Shawn Lee (actor)
Shawn Lee Chuang Rui | |||
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| Born | 11 February 1990 | ||
| Occupation | Actor | ||
| Years active | 2001–2012 | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 李創銳 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 李创锐 | ||
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Shawn Lee Chuang Rui (simplified Chinese: 李创锐; traditional Chinese: 李創銳; pinyin: Li Chuàngruì; born 11 February 1990), is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang in the box office hit I Not Stupid.[1]
Background and career[]
Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid.[2] His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award, which he won, along with co-stars Joshua Ang and Eric Huang at the 2002 Star Awards.[3] He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his A Levels.[4] He made a brief return to acting in Neo's new film We Not Naughty, which was released in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2012 and features former I Not Stupid co-stars Joshua Ang and Xiang Yun.[5][6]
Filmography[]
Films/Movies[]
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | We Not Naughty 孩子不坏 | Chen Weijie |
| 2007 | Colour Of Hope 再见阳光[7] | Orange Light/Liu Chengguang |
| 2006 | I Not Stupid Too 小孩不笨2 | Tom Yeo 杨学谦 |
| 2003 | Homerun 跑吧!孩子 | Chew Kiat Kun 周杰坤 |
| 2002 | I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 | Liu Kok Pin 刘国彬 |
Television[]
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | I Not Stupid Too | Tom Yeo | |
| 2002 | I Not Stupid | Liu Kok Pin | |
| 2001 | Beyond the Axis of Truth | Chen Xueming (younger) |
Personal life[]
Lee studied at Unity Primary School, Bukit Panjang Government High School and subsequently completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College.[4][8][9] An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match and is currently studying business at the National University of Singapore.[6]
Lee presented the Young Talents Award during the Star Awards with former co-star Megan Zheng at the Star Awards 2011.[10]
Awards and nominations[]
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2002 | Young Talent Award | I Not Stupid Too | Won |
References[]
- ^ "Star Awards Hall of Fame 2002". mediacorptv.sg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14.
- ^ "I Not Stupid cast". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Star Awards Hall of Fame". xinmsn.com. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "I'm Not Stupid, really". AsiaOne. 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Naughty is Next". citynews.sg. 29 August 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Show Boys to Men" (PDF). The New Paper (courtesy of nus.edu.sg). 17 August 2011. pp. 22–23.
- ^ "We're Kids No More". movieexclusive.com.
- ^ "'A'-Level students perform better in 2008 than in 2007". Channel News Asia. 6 March 2009.
- ^ "ACJC 2008 A Levels". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Shawn Lee and Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011".
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