Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menengah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia. He was an active student in school, serving as a prefect and representing his school in rugby competitions. He has an older sister and two younger brothers, the youngest being Frederick Lee Meng Chong, who is also an actor and model in Malaysia.[1]
Career
Lee joined TCS on a contract in 1995 after emerging as 1st runner-up in the male category of the Star Search programme in 1995. He worked as a factory worker, salesman and part-time model before joining star search in 1995. Lee first started acting in Chinese-language television dramas produced by Channel 8.
Apart from acting, Lee also recorded the theme songs of MediaCorp's television dramas. He released his first solo album in 1999 and another one in 2002.
At the 2010 Star Awards, Lee was awarded the coveted All-Time Favourite Artiste Award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1997–1998, 2000, 2002-2009 respectively with long-time colleague Mark Lee[2] He became the first non-Singaporean artiste to win the award. More recently, Lee has also ventured into hosting and has hosted several travel and food programmes. He was nominated for the Best Info-Ed Show Host award at the Star Awards 2012.
On 9 November 2021, Lee launched a golf clothing brand, eponymously named LMS, the initials of his Chinese name in pinyin.[3]
Personal life
After an eight-year courtship, Lee married Fann Wong, his co-star in several television series, on 16 May 2009. The wedding ceremony was held at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, with many of Lee's colleagues from the entertainment industry attending their wedding. The couple have a son Zed, who was born on 9 August 2014.
Legal issues
On 8 October 2006, Lee was involved in a hit-and-run road accident. He had allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist due to suspected drunk driving, causing the motorcyclist and his pillion rider to suffer superficial injuries on their faces and legs. He failed the breathalyser test and was more than twice the legal limit.[4] He was arrested and released later on bail.
Despite the incident, Lee managed to win a position among the Top 10 Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2006. In his acceptance speech, Lee said in Mandarin that he had been feeling terrible over the incident during the previous two months, and that he would be responsible for what he did. Speaking to reporters later, he mentioned that he had been unable to sleep at times, adding that he was very grateful to his fans for their support.[5]
On 10 May 2007, Lee was fined S$4,500 and disqualified from driving for three years on charges of drunk driving and other traffic offences, as well as being sentenced to a prison term of four weeks after he admitted to drink driving, inconsiderate driving, failing to render aid to the injured motorcyclist and his injured pillion rider and removing his car from the scene without police permission.[6] Lee appealed against his jail sentence but withdrew his appeal later on 28 May. He began serving his sentence at Queenstown Remand Prison on the same day.[7] On 15 June, the prosecution succeeded in appealing against Lee's four-week jail sentence and the court decided to overturn an earlier sentence of a S$3,000 fine for his drunk driving offence. Lee was sentenced to an additional two weeks in prison, making his total prison term six weeks long.[8] On 21 June, the prosecution dropped the last of five charges against Lee for failing to stop after an accident, letting him off with a stern warning instead.[9] Lee was released on 25 June, after receiving a reduction in his prison sentence due to good behavior.[10]
Due to his conviction, Lee was dropped from playing the lead role in the 2007 Channel 8 television series Metamorphosis. He was replaced by actor Thomas Ong.[11]
On 12 July 2007, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) completed its review on Lee's case and decided to allow him to retain his Singapore Permanent Resident status. However, Lee will be under close observation and the ICA would revoke its decision if Lee violates the law again.[12] After the conviction, he made his comeback in the 2008 television drama Rhythm of Life.
