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Jack Neo (梁智强; pinyin: Liáng Zhìqiáng) is a Singaporean actor, host and film-maker.

Neo started his TV career in 1980 and has become one of the most successful TV celebrities in Singapore, well known especially for his comic cross-dressing roles, one as a fiesty eighty-something granny, another as a fortyish woman homemaker with two adolescent sons.

In 1998, he received the Best Director Award at the Silver Screen Awards for his short film. He has also recorded and produced several albums.

He started directing features, although he had starred in a number of movies, in That One Not Enough (1999). He has also set up his own artiste management company J Team Productions which nurtures some of Singapore's better known comedians such as Mark Lee and Henry Thia, John Cheng.

His movies, especially Money No Enough and I Not Stupid
are recognized for having touched an emotional chord in Singaporeans. In 2004, he became the first local film-maker to be honoured with a National Day Award.

On October 21 2005, Jack Neo was presented Singapore's Cultural Medallion, together with other talents like Dick Lee.

TV Variety Shows

Comedy Night 搞笑行动
Top Fun 欢乐巅峰
Comedy Night Party 搞笑行动派

Comedy Night

In comedy night, Jack cross-dressed to play Liang Po Po, and old lady and even Liang Xi Mei, a middle-aged lady who always nitpicks at her sons.

Filmography

12 Storeys (1997) - actor
Money No Enough 钱不够用 (1998) - writer, actor
Liang Po Po: The Movie
梁婆婆重出江湖 (1999) - writer, actor
That One Not Enough 那个不够 (1998) - writer, director
I Not Stupid
小孩不笨 (2002) - writer, director
Homerun
跑吧,孩子 (2003) - writer, director, (the movie is an adaptation of Majid Majidi
's "Children of Heaven
")
The Best Bet 突然发财 (2004) - writer, director
I Do, I Do 爱都爱都 (2005) - director
One More Chance 3个好人 (2005) - writer, director
I Not Stupid Too
小孩不笨2 (2005) - writer, director
Just Follow Law
我在政府部门的日子 (2006) - writer, director

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