Jaspers Lai
Born (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalitySingaporean[1]
Other names
  • Lai Yuhan
  • Wei Shaofang
EducationNanyang Junior College
Alma materNational University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • comedian
Stage name
Traditional Chinese賴宇涵
Simplified Chinese赖宇涵
Hanyu PinyinLài Yǔhán
Birth name
Chinese未少方[2]
Hanyu PinyinWèi Shǎofāng

Jaspers Lai Yit Hann (born 7 March 1987)[3] is a Malaysian actor and comedian.

Early life

Lai attended Nanyang Junior College.[4] Thereafter, Lai went to Hong Kong to be trained in acting, hosting, singing and songwriting when he was 18, and was in training for 5 years, along with Romeo Tan and Andie Chen.[5][6] However, the artiste management company shuttered when he was 23 before he could debut.[6] He returned to Singapore and enrolled into National University of Singapore, studying at the School of Computing.[6][7]

Career

While studying in NUS, he was a VJ in in988, an internet radio station.[5]

In 2014, Lai made his film debut in The Lion Men. In the movie, he was cast as Sam, the leader of a rivalling lion dance troupe and the main villain of the film.[8] He was selected for the role after passing an audition during his final university semester, and was also signed with Jack Neo's J-team Productions.[6] However, acting jobs were scant for Lai, with him filming a movie once a year.[6]

While attending a scriptwriting course, Lai started to develop the script, for what would eventually become the 2020 film Number 1, based on his personal experiences. While developing the script still, his co-actor, Mark Lee found out about the script and immediately staked for a role in the film.[6] After the movie was released in 2020, the film received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards. It won one award for Best Costume & Makeup Design.[9]

In 2021, Lai received the Most Talented Chinese Artiste Award (最有才华艺人奖) from the World Chinese Economic Forum.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014The Lion MenSam
The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown
2015Ah Boys to Men 3: FrogmenCPL Handsome
2016Long Long Time Ago Cameo
2017Ah Boys to Men 4
2018Wonderful! Liang Xi MeiMerlion King
2020Number 1Money
2022What! The HeistBao Ya Gu

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011On the Fringe
2015Tiger MumPeter
The Dream Makers IISteve Lim
2021 Mr Kiasu 2.0 Mr Kiasu [10]
2023 Whatever Will Be, Will Be Ray

Variety series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016Happy Can Already!
2017Happy Can Already! 2
Happy Can Already! 3
2018Happy Can Already! 4

Discography

Singles

Year Title Album Notes Ref
2014唯一的王Non-album singleOST for The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown
2015感觉心跳为爱情喝彩 HeartbeatNon-album single

References

  1. ↑ "JASPERS LAI – J Team Productions".
  2. ↑ "赖宇涵 | wanbao.com.sg". www.wanbao.com.sg. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Profile of Jaspers". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  4. ↑ 3. How to step out and be your own kind of beautiful – Jasper Lai - The #HighlySoughtAfter Talk Show, archived from the original on 2022-01-16, retrieved 2022-01-16
  5. 1 2 "Jasper Lai Yit Hann 赖奕翰". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Not just your everyday comedian or actor: How Jaspers Lai's first-ever movie script became the hit movie Number 1 | Youthopia". youthopia.sg. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. 1 2 "演艺生涯中第一个奖！赖宇涵获颁"最有才华艺人奖"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  8. ↑ "Newcomer Jaspers Lai stars in Jack Neo's action-comedy". AsiaOne. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ↑ "金馬獎第57屆 入圍暨得獎名單 | 娛樂 | 重點新聞 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  10. ↑ "We don't treat audiences like they're stupid: Mr Kiasu 2.0 star Jaspers Lai on the 'dark' humour in this beloved local comedy series". AsiaOne. 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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