Dennis Chew
Dennis Chew | |
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| Born | 15 August 1973 |
| Education |
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| Alma mater | Shatec Institutes |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 周崇慶 |
| Simplified Chinese | 周崇庆 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Chóngqìng |
Dennis Chew Chong Kheng (born 15 August 1973),[1] also known as Zhou Chongqing, is a Singaporean radio deejay, actor, variety show host, businessman and singer. Chew is known for playing Aunty Lucy, a character which requires him to cross-dress as a middle-aged woman in the variety show Paris and Milan.
Early life
Chew studied at the former Pearl's Hill Primary School and Tuan Mong High School (predecessor of Ngee Ann Secondary School). At 13, Chew performed in the musical and children's television programme 《成语50》(Chinese Idioms 50). At 14, he was talent scouted for a commercial for Yakult because of his cute looks. He was part of the first batch of students in the teen acting classes organised by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the late 1980s. In 1991, he played a substantial role in the TV drama The Future is Mine (锦绣前程).
After serving his National Service, Chew went on to Shatec to get a Diploma in Hotel Management as he realised during NS that it is important to further his studies.[citation needed]
Career
Chew became a Chinese teacher in Yumin Primary School and Raffles Girls' Primary School after completing his education. At the same time, he also worked as a part-time DJ at local radio station YES 933. A few years later, he signed on as a full-time DJ with YES 933.
In Jan 2005, Chew released a music album, containing nine original songs.
Chew's big break in television came in 2009 when he portrayed Aunty Lucy in the variety show Paris and Milan (女王本色), which also starred Patricia Mok, Michelle Tay and Ben Yeo.[2] His performance was extremely well received by both young and old, earning him popularity which led to his first ever win (Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Award) at the annual Star Awards in 2010. The character's catchphrase "Aiyoh, so embarrassing!" and the swooshing of his head to the right was popular with audiences. "Aunty Lucy" was also featured in films like Aunty Lucy Slam Dunk (Auntie Lucy 也灌篮) (2009),[3] It's a Great, Great World (大世界) (2011) and Dance Dance Dragon (龙众舞) (2012), and the game show We Are Singaporeans (season 1 - 2011) as a guest. Chew later stated in an interview that the success of Aunty Lucy was a major turning point in his career, and the endorsement deals it brought helped him clear debts which he had incurred from an unsuccessful business venture.[2]
While juggling DJ duties, Chew also hosts many different programmes ranging from roadshows, variety programmes and game shows, and starred in several television series. He had also participated in several local productions and films. These include the 881 The Musical, in which he played the role of an evil artiste manager. In February 2013, Chew finalised his plans to move over to Love 97.2FM in mid-March as DJ, after hosting at YES 93.3FM for 20 years.[4]
In 2019, Chew appeared in a advertisement by e-payments website epaysg.com, where he portrayed characters such as a woman in a tudung and a man with visibly darker skin. Broadcaster Mediacorp, through its celebrity management wing, later apologized for the controversial ad and the epaysg.com website has also removed it.[5]
Chew won 10 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2010–2014, 2016–2019 and 2021 respectively. Subsequently, he was honored with the All-Time Favourite Artiste award.
