Tay Ping Hui
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Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Template:Chinese name Tay Ping Hui is an acclaimed actor, director and screenwriter who has become a household name in Singapore. Best known for his understated, natural method of acting, singing and musical talents and intellect. Tay has become a respected figure in the industry and beyond. His body of work includes numerous award winning television dramas, movies, & commercials both locally and internationally.
Early life
Tay attended Catholic High School (Primary and Secondary) and Catholic Junior College.[1] Active in sports and extra-curricular activities, he was deeply involved both as a sportsman and leader, representing his school in basketball, athletics, volleyball, and several other sports. He was a blackbelt exponent in Tae Kwon Do and was the YMCA Tae Kwon Do Open Champion.
Tay was also musically gifted, sang with the school choir, played the dizi in the Chinese orchestra, and was the lead singer and guitarist of the Temasek Hall Band " Cognitive Dissonance". As a leader, Tay was appointed Senior Patrol Leader (the highest position attainable in secondary school) in the Catholic High School scout group Stamford 06. He was a Student Councilor in junior college and also a commissioned officer in the Singapore Armed Forces, holding the appointment of Company Commander, following National Service. He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of the National University of Singapore.[2]
Career
Tay was the General Manager of an American Franchise and was planning to pursue a MBA at Harvard University before he was headhunted to join TCS (later MediaCorp). Barely a year after his debut in On the Edge - Mr Personality, Tay won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the 1999 Star Awards for his realistic and stellar portrayal of a gang leader in Stepping Out. After that, he became the number one leading man, acting in numerous shows opposite veterans as equals. Tay also acted in Hong Kong film productions such as Summer Holiday directed by Jingle Ma, starring with Hong Kong actress Sammi Cheng, and "Infernal Affairs II" alongside Anthony Wong and Francis Ng.
Effectively bilingual in both English and Mandarin, Tay also starred in MediaCorp's English-language channel, Channel 5 dramas like A War Diary- a television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II, playing a resistance fighter and garnering rave reviews. Other prominent works included "Brothers 4" and "Keong Saik Street", where he was the top billing actor, and most recently, in the Channel 5 long form drama " Tanglin" where Tay garnered rave reviews as a enigmatic antagonist.
Being the all rounded artiste, Tay also performed in stage play Butterflies are Free, handpicked by Hong Kong film director Clifton Ko. And most recently, mandarin stage musical " 记得说再见".
Tay has been nominated for the Best Actor in the Star Awards 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, playing coveted roles and excelling in major productions by MediaCorp. He has also been consistently been voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the Star Awards 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, receiving the All-Time Favorite Artiste Award at Star Awards 2012. Tay has been voted Media's Top 5 Popular ward and was also in Lianhe Zaobao's " Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idol" for five consecutive years.
Tay starred as Huang Feihu in the China -produced supernatural fantasy television series The Legend and the Hero alongside China Megastar Fan Bin Bin, Liu De kai and Taiwanese Star Ma Jing Tao. Since then, Tay has become a recognized face in China.
Tay was the epitome of the alpha male, playing "manly" characters such as in C.I.D., Honour and Passion and C.L.I.F. but it was his role as a crude Ah beng-turned-chef in Bountiful Blessings that earned him his first Best Actor Award in Star Awards 2012. And for the Star Awards 2013, he won the Best Supporting Actor despite only being in 7 episodes of the TV series "Unriddle 2".
Other
Tay has also performed live numerous times on stage for major events such as National Day and New Year's Day countdown and has performed alongside Taiwanese stars Wu Bai and Harlem Yu. He has also performed the theme songs of several high-profile MediaCorp series such as The Unbeatables III and Double Happiness I. His recording of "Follow Me" (跟着我一起) from Honour and Passion was named the Best Drama Theme Song at the Star Awards 2007.
