Hossan Leong

Hossan Leong (; born 10 July 1969) is a Singaporean stage and screen actor, television host, radio deejay and comedian.

Personal life He was born 10 July 1969 in Singapore, Leong was educated at Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College and studied electronics at the French Singapore Institute , which was since transferred in February 1993 and currently part of Nanyang Polytechnic. He is of Cantonese descent and speaks Cantonese.

Career Leong started his showbiz career as a television actor and starred in several TCS English and Chinese language dramas during the 1990s before diversifying into theatre and comedy.

Having learned French while studying at the French-Singapore Institute, he is fluent in the language and worked with the Alliance française for some time. In 2010 he was conferred the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

Besides acting, Leong was also a radio deejay with Gold 90.5FM. He came under media spotlight after he was reportedly censured for announcing the disruption to the Circle Line train services on the morning of 14 December 2011 as SMRT had not issued an official statement. As host of the weekday breakfast show, Leong had a practice of reading out user comments on Twitter account regarding public transport and traffic conditions. The station's response triggered massive criticism from many netizens and listeners already angered by SMRT's delay in announcing the disruption, which took place during the early morning "rush hour" and affected thousands. Leong later released an apology on his Twitter account and asked readers to "move on" from the incident.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2017 The Fortune Handbook Fortune God intern 2007 Just Follow Law Land Redevelopment Authority (LRA) Representative 2005 One Last Dance Treesan 2002 I Not Stupid Ben 2001 One Leg Kicking Eugene

Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 Eat Already? 3 Mo Dok 2016-2017 Eat Already? 2 Mo Mun 2009 Perfect Cut II 一切完美2 2006 ABC DJ Executive producer 2005 A New Life 有福 Ah Gen 1996 Can I Help You? Jimmy Tok

Theatre Year Title Role 2019 Hossan-ah! 50 2017 Army Daze 2 Malcolm Png 2012 The Hossan Leong Show 2012 - Flying Solo 2011 The Hossan Leong Show 2011 (Episode 3) 2010 The Hossan Leong Show 2010 (Episode 2) 2009 The Hossan Leong Show 2002 Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress Gatekeeper 11997 Chang & Eng Royal Messenger/Doctor

Shows hosted We Are Singaporeans (2011 - present) The Rocky Horror Show (2012) (Singapore tour) National Day Parade 2014