Moses Lim | |||
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Born | |||
Education | Maris Stella High School | ||
Alma mater |
Anglican High School Ngee Ann Polytechnic | ||
Occupation(s) | Actor, television host, comedian, food connoisseur | ||
Years active | 1994– present | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 林益民 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 林益民 | ||
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Website |
moseslim |
Moses Lim (born 12 December 1949 [1]) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and food connoisseur, best known for playing Tan Ah Teck in the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995 - 2003).
Lim was born in Singapore to a businessman and housewife. [2] He has one brother and two sisters. [2]
Of the Chinese Henghua dialect group, Lim grew up speaking Hokkien at home. He learned English and Mandarin from his neighbours. [2] He could also speak Malay, some Tamil and many other Chinese dialects.
Lim took his primary school education at Catholic High School, [2] secondary school education at Maris Stella High School [2] and Pre-University education at Anglican High School. [3] He later studied commerce at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic. [2]
Lim started learning crosstalk at the age of eight from a priest, who had come from Harbin, China at his primary school, Catholic High School. [2] During the early 1970s, Lim performed crosstalk at his first television appearance. [2] While working at other jobs, Lim would take on freelance entertainment jobs with the radio stations and occasionally made a few television crosstalk appearances. [2]
In 1955, Lim joined the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995 - 2003) on Channel 5, making him the first crossover artiste from Channel 8. [2] Lim's famous tagline from Under One Roof is: "This reminds me of a story." For his effort in Under One Roof, Lim became the first Singaporean actor to win an award at the Asian Television Awards for Best Male Actor in a Comedy. [4]
Robert Chua, a Hong Kong producer, took note of Lim's success and invited Lim to Hong Kong to work. [5] According to Lim, who was considered a part time actor with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), TCS tried to get him to sign a contract as a full time artiste which he declined due to disagreement on how management worked at TCS. [5] Lim also claimed TCS tried to persuade him to sign a contract not to work overseas which he declined also and which he claimed rejected in TCS blacklisting him from any work with TCS. [5]
In 2011, Lim also starred in the Okto television series Zero Hero as Grandpa Magnificent. [6] He played Eric Tan in the Singaporean film Just Follow Law (2007). He performed at the 2012 stage play, Happily Ever Laughter. [7]
In 2015, Lim starred in Our Sister Mambo, a commemorative film for Cathay Organisation's 80th anniversary. [8]
Lim's gourmet career started in 1993, when a film agency asked him to host a thematic gourmet tour, to which Lim agreed. [6] He is the founder and manager of the Moses Lim Gourmet Club, which organizes gourmet tours on a bi-annually basis. [9] Lim also serves as brand ambassador for Singaporean porridge restaurant Zhen Zhou Dao, which is run by his son-in-law and eldest daughter. [10] Zhen Zhou Dao eventually closes after just 3 years of operations. [11]
In 1975, Lim's father died of a heart attack and Lim joined the automotive spare parts import-export firm which his father co-owned. [2] Lim eventually started his own spare parts trading company. [2]
Lim serves as chairman for a bridal store and a real estate company. Lim left the entertainment industry and hence he was not nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. [3]
During one of his business trips while working for his own company, Lim met Monica. [2] They got married in 1977 and have two daughters together. [2]
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 - 2003 | Under One Roof | Tan Ah Teck | Sitcom | [2] |
2011 | Zero Hero | Grandpa Magnificent | [6] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Just Follow Law | Eric Tan | [12] | |
2015 | Our Sister Mambo | Mr Wong | [8] |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2002 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2003 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2004 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | |
2005 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 |
Moses Lim | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born | |||
Education | Maris Stella High School | ||
Alma mater |
Anglican High School Ngee Ann Polytechnic | ||
Occupation(s) | Actor, television host, comedian, food connoisseur | ||
Years active | 1994– present | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 林益民 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 林益民 | ||
| |||
Website |
moseslim |
Moses Lim (born 12 December 1949 [1]) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and food connoisseur, best known for playing Tan Ah Teck in the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995 - 2003).
Lim was born in Singapore to a businessman and housewife. [2] He has one brother and two sisters. [2]
Of the Chinese Henghua dialect group, Lim grew up speaking Hokkien at home. He learned English and Mandarin from his neighbours. [2] He could also speak Malay, some Tamil and many other Chinese dialects.
Lim took his primary school education at Catholic High School, [2] secondary school education at Maris Stella High School [2] and Pre-University education at Anglican High School. [3] He later studied commerce at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic. [2]
Lim started learning crosstalk at the age of eight from a priest, who had come from Harbin, China at his primary school, Catholic High School. [2] During the early 1970s, Lim performed crosstalk at his first television appearance. [2] While working at other jobs, Lim would take on freelance entertainment jobs with the radio stations and occasionally made a few television crosstalk appearances. [2]
In 1955, Lim joined the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995 - 2003) on Channel 5, making him the first crossover artiste from Channel 8. [2] Lim's famous tagline from Under One Roof is: "This reminds me of a story." For his effort in Under One Roof, Lim became the first Singaporean actor to win an award at the Asian Television Awards for Best Male Actor in a Comedy. [4]
Robert Chua, a Hong Kong producer, took note of Lim's success and invited Lim to Hong Kong to work. [5] According to Lim, who was considered a part time actor with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), TCS tried to get him to sign a contract as a full time artiste which he declined due to disagreement on how management worked at TCS. [5] Lim also claimed TCS tried to persuade him to sign a contract not to work overseas which he declined also and which he claimed rejected in TCS blacklisting him from any work with TCS. [5]
In 2011, Lim also starred in the Okto television series Zero Hero as Grandpa Magnificent. [6] He played Eric Tan in the Singaporean film Just Follow Law (2007). He performed at the 2012 stage play, Happily Ever Laughter. [7]
In 2015, Lim starred in Our Sister Mambo, a commemorative film for Cathay Organisation's 80th anniversary. [8]
Lim's gourmet career started in 1993, when a film agency asked him to host a thematic gourmet tour, to which Lim agreed. [6] He is the founder and manager of the Moses Lim Gourmet Club, which organizes gourmet tours on a bi-annually basis. [9] Lim also serves as brand ambassador for Singaporean porridge restaurant Zhen Zhou Dao, which is run by his son-in-law and eldest daughter. [10] Zhen Zhou Dao eventually closes after just 3 years of operations. [11]
In 1975, Lim's father died of a heart attack and Lim joined the automotive spare parts import-export firm which his father co-owned. [2] Lim eventually started his own spare parts trading company. [2]
Lim serves as chairman for a bridal store and a real estate company. Lim left the entertainment industry and hence he was not nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. [3]
During one of his business trips while working for his own company, Lim met Monica. [2] They got married in 1977 and have two daughters together. [2]
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 - 2003 | Under One Roof | Tan Ah Teck | Sitcom | [2] |
2011 | Zero Hero | Grandpa Magnificent | [6] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Just Follow Law | Eric Tan | [12] | |
2015 | Our Sister Mambo | Mr Wong | [8] |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2002 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2003 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
2004 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | |
2005 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 |