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Zhang Yaodong (born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor and businessman based in Singapore.

Career

Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search in 2001. He was previously a model and had done various commercials in Malaysia before joining MediaCorp. made his small screen debut in the sixth season of popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy. After seven years in the industry, Zhang was awarded his first lead role in Happily Ever After. He has since snared played lead roles in series such as The Greatest Love of All, Your Hand in Mine and several Malaysian co-productions. He has been dubbed by many as the "Chinese Michael Jackson" as he bears a strong resemblance to the late singer.

In the Star Awards 2007, Zhang won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his acting career and was also nominated for the Best Actor Award, his first ever nomination in the acting category. Zhang won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked veteran artistes and mentors Huang Wenyong, Huang Biren and Chen Hanwei. Zhang left MediaCorp in mid-2012 as he chose not to renew his contract. His last series is the 2012 anniversary drama Joys of Life. He planned to further his career in China but did not rule out a possibility of returning to MediaCorp. He signed a new contract with Mediacorp in 2015 and has since starred in Mind Game as well as long-running drama Life - Fear Not.

Zhang has won 6 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2007, 2011–2013, 2016 and 2024 respectively.

Personal life

In 2024, Zhang revealed he has two daughters.

Filmography

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

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2. "May the brightest stars win". Channel NewsAsia. 19 October 2007.
3. "Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing". AsiaOne. 27 June 2012.
4. Koh, Jiamun. "Zhang Yaodong Reveals He Has 2 Daughters". 8days. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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6. Wong, Avis (15 October 2007). "Houren shines as grumpy dad". The New Paper. p. 30.
7. 潘, 雪忆 (22 September 2023). "《熟悉的陌生人》大胆起用新脸孔 萧歆霓、王硕瀚、卓芳娴首挑大梁". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
8. "Ex-TV star Hong Guorui returns to screen, shares how driving Grab helps in his acting". AsiaOne. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
9. "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

External links

• Profile on xin.msn.com

• 1977 births
• Living people
• Singaporean male television actors
• Malaysian people of Chinese descent
• Male actors from Kuala Lumpur
• 21st-century Singaporean male actors
• 21st-century Malaysian male actors
• Malaysian male television actors
• 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
• 21st-century Malaysian businesspeople
• Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire