Zhang Yaodong
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Zhang Yaodong is a Singapore
actor
. Yaodong entered the entertainment circle after joining Star Search in 1999. He was a model and had done various commercials before joining Mediacorp
. He made his small screen debut in the ever popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy VI. He has also been awarded many roles due to his chiselled features coupled that with his impressive height, 6'2". He was finally being awarded a 2nd lead actor role in Happily Ever After after working very hard for the past seven years. He has since snared lead roles in shows like "The Greatest Love Of All", "Dear, Dear Son-In-Law" and "Where The Heart Is".
He has recently completed a collaboration between Singapore and Malaysia, Falling In Love.
In the recent Star Awards 2007
, he won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his 6 years of acting career and was also nominated for Best Actor.
He won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked his celebrity mentors Huang Wenyong
, Huang Bi Ren and Chen Hanwei
.
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
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Yaodong entered the entertainment circle after joining Star Search in 1999. He was a model and had done various commercials before joining Mediacorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
. He made his small screen debut in the ever popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy VI. He has also been awarded many roles due to his chiselled features coupled that with his impressive height, 6'2". He was finally being awarded a 2nd lead actor role in Happily Ever After after working very hard for the past seven years. He has since snared lead roles in shows like "The Greatest Love Of All", "Dear, Dear Son-In-Law" and "Where The Heart Is".
He has recently completed a collaboration between Singapore and Malaysia, Falling In Love.
In the recent Star Awards 2007
Star Awards 2007
Star Awards 2007 is a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This year, Star Awards will be scheduled to telecast on two Sunday nights. The first award ceremony will be held on the 9 December 2007, in...
, he won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his 6 years of acting career and was also nominated for Best Actor.
He won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked his celebrity mentors Huang Wenyong
Huang Wenyong
Huang Wenyong is a Malaysia-born Chinese Singaporean actor who has appeared in many Chinese drama Series, and is best known by his own generation for his appearance in The Awakening and The Seletar Robbery...
, Huang Bi Ren and Chen Hanwei
Chen Hanwei
Chen Han Wei , is a MediaCorp TV artiste in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore.-Early life:Chen grew up and lived in Kampung Ungku Mohsin, Johor Bahru. Born into a poor family, Chen nonetheless excelled academically and studied at one of the most famous Chinese independent schools...
.
Drama
- 2011
- 边缘父子 On The Fringe
- 生日快乐 Be Happy
- 2010
- 无花果 The Score
- 五福到 The Best Things In Life
- 2009
- 想握你的手Your Hand in Mine (180-episode long-running drama)
- 2008
- 叮当神探Crime Busters x 2Crime Busters x 2Crime Busters x 2 is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008...
- 大城情事 Where the Heart Is (Malaysia Co-production)
- 心花朵朵开 Love BlossomsLove BlossomsLove Blossoms was the sixth long-running drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Part 1 was aired from 28 May 2008 to 15 August 2008. Part 1 consisted of 58 episodes...
(110 Episode Long Running drama)
- 叮当神探Crime Busters x 2
- 2007
- 爱·特别的你 The Greatest Love of AllThe Greatest Love of All (TV series)The Greatest Love of All is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 29 May 2007, and ended on 25 June 2007. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night, 9pm.This drama...
- 情有可缘 Falling In LoveFalling In Love (TV series)Falling In Love is a Singaporean and Malaysian co-production Chinese drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on August 20, 2007 and ended its run on 21 September 2007. The drama consists of a total of 25 episodes. It was screened...
(Malaysia Co-production) - 凡间新仙人 Happily Ever AfterHappily Ever After (TV series)Happily Ever After is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8...
- 女婿当家 Dear, Dear Son-in-Law
- 爱·特别的你 The Greatest Love of All
- 2006
- 大男人小男人 Measure of ManMeasure of ManMeasure of Man is a Singapore Chinese Language drama, telecast on Mediacorp TV Channel 8, 9pm. It made its debut on 7 August 2006 and ended its run on 8 September 2006....
- 大男人小男人 Measure of Man
- 2005
- 爱的掌门人 Love Concierge
- 同心圆 Portrait of HomePortrait of HomePortrait of Home is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2005.The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005...
- 同心圆II Portrait of Home II
- 2004
- My Mighty In Laws
- 大女人小女人 Beautiful TrioBeautiful TrioBeautiful Trio is a Chinese language drama broadcast on Singapore's largest television network, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The show was filmed in 2003 but broadcast in 2004....
- 三十风雨路 An Ode To LifeAn Ode To LifeAn Ode To Life is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of 2000s...
- 2003
- 荷兰村 Holland V
- 无炎的爱 Always on my Mind
- 2002
- 九层糕 Beautiful ConnectionBeautiful ConnectionBeautiful Connection is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more....
- 心网追凶 Crime Hunters
- 豹子胆 The VagrantThe VagrantThe Vagrant is a 2002 Chinese drama. It was produced by Mediacorp, a television station in Singapore. The cast includes Mediacorp's Ah Ge, Li Nanxing, Huang Biren, Zhang Yaodong, Le Yao, Huang Yiliang, and Tracer Wong...
- 九层糕 Beautiful Connection
Awards and nominations
- Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007 is a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This year, Star Awards will be scheduled to telecast on two Sunday nights. The first award ceremony will be held on the 9 December 2007, in...
- Best Actor nominee (The Greatest Love of All) - Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007 is a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This year, Star Awards will be scheduled to telecast on two Sunday nights. The first award ceremony will be held on the 9 December 2007, in...
- Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes - Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010 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 2010 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 18 April 2010 and 25 April 2010...
- Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
Interesting Facts
- Yaodong's name in Chinese characters, 张耀栋, was extracted from Singapore's top political leaders, Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades...
李光耀 and Goh Chok TongGoh Chok TongGoh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime...
吴作栋 names. YAO was extracted from Lee Kwan Yew's last character in his Chinese name; DONG was extracted from Goh Chok Tong's last character in his Chinese name. - Yaodong is dubbed as Singapore's Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, as he resembles the latter a lot. - Yaodong did a strip tease for his role Sunny in Love Concierge, where he stripped until what was left on his body was red trunks. His pubic hair was visible because the trunks were too small.