8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill
8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill | |
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| Origin | Singapore |
| Years active | 2014–Present |
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The 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill is a term referring to the eight most promising young Mediacorp actors from Singapore in the 2010s, namely Zhang Zhenhuan, Romeo Tan, Desmond Tan, Jeffrey Xu, Xu Bin, Ian Fang, Aloysius Pang and Shane Pow.[1][2][3] The designation was first made at the 2014 Star Awards. They performed as a boy band at the 2014 New Year’s Eve countdown party, Celebrate SG50.[4] As expected, the eight actors dominated Singapore television in the following decade with varying degrees of success.
The 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill
- Zhang Zhenhuan, (born 1984), gained fame through Together (2009 TV series)
- Romeo Tan, (born 1985), gained fame through C.L.I.F. (2011 TV series)
- Desmond Tan,(born 1986), gained fame through A Song to Remember (2011 TV series)
- Jeffrey Xu, (born 1988), gained fame through Life Is Beautiful (2015 TV Series)
- Xu Bin, (born 1989), gained fame through Don't Stop Believin' (2012 TV series)
- Ian Fang, (born 1989), gained fame through On The Fringe 2011 (2011 TV series)
- Aloysius Pang (1990-2019), gained fame through I'm In Charge (2013 TV series)
- Shane Pow, (born 1990), gained fame through Served H.O.T (2014 TV series)
Reasons for leaving
- On 7 April 2017, Aloysius Pang told the press he was not going to recontract with Mediacorp to focus on a wood plastic composite company named Kairos Green with his brother. He died on 23 January 2019 following serious injuries sustained during an accident while attending reservist training in New Zealand.
- Xu Bin chose not to recontract after the end of his previous contract in 2017. He has also stated that he is hoping for opportunities outside of Singapore. At the moment, he is keeping his wife company in Wuhan, China as he hopes to spend more time with his newly wedded wife.
- Zhang Zhenhuan chose not to recontract after the end of his previous contract in 2018, and has decided to pack up and relocate back to China.
Similar titles
In the early 2000s, the seven most bankable young Mediacorp actresses Jesseca Liu, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Fiona Xie, Joanne Peh, Felicia Chin and Dawn Yeoh were known as the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp.
References
- ^ "All hail the 8 Dukes: Who will reign supreme? - Toggle". Toggle. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Up-and-coming actors not among Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes nominees". AsiaOne. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Seah, May (7 May 2014). "Dawn of the Dukes". TODAYonline. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "MediaCorp's 8 Dukes are getting into the boyband spirit". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2017-09-12.