Moses Lim

Moses Lim Aik Ming (; 12 December 1949 – 11 February 2025) was a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian, and food critic, best known for playing Tan Ah Teck in the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995–2003). Together with his comedy partner, Jack Neo, they were often compared to Wang Sa and Ye Fong, a popular Singapore comedy duo in the 60s and 70s.

Early life and education Lim was born in Singapore to a businessman father and housewife mother on 12 December 1949. He had one brother and two sisters. He later studied commerce at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

In 1988, they produced a comedy video movie, Fuji's Destiny (富士缘) with Neo as film director and actor, Lim and other local comedians, Marcus Chin, Hua Liang, and Tan Tiaw Gim acted in it.

In 1992, Lim launched a book, Singapore Laughs / Smile Singapore (新加坡笑笑), containing his observations on Singapore's idiosyncrasies.

In 1994, Lim was one of the co-hosts of the multinational Asian talent program Asia Bagus along with fellow Singaporean Najip Ali. In the same year, Robert Chua, a Singaporean-born Hong Kong television producer, took note of Lim's success and invited Lim to Hong Kong to work. According to Lim, who was considered a part time actor with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), TCS tried to get him to sign a contract as a full time artiste which he declined due to disagreement on how management worked at TCS.

In late 1994, Lim joined the Singaporean sitcom Under One Roof (1995–2003)

In 2007, he played Eric Tan in the Singaporean film Just Follow Law. In 2011, Lim also starred in the Okto television series Zero Hero as Grandpa Magnificent. He performed at the 2012 stage play, Happily Ever Laughter.

In 2015, Lim starred in Our Sister Mambo, a commemorative film for Cathay Organisation's 80th anniversary.

Gourmet Lim's gourmet career started in 1993, when a tour agency asked him to host a thematic gourmet tour, to which Lim agreed. Lim also served as brand ambassador for Singaporean porridge restaurant Zhen Zhou Dao, which was run by his son-in-law and eldest daughter. Zhen Zhou Dao eventually closed after three years of operations.

Other In 1975, Lim's father died of a heart attack and Lim joined the automotive spare parts import-export firm which his father co-owned.

During one of his business trips while working for his own company, Lim met Monica, a Taiwanese woman. In 2022, he was diagnosed with a slow pulse rate and was advised to implant a pacemaker which he refused due to previous complications. of ischemic heart disease.

Filmography As Host YearTitleNotes1990–1992 Gaoxiao XingtongComedy segment in Variety Tonight Television Film