In 2013, Tay completed his feature film directorial debut with a Singapore/ China co-production " Meet the Giants" 《再见巨人》, first of its kind in such collaboration in the local movie industry. The movie was screened in Singapore and China.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Star Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | On the Edge - Mr Personality | ||
| 1999 | Are You My Brother? 错体双宝 |
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| Stepping Out 出路 |
Liu Mei | Won Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2000 | My Home Affairs 家事 |
Hong Guoren | Nominated Best Actor |
| As You Like It 随心所遇 |
Pier | ||
| The Stratagem 世纪攻略 |
Zhuo Lingfeng | ||
| 2001 | A War Diary | Lim Teck-Meng | |
| The Reunion 顶天立地 |
Liu Yazhou | ||
| The Hotel 大酒店 |
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| 2002 | Fantasy 星梦情真 |
Song Ziqian | |
| The Unbeatables III 双天至尊III |
Luo Shenfeng / Luo Yingfeng | ||
| Love Matters - The Marriage Factor | |||
| Health Matters 一切由慎开始 |
Jeffrey | ||
| 2003 | Love is Beautiful 美丽家庭 |
Zheng Liheng | Nominated Best Actor |
| Blueprint - Concerto for a Bus Driver | |||
| A Child's Hope 孩有明天 |
Huang Junsheng | ||
| Always on my Mind 无炎的爱 |
Tiger Li Xiaohu | ||
| Brothers 4 | |||
| 2004 | Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹 |
Wen He | |
| The Ties that Bind 家财万贯 |
Ma Yucai | ||
| My Mighty In-Laws 野蛮亲家 |
Simon | ||
| Devil Blues 叛逆战队 |
Di Jun | ||
| 2005 | A Life of Hope 活下去 |
Su Dongping | Nominated Best Actor |
| The Legend of Speed 2 | |||
| Destiny 梦在手里 |
Shen Jingwen | ||
| 2006 | C.I.D. 刑警2人组 |
Chen Long (Sean) | Nominated Best Actor |
| 2007 | Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 |
Liu Yifan (Steven) | Nominated Best Actor |
| Honour and Passion 宝家卫国 |
Bao Wenjing | ||
| 2008 | The Golden Path 黄金路 |
Huang Kaijie | Nominated Best Actor |
| The Truth 谜图 |
Lu Zhiwei | ||
| La Femme 绝对佳人 |
Huang Quanhe | ||
| Crime Busters x 2 叮当神探 |
Lü Daxiong | ||
| 2009 | The Legend and the Hero 封神榜 |
Huang Feihu | |
| The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 |
Wang Zhiwei | ||
| The Ultimatum 双子星 |
Sun Jie | Nominated Best Actor | |
| Baby Bonus 添丁发财 |
Li Jiacheng | ||
| 2010 | New Beginnings 红白囍事 |
Li Zihao | |
| Unriddle 最火搭档 |
Zhang Yuze | ||
| The Family Court 走进走出 |
Shen Xiping | Nominated Best Actor | |
| 2011 | C.L.I.F. 警微天职 |
Zhong Yida | |
| Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 |
Xie Donghai | Nominated Favourite Male Character, Won Best Actor | |
| 2012 | Rescue 995 995 |
Huang Yixun | |
| Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 |
Zhang Yuze | Won Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2013 | Break Free 曙光 |
Li Tianming | |
| 96°C Café 96 °C 咖啡 |
Lao Jingfeng | ||
| Love At Risk 爱情风险 |
Wu Qishan | ||
| 2014 | World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 |
Hong Canghai 洪沧海 | |
| 2015 | Love? 限量爱情 |
Tay | |
| Mind Game 心迷 |
Liang Wenjie 梁文杰 | ||
| Crescendo 起飞 |
Jiang Chufan 江楚帆 | ||
| Tanglin | Peter Tay |
Hosted shows
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Man O Man | |
| 2006 | Mission Impossible III movie junket | Held in Rome, Italy |
| 2006 | Superman Returns movie junket | Held in Los Angeles, United States |
| 2006 | Man O Man II | |
| 2007 | True Files Season 5 | |
| 2007 | Singapore Season in China 2007 | |
| 2008 | F1 Singapore Grand Prix |
Accolades
| Year | Accolade | Representative work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star Awards 1999, Best Supporting Actor | Stepping Out | Won |
| 1999 | Star Awards 1999, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Star Awards 2000, Best Actor | My Home Affairs | Nominated |
| 2000 | Star Awards 2000, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2001 | Star Awards 2001, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2002 | Star Awards 2002, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Yahoo! Singaporean of the Year 2003 | Won | |
| 2003 | Star Awards 2003, Best Actor | Love Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Awards 2003, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2003 | Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idols 2003, Lianhe Zaobao | Won | |
| 2004 | Star Awards 2004, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2005 | Star Awards 2005, Best Actor | A Life Of Hope | Nominated |
| 2005 | Star Awards 2005, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2005 | Top 50 Most Popular Asian Idols 2005, Lianhe Zaobao | Won | |
| 2006 | Star Awards 2006, Best Actor | C.I.D. | Nominated |
| 2006 | Star Awards 2006, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2007 | Star Awards 2007, Best Actor | Mars VS Venus | Nominated |
| 2007 | Star Awards 2007, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2009 | Star Awards 2009, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2010 | Star Awards 2010, Best Actor | The Ultimatum | Nominated |
| 2010 | Star Awards 2010, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2010 | Star Awards 2010, Favourite Male Character | Baby Bonus | Nominated |
| 2011 | Star Awards 2011, Best Actor | The Family Court | Nominated |
| 2011 | Star Awards 2011, Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | Won | |
| 2011 | Star Awards 2011, Favourite Onscreen Couple (w Tong Bing Yu) | The Family Court | Nominated |
| 2012 | Star Awards 2012, All-Time Favourite Artiste | Won | |
| 2012 | Star Awards 2012, Best Actor | Bountiful Blessings | Won |
| 2012 | Star Awards 2012, Favourite Male Character | Bountiful Blessings | Nominated |
| 2013 | Star Awards 2013, Best Supporting Actor | Unriddle 2 | Won |
| 2015 | PPCTV Awards 2015, Favourite Lead Actor | 96°C Cafe | Nominated |
| 2016 | Star Awards 2016, Favourite Onscreen Couple (w Ann Kok) | Crescendo | Nominated |
References
- ^ 我的老师最难忘 (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. September 2011.
- ^ "Call me a Toa Payoh boy". AsiaOne. 29 January 2009.
External links
- Tay Ping Hui's profile on xinmsn
- Template:Zh icon Tay Ping Hui on Baidu Baike