Wang Weiliang

Wang Weiliang
Chinese name 王偉良 (traditional)
Chinese name 王伟良 (simplified)
Pinyin Wáng Wěiliáng (Mandarin)
Born (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987
Singapore
Other name(s) Lobang
Occupation Actor

Wang Weiliang (Chinese: 王伟良; pinyin: Wáng Wěiliáng, born October 11, 1987) is a Singaporean actor. A getai performer-turned-actor, Wang has become a local celebrity after the successes of Ah Boys to Men movie series by director Jack Neo.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Born 1987, Wang Weiliang's parents divorced when he was a toddler. He and his older brother were raised by their mother, a coffeeshop assistant-turned-office cleaner. At 14, he dropped out of Monfort Secondary School to help with his family's household expenditure. A former teen gangster, his previous jobs included pasar malam hawker and alarm clock salesman.[4]

He served national service as a storeman in 4 SIR (4th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment).[5]

After national service, he took on two jobs – as a renovation contractor and used car salesman. Although he was making good money, he was besieged by restlessness. He finally found that life-changing sense of belonging on the getai stage.

The reason Wang is on stage is his mother. He said: "My mother is like my girlfriend. We are very close. I'm still standing on stage today because of the pride I see on her face. I relish it. I fell wayward for 10 years, and she took care of me all those 10 years. I told myself I would never break her heart again because, no matter what I'd done wrong in the past, my mother would still say, 'you are still my son.'"

Career

Speaking predominantly in Hokkien and Mandarin, Wang debuted as a getai singer in 2009 before trying his hand as a getai host in 2011, after local veteran getai performer and mentor Wang Lei gave him a stage costume.[4][1][6]

In 2012, he was picked to star in Jack Neo's movie Ah Boys to Men, and has gained popularity and fame due to its success. Since then, he has played key roles in the Ah Boys To Men series. He also sang the original soundtrack "牵着我" for The Lion Men (2014).[7]

In 2014, he received rave reviews for reprising his role as the street-smart recruit Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn win the Ah Boys To Men: The Musical.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2012 Ah Boys to Men Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn
2013 Ah Boys to Men 2 Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn
2014 The Lion Men Mikey
The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown Mikey
2015 Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen Luo Bang (aka Lobang)
2016 Long Long Time Ago Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn (cameo)
2017 Lucky Boy Lin Yu

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2014 World at Your Feet Ah Liang (special appearance) Mediacorp Channel 8

Variety / Television show

Year Title Network Notes
2015 The Getai Challenge[8] Mediacorp Channel 8 Host
Mission S-change[9] StarHub TV Host
2016 BENGpire Mediacorp Channel 8 Host
2017 Let's Go Dating Mediacorp Channel 8 Host

Theater

Year Title Role
2014 Ah Boys To Men: The Musical Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn

References

  1. 1 2 Yeoh, Wee Teck (4 May 2014). "Star style with Ah Boys To Men star Wang Weiliang". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ↑ Tan, Jeanette (14 May 2013). "Ah Boys To Men stars Tosh & Wei Liang tell Yahoo: Part 3 must be 'really steady'". Yahoo. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ↑ Tan, Jeanette (5 August 2013). "Ah Boys stars to return in Jack Neo's new blockbuster The Lion Men". Yahoo. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  4. 1 2 Wong, Kim Hoh (20 May 2014). "Lobang gives bad boy a good name". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  5. ↑ Teo, Benita (15 April 2014). "Will the real Wayang King please stand up?". Mindef. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  6. ↑ "10 crazy facts about Lobang King (Wang Wei Liang) that'll make you like him ever more". goodyfeed.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  7. ↑ "Wang Weiliang 牵着我 MV - The Lion Men OST《狮神决战》插曲". YouTube. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  8. ↑ Lee, Jocelyn (15 July 2015). "Two lobang kings in one movie". The New Paper. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  9. ↑ Goh, Samantha (21 June 2015). "Why Ah Boys to Men Tosh Zhang and Wang Weiliang are travelling to China for 50 days without any money". lollipop.sg. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
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