Ryan Choo
Ryan Choo | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1][2] |
| Other names | Zou Lianfu |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1995−present |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鄒聯福 |
| Simplified Chinese | 邹联福 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zōu Liánfú |
Ryan Choo (born in September 1969 or 1970) is a Singaporean agriculture, businessman and former actor. He is best known for his role as Yan Dao in the comedy sitcom Right Frequency.[3]
He is also greatly known for his contributions in agriculture with his father Brian.
Early life and career
[edit]Choo dropped out of his mechanical engineering course at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and subsequently enlisted into the army, citing having "no interest" in the course.[4]
He was a former sales supervisor before making his debut through the 1995 Mediacorp's Star Search competition where he was a semi-finalist.[1]
He has starred in television series such as period drama Tofu Street (1996), golf romance series Triumph Over The Green (1996), Brave New World (1996) opposite Alex Man and Fann Wong, blockbuster war drama The Price of Peace (1997) and in the mythical drama The Legends of Jigong (1997).
His contract with Mediacorp ended in 2001.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Since 2000s, Choo has been running a student care centre named Star Kidz Powerclub, at Block 509, Bedok North Avenue 3, and serves as the principal. In February 2018, Choo was involved in a police case which was lodged by a parent of an eight-year-old boy. The boy, who had been attending the centre for three years, was playing hide-and-seek with other children at the centre on 31 Jan 2018 and Choo punished the boy for opening the door to a toilet while a girl was using it. Choo had hit the boy on his buttocks and palm with a wooden ruler for 28 times.[6][7]
In an interview with Lianhe Wanbao in August 2019, Choo said he is a self-professed otaku and revealed that he is single.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Choo has appeared in the following programmes:[9][10]
Television series
[edit]- Heart of the Family (1996)[11]
- Tofu Street (1996)[12]
- Triumph Over The Green (1996)[13][14]
- Brave New World (1996)[15][16]
- The Price of Peace (1997)[17][18]
- The Legends of Jigong (1997)
- My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives (1997)
- Tales Of The Third Kind (1997; season 3, episode 1: "Feline Shadow")
- Tales of the City (1997; episode 3: "Shadowed Existence")
- Dreams (1998)[19]
- Right Frequency (1998)
- Driven by a Car (1998)[20]
- The Scam (1998)
- A Piece of Sky (1998)[21][22]
- The Millennium Bug (1999)
- Right Frequency (1999; season 2)
- Right Frequency (2000; season 3)
- Hainan Kopi Tales (2000)
- On The Frontline (2000)
- The Voices Within (2000)[23]
- The Hotel (2001)
Variety show
[edit]- City Spy (2001)[24]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Star Awards 1996 | Most Popular Newcomer | — | Nominated | [25] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Two non-finalists who have what it takes". No. Page 20. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 5 May 1995. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "千年虫》里当电脑专家 邹联福抽空赴生日会". No. Page 15. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 13 September 1999. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "'Little Trumpet' Lina Ng and 'Cheng Meiguang' Sharon Au visit E-Junkies for a Right Frequency reunion". AsiaOne. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "OTHER REBELS-TURNED-ACTORS". No. Page 26. The New Paper. The New Paper. 21 January 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "合约月底将到期 邹联福 去留未定". No. Page 23. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 22 August 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Ng, Huiwen (12 February 2018). "Boy, 8, comes home from childcare centre with bruises on buttocks; police investigating". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "托管中心 8岁儿被打28下 涉事校长是"严涛"邹联福 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "《播音人》班底21年再聚首 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "邹联福 Ryan Choo的全部作品（7）". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "邹联福介绍_图片_作品-猫眼电影". m.maoyan.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "《家有一宝》揭露新加坡式的爱情". No. Page 10. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 28 February 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Paying for two-timing act". No. Page 38. The New Paper. The New Paper. 18 April 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "The case of the older women". No. Page 6. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 4 May 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "面对性感美女·小生心惊惊 邹联福亲热后 向女演员道歉". No. Page 10. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 10 October 1995. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Hey! Isn't that Fann's line?". No. Page 22. The New Paper. The New Paper. 9 January 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "不失影坛'大哥'风范 万梓良教邹联福演戏". No. Page 20. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 30 August 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "NO PEACE SHOOTING SHOW". No. Page 25. The New Paper. The New Paper. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Pain of Occupation re-lived on TV". No. Page 8. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 21 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "一连轧3部戏邹联福累到病倒". No. Page 11. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 17 March 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "邹联福先斩后奏". No. Page 20. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 30 May 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "THE SERIAL". No. Page 22. The New Paper. The New Paper. 8 October 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "A chance to get a Piece of Sky". No. Page 45. The New Paper. The New Paper. 2 October 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "《心灵物语》之《今晚你要不要》 邹联福 全裸演出". No. Page 17. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 15 April 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Versatile spies". No. Page 22. Today. Today. 31 July 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "第5波道6人 同入围新人奖". No. Page 4. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 18 September 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2023.