Shawn Lee (born February 11, 1990), born Lee Chuang Rui, is a Singaporean

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang

Joshua Ang

Joshua Ang Ser Kian is a Mediacorp artiste from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too.Ang studied at Pasir Ris Secondary School....

 in the box office hit I Not Stupid

I Not Stupid

I Not Stupid is a Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, the movie stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan,...

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Background and career

Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in Jack Neo

Jack Neo

Jack Neo Chee Keong , PBM, credited as Jack Neo on screen, is a Chinese Singaporean film and television actor, host and director...

's hit film I Not Stupid

I Not Stupid

I Not Stupid is a Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, the movie stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan,...

. His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award along with co-stars Joshua Ang

Joshua Ang

Joshua Ang Ser Kian is a Mediacorp artiste from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too.Ang studied at Pasir Ris Secondary School....

 and Eric Huang

Huang Po Ju

Eric Po Ju Huang is a former Taiwan-born Singaporean actor, most notable for his role as Terry in the Singaporean hit film I Not Stupid.-Background:...

 at the 2002 Star Awards

Star Awards 2002

Star Awards 2002 is a television award telecast in 2002 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Nominees and winners:Winners are highlighted in bold.Best Actor 最佳男主角...

. 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.

Main cast

Year	Movie	Role
2007	Colour Of Hope (再见阳光)	Orange Light
2006	I Not Stupid Too I Not Stupid Too I Not Stupid Too is a 2006 Singaporean film and the sequel to the 2002 film, I Not Stupid. A satirical comedy, I Not Stupid Too portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—15-year-old Tom, his 8-year-old brother Jerry and their 15-year-old friend Chengcai—who have a...  (小孩不笨2)	Tom Yeo 杨学谦
2003	Homerun Homerun (film) Homerun Chinese: 跑吧！孩子 pinyin: pǎo bà háizǐ) is a 2003 Singaporean Mandarin-language film. A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, Homerun is a drama about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes...  (跑吧!孩子)	Chew Kiat Kun 周杰坤
2002	I Not Stupid I Not Stupid I Not Stupid is a Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, the movie stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan,...  小孩不笨	Liu Kok Pin 刘国彬

Television

Year	Movie	Role
2006	I Not Stupid Too I Not Stupid Too (TV serial) I Not Stupid Too is a Singaporean TV serial adaptation-cum-sequel of the hit film I Not Stupid Too. It is also directed by Jack Neo, who reprises his role as Mr Yeo...	Tom Yeo
2002	I Not Stupid	Liu Kok Pin

Personal Life

Lee studied at Bukit Panjang Government High School

Bukit Panjang Government High School

Bukit Panjang Government High School is a secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, a residential town in the western part of Singapore...

 and subsequently completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College

Anglo-Chinese Junior College

Anglo-Chinese Junior College in Singapore opened in 1977 and is the junior college arm of the Anglo-Chinese School family of Methodist schools. ACJC offers the standard two-year pre-university programme, with students taking the GCE 'A' Levels in their second year...

. An avid basketball player, he completed his national service

National Service in Singapore

Conscription in Singapore, called National Service , requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents who have reached the age of 18 to enrol in the military...

 in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match. He is currently reading Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at the National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....

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Lee hosted the Young Talents Award with former co-star Megan Tay

Megan Zheng

Megan Zheng is a Singaporean actress who starred in two Singaporean movies: Homerun and One More Chance...

 at the Star Awards 2011

Star Awards 2011

Star Awards 2011 was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2011 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 17 April 2011 and 24 April 2011...

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External links

• Profile on J-Team website