daren
2016 House of Fortune Qian Laoshi
Peace & Prosperity Ouyang Yixiu
Trapped MindsFelix Tan
Hero Ou Sihai
118 II Liu Dagong
2017 Eat Already? 2 Zhu Hanjie
My Teacher Is A Thug Lian Guodong
2018 Doppelganger Li Jianting
Eat Already? 4 Zhu Hanjie
Reach For The Skies Hong Biao
A Million Dollar Dream Ba Ge
Ba Di
Till We Meet AgainEarth Deity
Till We Meet Again – PrequelHua Jiudai
2019 How Are You? Gong Jiaqiao
The Play BookPasser-by
Dear NeighboursHe Fan
Old Is GoldUncle Lottery
Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper
2020How Are You? 2Gong Jiaqiao
Recipe of LifeQin Fen
2021 My Star Bride Zhong Yongnian
Key WitnessJohnny
The Heartland Hero Li Longchen
The Peculiar PawnbrokerZhou Sihai
2022 My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo Zhong Yongnian
You Can Be An Angel 4Yang Dachao
Your World in Mine Hong Xingwang [9]
Healing HandsProfessor Robert Baey
2023 Whatever Will Be, Will Be Liu DafuDialect series
Till the End Li Zhiyin

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003 After School As director
2010 Love Cuts Sissy's doctorAlso producer
2014 Meeting the Giant Mr. LongAlso producer, writer and executive producer
2022 Deleted Fan Dongtian (Four-Faced Buddha)

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
1995 Star Awards 1995 Best Supporting Actor Thunder Plot(as Ren Yongang)Nominated
1996 Star Awards 1996 Best Supporting Actor The Teochew Family (as Fu Guobin)Nominated
1997 Star Awards 1997 Best Actor The Fall Guy(as Huaimin)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
1998 Star Awards 1998 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
1999 Star Awards 1999 Best Supporting Actor Wok of Life (as Zeng Nanhua)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2004 Star Awards 2004 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2009 Star Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actor The Defining Moment (as Tang Weiye)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2010 Star Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actor Reunion Dinner
(as Liang Zhigao)		Won
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2011 Star Awards 2011 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2012 Star Awards 2012 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2013 Star Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Pillow Talk (as Zhang Qian)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2014 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleServed H.O.T.(as Zeng Jianwan)Nominated
Star Awards 2014 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2015 Star Awards 2015 Best Supporting Actor In The Name Of Love (as Wang Weiguo)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2016 Star Awards 2016 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2017 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting RoleTrapped Minds(as Felix Tan)Won
Star Awards 2017 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Eliminated
2018 Star Awards 2018 Best Evergreen Artiste —Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20
2019 Star Awards 2019 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 10
2021 Star Awards 2021 Best Evergreen Artiste —Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 30
2022 Star Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor My Star Bride (as Chung Yongnian)Nominated
Best Evergreen Artiste —Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Top 20 [10]
2023 Star Awards 2023 Best Supporting Actor Your World in Mine (as Ang Heng Wang)Nominated [9]
Best Evergreen Artiste —Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Nominated
2024 Star Awards 2024 Best Supporting Actor Till the End (as Li Zhiyin)Nominated [11]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes —Nominated

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  2. ↑ "Zhu Hou Ren". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Veterans rule at Star Awards". Channel News Asia. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "To act or not to act, like mum and dad". The Straits Times . 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Joel Choo Says Having The Support Of His Dad Zhu Houren Was A "Critical" Part Of His Decision To Leave Mediacorp". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Auto, Hermes (19 December 2021). "Actor Zhu Houren invites only 10 friends to elder son's wedding due to Covid-19 curbs | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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  9. 1 2 "Madeline Chu, Sean Say, John Hung: 1991 ad of top 20 popular artistes stirs nostalgia". AsiaOne. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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