Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh

Infobox actor


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name = Gurmit Singh
birthdate = birth date and age|1965|3|24
location = Singapore
birthname = Gurmit Ottawan Singh
notable-role = Phua Chu Kang

Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24 1965; Chinese: 葛米•星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng) is a popular Singaporean actor, and comedy performer. Most notable for his role in "Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd", he is one of the leading artistes in Mediacorp.

Life

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. [http://geocities.com/thestarcf/morenews12.html] Gurmit Singh studied in Outram Secondary School during his secondary school years.

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 [http://npcca.blogspot.com/2007/01/gurmit-singh.html] and held the rank of Cadet Inspector.

Career

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. 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. This factor led him to be the host in the Singapore Idol variety show. In the past few years, Gurmit has also won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at the Star Awards.

Filmography

Film

Others

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

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* [http://www.mediacorptv.com/celeb/gurmit/ Gurmit Singh's MediaCorp TV Celeb Bio]


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