Christopher Lee (Malaysian actor)
| Christopher Lee | |||
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| Chinese name | 李銘順 (traditional) | ||
| Chinese name | 李铭顺 (simplified) | ||
| Pinyin | Lǐ Míngshùn (Mandarin) | ||
| Birth name | Lee Meng Soon (李明顺) | ||
| Origin | Singapore | ||
| Born |
23 July 1971 Malacca, Malaysia |
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| Occupation | Actor, host, singer | ||
| Label(s) | Catwalk Production House (Catwalk) | ||
| Years active | 1994–present | ||
| Spouse(s) | Fann Wong (Married in 2009) | ||
| Children | Zed Lee (Born on 9 August 2014) | ||
| Ancestry | Hakka | ||
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Christopher Lee Meng Soon (born 23 July 1971) is a Malaysian Singapore-based actor, host and singer.
Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menangah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia. He was an active student in school, serving as a prefect and representing his school in rugby competitions. He has an older sister and two younger brothers, the youngest being Frederick Lee Meng Chong, who is also an actor and model in Malaysia.
Lee joined TCS (later MediaCorp) on a contract in 1995 after emerging as 1st runner-up in the male category of the Star Search programme in 1995. He worked as a factory worker, sales man and part time model before joining star search in 1995. Lee first started acting in Chinese-language television dramas produced by Channel 8.
Lee rose to prominence in his career after winning the Best Actor award at the Star Awards 1997 for his role as a hanjian in the television drama The Price of Peace, set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. In 1998, he starred as Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. He was voted in as Taiwan's Most Popular MediaCorp Male Artiste at the Star Awards 1998 for his performance. Since then, Lee has acted in many television series jointly-produced by Singapore and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, co-starring with actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as Nadia Chan, Vincent Chiao, Jimmy Lin and Jordan Chan.
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