Jack Neo ( 梁智強 )

Jack Neo Chee Keong (born 24 January 1956), PBM, credited as Jack Neo on screen, is a Chinese Singaporean film and television actor, host and director. He is best known for his cross-dressing roles, as Liang Popo (literally: Granny Liang) in the 1999 film Liang Po Po: The Movie and as Liang Ximei in the late 1990s television comedy show Comedy Night. Neo, born Neo Chee Keong found his calling when at the age of 14, he wrote and acted in a comedy skit for Tanjong Katong Secondary School. Neo started his career on television in 1980 and became one of the most successful and recognizable celebrities in MediaCorp for his comedic roles on film and television - His two most notable cross-dressing roles on film and television are that of Liang Po Po and Liang Xi Mei. Neo started directing features in That One Not Enough (1999) and he set up his own artiste management company, J Team Productions, whose members include comedians Mark Lee, Henry Thia and Johny Cheng. Neo's films satirize several aspects about Singapore in comical ways, including societal issues such as negligent parenting and school corporal punishment, and foreign issues such as the water disputes between Singapore and Malaysia. Apart from his film and TV career, Neo has also recorded and produced a number of albums.

Description :

• Chinese name : 梁智強 (traditional)
• Chinese name : 梁智强 (simplified)
• Birth name : Neo Chee Keong
• Ancestry : Chinese
• Origin : Singapore
• Born : 24 January 1960 (age 54)
• Occupation : Film director, actor, host
• Spouse(s) : Irene Kng
• Children : 4

Neo received the Best Director Award at the Silver Screen Awards in 1998 for his short film and was also awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award in the following year in recognition of his contributions to Singapore's media industry. In 2004, Neo became the first filmmaker in Singapore to be honoured with the Public Service Award. He also received the Cultural Medallion on 21 October 2005 together with musician Dick Lee.

In 2008, Neo and Mark Lee bought the Singapore master franchise rights for Old Town White Coffee, a coffee retail concept from Ipoh, Malaysia. Their first store at Big Splash opened on 30 March in that year. Neo married Irene Kng in 1988 and they have four children, aged 6 to 19. It is his second marriage.

In March 2010, a two-year-long extramarital affair between Neo and freelance model Wendy Chong was publicized and Neo admitted to the affair. Chong, who played a minor role in Neo's 2008 film Money No Enough 2, claimed that Neo initiated the affair. Neo later attempted to break the affair but Chong threatened to hurt herself and the exposé caused shock-waves amongst the conservative entertainment circle of Singapore.

On 9 March 2010, additional reports were released about Neo having or attempting extramarital affairs with up to 11 women. He tried to ask actress-host Foyce Le Xuan and French student Maelle Meurzec for sexual favors, both unsuccessfully. On 11 March, Neo and Kng held a five-minute press conference, in which Neo admitted his mistake and asked the media to let him off. After that, Kng reiterated her love for Neo and also requested for the media to spare her.

Subsequently, his endorsement deal with Mitsubishi Electric Asia was dropped and TV advertisements featuring the director would be taken off air. Other advertisers, such as Bee Cheng Hiang and Goh Joo Hin are apparently adopting a "wait-and-see" attitude.

Jack Neo Chee Keong

• Chinese name : 梁智強
• Birth name : Neo Chee Keong
• Origin : Singapore
• Born : January 24, 1956 (age 56)
• Occupation : Filmmaker, Actor, Host, Director
• Spouse(s) : Irene Kng (second marriage)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	12 Storeys	Ah Gu	Actor
1998	Money No Enough	Chew Wah Keong	Writer, Actor
	Hitman in the City		Writer, Director, Narrator
1999	That One Not Enough		Writer, Director
	Liang Popo: The Movie	Liang Popo	Writer, Actor
2002	I Not Stupid	Mr Liu	Writer, Director, Actor
2003	Homerun		Writer, Director
2004	The Best Bet		Writer, Director
2005	I Do I Do		Director
	One More Chance	Reporter	Writer, Director
2006	I Not Stupid Too	Mr Yeo	Writer, Director, Actor
2007	Just Follow Law	Doctor	Writer, Director, Narrator
2008	Ah Long Pte Ltd	Composer	Writer, Director, Actor
	Money No Enough 2	Yang Baoqiang	Writer, Director, Actor
2009	Love Matters		Writer, Director
	Where Got Ghost?	Yang Baoqiang	Director, Actor
2010	Being Human	Waiter	Director
2011	Homecoming	Karen Neo	Actor
	The Ghosts Must Be Crazy		Executive Producer, Writer
2012	We Not Naughty	TBC	Writer, Director, Narrator

Source : Wikipedia.