Mark Lee (comedian)

Mark Lee
Chinese name	李國煌 (traditional)
Chinese name	李国煌 (simplified)
Pinyin	Lǐ Guóhuáng (Mandarin)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Lí Kok-hông (Hokkien)
Birth name	李國煌
Ancestry	Fujian, China
Born	(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 Singapore
Occupation	Actor, host, comedian, director/producer
Years active	1990s-present
Spouse(s)	Catherine Ng
Children	2 daughters, 1 son

Mark Lee Kok Huang (Chinese: 李国煌; pinyin: Lǐ Guóhuáng; Wade–Giles: Li3 Kuo2 Huang2; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean Chinese comedian, actor, television host and film director. A veteran MediaCorp artiste, he made his big break in television in 1998 and has gone on to star in and host many local award-winning TV serials and shows.^[1]

Early life

Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food seller. As a boy, Lee would assist in selling duck rice, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre.^[2]

Career

Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's 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 TV Channel 8 television sitcom 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).^[3] He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.^[4]

Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, Mark Lee was awarded the coveted All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2010^[5][6] 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. 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, That One Not Enough and Ah Long Pte Ltd.

Personal life

Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have one daughter Calista (born 2008) and a son Marksonn (born 2011).^[7] His second daughter Calynn was born in 2013.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Television

Shows

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Awards

References

External links

• Mark Lee at the Internet Movie Database