Guo Liang (actor)

Guo Liang
Chinese name	郭亮
Pinyin	Guō Liàng (Mandarin)
Born	(1968-11-11) 11 November 1968 Shanghai, China
Occupation	Host, actor
Years active	1994–present

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.

Guo Liang (born 11 November 1968) is a China-born Singaporean actor and television host.

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 co-presenter of MediaCorp Channel 8 current affairs programme Hello Singapore (狮城有约) and host of the Star Awards.

Personal life

Guo is married to a Singapore permanent resident and has a son. 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

Television

Year	Work	Role	Notes
2016	Hero 大英雄		Special Appearance 特别主演
	Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安	You Yongfa 游永发	Special Appearance 特别主演
	The Truth Seekers 真探	Ye Rongtao 叶荣涛	Father of Rebecca Lim Supporting Role 男配角
2015	Crescendo 起飞	Wei Nian 魏年	Supporting Role 男配角 Villain Role
2013	Sudden 骤变	Cheng Gaofeng 程高峰	Supporting Role 男配角
2013	The Dream Makers 志在四方	Yao Jianguo 姚建国	Pairs up with Chen Liping Supporting Role 男配角
2012	Poetic Justice 微笑正义	Ouyang Qiu 欧阳丘	Pairs up with Sora Ma Supporting Role 男配角
2011	Be Happy 生日快乐	Lan Yanzhi 蓝延之	Pairs up with Paige Chua Supporting Role 男配角
2010	Breakout 破天网	Yang Tianwei 杨天威	Pairs up with Pan Lingling 1/3 of the Male Lead 三大男主角之一 Villain Role
2009	Table of Glory 乒乓圆	He Shuai 贺帅	Supporting Role 男配角
2006	Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌	Ding Yixing 顶异性	Supporting Role 男配角
2005	Beyond The aXis of Truth II 法医X档案 2	Li Weizhong 李韦忠	Supporting Role 男配角

Films

Year	Work	Role
2011	It's a Great, Great World 大世界	Henry

Accolades

Year	Award		Representative Work	Result
1997	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
1998	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	异度空间	Nominated
1998	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
1999	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	亮出真相	Nominated
1999	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
2001	Asian Television Awards	Best Entertainment Presenter	You're OK, I'm OK	Nominated (Highly commended)
2005	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2006	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2007	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	Lead Me On	Nominated
2007	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2008	Asian Television Awards	Best Entertainment Presenter	Lead Me On	Won
2009	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	CelebriTEA Break	Won
		Best Info-Ed Show Host	Breaking Barriers 亮点人生 – 真情无障碍	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2010	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	CelebriTEA Break II	Nominated
		Best Info-Ed Show Host	Star for a Cause	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Won
2011	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	Black Rose	Nominated
		Favourite Male Character Black Rose)	Nominated
		Best Info-Ed Show Host	Legendary Cuisine	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2012	Star Awards	Best Info-Ed Show Host	Legendary Cuisine II	Nominated
2012	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2013	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	United Neighbours Society	Nominated
		Best Info-Ed Show Host	Project i Season 2	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2014	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	Counter Fake	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	The Dream Makers	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2015	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated
2016	Star Awards	Best Programme Host	What Your School Doesn't Teach You 学校没教的事	Nominated
2016	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes		Nominated

References

↑ "SPH MediaWorks stars all ready to shine". sph.com.sg. 2 October 2000.
↑ "Guo Liang: "A Very Singaporean Chinaman"". Taken from The Straits Times. 30 March 2009.
↑ "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

Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host award

1990s	Kym Ng (1998) Kym Ng (1999)

2000s	Sharon Au (2000) Sharon Au (2001) Sharon Au (2002) Sharon Au (2003) Mark Lee (2004) Quan Yi Fong (2005) Bryan Wong (2006) Mark Lee (2007) Guo Liang (2009)

2010s	Mark Lee (2010) Kym Ng (2011) Mark Lee (2012) Kym Ng (2013) Quan Yi Fong (2014) Pornsak (2015)

Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor award

1990s	Xie Shaoguang (1995) Xie Shaoguang (1996) Richard Low (1997) Chen Guohua (1998) Tay Ping Hui (1999)

2000s	Chen Guohua (2000) Yao Wenlong (2001) Huang Yiliang (2002) Huang Yiliang (2003) Andrew Seow (2004) Cavin Soh (2005) Huang Yiliang (2006) Darren Lim (2007) Chew Chor Meng (2009)

2010s	Zhu Houren (2010) Terence Cao (2011) Chen Shucheng (2012) Tay Ping Hui (2013) Guo Liang (2014) Chen Hanwei (2015) Zhang Zhenhuan (2016)

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