Guo Liang (actor)
Guo Liang (born 11 November 1968) is a Chinese-Singaporean actor and television host.
Guo Liang | |
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郭亮 | |
| Born | 11 November 1968 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Drama Institute |
| Occupation | Host, actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Spouse(s) | Jade Shen Jie (m. 1994) |
| Children | Marcus Guo (son) |
| Awards | Star Awards 2009 : Best Variety Show Host Star Awards 2014 : Best Supporting Actor Star Awards 1997 - Star Awards 2005 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Star Awards 2010 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Star Awards 2018 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Asian Television Awards – 2008 : Best Entertainment Presenter |
Career
Guo graduated from the Shanghai Drama Institute and moved to Singapore during the 1990s to join the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp). He joined SPH MediaWorks in late 2000[1] but returned to MediaCorp in 2005 when the two companies merged. Although trained as an actor, he is mostly known in Singapore as a presenter of MediaCorp Channel 8 current affairs programme Hello Singapore (狮城有约) and host of the Star Awards.
Guo has gotten 5 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997–1999, 2010, 2018 respectively.
In 2019, Guo undertakes as a host for a new dating variety show - The Destined One.
Personal life
Guo is married to a Singapore permanent resident Jade Shen Jie in 1994 and has a son, Marcus. He took up Singaporean citizenship in 2001.[2]
In 2010, Guo and Elvin Ng were reportedly engaged in an online feud over comments exchanged in the dressing room during filming of the series.[3] The incident was notably parodied in a skit at the Star Awards 2011 in which Christopher Lee, portraying series director Chong Liung Man, tells their characters to "stop fighting" and "write on [their] blogs".
Filmography
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Heart To Heart 心点心 | Yue Tianhua 岳天华 |
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| The Distance Between 下个路口遇见你 | Song Shanming 宋善明 |
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| 2017 | Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Song Jueming 宋觉明 |
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| The Lead 第一主角 | Li Wei 李伟 |
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| 2016 | Hero 大英雄 | Alex |
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| Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安 | You Yongfa 游永发 |
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| The Truth Seekers 真探 | Ye Rongtao 叶荣涛 |
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| 2015 | Crescendo 起飞 | Wei Nian 魏年 |
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| 2013 | Sudden 骤变 | Cheng Gaofeng 程高峰 |
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| The Dream Makers 志在四方 | Yao Jianguo 姚建国 |
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| 2012 | Poetic Justice 微笑正义 | Ouyang Qiu 欧阳丘 |
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| Be Happy 生日快乐 | Lan Yanzhi 蓝延之 |
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| 2010 | Breakout 破天网 | Yang Tianwei 杨天威 |
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| 2009 | Table of Glory 乒乓圆 | He Shuai 贺帅 |
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| 2006 | Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌 | Ding Yixing 顶异性 |
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| Beyond The aXis of Truth II 法医X档案 2 之《迷情空间》 | Li Weizhong 李韦忠 |
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Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2012 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 | 新传媒群星金龙接财神 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春乐 |
Accolades
| Asian Television Awards – Hosting Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Representative Work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Entertainment Presenter | You're OK, I'm OK | Nominated |
| 2008 | Lead Me On | Won | |
| Star Awards – Acting / Hosting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1997 | Best Newcomer | N/A | Nominated |
| 1998 | Best Variety Show Host | 异度空间 | Nominated |
| 1999 | 亮出真相 | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Lead Me On | Nominated | |
| 2009 | CelebriTEA Break | Won | |
| Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Breaking Barriers | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Best Variety Show Host | CelebriTEA Break II | Nominated |
| Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Stars for a Cause | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Variety Show Host | Black Rose | Nominated |
| Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Legendary Cuisine | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Legendary Cuisine II | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Best Variety Show Host | United Neighbours Society | Nominated |
| Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Project i Season 2 | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Dream Makers (as Yao Jianguo) | Won |
| Best Variety Show Host | Counter Fake | Nominated | |
| Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) | N/A | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Best Programme Host | What Your School Doesn't Teach You | Nominated |
| 2017 | Your Thoughts Please? | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Voices | Nominated | |
| Star Awards – Popularity Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Result | |
| 1997 | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Top 10 | |
| 1998 | Top 10 | ||
| 1999 | Top 10 | ||
| 2005 | Top 20 | ||
| 2006 | Top 20 | ||
| 2007 | Top 20 | ||
| 2009 | Top 20 | ||
| 2010 | Top 10 | ||
| 2011 | Top 20 | ||
| 2012 | Top 20 | ||
| 2013 | Top 20 | ||
| 2014 | Top 20 | ||
| 2015 | Top 20 | ||
| 2016 | Top 20 | ||
| 2017 | Top 20 | ||
| 2018 | Top 10 | ||
| 2019 | Top 20 | ||
References
- "SPH MediaWorks stars all ready to shine". sph.com.sg. 2 October 2000. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Guo Liang: "A Very Singaporean Chinaman"". Taken from The Straits Times. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- "Elvin Ng & Guo Liang engaged in online feud". Channel News Asia. 4 August 2010.
External links
- Profile on xinmsn
- Archived Bio on MediaCorp TV website