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Singapore actor (born 1955)
| Zhu Houren | |
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 Zhu at the Star Awards 2017 |
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| Born | Choo Hoh Yim[1] (1955-01-30) 30 January 1955 (age 70)Straits Settlements |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Other names | Jack Choo |
| Education | Chung Cheng High School |
| Occupations | Actorfilmmaker |
| Years active | 1980s−present |
| Spouse | Vera Hanitijo (m. 1985) |
| Children | Joel Choo and Jonathan Choo |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 朱厚任 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhū Hòurèn |
Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean actor and filmmaker. In 2003, he made his feature film directorial debut with After School and in 2014 he produced the basketball film, Meeting the Giant.[2]
Zhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School.
In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm After School, while taking on a role in the same film.
During the Star Awards 2010, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Liang Zhigao 梁志高, an old man who suffers from senile dementia for the drama Reunion Dinner.[3]
He is married to Vera Hanitijo[4] and has 2 sons, Jonathan, an independent director, and Joel, an actor.[5][6]
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Awards and nominations
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- ^ "Choo Hou Ren – Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Zhu Hou Ren". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Veterans rule at Star Awards". Channel News Asia. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "To act or not to act, like mum and dad". The Straits Times. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Joel Choo Says Having The Support Of His Dad Zhu Houren Was A "Critical" Part Of His Decision To Leave Mediacorp". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (19 December 2021). "Actor Zhu Houren invites only 10 friends to elder son's wedding due to Covid-19 curbs | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Tale of warring families". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 2 November 1993. p. 23. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Wong, Avis (15 October 2007). "Houren shines as grumpy dad". The New Paper. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Madeline Chu, Sean Say, John Hung: 1991 ad of top 20 popular artistes stirs nostalgia". AsiaOne. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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