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Christopher Lee
Chinese name 李銘順 (Traditional)
Chinese name 李铭顺 (Simplified)
Birth name Lee Meng Soon (李銘順)
Born 23 July 1971 (1971-07-23) (age 38)
Malacca, Malaysia
Years active 1994 - present
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee (李).

Christopher Lee Ming Shun (simplified Chinese: 李铭顺; pinyin: Lǐ Míngshùn,formerly 李名顺; born 23 July 1971), also spelt Lee Meng Soon. English name Christopher Lee, is a Malaysian of Chinese descent born in Malacca, Malaysia.

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Early life

Lee is a model-turned-actor at Singapore's television broadcaster, MediaCorp TV. He came in second in the male category in MediaCorp's Star Search 1995, a competition held bi-annually to scout for acting talents, and secured an acting contract with the station.

He studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menangah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Melaka. He was an active student, served as a prefect and represented the school in rugby.

Acting career

Lee's acting career soared when he bagged the Best Actor Award in Star Awards 1997 for his dramatic performance in The Price Of Peace. In 1998, his portrayal of Yang Guo with Fann Wong in the Singapore version of Return of the Condor Heroes was so successful that he was voted Taiwan's "Most Popular MediaCorp Male Artiste" at Star Awards 1998. Since then, he has been in a number of co-productions, acting alongside regional actors such as Nadia Chan, Jimmy Lin and Jordan Chan. Lee has also released a solo album in 1999, and occasionally records singles for MediaCorp drama serials.

Relationship

Lee acted in various serial dramas, in which most of them are with Fann Wong. From the period of 2005 to the end of 2007, they have denied their relationship. A property agent reported to MediaCorp Channel 8 that Lee and Fann Wong bought 2 condominium units side by side. In 2008, they revealed their relationship to the media and admitted that they have planned to get married. But due to his father's sudden death in early 2009, the marriage will be postponed to be after the Qing Ming Festival and 49 days after his father's death.

On 16 May 2009, they finally got married at the Shangri-La hotel. Their Chinese traditional wedding was then held in mid September.

On 29 September 2009, they held their wedding ceremony in Singapore. Colleagues and friends from the entertainment industry such as Zheng Geping, Huang Bi Ren etc attended the wedding.

Drunk driving controversy

At 4.15 am on 8 October 2006, Lee was involved in a hit-and-run accident. He had allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist due to suspected drunk driving, causing the motorcyclist and his pillion rider to suffer superficial injuries to their faces and legs. He was arrested, though later released on bail.

Despite the incident, Lee went on to win an award for being one of the Top 10 Male Artistes in the 2006 Star Awards. In his acceptance speech, he said in Mandarin that he had been feeling terrible over the incident during the previous two months, and that he would be responsible for what he did. Speaking to reporters later, he mentioned that he had been unable to sleep at times, adding that he was very grateful to his fans for their support.[1]

On 10 May 2007, Lee was fined S$4,500 and given three years disqualification from driving for drunk driving and other traffic offences. He has also been sentenced to four weeks' jail. Lee originally appealed against his jail sentence, but subsequently withdrew his appeal on 28 May 2007. He began to serve his jail sentence at the Queenstown Remand Prison on the same day.[2] On 15 June 2007, the prosecution succeeded in appealing against his four-week sentence and the court decided to overturn an earlier sentence of a S$3,000 fine for his drunk-driving offence. In its place, Lee was sentenced to an additional two weeks in prison and disqualified from driving for three years. The jail term ran consecutively with his initial four-week punishment, bringing the total imprisonment to six weeks.[3] On 21 June 2007, the prosecution dropped the last of five charges against Lee for failing to stop after an accident, letting him off with a stern warning instead.[4] He was released from jail on the morning of 25 June 2007, after receiving a reduction of his sentence for good behaviour.[5]

As a result of his conviction, he was dropped from playing the male lead in a police drama by MediaCorp TV's Channel 8, Metamorphosis (破茧而出), which aired in 2007. His role was replaced by Thomas Ong.[6]

On 12 July 2007, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) completed its review on Lee's case, and decided to allow him to retain his Singapore Permanent Resident status. However, he will come under close observation. The ICA would revoke its current decision should Lee violate the law again.[7]

TV series

  • 1995: 甜甜屋 Love Knows No Bounds (Telemovie)
  • 1996: 掌门人1996 Kungfu Master
  • 1996: 警网双雄 Of Cops And Man
  • 1996: 新阿郎 Brave New World
  • 1997: 错爱今生 The Choice Partner
  • 1997: 101老婆 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives
  • 1997: 和平的代价 The Price Of Peace
  • 1997: 客家之歌 The Guest People
  • 1998: 神雕侠侣 Return of the Condor Heroes
  • 1998: 陌生人 Riding The Storm
  • 1998: 石叻坡传说 Myths & Legends Of Singapore
  • 1999: 天蝎行动 Coup De Scorpion
  • 2000: 陆小风 Master Swordsman Lu Xiao Feng
  • 2000: 星锁 Looking For Stars
  • 2001: 白蛇新传 Madam White Snake
  • 2001: 陆小风II Master Swordsman Lu Xiao Feng II
  • 2001: 大酒店 The Hotel
  • 2002: 有情有义 Brotherhood
  • 2002: 齊天大聖孫悟空 The Monkey King
  • 2003: 奔月 Moon Fairy
  • 2003: 真心英雄 True Heroes
  • 2004: 无炎的爱 Always on My Mind
  • 2004: 遗情未了 Timeless Gift
  • 2005: 有福 A New Life
  • 2005: 夜光神杯 Fairy of the Chalice
  • 2006: 福禄寿三星报喜 My Lucky Stars
  • 2006: 蓝色仙人掌 Rhapsody in Blue
  • 2006: 海的儿子 Through It All
  • 2006: 最高点 The Peak (Telecast in January 2007)
  • 2007: 爱情占线 A Mobile Love Story (China co-production ; Telecast in April 2008)
  • 2007: 少林僧兵 Shaolin Warriors (China co-production ; Telecast in May 2009)
  • 2008: 变奏曲 Rhythm of Life
  • 2008: 球爱大战 Beach.Ball.Babes
  • 2009: 难兄烂弟 Brothers

Movies

Hosts

  • 2006: 动感澳游 Insiders' Australia
  • 2008: 心晴大动员 life transformers

Albums

  • 1999: 李铭顺物语 Christopher Lee Story
  • 2002: <爱,无国界>合辑 : (谈何容易)单曲 Love, No Boundaries (Compilation)

Awards/achievements

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sze Yong (12 December 2006). "A solemn teary-eyed Lee at Star Awards". The Straits Times. pp. 4. 
  2. ^ Ansley Ng, "Christopher Lee begins jail term", Today, 29 May 2007
  3. ^ "TV actor Christopher Lee to spend more time in jail". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/282419/1/.html. Retrieved 15 June 2007. 
  4. ^ Carolyn Quek, "Last of five charges against actor dropped", The Straits Times, 22 June 2007
  5. ^ "Actor Christopher Lee released from jail". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/284379/1/.html. Retrieved 25 June 2007. 
  6. ^ "李铭顺新剧被换角 王沺裁成得益人". Lianhe Zaobao. http://www.zaobao.com/fk/fk070519_513_1.html. Retrieved 19 May 2007. 
  7. ^ "Actor Christopher Lee to retain permanent resident status". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/287790/1/.html. Retrieved 12 July 2007. 

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