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Romeo Tan

Romeo Tan
Chinese name 陈罗密欧 (simplified)
Pinyin Chén Luómìōu (Mandarin)
Born (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 31)
Singapore
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2010 - present
Website romeotan.com
Romeo Tan
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)

Romeo Tan (born Tan Romeo; Chinese: 陈罗密欧; pinyin: Chén Luómìōu; 9 April 1985) is an actor and a contracted artiste under MediaCorp. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the television series Star Search in 2010.Tan has an official fan club called The Juilet Club and one of the 8 Dukes in Mediacorp .

Tan was born on 9 April 1985. He has an elder brother, a younger brother, a nephew (Skyler Tan) and a niece (Stacy Tan). He attended Ngee Ann Secondary School and was a member of the school's National Police Cadet Corps. He graduated from ITE and Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in Digital Media Design in 2007.

Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of Heartlanders in 2005. Since then, he made several cameo appearances in MediaCorp Channel 8 and Channel 5 dramas which earned him vast experiences in the area of acting.

After completing his filming for The Best Things in Life, Tan met Chen Hanwei, whom he had collaborated with in the drama series. Chen saw potential in Tan's acting ability and encouraged him to participate in the tenth season of Star Search. He eventually auditioned for the show and was put through to the quarter-final as one of the top 20 contestants of the season. During the quarter-final, he impressed the judges and was announced as one of the top 3 males of the round. During the semi-final, he impressed the judges once again and was put through to the grand final.

Prior to the grand final, he was widely regarded as the frontrunner of the competition and was predicted by the public as the eventual winner. However, he surprised everyone by finishing the competition in fourth place, losing the winner title to Jeffrey Xu. Although he did not win the competition, he was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong.


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