Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; Chinese: 葛米•星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng) is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Singapore Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Singapore An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and
Born to a Punjabi father and a Chinese–Japanese mother, Gurmit was brought up as a Sikh, but converted to Christianity in 1985 under the inspiration of Reinhard Bonnke. The Punjabi people ( Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی also Panjabi people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Reinhard Bonnke (born 1940 Königsberg, Germany) is a German charismatic Christian evangelist. [1] Gurmit Singh studied in Outram Secondary School during his secondary school years. Making his debut in the variety show Live On 5, he then became the host and lead actor of the comedy Gurmit's World. The second season of Gurmit's World, in which Gurmit portrayed his 'relatives' in a series of skits (unlike the first season where he played a wide assortment of mostly non-recurring characters), featured the first appearance of a character named Phua Chu Kang. Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom The Singlish-based spin-off sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd in 1996 made Gurmit a popular icon in the recent years, not only in Singapore, but also in neighbouring countries. Singlish is a creole Interlanguage native to Malaysia and Singapore. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This factor led him to be the host in the Singapore Idol variety show. Singapore Idol ( Chinese: 新加坡偶像 is a Television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. In the past few years, Gurmit has also won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards. The Star Awards ( Chinese: 红星大奖 is an annual awards ceremony organised by the Singaporean company MediaCorp to honour the best performing individuals
Gurmit is married to Melissa, a Cantonese Chinese. He has an eight-year-old daughter, Gabrielle; and a three-year-old son, Elliot. Gurmit is also an alumnus of National Police Cadet Corps, Singapore [2] and held the rank of Cadet Inspector. The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC is the largest uniformed group for youths in Singapore in terms of membership Singapore Cadet Inspector is a rank held by senior cadets in the National Police Cadet Corps in Singapore.
Filmography
Films
Television
Variety
- Countdown 2008 at VivoCity (2007) as host
- Countdown 2007 at VivoCity (2006) as host
- Coffee Talk & Hawker Woks (2006) guest appearance (in season 3)
- Sky Symphony Countdown 2006 (2005) as host
- A Blessed Christmas (2005) as Phua Chu Kang
- Our Makan Places Lost & Found (2005-present) as host
- Singapore Idol (2004, 2006) as host
- Gurmit's Small Talk (2003) as host
- Health Matters (2002)
- The Amazing Race 3 (2002) as Phua Chu Kang (guest appearance)
- Miss Singapore/Universe 2002 (2002)
- National Crime Prevention Show (2001)
- 2MM (2001)
- Millennium Swing (1999)
- MediaCorp All Star Charity (1999)
- President Star's Charity (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006)
- Swing Singapore Party (1998)
- High On Life (1998)
- SingTel Hello Concert (1998)
- Asian Television Awards Show (1998)
- Courtesy Campaign 20th Anniversary (1998)
- Fame Awards (1998)
- Tonight With Gurmit (1998-2000) as host
- Disney Fest (1997)
- Anti-Drug Show (1997-1999)
- A Nation Connects (1997)
- Terry Fox Run (1997)
- Anti-Smoking Show (1997)
- A National Day Special (1997) as host
- Singapore National Day Parade (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006) as host
- TCS 2nd Anniversary (1996)
- Courtesy Show (1996-1997)
- Gotcha! (1996) as host
- TCS 1st Anniversary (1995)
- Toa Payoh Roadshow (1995)
- Family Fun Show (1995)
- Gurmit's World (1994-1995) as host and lead actor
- Live on Five (1994) as host
Others
- Phua Chu Kang - The Musical (2005) as Phua Chu Kang
- My Lonely Tarts (2000)
- Beauty World: The Musical (1998)
Discography
Albums
- Sing Singapore 2002 : One (We Are One) (2002) duet with Tay Ping Hui
- One Leg Kicking Original Soundtrack: 'Calling': "Into The House" (2001)
Compilations
- The PCK Sar-vivor Rap (2003)
- Love, No Boundaries: "Into the House" (2001) album single
External links
Sumolah ( Let's Sumo !) is a 2007 Malaysian action-comedy film starring Afdlin Shauki and featuring the Japanese Just Follow Law ( is a Singapore -produced comedy Film starring Fann Wong and Gurmit Singh. Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom One Leg Kicking is a 2001 Singapore comedy-film movie that is about the Singlish -speaking Singaporeans and the English-speaking people from other countries that 80's Rewind is a Singaporean Situation comedy that airs on MediaCorp TV 's Channel 5. ABC DJ is a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. This show is most notable for its Culture shock and Racial discrimination Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom Living With Lydia ( Chinese: 肥肥一家親 in Hong Kong, 肥姐駕到 in Singapore) is a Singaporean TV sitcom that Living With Lydia ( Chinese: 肥肥一家親 in Hong Kong, 肥姐駕到 in Singapore) is a Singaporean TV sitcom that Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom The Amazing Race, sometimes referred to as TAR, is a Reality television Game show in which teams of two people (with one exception The Hotel ( is a Singapore Chinese Horror drama which was telecast on Singapore 's television station Mediacorp, in 1999 Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom Singapore Idol ( Chinese: 新加坡偶像 is a Television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. The Amazing Race 3 was the third installment of the popular Reality television show The Amazing Race. Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards (or FAME were created in 2006 by Genesis, Adam & Eve, WantedList The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous regions across the globe in commemoration of Canadian Cancer activist Terry Fox Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd ( also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short is a Singaporean Sitcom Tay Ping Hui ( born 10 November 1970) is a Singaporean Chinese actor
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