Jack Neo
Jack Neo (born Neo Chee Keong on 24 January 1956) is a Singaporean movie director at MediaCorp, a Singapore media company. He directed I Not Stupid, Money No Enough, Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2, all of which were very popular. Neo was once a comedian.
Jack Neo | |
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.jpg) Neo in 2013 | |
| Born | Jack Neo Chee Keong 24 January 1960 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | Tanjong Katong Secondary School |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Executive producer, Host, Actor |
| Spouse | Irene Kng |
| Children | 4 |
Neo received the Best Director Award at the Silver Screen Awards in 1998. He was also awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award in the following year for his contributions to Singapore's media industry. In 2004, Neo became the first moviemaker in Singapore to be honoured with the Public Service Award. He also received the Cultural Medallion on 21 October 2005 together with musician Dick Lee.[1]
In 2008, Neo and Mark Lee bought the Singapore master franchise rights for Old Town White Coffee. It is a coffee retail store from Ipoh, Malaysia. Their first store at Big Splash opened on 30 March in 2008.
Neo married Irene Kng in 1988 and they have four children.[2] It is his second marriage.[2] He is a Christian and worships at City Harvest Church.
In March 2010, it was revealed Neo had an affair with model Wendy Chong.[3] Later it was reported that Neo tried to have relations with up to 11 women.[4]
Filmography
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12 Storeys | Ah Gu | Actor |
| 1998 | Money No Enough | Chew Wah Keong | Writer, Actor |
| Hitman in the City | Writer, Director, Narrator | ||
| 1999 | That One Not Enough | Writer, Director | |
| Liang Popo: The Movie | Liang Popo | Writer, Actor | |
| 2002 | I Not Stupid | Mr Liu | Writer, Director, Actor |
| 2003 | Homerun | Mr Tan | Writer, Director |
| 2004 | The Best Bet | Writer, Director | |
| 2005 | I Do I Do | Director | |
| One More Chance | Reporter | Writer, Director | |
| 2006 | I Not Stupid Too | Mr Yeo (Steven) | Writer, Director, Actor |
| 2007 | Just Follow Law | Doctor | Writer, Director, Narrator |
| 2008 | Ah Long Pte Ltd | Composer | Writer, Director, Actor |
| Money No Enough 2 | Yang Baoqiang | Writer, Director, Actor | |
| 2009 | Love Matters | Writer, Director | |
| Where Got Ghost? | Yang Baoqiang | Director, Actor | |
| 2010 | Being Human | Waiter | Director |
| 2011 | Homecoming | Karen Neo | Actor |
| The Ghosts Must Be Crazy | Executive Producer, Writer | ||
| 2012 | We Not Naughty | Writer, Director, Narrator | |
| Ah Boys to Men | ? | ||
| 2013 | Ah Boys to Men 2 | TBC | Writer, Director |
| Everyone's Business | ? | ? |
References
change- ↑ "The rise and fall of Jack Neo". www.asiaone.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nanyang100 - Jack Neo's Car modified to have sexual tryst in". Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ↑ "Model exposes affair with S'pore director Jack Neo], 07 March 2010, Channel Newsasia". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ↑ French girl spills on Neo[permanent dead link]
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