Leon Jay Williams (Chinese: 立威廉; pinyin: Li Wei Lian, born July 30, 1976) is Eurasian Singaporean singer and actor who frequently lives and works in Taiwan and mainland China. In addition to Mandarin Chinese, he speaks English; he sometimes displays this ability in his work on television shows. He was a former model.
Williams is of mixed English, German, Japanese and Chinese descent[1] - his paternal grandfather is British, his paternal grandmother is of mixed German and Japanese ancestry. His mother is a Singaporean Chinese.
He is known for starring in several Taiwanese dramas, including Green Forest, My Home and Heaven's Wedding Gown. He has also made a cameo appearance in Smiling Pasta. His most recent drama appearance is in "Zhang Xiao Wu's Spring". Williams was also a former Mister Singapore and Mister International Man.
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- Sweet Inspirations: Leon Jay Williams - 2005
- Leon has released his first album – ‘Sweet Inspirations’, compiling of English songs from the 60s and 70s. He sang one of the tracks – Can’t Smile Without You and made an MV for another track – And I Love You So.
- Green Green Forest My Home OST : Forever - 2006
- Upcoming EP with Beijing Olympic Water Cube Team Song - Love Flows (Mandarin Version) and Friends (Korea Version) duet with Han Ji Hye.Expected to be released end 2008.
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[edit] References
- ^ TheDailyModel
- ^ "Leon Jay Williams". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3717499/. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ "Leon Jay Williams". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Leon%20Jay%20Williams.html. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
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Singaporean actor-singer |
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