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^"Jail term for drunk actor in hit-and-run | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^Ansley Ng, "Christopher Lee begins jail term", Today, 29 May 2007
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^"Christopher Lee wins second Golden Bell for HBO comedy Workers". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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^"Stefan Says So: Kidnapper". Sinema.SG. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
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In this Chinese name the family name is Lee This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Christopher Lee Malaysian actor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Christopher Lee Meng Soon simplified Chinese 李铭顺 traditional Chinese 李銘順 pinyin Lǐ Mingshun Jyutping Lei5 Ming4 Seon6 Pe h ōe ji Li Beng sun born 23 July 1971 is a Malaysian actor host and singer based in Singapore Christopher Lee李銘順Lee in December 2021BornChristopher Lee Meng Soon 1971 07 23 23 July 1971 age 51 Malacca MalaysiaOccupation s Actor host singerYears active1994 presentAgentCatwalk Production HouseSpouseFann Wong m 2009 wbr Children1AwardsFull listChinese nameTraditional Chinese李銘順Simplified Chinese李铭顺Hanyu PinyinLǐ MingshunJyutpingLei5 Ming4 Seon6Hokkien POJLi Beng sun Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3 1 Legal issues 4 Filmography 4 1 Television series 4 2 Film 5 Discography 5 1 Albums 5 2 Singles 6 Compilation album 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditLee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menengah Seri Kota Air Leleh Malacca Malaysia He was an active student in school serving as a prefect and representing his school in rugby competitions He has an older sister and two younger brothers the youngest being Frederick Lee Meng Chong who is also an actor and model in Malaysia 1 Career EditLee joined TCS on a contract in 1995 after emerging as 1st runner up in the male category of the Star Search programme in 1995 He worked as a factory worker salesman and part time model before joining star search in 1995 Lee first started acting in Chinese language television dramas produced by Channel 8 Lee rose to prominence in his career after winning the Best Actor award at the Star Awards 1997 for his role as a hanjian in the television drama The Price of Peace set in Japanese occupied Singapore during World War II In 1998 he starred as Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes an adaptation of Louis Cha s novel of the same title He was voted in as Taiwan s Most Popular MediaCorp Male Artiste at the Star Awards 1998 for his performance Since then Lee has acted in many television series jointly produced by Singapore and other countries in the Asia Pacific region co starring with actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan such as Nadia Chan Vincent Chiao Jimmy Lin and Jordan Chan Apart from acting Lee also recorded the theme songs of MediaCorp s television dramas He released his first solo album in 1999 and another one in 2002 At the 2010 Star Awards Lee was awarded the coveted All Time Favourite Artiste Award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1997 1998 2000 2002 2009 respectively with long time colleague Mark Lee 2 He became the first non Singaporean artiste to win the award More recently Lee has also ventured into hosting and has hosted several travel and food programmes He was nominated for the Best Info Ed Show Host award at the Star Awards 2012 On 9 November 2021 Lee launched a golf clothing brand eponymously named LMS the initials of his Chinese name in pinyin 3 Personal life EditAfter an eight year courtship Lee married Fann Wong his co star in several television series on 16 May 2009 The wedding ceremony was held at Shangri La Hotel Singapore with many of Lee s colleagues from the entertainment industry attending their wedding The couple have a son Zed who was born on 9 August 2014 Legal issues Edit On 8 October 2006 Lee was involved in a hit and run road accident He had allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist due to suspected drunk driving causing the motorcyclist and his pillion rider to suffer superficial injuries on their faces and legs He failed the breathalyser test and was more than twice the legal limit 4 He was arrested and released later on bail Despite the incident Lee managed to win a position among the Top 10 Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2006 In his acceptance speech Lee said in Mandarin that he had been feeling terrible over the incident during the previous two months and that he would be responsible for what he did Speaking to reporters later he mentioned that he had been unable to sleep at times adding that he was very grateful to his fans for their support 5 On 10 May 2007 Lee was fined S 4 500 and disqualified from driving for three years on charges of drunk driving and other traffic offences as well as being sentenced to a prison term of four weeks after he admitted to