Background
Lee"s father was a barber, and his mother was a food seller.
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Mark Lee
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Career
A veteran MediaCorp artiste, he made his big break in television in 1998 and has gone on to star in and host many local award-winning television serials and shows. As a boy, Lee would assist in selling duck rice, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre. Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore"s Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong, Phua Chu Kang Pte Limited as guest appearance Lee Kok Peng from season 5 until season 7 and in MediaCorp television Channel 8 television sitcom Holland V as Su Hao.
He also gained recognition for his work with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in films such as Money Number Enough and Liang Po Po: The Movie and long-running comedy variety programme Comedy Nite (搞笑行动).
He made his directorial debut in the comedy horror film The Ghosts Must Be Crazy. As such he will no longer be in the run for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes awards in future Star Although Lee was mostly known for playing comedic roles early in his career, he has also diversified into hosting and hosted various kinds of programmes, mainly infotainment, travelogue and DIY programmes.
Lee was always given an on-screen name/surname of Ong or Huang, particularly in Jack Neo"s movies, with the exception of Liang Po Po, That One Not Enough and Ah Long Pte Limited.
Achievements
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Along with long-time colleague Christopher Lee, Mark Lee was awarded the coveted All Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star 2010 and became the first host-cum-comedian to win the award as the previous winners were predominantly thespians. He co-hosted the popular home makeover programme Home Decor Survivor and the infotainment programme Behind Every Job with Bryan Wong, which won both a string of nominations in the hosting categories. In 2012 he won his fourth Best Variety Host award for his popular show lieutenant"s a Small World (season 2).