Personal life
In April 2022, Chew returned to study and enrolled in Ngee Ann Polytechnic to pursue a diploma in Chinese Media and Communication.[6][7][8] In October 2023, Chew was awarded a scholarship by the Kongzi Culture Fund's Pei Hwa Foundation.[9]
Filmography
Television host
- Celebrity Squares《名人 tic tac toe》常驻嘉宾 (2001)
- One Fun Day《惊喜一整天》(2001 - 2002) (with Dasmond Koh, Florence Tan, Mark Lee, Patricia Mok)
- One Fun Day II《惊喜一整天》II (2002) (with Dasmond Koh, Florence Tan, Mark Lee, Patricia Mok)
- Innocent Moments 《小小儿戏》(2002 - 2003) (with Fiona Xie)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2002)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2003)
- Durian Delights《我吃，你吃，它刺刺刺》(2004) (with Huang Wenyong)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2004)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2005)
- Kungfu Chef《神厨双怪》(2006) (with Chew Chor Meng)
- SuperBand (Season 1)《非常Superband》常驻评判 (2006)
- Fact Or Fiction?《真相大点击》(2006) (with Kym Ng)
- Stock Exchange《好货上门》(2006) (with Patricia Mok)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2006)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2007)
- F&B Heroes《餐饮英雄榜》(2008)
- Buzzing Cashier《抢摊大行动》(2008) (with Kym Ng & Quan Yi Fong)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2008)
- Buzzing Cashier II《抢摊大行动 II》(2009) (with Kym Ng & Quan Yi Fong)
- Paris and Milan (2009)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2009)
- Black Rose (2010)
- Gatekeepers (2010)
- Star Awards 2010 红星大奖 (Show 1) (2010)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2010)
- Small and Beautiful (2011) (channel 5)
- Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲奖颁奖典礼 (2011)
- Black Rose II (2014)
- Halloween Singapore Remake of Comic《中华英雄》(2015)
- Star Awards 2016 红星大奖 (2016)
- Dennis Uncovers 周公找茶 (2018)
- The Love 97.2 Breakfast Quartet 《玉建煌崇电视版2》 (2018) (with Mark Lee & Marcus Chin)
- Kids《看招》(2021)
- Eat Eat Lok Lok《吃吃乐乐》(2021)
- Goggles Life 3 (2021)
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2006 | Zodiac: The Race Begins | Rooster, Rat, Evil Official | Voiceover | |
| 2007 | One Last Dance (茶舞) | Foresan | ||
| Men in White | Himself | |||
| 2009 | Aunty Lucy Slam Dunk (Auntie Lucy也灌篮) | Auntie Lucy | ||
| 2011 | It's a Great, Great World | Auntie Lucy | ||
| The Ghosts Must Be Crazy | Ah Tan | |||
| 2012 | Dance Dance Dragon | Lucy Long | ||
| Ghost on Air | Ping Xiao | [10] | ||
| 2013 | Everybody's Business | Mr Tay | Special appearance | |
| 2015 | King of Mahjong | |||
| 2016 | My Love Sinema (放映爱) | Mark Tan | ||
| 2017 | Take 2 | |||
| 2019 | Make It Big Big | Himself | [11] |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Good Morning, Sir! 早安！老師 | |||
| 1991 | The Future is Mine 锦绣前程 | Zhu Xiangqian | ||
| 1992 | Duel in Shanghai 轰天龙虎 | Yan Huaiming | ||
| 1993 | Heavenly Beings 再战封神榜 | Lan Caihe | ||
| Hidden Truth 法网晴天 | Lin Zhiji | |||
| Battle of Justice 人海孤鸿 | Short-sighted | |||
| 1999 | Darling-In-Law 我的岳母是巫婆 | Host | Cameo | |
| 2000 | The Invincible Squad | Zhang Wenqing | ||
| 2001 | Love Me, Love Me Not | Xiongxiong | Cameo | |
| 2002 | My Genie 2 v | 3838438 | ||
| New Dragon's Inn 新龙门客栈 | Dian Xiao-er | |||
| 2012 | Blk 88 | Voice-over (guest appearance) Animated web series |
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| Beyond | Marcus | Cameo | ||
| 2013 | It's a Wonderful Life | Bai Baoxiang | ||
| The Dream Makers | Fang Yuanren | |||
| 2014 | Yes We Can! 我们一定行！ | Mr Chew | Cameo | |
| World at Your Feet | Lan Yangyang 蓝阳阳 | |||
| 118 | Wang Shunfeng | |||
| 2015 | The Dream Makers II | Fang Yuanren | ||
| 2016 | I Want to Be a Star | Edgar | ||
| 118 II | Wang Shunfeng | |||
| Hero | Aunty Lucy | Cameo | ||
| 2017 | Happy Can Already! | |||
| Happy Can Already! 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 118 Reunion 118大团圆 | Wang Shunfeng | ||
| Eat Already? 4 | Aunty Lucy | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero 流氓经纪 | Lin Bozai | Cameo | ||
| 2019 | Limited Edition 我是限量版 | Yingxiong | ||
| I See You 看见看不见的你 | 748 |
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| My One in a Million 我的万里挑一 | Zhang Sheng |
Cameo | ||
| A World of Difference 都市狂想 | Mr Zhou | |||
| 2021 | Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting | Mr Zhou | ||
| 2022 | Home Again 多年后的全家福 | Xiao Ma Ge | ||
| Mr Zhou's Ghost stories @ Singapore's Sightings 周公讲鬼,哪里有鬼 | Mr Zhou | |||
| 2023 | Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref | |
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| 2000 | RCS Golden Mike Awards | 'Most Friendly' DJ | — | Won | ||
| 2001 | Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | ||
| 2002 | Star Awards | Best Comedy Performer | New Dragon's Inn | Nominated | ||
| Best Variety Show Host | One Fun Day | Nominated | ||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||||
| Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | |||
