Mark Lee (Singaporean actor)

Mark Lee Kok Huang (Chinese: 李国煌; pinyin: Lǐ Guóhuáng; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee.

Mark Lee
Lee in 2010
Born	(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Occupation	Actor, host, comedian, film director
Years active	1998-present
Agent	King Kong House Production
Spouse(s)	Catherine Ng
Children	3
Awards	Star Awards 2010 : All-Time Favourite Artiste Star Awards 2017: Best Speech Delivered
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李國煌
Simplified Chinese	李国煌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Guóhuáng Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lí Kok-Hông
Musical career

Early life

Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in the hawker stall to prepare and sell cooked food, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre.[2] Lee was schooled in Jurong Secondary School.[3]

Career

Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd as guest appearance Lee Kok Peng from season 5 until season 7 and in Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama Holland V as Su Hao. He also gained recognition for his work with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in films such as Money No Enough and Liang Po Po: The Movie and long-running comedy variety programme Comedy Nite (搞笑行动).[4] He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.[5]

Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, Mark Lee was awarded the coveted All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2010[6][7] and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Awards.

Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme Home Decor Survivor and the infotainment programme Behind Every Job with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories at the Star Awards. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show It's a Small World (season 2).[1]

Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo's movies, with the exception of Liang Po Po: The Movie, That One Not Enough and Ah Long Pte Ltd.

On 9 March 2017, Lee opened a production house King Kong Media Production with partner Yinson Marine Services, a Malaysian oil and gas company. He is now working on a film project for 2018.[8]

Personal life

Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have three children. Eldest daughter Calista (born 2008), son Marksonn (born 2011),[9] youngest daughter Calynn was born in 2013.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Money No Enough	Ah Ong
	Hitman in the City	Liu Fei
1999	Eating Air	Lao Beng
	That One Not Enough	Zhu Guo Rong
	Liang Po Po: The Movie	Ah Beng
2001	One Leg Kicking	Handsome
2002	I Not Stupid	Kidnapper 1
2003	Homerun	Kun's P.E. Teacher
2004	The Best Bet	Tan Chun Ong
2005	I Do I Do	Acting Loan Shark
	One More Chance	Chin Wuhuang
2007	Just Follow Law	Unnamed guy
2008	Money No Enough 2	Yang Bao Huang
	Ah Long Pte Ltd	JoJo Fang
2009	Love Matters
	Where Got Ghost?	Yang Bao Huang
2010	Being Human	Mai Wei
	Just Call Me Nobody	Dugu Qiu Bai
2011	Petaling Street Warriors	Shi Duyao
	23:59	Sergeant Kuah
	Twisted
	Homecoming	Daniel Koh
	The Ghosts Must Be Crazy	Ah Hai/Chen Xiaojuan	Also co-director
2012	Greedy Ghost	Book Spirit	Also executive producer
2013	Judgement Day	Police Officer	Also executive producer
	Taxi! Taxi!	Lee Ah Tau
	Everybody's Business	Winston Lee
2014	The Bat Night
	A Fantastic Ghost Wedding	Master Wong
2016	Long Long Time Ago	Lim Ah Kun
2016	Long Long Time Ago 2	Lim Ah Kun
2017	The Fortune Handbook	Huat God	Also executive producer
2018	Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei	Robert
2018	23:59:The Haunting Hour	Sergeant Kuah
2019	Make It Big Big	Himself	Also director

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	How Are You?		Channel 8; guest appearance
2012	Abang Ah Beng	Billy	Suria
2010	Carlsberg Telemovie Showcase	Zheng Ah Nan
2009	Mr & Mrs Kok	Kok Fook Seng
2008	My Classmate Dad	Edison Tay	Okto
	Police & Thief	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5; season 5
2007	Police & Thief	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5; season 4
2006	ABC DJ	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5; guest appearance
	Police & Thief	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5; season 3
2005	A Promise for Tomorrow	Wilson	Channel 8
	Police & Thief Season 2	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5
2004	Police & Thief Season 1	Lee Tok Kong	Channel 5
	The Best Bet	Chen Jun Huang	TV series
2003	Holland V	Su Hao
2003–2005	Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd	Lee Kok Peng	Channel 5; guest appearance
2002	Katong Miss Oh	Beng	Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2002
2001	The Hotel	Li Xiao Huang	Guest appearance
2000	Soho @ Work		Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2000
1997–1999	Different Cuts, Different Strokes	Lin Meng Shui

