Gurmit Singh
| Gurmit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gurmit Ottawan Singh 24 March 1965 Singapore |
| Occupation | Actor, Comedian |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Agent | MediaCorp (1994-2014) |
| Notable work | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Wong (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born 24 March 1965;(Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਓਤ੍ਤਵਨ ਸਿੰਘ; Chinese: 葛米星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng), better known as Gurmit Singh, is a Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and was an artiste in MediaCorp.
Contents
Life
Born to a Punjabi Indian father, Chainchal Singh and a Chinese–Japanese mother,[1] Gurmit was brought up as a Sikh, but converted to Christianity in 1985.[2] Gurmit Singh studied in Outram Secondary School during his secondary school years.
Gurmit is married to Melissa, a Cantonese Chinese. He has three children, Gabrielle (Gabbi Wenyi Ayane Virk, born 1997), Elliot (born 2000) and Mikaela (born 2013).[3] Gurmit is an alumnus of National Police Cadet Corps, Singapore[4] and held the rank of Cadet Inspector. He drives a Grigio Telesto Lamborghini Gallardo.
Career
Making his debut in the variety show Live on 5 in 1994, he then became the host and lead actor of sitcom Gurmit's World. The second season of Gurmit's World, in which Gurmit portrayed his 'relatives' in a series of skits (unlike the first season where he played a wide assortment of mostly non-recurring characters), featured the first appearance of a character named Phua Chu Kang. The Singlish-based spin-off sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd in 1996 made Gurmit a popular icon in the recent years, not only in Singapore, but also in neighbouring countries (especially culturally similar Malaysia). This factor led him to be the host of Singapore Idol. In the past few years,[when?] Gurmit has also won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards.
In October 2014, the Madame Tussauds Singapore museum unveiled a wax figure of Gurmit as Phua Chu Kang.[5]
In November 2014, Gurmit announced the end of his full-time television career at MediaCorp after exactly 20 years. Gurmit shared that he planned to spend more time with his family and would take on artiste engagements on a more selective basis.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Name of Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fire-Eater | TBA |
| 2001 | One Leg Kicking | Tai Po |
| 2005 | We Are Family | Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance) |
| 2007 | Just Follow Law | Ah Zui |
| Sumolah | Akira | |
| 2010 | Phua Chu Kang The Movie | Phua Chu Kang |
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | Security Guard |
| 2012 | The Million Dollar Job | Alvin |
| 2013 | Taxi! Taxi! | Professor Chua See Kiat |
| Everybody's Business | John Lu | |
| The Million Dollar Job 2: Raffles' Gold | Alvin |
Television
| Year | Name of Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–2007 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | Phua Chu Kang |
| 1997 | Can I Help You | Sam Perreira |
| 1998 | Shiver | Father |
| 2001 | The Hotel | Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance) |
| 2002 | The Amazing Race 3 | Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance) |
| 2003 | Living with Lydia | Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance) |
| My Sister Harmie | Rani Kaur's brother | |
| Brothers 4 | Tony Chung | |
| 2004 | Living with Lydia Season 4 | Himself (guest appearance) |
| 2005–2008 | Lifeline | CPT Daniel De Souza |
| 2006 | ABC DJ | Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance) |
| 2007 | 80's Rewind | Larry Goh |
| 2008–2009 | Calefare | Andy Lau Hong |
| 2008–present | Cosmo and George | Cosmo |
| 2009–present | Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd | Phua Chu Kang |
Variety
Others
| Year | Name of Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Beauty World: The Musical | TBA |
| 2000 | My Lonely Tarts | TBA |
| 2005 | Phua Chu Kang - The Musical | Phua Chu Kang |
Discography
Albums
- Sing Singapore 2002 : One (We Are One) (2002) duet with Tay Ping Hui
- One Leg Kicking Original Soundtrack: 'Calling': "Into The House" (2001)
Compilations
- A Happy Journey Starts Like That! (2009)
- The PCK Sar-vivor Rap (2003)
- Love, No Boundaries: "Into the House" (2001) [album single]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- EngvarB from September 2014
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles containing Punjabi-language text
- Articles containing Chinese-language text
- Vague or ambiguous time from December 2010
- Singaporean television personalities
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Singaporean Charismatics
- Singaporean Christians
- Singaporean people of mixed-Chinese descent
- Singaporean people of Punjabi descent
- Singaporean people of Indian descent
- Singaporean people of Japanese descent
- Singaporean male television actors
- Singaporean male stage actors
- Singaporean male film actors
- Converts to Christianity from Sikhism
- Former Sikhs
- Punjabi people
- 20th-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean male actors
