Bryan Wong
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (, born on 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host and actor. Career. Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. He began performing modelling assignments and commercials while still a teenager. In 1994, he joined TCS as a full-time artiste after a short stint as an interior designer. Although his first hosting role was for the teenage lifestyle programme "Gen Y", it was the infotainment programme "City Beat" during the late 1990s that first exposed him to television audiences. While  his co-hosts Kym Ng and Sharon Au were winning awards at the annual Star Awards, he was not well received by the general public. He later stated that he had planned to resign several times but did not have a choice as he had to support his family. In 2000, he and several fellow artistes left TCS to join the newly formed SPH MediaWorks. While with MediaWorks, he became known for co-hosting Channel U's popular talent-search show "Snap" with Ng and their partnership was praised by audiences. He was nominated for Best Entertainment Presenter at the  2002 Asian Television Awards. In 2005, MediaCorp (successor of TCS) absorbed MediaWorks and he was one of nineteen artistes transferred over. As an actor, Wong is a recognised face in mainland China after starring in a number of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan productions while with SPH MediaWorks, most notably in "" and the "wuxia" series "Chinese Paladin". He played the main lead role in MediaWorks' final drama series "Zero" and also starred in "Honour and Passion" opposite Tay Ping Hui, Huang Wenyong and Rui En. Since returning to MediaCorp, Wong has enjoyed more success as a host. He co-hosted  the popular long-running home makeover show "Home Decor Survivor" (摆家乐) with Mark Lee, for which he won his first hosting award, the Best Variety Show Host award, at the 2006 Star Awards. He was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award from 1998–1999, 2005-2012 respectively with Chen Hanwei at the 2014 ceremony. He won the Favourite Variety Show Host audience poll, beating hot favourite Fann Wong, at the 2012 Star Awards. Personal life. Wong grew up in a kampong in Kembangan in 70s–80s Singapore. He lives with his sister  Varilyn "Val" and his mother Margaret in an apartment in Bedok. Wong was educated at Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School, where he first discovered an interest in "do it yourself" interior designing and carpentry. He now co-owns an interior design firm called 'Home by Bryan Wong' which does not accept walk-in customers.