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Henry Thia

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Henry Thia
Born (1952-02-25) 25 February 1952 (age 72)
NationalitySingaporean
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1990s–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese程旭輝
Simplified Chinese程旭辉
Hanyu PinyinChéng Xùhuī
Wade–GilesCh'eng2 Hsu4 Hui1
Hokkien POJThiâⁿ Hiok-hui

Henry Thia (born 25 February 1952), also known as Alamak and Hui Ge (Chinese: 辉哥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hui-ko), is a Singaporean actor and comedian.

Career

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Thia was a member of the main cast of Comedy Nite throughout its run,[1] having the opportunity to work with both Jack Neo and Mark Lee. The trio also acted in movies together such as Money No Enough, That One No Enough, Money No Enough 2 and Where Got Ghost?, The King of Musang King and Money No Enough 3.[1]

Thia is also known to the public for his strikingly similar looks to Singaporean politician Khaw Boon Wan, a fact he often acknowledges by jokingly referring to Khaw as his twin.[2]

Controversy

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In March 2023, Thia appeared in an online video that allegedly promotes a Malaysian gambling website.[3] He was subsequently asked to assist in police investigations.[3] His agency, King Kong Media Production, claimed that the Malaysian advertising company had filmed the advertisement not related to gambling and added on the gambling content after they approved the video.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1998 Money No Enough Liang Chao Hui
Hitman in the City Chen Lai Shun TV movie [4]
1999 Liang Po Po: The Movie Ah Seng
That One No Enough Liu Ah Kun
2005 I Do, I Do Prime Minister of Singapore, fortune teller, witch doctor, police officer, and stage director
One More Chance Goh Chun Hwee [5]
2006 I Not Stupid Too Bag Stall Sales Owner
The Vietnamese Bride
2008 Money No Enough 2 Yang Baohui
2009 Where Got Ghost?
Love Matters Tan Bo Seng
2010 Old Cow vs Tender Grass Moo
Phua Chu Kang The Movie Lim Lau Pek/Lim Lau Hea
Lelio Popo
2011 The Ghosts Must Be Crazy Ong Kim Hui
It's a Great, Great World Ah Boo
Fist of Dragon
2012 Greedy Ghost Lao Hui
2013 Judgement Day Liu Fu An
Firefly
Red Numbers
Everybody's Business Ah Gu
2014 A Fantastic Ghost Wedding
Kiasu
2015 My Papa Rich
2016 Young & Fabulous Hao Lian
Let's Eat
2017 Take 2 Hei Ge
2018 Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei Lion King/Ah Gong
2019 Red Storm
2020 Number 1 Fa Ge
The Diam Diam Era Ah Hui
2021 The Diam Diam Era Two
Late Night Ride 开夜车
2022 Reunion Dinner Police officer
2023 What! The Heist Big Boss
The King of Musang King Ah Hui [6]
Seven Days Chen Wei Kang
2024 Money No Enough 3 Zhang Ming Hui
Fat Hope

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2002 Beautiful Connection
2005 Zero to Hero
2005 Folks Jump Over The Wall 飞越佛跳墙
World of Laughs 搞笑至尊
2009 Sayang Sayang

2010

2012

2016

2017

2018

2022

  • I Want to be a Tow Kay 亲家冤家做头家

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
2000 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2001 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 20
2009 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 10
Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Money No Enough 2 Won [9]
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes Top 30

References

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  1. ^ a b "XinMSN Celebrity Bio - Henry Thia". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Photo of Khaw Boon Wan lookalike on the train goes viral | The Independent News". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Hamzah, Aqil (11 March 2023). "Police report filed after local actor Henry Thia appears in ad promoting gambling site". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Shu Hui (28 September 1998). "Hitman No Enough for Neo". The Straits Times. pp. L3.
  5. ^ Ngiam, Ying Lam (9 September 2005). "More of the same in One More Chance". The Business Times. Singapore.
  6. ^ "Jack Neo's The King Of Musang King Sets July 27 Launch On Amazon Prime Video". 8days. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Henry Thia". hkmdb.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Henry Thia Movies - Actor - Singapore – Filmography – MoviePosters - Comedy Film - Film Awards -Henry Thia Movie List - Best Films - Chinese Movies". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Singapore's Henry Thia named Best Supporting Actor at Asia Pac Film Fest". Channel NewsAsia. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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