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Jaspers Lai
Singaporean actor (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born 7 March 1987)[3] is a Singaporean actor and comedian.
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Early life
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]
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Career
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]
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Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety series
Discography
Singles
References
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