Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean actor and filmmaker. In 2003, he made his feature film directorial debut with After School and in 2014 he produced the basketball film, Meeting the Giant.[2]
Zhu Houren | |
|---|---|
 Zhu at the Star Awards 2017 | |
| Born | Choo Hoh Yim[1] 30 January 1955 |
| Other name | Jack Choo |
| Education | Chung Cheng High School |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1980s−present |
| Spouse |
Vera Hanitijo (m. 1985) |
| Children | Joel Choo and Jonathan Choo |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 朱厚任 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhū Hòurèn |
Life and career
editZhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School.
In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm After School, while taking on a role in the same film.
During the Star Awards 2010, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as Liang Zhigao 梁志高, an old man who has senile dementia for the drama Reunion Dinner.[3]
Zhu is married to Vera Hanitijo[4] and has 2 sons, Jonathan, an independent director, and Joel, an actor.[5][6] He has 1 grandchild.[7]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Good Morning, Sir! | Yu Qingfeng | ||
| 1993 | The Unbeatables I | Long Tianguang | [8] | |
| 1995 | Thunder Plot | |||
| 1996 | The Unbeatables II | Long Tianguang | ||
| The Teochew Family | Fu Yongbing | |||
| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Guo Jing | ||
| 1999 | Wok of Life | Zeng Nanhua(1990s) | ||
| 2004 | Oh Dad! | |||
| House of Harmony | Chang Suyin | |||
| 2005 | Love Concierge | Guo Sen Miao | ||
| The Green Pal | ||||
| Beyond the Axis of Truth II | ||||
| 2006 | The Undisclosed | Longtou | ||
| C.I.D. | Tang Jiannian | |||
| Rhapsody In Blue | Ding Zhengda | |||
| 2007 | Let It Shine | Guo Yaoyao's Father | ||
| Switched! | Qin Fuzhong | |||
| Dear, Dear Son In Law | Jiang Wencai | [9] | ||
| 2008 | The Truth | Su Zhenyuan | ||
| The Defining Moment | Tang Weiye | |||
| By My Side | Lin Chunxiao | |||
| 2009 | Reunion Dinner | Liang Zhigao | ||
| My Buddy | Li Jiyang | |||
| Baby Bonus | Zheng Facai | |||
| 2010 | Precious Babes | Cui Guoyao | ||
| Unriddle | Liu Daqing | |||
| 2011 | Prosperity | Tian Hongming | ||
| Secrets for Sale | Zhou Youguo | |||
| Bountiful Blessings | Huang Erhu | |||
| 2012 | Rescue 995 | Shi Xinguo | ||
| Pillow Talk | Zhang Qian | |||
| Poetic Justice | Fang Renhou | |||
| It Takes Two | Niu's Dad | |||
| 2013 | Start-Up! | Yin Tang | ||
| 96°C Café | Tang San | |||
| 2014 | Served H.O.T. | Zeng Jianwang | ||
| In The Name Of Love | Wang Weiguo | |||
| Blessings | She Xingcheng | |||
| Three Wishes | Zhao Haiguang | |||
| 2015 | A Blessed Life | Wang Youguo | ||
| Super Senior | Zhu Xiangdong | |||
| Sealed with a Kiss | Du Zitong | |||
| Life - Fear Not | Xiao Daren | |||
| 2016 | House of Fortune | Qian Laoshi | ||
| Peace & Prosperity | Ouyang Yixiu | |||
| Trapped Minds | Felix Tan | |||
| Hero | Ou Sihai | |||
| 118 II | Liu Dagong | |||
| 2017 | Eat Already? 2 | Zhu Hanjie | ||
| My Teacher Is A Thug | Lian Guodong | |||
| 2018 | Doppelganger | Li Jianting | ||
| Eat Already? 4 | Zhu Hanjie | |||
| Reach For The Skies | Hong Biao | |||
| A Million Dollar Dream | Ba Ge | |||
| Ba Di | ||||
| Till We Meet Again | Earth Deity | |||
| Till We Meet Again – Prequel | Hua Jiudai | |||
| 2019 | How Are You? | Gong Jiaqiao | ||
| The Play Book | Passer-by | |||
| Dear Neighbours | He Fan | |||
| Old Is Gold | Uncle Lottery | |||
| Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper | ||||
| 2020 | How Are You? 2 | Gong Jiaqiao | ||
| Recipe of Life | Qin Fen | |||
| 2021 | My Star Bride | Zhong Yongnian | ||
| Key Witness | Johnny | |||
| The Heartland Hero | Li Longchen | |||
| The Peculiar Pawnbroker | Zhou Sihai | |||
| 2022 | My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo | Zhong Yongnian | ||
| You Can Be An Angel 4 | Yang Dachao | |||
| Your World in Mine | Hong Xingwang | [10] | ||
| Healing Hands | Professor Robert Baey | |||
| 2023 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be | Liu Dafu | Dialect series | |
| Till the End | Li Zhiyin |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | After School | As Film director | ||
| 2010 | Love Cuts | Sissy's doctor | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Meeting the Giant | Mr. Long | Also producer, writer and executive producer | |
| 2022 | Reunion Dinner | Huang Hailong | Main Antagonist of the film | |
| Deleted | Fan Dongtian (Four-Faced Buddha) |
Discography
editCompilation albums
edit| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Choo Hou Ren – Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "Zhu Hou Ren". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ "Veterans rule at Star Awards". Channel News Asia. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ↑ "To act or not to act, like mum and dad". The Straits Times. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Joel Choo Says Having The Support Of His Dad Zhu Houren Was A "Critical" Part Of His Decision To Leave Mediacorp". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ↑ Auto, Hermes (19 December 2021). "Actor Zhu Houren invites only 10 friends to elder son's wedding due to Covid-19 curbs | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ↑ "Veteran Singaporean actor Zhu Houren welcomes grandson: 'We've been promoted'". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Tale of warring families". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 2 November 1993. p. 23. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ Wong, Avis (15 October 2007). "Houren shines as grumpy dad". The New Paper. p. 30.
- 1 2 "Madeline Chu, Sean Say, John Hung: 1991 ad of top 20 popular artistes stirs nostalgia". AsiaOne. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ↑ "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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