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Jeremy Chan
Birth Name:Chan Ming Yuew
Birth Date:1981 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
Alma Mater:ITE College West
Years Active:2007–present
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Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (born 17 July 1981)[1] is a Singaporean actor and host.

Education

Chan was educated at Zhangde Primary School and the now-defunct Saint Thomas Secondary School. He subsequently graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus).

Career

Chan was previously a bartender before participating in Project SuperStar season 2 in 2006. Chan made it to the quarter-finals but was eliminated there even though he was tied in score with Nathaniel Tan. He failed to pass the Wildcard Round where eliminated contestants had a chance to rejoin the talent show.

In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. In 2009, Chan made his acting debut in Table of Glory, a MediaCorp Channel 8 drama. In 2010, Chan made his film debut in Being Human, a J Team Productions movie.

Personal life

Chan married Jesseca Liu on 16 July 2017.[2] [3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010Being Human[4]
2019When Ghost Meets ZombieLai Lai

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2011C.L.I.F.Ye Ziqiang
On the Fringe 2011Ah Dang
2014Who Killed the LeadMickey Chow
Uncredited
The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传)Ye Laixiang
World at Your FeetAlex Lim
2015Super SeniorZhu Decong
2016I Want to Be a StarJeremy
HeroJohn
2017 My Teacher Is A Thug Gao Xiaoming[5]
Eat Already 2? (吃饱没2?)Curry Puff
118 II Asia Liu Yazhou
2018My Agent Is A Hero (流氓经纪)Bert Tan [6]
Love at Cavenagh Bridge (加文納娇的约定)Zhang Danfei
2019Jalan Jalan (你去走走)Zhang Weile
My Agent Is A Hero II (流氓经纪 II)Bert Tan
A Whole World Difference (都市狂想)Jimmy Siew
2020Super Dad (男神不败)Li Zhengyi
2021Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost Ma Da
2022Soul DetectiveFeng Kangkai /4896
2023Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II Oscar
All That Glitters Huang Jintiao
2024Once Upon A New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜) Cai Yiming [7]

Variety series

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!
2006On the Beat Host
2007On the Beat II
2008On the Beat III
2009On the Beat IV
2010On the Beat V
2012–2014Weekend Gateway
2013Laughing Out Loud Multiple Characters
2014Project SuperStar (season 3) Host
Body SOS S3 Guest Host
2015Body SOS S4
2016Star Awards 2015 G-Dragon & Co-Host
2019The Destined One Guest Matchmaker
2024Double J BAEcationHost[8]

Discography

Awards and nominations

!Year!Ceremony!Category!Nominated work!Result!Ref
2018Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Comedy Performance My Agent Is A Hero [9]
2021Asian Television AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleCrouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (as Ma Da)
Best Theme Song"乱掉" (Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
2022Star AwardsCrouching Tiger Hidden Ghost
Favourite CP[10]
The Male Show Stealer
"乱掉" (Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost)
2023
Favourite Male Show StealerSoul Detective
2024The Show StealerAll That Glitters
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2025Star AwardsBest Programme HostDouble J BAEcation[13]
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 洪亿隽 . 17 July 2021 . zh:刘子绚晒“偷拍照”放闪田铭耀 庆祝结婚4周年! . 2022-11-23 . 8world Entertainment Lifestyle . zh-SG . 23 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123142539/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/jeremy-chan-jesseca-liu-wedding-anniversary-1529671 . dead .
  2. Web site: Wedding bells for Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan within the year | The Straits Times. Hermes. Auto. 14 June 2017. www.straitstimes.com.
  3. News: Not at first sight, Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan share how they fell in love. AsiaOne. 2018-06-06.
  4. Web site: Being Human 做人. 2021-07-30. Asian Film Archive. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ng . Gwendolyn . 30 October 2017 . Jeremy Chan wants to work harder to narrow gap between him and wife Jesseca Liu . 26 November 2017 . The Straits Times.
  6. Web site: Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018 . 2022-04-25 . Mediacorp . en.
  7. Web site: Yeo . Shu Hui . 2024-03-20 . Jeremy Chan films travelogue with wife Jesseca Liu, says he 'drank a few years' worth of coffee and energy drinks' . 2025-07-09 . AsiaOne.
  8. Web site: Yeo . Shu Hui . 2024-04-03 . 'Your hair looks like a nest': Jeremy Chan 'blessed' with bird poop in travelogue with wife Jesseca Liu . 2025-07-09 . AsiaOne.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-11 . Jeremy Chan, Singapore big winners at Asian Academy Creative Awards 2018 . 2022-04-25 . AsiaOne . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Star Awards 2022: Chantalle Ng and Xu Bin nominated for Favourite CP, Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed . 2022-05-19 . AsiaOne . en.
  11. Web site: 2024-04-21. Star Awards 2024: Jeremy Chan gets emotional over first time Best Actor win. 2024-04-21. The Straits Times. en.
  12. Web site: 2024-04-21. Jesseca Liu Yelled "Don't Cry!" When Jeremy Chan Went On Stage To Accept His Best Actor Award. 2024-04-21. AsiaOne. en.
  13. Web site: Wong . Bryan . 20 May 2025 . Nominees For Star Awards 2025 & How You Can Win A BYD Car By Voting . 2025-07-09 . . en.
  14. News: Ang . Benson . 2025-07-06 . Star Awards 2025: Christopher Lee wins big, including Special Achievement Award and Best Actor . 2025-07-09 . . en . 0585-3923.