Huang Wenyong

Known for ActingBorn 1952-07-25Died 2013-04-20Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Huang Wenyong was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor and former teacher of Chinese descent. Local media and fellow colleagues referred to him as "Ah Ge" (senior actor) due to his status. Huang died at the Singapore General Hospital at around 5 pm (GMT+8) on 20 April 2013, at the age of 60 due to lymphoma. Huang was a teacher in Kuala Lumpur before leaving for Singapore. Huang moved to Singapore in the 1970s, with only fifty dollars in hand. He joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. He is perhaps best known for his appearances in The Awakening, in which he played love interest to Xiang Yun's character, and The Seletar Robbery during the 1980s. Huang is also known for starring alongside Chew Chor Meng in the long-running popular series Don't Worry, Be Happy (1996–2002) and its spin-off Lobang King as the stingy uncle Leon Ong Kim Lye to Chew's character Ah Bee. Huang was nominated for and named one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes every single year in the annual Star Awards since its introduction in 1994, until his death in 2013. In total, Huang starred in more than a hundred Chinese-language television programmes. In addition to acting, Huang sang pieces for a few television sitcoms and also released two albums. He was an ambassador for anti-ageing product company Zell-V. He was an actor for MediaCorp from the late 1970s until his death. Appearing in more than 100 television programmes, he was among the first few batches of locally trained actors to enter the local entertainment industry was and considered to be one of the "pioneers in local Chinese drama".Read more

Movies & web series

The Legendary Swordsman

Homerun

The Golden Pillow

勇者无惧

2000 AD

Homecoming

Your Hand in Mine

It's a Wonderful Life

Joys of Life

A Tale of 2 Cities

Devotion

The Score

Just in Singapore

The Golden Path

My Mighty-in-Laws

Springs of Life

God of Fortune

Love Is in the Air

最佳配偶

窈窕淑女

Strange Encounters

天涯同命鸟

The Awakening

The Army Series

狮城勇探