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Jaspers Lai
Born (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalitySingaporean[1]
Other names
  • Lai Yuhan
  • Wei Shaofang
EducationNanyang Junior College
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • comedian
Stage name
Traditional Chinese賴宇涵
Simplified Chinese赖宇涵
Hanyu PinyinLài Yǔhán
Birth name
Chinese未少方[2]
Hanyu PinyinWèi Shǎofāng

Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born 7 March 1987)[3] is a Malaysian actor and comedian.

Early life

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Lai attended Nanyang Junior College.[4] Thereafter, Lai went to Hong Kong to be trained in acting, hosting, singing and songwriting when he was 18, and was in training for 5 years, along with Romeo Tan and Andie Chen.[5][6] However, the artiste management company shuttered when he was 23 before he could debut.[6] He returned to Singapore and enrolled into National University of Singapore, studying at the School of Computing.[6][7]

Career

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While studying in NUS, he was a VJ in in988, an internet radio station.[5]

In 2014, Lai made his film debut in The Lion Men. In the movie, he was cast as Sam, the leader of a rivalling lion dance troupe and the main villain of the film.[8] He was selected for the role after passing an audition during his final university semester, and was also signed with Jack Neo's J-team Productions.[6] However, acting jobs were scant for Lai, with him filming a movie once a year.[6]

While attending a scriptwriting course, Lai started to develop the script, for what would eventually become the 2020 film Number 1, based on his personal experiences. While developing the script still, his co-actor, Mark Lee found out about the script and immediately staked for a role in the film.[6] After the movie was released in 2020, the film received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. It won one award for Best Costume & Makeup Design.[9]

In 2021, Lai received the Most Talented Chinese Artiste Award (最有才华艺人奖) from the World Chinese Economic Forum.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Lion Men Sam
The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown
2015 Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen CPL Handsome
2016 Long Long Time Ago Cameo
2017 Ah Boys to Men 4
2018 Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei Merlion King
2020 Number 1 Money
2022 What! The Heist Bao Ya Gu

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 On the Fringe
2015 Tiger Mum Peter
The Dream Makers II Steve Lim
2021 Mr Kiasu 2.0 Mr Kiasu [10]
2023 Whatever Will Be, Will Be Ray

Variety series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016 Happy Can Already!
2017 Happy Can Already! 2
Happy Can Already! 3
2018 Happy Can Already! 4

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Album Notes Ref
2014 唯一的王 Non-album single OST for The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown
2015 感觉心跳为爱情喝彩 Heartbeat Non-album single

References

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  1. ^ "JASPERS LAI – J Team Productions".
  2. ^ "赖宇涵 | wanbao.com.sg". www.wanbao.com.sg. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Profile of Jaspers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. ^ 3. How to step out and be your own kind of beautiful – Jasper Lai - The #HighlySoughtAfter Talk Show, January 2021, archived from the original on 2022-01-16, retrieved 2022-01-16
  5. ^ a b "Jasper Lai Yit Hann 赖奕翰". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Not just your everyday comedian or actor: How Jaspers Lai's first-ever movie script became the hit movie Number 1 | Youthopia". youthopia.sg. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. ^ a b "演艺生涯中第一个奖！赖宇涵获颁"最有才华艺人奖"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  8. ^ "Newcomer Jaspers Lai stars in Jack Neo's action-comedy". AsiaOne. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ^ "金馬獎第57屆 入圍暨得獎名單 | 娛樂 | 重點新聞 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  10. ^ "We don't treat audiences like they're stupid: Mr Kiasu 2.0 star Jaspers Lai on the 'dark' humour in this beloved local comedy series". AsiaOne. 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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