Jerry Yeo

Jerry Yeo Wee Lie (born 29 June 1986) is a Singaporean aircraft pilot and former actor and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2014.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.
Jerry Yeo
Born (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986
Singapore
Education
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Aircraft pilot
  • actor
  • host
Years active2007−2014
(as entertainer)
AwardsStar Search 2007 : 1st Runnerup
Star Awards 2010 : Most Unforgettable Villain
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊偉烈
Simplified Chinese杨伟烈
Hanyu PinyinYáng Wěiliè

Early life

Yeo was educated at Anglican High School and Victoria Junior College.[1] He graduated from the NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communications in July 2012.[2][3]

Career

Yeo joined Star Search 2007 whilst a freshman at Nanyang Technological University and was first runner-up. He was signed by MediaCorp but played only minor roles for some time due to his studies.

Yeo was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in 2009. He garnered critical acclaim for his role as the unscrupulous, wealthy young villain Ye Rende in The Ultimatum despite the lukewarm reviews the series received. At the 2010 Star Awards he won the audience poll for the Most Memorable Villain and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor.[4] After graduating from NTU he signed with MediaCorp as a full-time artiste.

In August 2014, felt underrated, he left MediaCorp, but continued to take on ad-hoc acting jobs. In 2015, he joined Scoot and is presently a full-time commercial pilot. He has said that he would be happy to return to acting should the opportunity arise.[5]

Filmography

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2015Love?Weilie
2014Soup of LifeJin Mao
2012BeyondWang Shijie
It Takes TwoRyan
Poetic JusticeYouren
2011A Tale of 2 CitiesStar
2010Mrs P.I.
UnriddleThomas Kok
The IllusionistCasper
Happy FamilyShunshui
2009Baby BonusAh Xiang
The UltimatumYe RendeNominated - Best Supporting Actor, Star Awards 2010
Won - Most Unforgettable Villain, Star Awards 2010
Red ThreadPeter Pereira
2008Perfect Cut
Crime Busters x 2Lin Zhengwei
Beach.Ball.Babes (球爱大战)Cai Guorong

Variety and reality show
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
201230 Years of Drama Theme Song Concert (戏剧情牵30 – 我们的主题曲 演唱会)Guest performer
2008 Fly Me to Beijing 奥游北京 Guest co-host [6]
2010GatekeepersGuest
Don't Forget the Lyrics All-Stars EditionGuest
New City Beat II (城人新杂志2)Guest co-host (with Joey Feng)

Awards and nominations

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
200915th Star Awards CeremonyBest Newcomer—Nominated
201016th Star Awards CeremonyBest Supporting ActorThe UltimatumNominated
Unforgettable VillainThe UltimatumWon
Favourite Male CharacterThe Ultimatum Nominated
201420th Star Awards CeremonyBest Info-Ed Programme HostMy Working HolidayNominated

References
  1. "Jerry Yeo". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. "Jerry Yeo returns as villain in latest role". xin.msn.com. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  3. "TV personalities graduate from NTU". ntu.edu.sg. 3 August 2012.
  4. "Jerry Yeo, the not-bad looking villain". xin.msn.com. 18 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. "李之晴+杨伟烈 转行圆梦！". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  6. "Four Masters of Star Search". 10 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008.
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