JACK NEO

'Jack Neo Chee Keong' (), born January 24, 1960 is a Singaporean actor, and film-maker.

Contents

Biography

Early life

National Service

Career

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Neo found his calling when at the age of 14 when he wrote and acted in a comedy sketch for Tanjong Katong Secondary School.^[1]

National Service

After his GCE 'O' Level, Neo was called up for national service and was subsequently appointed as an officer and was posted as a director in charge of script writing at the SAF's Music and Drama Company^[2].

Career

Neo started his TV career in 1980 and has become one of the most successful TV celebrities in Singapore, well known especially for his comic cross-dressing roles, one as a feisty eighty-something granny (''Liang Po Po''), another as a fortyish woman homemaker (''Liang Ximei'') with two adolescent sons in the ''Comedy Night'' series.
In 1998, he received the Best Director Award at the Silver Screen Awards for his short film. He has also recorded and produced several albums.
He started directing features, although he had starred in a number of movies, in ''That One Not Enough'' (1999). He has also set up his own artiste management company J Team Productions which nurtures some of Singapore's better known comedians such as Mark Lee , Henry Thia and John Cheng.
His movies, especially ''Money No Enough'' and ''I Not Stupid'' are recognized for having touched an emotional chord in Singaporeans. In recognition of his achievements and contributions towards Singapore’s media industry, Film Director Jack Neo was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. In 2004, he became the first local film-maker to be honored with a National Day Award, the Public Service Medal. On October 21 2005, Jack Neo was presented Singapore's Cultural Medallion, together with other talents like Dick Lee.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1997	''12 Storeys''	actor
1998	''Money No Enough'' (钱不够用)	writer, actor
1999	''That One Not Enough'' (那个不够)	writer, director
	'' (梁婆婆重出江湖)	writer, actor
2002	''I Not Stupid'' (小孩不笨)	writer, director, actor
2003	''Homerun'' (跑吧,孩子)	writer, director
2004	''The Best Bet'' (突然发财)	writer, director
2005	''I Do, I Do'' (爱都爱都)	director
	''One More Chance'' (3个好人)	writer, director
2006	''I Not Stupid Too'' (小孩不笨2)	writer, director, actor
2007	''Just Follow Law'' (我在政府部门的日子)	writer, director
2007/2008	''Ah Long Limited'' (窿的传人)	writer, director

Television

★ Comedy Night (搞笑行动)

★ Top Fun (欢乐巅峰)

★ Comedy Night Party (搞笑行动派)

★ Singtel Fun Nite (新电信新发现)

★ Singtel Connection (心跳爆笑夜)

★ Journey to Jurong Point (Jurong Point 西游记)

★ StarRun (跑吧! 艺人)

References

1. ''Neo is the One''
2. ''Socio-Political Commentary in the films of Jack Neo''

External links

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★ J Team Productions