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Singaporean educator and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Choo (born in September 1969 or 1970) is a Singaporean agriculture, businessman and former actor. He is best known for his role as Yan Dao in the comedy sitcom Right Frequency.[3]
Ryan Choo | |
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Born | September 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1][2] |
Other names | Zou Lianfu |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1995−present |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 鄒聯福 |
Simplified Chinese | 邹联福 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zōu Liánfú |
He is also greatly known for his contributions in agriculture with his father Brian.
Choo dropped out of his mechanical engineering course at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and subsequently enlisted into the army, citing having "no interest" in the course.[4]
He was a former sales supervisor before making his debut through the 1995 Mediacorp's Star Search competition where he was a semi-finalist.[1]
He has starred in television series such as period drama Tofu Street (1996), golf romance series Triumph Over The Green (1996), Brave New World (1996) opposite Alex Man and Fann Wong, blockbuster war drama The Price of Peace (1997) and in the mythical drama The Legends of Jigong (1997).
Since 2000s, Choo has been running a student care centre named Star Kidz Powerclub, at Block 509, Bedok North Avenue 3, and serves as the principal. In February 2018, Choo was involved in a police case which was lodged by a parent of an eight-year-old boy. The boy, who had been attending the centre for three years, was playing hide-and-seek with other children at the centre on 31 Jan 2018 and Choo punished the boy for opening the door to a toilet while a girl was using it. Choo had hit the boy on his buttocks and palm with a wooden ruler for 28 times.[6][7]
In an interview with Lianhe Wanbao in August 2019, Choo said he is a self-professed otaku and revealed that he is single.[8]
Choo has appeared in the following programmes:[9][10]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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1996 | Star Awards 1996 | Most Popular Newcomer | — | Nominated | [25] |
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