drink driving inconsiderate driving failing to render aid to the injured motorcyclist and his injured pillion rider and removing his car from the scene without police permission 6 Lee appealed against his jail sentence but withdrew his appeal later on 28 May He began serving his sentence at Queenstown Remand Prison on the same day 7 On 15 June the prosecution succeeded in appealing against Lee s four week jail sentence and the court decided to overturn an earlier sentence of a S 3 000 fine for his drunk driving offence Lee was sentenced to an additional two weeks in prison making his total prison term six weeks long 8 On 21 June the prosecution dropped the last of five charges against Lee for failing to stop after an accident letting him off with a stern warning instead 9 Lee was released on 25 June after receiving a reduction in his prison sentence due to good behavior 10 Due to his conviction Lee was dropped from playing the lead role in the 2007 Channel 8 television series Metamorphosis He was replaced by actor Thomas Ong 11 On 12 July 2007 the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ICA completed its review on Lee s case and decided to allow him to retain his Singapore Permanent Resident status However Lee will be under close observation and the ICA would revoke its decision if Lee violates the law again 12 After the conviction he made his comeback in the 2008 television drama Rhythm of Life Filmography EditTelevision series Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref1995 Love Knows No Bounds Hong Jie Television film1996 Kungfu Master Liu NianrongOf Cops and Man Liu JiashunBrave New World Jiale1997 The Choice Partner Zheng FangshengMy Wife Your Wife Their Wives Mai JiaweiThe Price of Peace Xie GuominThe Guest People Zhang Chongzhi1998 The Return of the Condor Heroes Yang GuoMyths and Legends of Singapore Zhu Heyi Zhu Gutou1999 Coup de Scorpio Xie TingzhangRiding the Storm Zhong Qingtang2000 Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng Ximen ChuixueLooking for Stars Henry2001 Madam White Snake Xu Xian Xu ShilinMaster Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 Ximen ChuixueThe Hotel 大酒店 Shaun2002 Brotherhood 有情有义 He PingPalm of Rulai Lu Xiaoyu2003 Moon Fairy HouyiTrue Heroes 真心英雄 Chen JunhaoAlways on My Mind Tang Xinyang2004 Timeless Gift 遗情未了 Wang JieTo Mum with Love Yang Yijie2005 A New Life 有福 Zhang YoufuFairy of the Chalice 夜光神杯 Cao JingThe Dragon Heroes 赤子乘龙 Yan ChengYou Are the One 缘分 Simon2006 The Lucky Stars 福禄寿三星报喜 Wu FuqiRhapsody in Blue Lan ZiyuanThrough It All Guo YihaiThe Peak Fang Hong an2007 A Mobile Love Story Lin LizhongThe Shaolin Warriors 少林僧兵 Qi Jiguang2008 Rhythm of Life 变奏曲 Li JunjieBeach Ball Babes 球爱大战 Ma Tianwu2009 My Buddy Zeng Youquan2010 Breakout 破天网 Situ Dongcheng2011 Secrets for Sale Zheng RenyiThe Oath Wu Guo en 吴裹恩2012 Show Hand Zhang Qiming Won Best Actor at Star Awards 2013Game Plan 千方百计 Zeng Haoren2013 A Good Wife Li Shaowen Won Best Leading Actor at Golden Bell Awards 13 2014 Against The Tide 逆潮 Di ShenThe Romance of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 Huang YaoshiMr Right Wanted Lun Zheming2015 Crescendo Yang Yiwei2016 Nie Xiaoqian Yan QiYan Chi Xia2018 Memories of Love Xin Kai YuDoppelganger Yang LiweiLi Ruiming2019 My Girlfriend is an Alien Fang Shi DaAfter The Stars 攻星计 Le Jun 乐军Dive Ming Ke2020 Workers Ming Qi 14 2021 Danger Zone Won Best Supporting Actor at Golden Bell Awards 15 Film Edit Year Title Role Notes Ref1995 Love Knows No Bounds Hong Jie2004 The Best Bet Lee Yong Shun2009 The Wedding Game Jack Fang2010 Kidnapper Ah Huat 16 2012 Forgotten Luo Pin Chung Tele movie 13 Sweetheart Chocolate2014 Black and White Episode 2 The Dawn of JusticeFilial Party Peh Ah BengWhen a Peking Family Meets Aupair ReporterWho Is Undercover2017 The Fortune Handbook Soh HockAll My Goddess GaryThe Long Goodbye Lee Yu ChengWho Killed Cock Robin 2019 Wet Season AndrewFall in Love at First Kiss Mr JiangIf Thoughts Can Kill2021 The SoulDiscography EditAlbums Edit Christopher Lee Story 1999 Love No Boundaries 2002 Singles Edit Year collection Title Notes1997 错爱今生 Theme song from The Choice Partner和平的代价 Theme song from The Price of Peace流浪之歌 Theme song from The Guest People1998 一生太短暂 Insert song from The Return of the Condor Heroes1999 逃避 Opening theme song from Coup de Scorpio不告而别 Ending theme song from Coup de Scorpio2000 义 Ending theme song from Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng2002 平凡 Theme song from Brotherhood爱 无国界2003 英雄好汉 Opening theme song from True Heroes每一天的思念 Insert song from True Heroes在你左右 Ending theme song from True Heroes2004 非一般烦恼 Theme song from To Mum with Love2005 相信 Theme song from You Are the One福禄寿 Theme song from My Lucky Stars performed together with Fann WongChinese New Year songs 万年红 performed together with Fann WongChinese New Year songs 恭喜恭喜07 performed together with Qi Yuwu Ann Kok and Dawn YeohChinese New Year songs 事如意08Others 运气 阳光系列3Others 谈何容易Compilation album EditYear English title Mandarin title2007 Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album 07 