Jan Lamb

Jan Lamb
Background information
Chinese name 林海峰
Pinyin Lín Hăifēng (Mandarin)
Jyutping lam4 hoi2 fung1 (Cantonese)
Born (1967-01-28) 28 January 1967
Hong Kong
Occupation DJ, actor, singer, comedian, lyricist, parody lyricist, graphics designer, voice-over talent
Genre(s) Cantopop, Chinese hip hop
Voice type(s) Baritone, Tenor
Associated acts Softhard
Spouse(s)
Cass Phang (m. 1998)
Ancestry Shanghai, China

Jan Lamb Hoi-fong (born 28 January 1967) is a Hong Kong DJ, singer and actor. Lamb is the elder brother of Jerry Lamb and younger brother of singer and radio personality Sandy Lamb. He formed a comedic musical duo during the late 1980s with fellow actor and comedian Eric Kot, called Softhard). His wife Cass Phang is a singer.

Career

Radio DJ

He is one of the DJ's for Commercial Radio 2 (CR2), hosting several successful programmes since the 1990s. His most current one On a Clear Day is a 2-hour morning show which airs from 8 to 10am from Monday to Friday on CR2. This two-hour programme is hosted by Jan Lamb, Matt Chow and Michelle Lo.[1]

Stand-up comedy

In 2005 Jan gave a successful series of stand-up comedy shows (林海峰是但噏發花癲), which all sold out. Jan also released a new song album which has sold very well to the extent that he has been nominated for the "best male singer award" by Chik Chak 903 (叱吒903). He also wrote many parody songs and uses them on his comedy routines.

In 17–22, 26 September 2009, there will be another talk show under the Stand-up Comedy Series, namely "Yes, I Do 3omething" (林海峰是但噏我願意). It would take place in the Hong Kong Stadium.

TV commercials

Jan Lamb lends his voice to a huge number of television commercials in Hong Kong. One of his most successful commercials was for Gummi Mini Burgers, which was made up of a dialogue script of only one phrase repeated three times. The script read '食多啲 食多啲 食多啲啦' which literally meant 'Eat More, Eat More, Eat More!'. Jan Lamb also dubbed the Cantonese version of the Hong Kong Disneyland grand opening commercial.

As Softhard, he was also a part of a TV advertising campaign for McDonald's Hong Kong with Janice Vidal and Charles Ying.

Personal life

He is an alumnus of St. Teresa's School Kowloon and St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong.

His father was a Shanghainese suit maker. He grew up in public housing estate in Hong Kong, where he was able to freely grow and develop his creative and artistic skills.

His eldest sister is Sandy Lamb Shan-Shan (林姍姍) who was also a DJ with Commercial Radio.

His younger brother is Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung (林曉峰) who is an actor and also DJ with Commercial Radio.

Jan is married to retired female singer Cass Phang (彭羚) and they have two daughters – Lamb Wing (Jae Lamb) and Lamb Ching (Cloe Lamb).

Ti Lung (狄龍) is his uncle from his mother's side.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Something extra". Malaysia Star. 19 March 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
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