Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (born 17 July 1981)[1] is a Singaporean actor and host.

Jeremy Chan
Born
Chan Ming Yuew

(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materITE College West
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2017)
AwardsBest Comedy Performance – Asian Academy Creative Awards
2018 My Agent Is A Hero – Bert Tan
Best Male Lead – Star Awards
2024 All That Glitters – Huang Jintiao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese田銘耀
Simplified Chinese田铭耀
Hanyu PinyinTián Míngyào

Early life

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Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus). At the age of 25, before participating in the second season of Project SuperStar, he was a bartender. He was known through his versatile singing in the show. Though he was eliminated in the revival round, he remained employed in the entertainment industry.

Career

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Chan was talent-spotted from Project SuperStar. In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. In 2009, Chan made his acting debut in Table of Glory, a MediaCorp Channel 8 drama. In 2010, Chan made his film debut in Being Human, a Jteam Productions movie.

Personal life

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Chan married Jesseca Liu on 16 July 2017.[2][3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Being Human [4]
2019 When Ghost Meets Zombie Lai Lai

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 C.L.I.F. Ye Ziqiang
On the Fringe 2011 Ah Dang
2014 Who Killed the Lead Mickey Chow
The Journey: A Voyage Uncredited
The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传) Ye Laixiang
World at Your Feet Alex Lim
2015 Super Senior Zhu Decong
2016 I Want to Be a Star Jeremy
Hero John
2017 My Teacher Is A Thug Gao Xiaoming [5]
Eat Already 2? (吃饱没2?) Curry Puff
118 II Asia Liu Yazhou
2018 My Agent Is A Hero (流氓经纪) Bert Tan [6]
Love at Cavenagh Bridge (加文納娇的约定) Zhang Danfei
2019 Jalan Jalan (你去走走) Zhang Weile
My Agent Is A Hero II (流氓经纪 II) Bert Tan
A Whole World Difference (都市狂想) Jimmy Siew
2020 Super Dad (男神不败) Li Zhengyi
2021 Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (卧虎藏鬼) Ma Da
2022 Soul Detective (灵探) Feng Kangkai /4896
2023 Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II (周公讲鬼@行行都撞鬼 II) Oscar
All That Glitters (金色大道) Huang Jintiao
2024 Once Upon A New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜) Cai Yiming

Variety series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006–2007 Project SuperStar (season 2) Contestant
2006 On the Beat Host
2007 On the Beat II
2008 On the Beat III
2009 On the Beat IV
2010 On the Beat V
2012–2014 Weekend Gateway
2013 Laughing Out Loud Multiple Characters
2014 Project SuperStar (season 3) Host
Body SOS S3 Guest Host
2015 Body SOS S4
2016 Star Awards 2015 G-Dragon & Co-Host
2019 The Destined One Guest Matchmaker

Discography

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  • 《乱掉》:OST of "Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost"
  • MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Comedy Performance My Agent Is A Hero (as Bert Tan) Won [7]
2021 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (as Ma Da) Nominated
Best Theme Song Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (乱掉) Nominated
2022 Star Awards Best Actor Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (as Ma Da) Nominated
Favourite CP Nominated [8]
The Male Show Stealer Nominated
Best Theme Song Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (乱掉) Nominated
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
Favourite Male Show Stealer (as Feng Kangkai/4896) Soul Detective Nominated
2024 Star Awards The Show Stealer All That Glitters Nominated
Best Actor Won [9]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10 [10]

References

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  1. ^ 洪亿隽 (17 July 2021). 刘子绚晒“偷拍照”放闪田铭耀 庆祝结婚4周年!. 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ Auto, Hermes (14 June 2017). "Wedding bells for Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan within the year | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
  3. ^ "Not at first sight, Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan share how they fell in love". AsiaOne. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Being Human 做人". Asian Film Archive. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (30 October 2017). "Jeremy Chan wants to work harder to narrow gap between him and wife Jesseca Liu". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018". Mediacorp. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Chan, Singapore big winners at Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018". AsiaOne. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Star Awards 2022: Chantalle Ng and Xu Bin nominated for Favourite CP, Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed". AsiaOne. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Star Awards 2024: Jeremy Chan gets emotional over first time Best Actor win". The Straits Times. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Jesseca Liu Yelled "Don't Cry!" When Jeremy Chan Went On Stage To Accept His Best Actor Award". AsiaOne. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.