群星贺岁金猪庆丰圆2008 Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation 08 群星贺岁福牛迎瑞年2012 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 新传媒群星金龙接财神Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Nominated work Result Ref1996 Star Awards Best Newcomer Nominated1997 Star Awards Best Actor The Price of Peace as Xie Guomin WonTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 101998 Star Awards Best Actor The Return of the Condor Heroes as Yang Guo NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 101999 Star Awards Best Actor Riding The Storm as Zhong Qingtang NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 202000 Star Awards Best Actor Coup de Scorpio as Xie Tingzhang NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102001 Star Awards Best Actor Looking for Stars as Henry NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 202002 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102003 Star Awards Best Actor True Heroes as Chen Junhao NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102004 Star Awards Best Actor Timeless Gift as Wang Jie NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102005 Star Awards Best Actor A New Life as Zhang Youfu NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102009 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Life Transformers NominatedTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 102010 Star Awards All Time Favourite Artiste Received2011 Star Awards Best Actor Breakout as Situ Dongcheng NominatedFavourite Onscreen Couple Drama Situ Dongcheng with Jeanette Aw WonFavourite Onscreen Partner Variety WonAsian Television Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Breakout as Situ Dongcheng Nominated2012 Star Awards Best Actor The Oath as Wu Guo en NominatedBest Info Ed Programme Host The Adventures of Chris NominatedFavourite Male Character NominatedFavourite Onscreen Couple Drama NominatedGolden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Forgotten as Luo Pin Chung Nominated 13 2013 Star Awards Best Actor Show Hand as Zhang Qiming WonFavourite Male Character NominatedFavourite Onscreen Couple Drama Nominated2014 Star Awards Most Popular Regional Artiste China NominatedMost Popular Regional Artiste Cambodia NominatedGolden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series A Good Wife Won 15 2015 Star Awards Best Actor Against The Tide as Di Shen NominatedMost Popular Regional Artiste China WonAsian Television Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Against The Tide as Di Shen Nominated2016 Star Awards Best Actor Crescendo as Yang Yiwei NominatedFavourite Male Character NominatedAsian Television Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Crescendo as Yang Yiwei Nominated2017 Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film The Long Goodbye Nominated2019 Star Awards Best Actor Doppelganger as Yang Liwei Li Ruiming Nominated2021 Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Workers Won 15 2022 Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Danger Zone Won 15 References Edit No I m not Christopher AsiaOne 23 December 2011 Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 Retrieved 19 August 2012 Mark Lee and Christopher Lee assume their new heavenly ranks xin msn com 25 April 2010 Archived from the original on 6 May 2014 Retrieved 22 August 2012 金钟视帝也斜杠 李铭顺创高球服饰品牌 LMS 8 World 9 November 2021 Retrieved 10 November 2021 Jail term for drunk actor in hit and run The Star www thestar com my Retrieved 22 April 2021 Lee Sze Yong 12 December 2006 A solemn teary eyed Lee at Star Awards The Straits Times p 4 Jail term for drunk actor in hit and run The Star www thestar com my Retrieved 22 April 2021 Ansley Ng Christopher Lee begins jail term Today 29 May 2007 TV actor Christopher Lee to spend more time in jail Channel NewsAsia Retrieved 15 June 2007 Carolyn Quek Last of five charges against actor dropped The Straits Times 22 June 2007 Actor Christopher Lee released from jail Channel NewsAsia Retrieved 25 June 2007 李铭顺新剧被换角 王沺裁成得益人 Lianhe Zaobao Archived from the original on 10 February 2013 Retrieved 19 May 2007 Actor Christopher Lee to retain permanent resident status Channel NewsAsia Retrieved 12 July 2007 a b c Chua Charlene 27 October 2014 Best Actor Christopher Lee credits win to good luck family brought him The New Paper Retrieved 26 October 2022 Christopher Lee wins second Golden Bell for HBO comedy Workers sg style yahoo com Retrieved 26 October 2022 a b c d Christopher Lee wins Best Supporting Actor Golden Bell award for role in iQiyi s Danger Zone CNA Lifestyle Retrieved 26 October 2022 Stefan Says So Kidnapper Sinema SG 21 March 2010 Retrieved 23 February 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christopher Lee Christopher Lee at IMDb Mediacorp Singapore Christopher Lee at hkmdb com Christopher Lee Actor Malaysia Filmography TV Drama Series Chinese Movies chinesemov com Retrieved 25 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Lee Malaysian actor amp oldid 1127962473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
