Chinese name 李國煌 (traditional) Birth name 李國煌 Ancestry Fujian Pe̍h-oe-ji Li Kok-hong (Hokkien) Spouse Catherine Ng | Pinyin Role Comedian Chinese name 李国煌 (simplified) Name Mark Lee | |
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Born 16 October 1968 (age 55)
Singapore ( 1968-10-16 ) Occupation Actor, host, comedian, director/producer Children Calynn Lee, Marksonn Lee, Calista Lee TV shows Star Awards 2010, Police & Thief, Number 96 Movies King of Mahjong, Taxi! Taxi!, The Ghosts Must Be Crazy, Ah Long Pte Ltd, Money No Enough 2 Similar People Jack Neo, Henry Thia, John Cheng, Dennis Chew, Boris Boo | ||
Mark Lee Kok Huang (Chinese: 李国煌; pinyin: Lǐ Guóhuáng; Wade–Giles: Li3 Kuo2 Huang2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kok-hông; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director. A veteran Mediacorp artiste, he made his big break in television in 1998 and has gone on to star in and host many local award-winning TV serials and shows, rising to prominence.
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Early life
Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food seller. As a boy, Lee would assist in selling duck rice, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre.
Career
Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd as guest appearance Lee Kok Peng from season 5 until season 7 and in Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama Holland V as Su Hao. He also gained recognition for his work with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in films such as Money No Enough and Liang Po Po: The Movie and long-running comedy variety programme Comedy Nite (搞笑行动). He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.
Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, Mark Lee was awarded the coveted All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2010 and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Awards.
Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme Home Decor Survivor and the infotainment programme Behind Every Job with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show It's a Small World (season 2).
Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo's movies, with the exception of Liang Po Po: The Movie, That One Not Enough and Ah Long Pte Ltd.
On 9 March, 2017, Lee opened a production house King Kong Media Production with partner Yinson Marine Services, a Malaysian oil and gas company. He is now working on a film project for 2018.
Personal life
Lee is married to Catherine Ng. They have one daughter Calista (born 2008) and a son Marksonn (born 2011). His second daughter Calynn was born in 2013.