| MediaCorp Radio Golden Mike Awards | 'Most Humorous' DJ | — | Won | [12] | ||
| 2003 | Star Awards | Best Variety Show Host | Innocent Moments | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||||
| Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2004 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
| MediaCorp Radio Golden Mike Awards | YES 933 Most Popular DJ | — | Won | |||
| Most Popular Mandarin Stations DJ | — | Won | ||||
| Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2005 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
| Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2006 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
| Friday Weekly | Singapore's Top 10 Most Popular DJs | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2007 | Singapore Radio Awards | Radio Personality of the Year (Chinese stations) | — | Won | ||
| 2010 | Star Awards | Best Variety Show Host | Paris and Milan | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Female Character | Paris and Milan (as Auntie Lucy) |
Nominated | ||||
| Favourite Male Character | Paris and Milan (as Foreigner) |
Nominated | ||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| Singapore Radio Awards | Chinese stations DJ of the Year (Media's Choice) | — | Won | |||
| 2011 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
| Singapore Radio Awards | YES 933 Most Popular DJ | — | Won | |||
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
| 2013 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
| 2014 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Dream Makers (as Fang Yuanren) |
Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| 2015 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
| 2016 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Comedy Actor (3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards) | 118 (as Wang Shunfeng) |
Won | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| 2018 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||
| 2019 | Star Awards | Best Programme Host | Dennis Uncovers | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| 2021 | Star Awards | Best Radio Programme | LOVE 972 - The Breakfast Quartet 早安！玉建煌崇 | Won | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | ||||
| 2022 | Star Awards | Best Radio Programme | LOVE 972 - The Breakfast Quartet 早安！玉建煌崇 | Won | ||
| Best Radio Programme | Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories 周公讲鬼 | Nominated | ||||
| Perfect Combo | LOVE 972 - Yujian Huangchong (Weekend Edition) 玉建煌崇 （周末版） | Won | ||||
| All-Time Favourite Artiste | — | Received | [13] | |||
| 2023 | Star Awards | Best Programme Host | Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings 周公讲鬼,那里有鬼 | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Phyllis Quek turns 45! Here are 13 other celebs born in August". Her World Singapore. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Radio DJ Dennis Chew interview: My dad hit me when I was young". Yahoo! Singapore. 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Aunty Lucy goes to the movies". Channel News Asia. 25 August 2009.
- ^ "Dennis Chew leaving YES 93.3FM in March". XinMSN. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Lim, Adrian (1 August 2019). "Nets and Havas apologise for hurt caused by 'brownface' ad, advertising authority says it did not breach guidelines". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Sng, Suzanne (27 April 2022). "DJ-actor Dennis Chew goes back to school at age 48". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ 陈, 韵红 (29 May 2022). "自嘲"老人家" 周崇庆重返校园被同学一句话触动". Lianhe Zaobao (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Toh, Ziyi (23 May 2022). "One Perk Of Having Dennis Chew As Your Ngee Ann Poly Classmate — He Will Send You Home After School". 8 Days. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Ngee Ann Poly Student Dennis Chew, 50, Receives His First Ever Academic Scholarship: "I'm Not Smart. Thankfully, I Work Hard"". 8days. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Tales of terror Free scares". The Star. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Mark Lee makes debut as feature film director in Make It Big Big". AsiaOne. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "金唛奖2002". Archived from the original on 18 January 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Star Awards 2022: A night of surprises for Chen Hanwei, Huang Biren and Brandon Wong". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
External links
- Profile on xinmsn
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- Living people
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- Singaporean television personalities
- Singaporean male film actors
- Singaporean male television actors
- 20th-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean male actors
- Singaporean DJs
- 1973 births
- 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
- Singaporean radio presenters