Gurmit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gurmit Singh Virk Chainchal Singh[1] 24 March 1965 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | Outram Secondary School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, presenter, television personality |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable work | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd Phua Chu Kang The Movie |
| Spouse | Melissa Wong |
| Children | 3 |
Gurmit Singh Virk Chainchal Singh (born 24 March 1965; Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Gurmīt Siṅgh; Chinese: 葛米星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng) is a Singaporean actor, comedian, presenter, and television personality. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1994 to 2014. He is best known for his role as the titular character Phua Chu Kang in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd and Phua Chu Kang The Movie, for which he won the Asian Television Awards prize for Best Performance by an Actor (Comedy) five times, from 1998 to 2001 and in 2003 for the former.[2] From 2004 to 2005, he won the Highly Commended prize.[3]
- ^ Sun, David (8 June 2021). "Gurmit Singh gets 3-month driving ban, $800 fine for speeding at 131kmh with son in car". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Fong, Kai (19 March 2012). "I'm not the funnyman people think I am: Gurmit Singh". Yahoo. Yahoo Singapore. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Winners - Asian Television Awards". Asian Television Awards. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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