Variety show

Year	English title	Native title	Notes
2019	The Destined One	众里寻一	Guest Matchmaker
2018	Happy Can Already! 4	欢喜就好 4
2017	Happy Can Already! 3	欢喜就好 3
	Happy Can Already! 2	欢喜就好 2	Robert
2016	Happy Can Already!	欢喜就好	Robert
	Please be My Guest	客人來咯 2
2014	Super Comedian	搞笑之王	Judge
	Please be My Guest	客人來咯
	Neighbourhood Chef	鄰里厨王
2013	Home Décor Survivor 5	摆家乐5
2012–present	BODY SOS	小毛病大问题
2012	It's a Small World III	国际交易所3
	Men's Talk	3个男人1张口
	Japan Flavour	J Food好吃
2011	Home Makeover II	玩家万岁2
	Behind Every Job 2	美差事。苦差事2
	It's a Small World II	国记交意所2	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2012
2010	Home Makeover	玩家万岁
	Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Singapore)	我要唱下去	Episode: Celebrity Special: Guest All-Stars Edition: Host
	Gatekeepers	小兵迎大将	Guest
	Behind Every Job	美差事。苦差事	Nominated – Best Info-ed Programme Host, Star Awards 2011
	Star Awards 2010 Show 1	红星大奖2010
	Wonder Chef	我要当食神
2009	Home Décor Survivor 4	摆家乐4
	Singapore Flavours	万里香
	Gracious Planet	放心出去看
	It's a Small World	国记交意所	Won – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2010
	Dad @ Home	爸爸当家
2008	Channel 8 45th Anniversary Gala	新传媒45周年台庆	Guest performer
	Home Decor	焕然一新DIY
	Food Hometown	美食寻根
2007	Home Décor Survivor 3	摆家乐3
	Barter Trade II	物物大交换II
	Say It If You Dare 3	有话好好说3	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2007
2006	Star Awards 2006 Post-show Party	红星大奖2006 庆功宴
	Home Décor Survivor 2	摆家乐2
	Say It If You Dare 2	有话好好说2
	Stars, Beat It!	王牌对王牌
	Property Classified	吉屋出售	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2006
2005	KP Club	鸡婆俱乐部	Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2005
	Home Décor Survivor	摆家乐
	Star Run	跑吧！艺人
	First Date	敢敢来约会
2004	Say It If You Dare	有话好好说	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2005
	Be My Guest	客人来	Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2004
	Good Bargain, Good Fun	超值玩乐大搜寻
2003	Split Ends	兵分两路
2002	One Fun Day	惊喜一整天	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2002
2001	Top Fun	欢乐巅峰	Nominated – Best Variety Show Host, Star Awards 2001
1990–2000; 2003-2004	Comedy Nite	搞笑行动	Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 1998 Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 1999 Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2003 Nominated – Best Comedy Performer, Star Awards 2004

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Awards and nominations

Star Awards – Hosting Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1998	Best Comedy Performer	Comedy Night	Won
1999		Comedy Night	Won
2000		Soho@Work	Nominated
2001	Best Variety Show Host	Top Gun	Nominated
2002		One Fun Day	Nominated
	Best Comedy Performer	Katong Ms Oh	Won
2003		Comedy Night	Won
2004		Comedy Night	Nominated
	Best Variety Show Host	Be My Guest	Won
2005		Say It If You Dare 1	Nominated
	Best Comedy Performer	KP Club	Nominated
2006	Best Variety Show Host	Property Classified	Nominated
2007		Say It If You Dare 3	Won
2010		It's a Small World	Won
2011	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Behind Every Job	Nominated
2012		Behind Every Job	Nominated
	Best Variety Show Host	It's a Small World 2	Won
2015		Neighbourhood Chef	Nominated

Star Awards – Popularity Awards
Year	Award	Result
1998	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	Won
1999		Won
2000		Nominated
2001		Won
2002		Won
2003		Won
2004		Won
2005		Won
2006		Won
2007		Won
2009		Won
2010	All-Time Favourite Artiste	Received
2017	Best Speech Delivered	Won

References

1. "Star Awards 2012: 'Show 2' Winners List". xin.msn.com. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. Joyce Teo (16 April 2013). "Funnyman Mark Lee knows his business". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n45z4rpYNIs
4. Star Awards 2010 All Time Favourite Artiste award presentation reel
5. "Mark Lee fulfills directorial dreams with 'The Ghost Bride'". Channel News Asia. 20 July 2010.
6. "Blast from the past: Christopher Lee and Mark Lee". xin.msn.com. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
7. "Mark Lee and Christopher Lee assume their new heavenly ranks". xin.msn.com. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
8. Goh, Marcus (31 March 2017). "Mark Lee - From production assistant to film producer". Yahoo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
9. "Mark Lee becomes second-time daddy". xin.msn.com. 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
10. "Mark Lee welcomes third child". xin.msn.com. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
11. Mark Lee at hkmdb.com
12. Mark Lee at chinesemov.com

External links

• Mark Lee on IMDb