Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee is a Singaporean actor and producer best known for portraying Ronnie Tan on the English-language popular and award-winning Singaporean local sitcom Under One Roof.
Early life and education
[edit]Lee attended the Anglo-Chinese School.[1]
Career
[edit]Lee starred as Ronnie Tan in the popular English-language local sitcom Under One Roof, which aired from 1995 to 2003.[2][3] He also starred as Dr. Benedict Wee in another English-language sitcom My Grandson, the Doctor, which aired from 1996 to 1997.[4][5] He then starred in the play Closer in 2000.[6] In 1999, he also starred in the horror television series Shiver.[7]
His contract with the Television Corporation of Singapore ended in 2000, and was not renewed. He and his friend Bernard Oh founded XXX Studios, a production company, in 2002.[8][9] In 2003, he starred in the comedy film City Sharks.[10][11]
In 2007, he starred in the series Random Acts.[12] He starred in the 2008 comedy television series First Class.[1]
He produced the television drama 2025.[13]
Personal life
[edit]He is married to Catherine Kee, a dancer and actress.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- The Dead Zone (2002)
- City Sharks (2003)
Television
[edit]- Under One Roof (1995 - 2003)
- My Grandson, the Doctor (1996 - 1997)
- Shiver (1999)
- Brand New Towkay (2001)
- The Monkey King (2001)
- Stories of Love: The Anthology Series (2006)
- Random Acts (2007)
- Cosmo & George (2008)
- First Class (2008 - 2010)
- The Pupil (2011)
- Zero Hero (2011)
- Mata Mata (2013)
- Fableicious (2014)
- Mata Mata: A New Era (2014)
- 2025 (2015; also served as producer)
- Mata Mata: A New Generation (2015)
- Working Class (2015)
- Sunny Side Up (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NICHOLAS LEE". today. Singapore. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "THE STORY..." City Weekly. Singapore. 24 February 1995. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Chia, Elisa (6 May 2003). "Under One Roof — again". today. Singapore. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Leong, Carol (7 October 1996). "Vital signs of lively touch". The New Paper. Singapore. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Leong, Carol (9 October 1996). "Naughty Nicholas Lucky Charm". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Oon, Clarissa (17 February 2000). "Chance to see Nadya". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Yong, Siew Fern (30 July 1997). "Which star tops our shiver scale? What makes them ... SHIVER". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Yip, Wai Yee (2 August 2015). "Hey, you look familiar / Nicholas Lee is still Ronnie". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ "Nicholas Lee was Ronnie (and now he's the creator of harassed uncle)". The New Paper. Singapore. 25 November 2012.
- ^ Tan, Jeanmarie (15 March 2003). "Hard life, City Shark". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Ho, Karl (26 July 2002). "Sharks meet soldiers". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ Conceicao, Stefanie (21 February 2007). "Ruined by slapdash scripts". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Chew, Hui Min (17 February 2015). "Online spat between ex-DJ Glenn Ong and producer Nicholas Lee over criticism of TV show 2025". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Chan, Seet Fun (8 July 1998). "Dry dive dance". The New Paper. Singapore.