Pierre Png – Biography, Age, Wife, Height, Net Worth, Acting Career

Quick Facts

Pierre Png is an actor and comedian of Singaporean origin. He is well known for starring in several Chinese-language as well as English-language series on Singapore’s Mediacorp TV network. He gained national prominence for playing the character Phua Chu Beng on the hit sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd. After 20 years of acting, Png marked his Hollywood feature film debut in the highly successful 2018 romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians.

Pierre Png Biography, Age

The actor was born Pierre Theodore Png Tiang Huat on October 23, 1973, in Singapore. He has Peranakan Chinese ancestry and had his early education at St Gabriel’s Primary School before attending Holy Innocents’ High School. As a young adult, he completed the mandatory period of National service as postulated by the statutory law of his home country.

Shortly afterward, Png marked his acting debut in the musical comedy film Forever Fever (1998) starring alongside . This movie is renowned to be the first Singaporean movie to achieve international success. On his part, working in the film sparked Pierre Png’s interest in acting and he decided to enroll for an acting course. He later took part and won a talent contest The Fame Awards organized by Channel 5 of Mediacorp TV.

Acting Career

In the late 90s, Pierre Png was cast as a series regular on the Channel 5 sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1999-2007) followed by several other TV roles. He portrayed one of the main characters Phua Chu Beng during the highly successful 8-season run of the show. While at it, he also starred in several Chinese-language dramas including In Pursuit of Peace (2001), Holland V (2003), Portrait of Home (2005), Portrait of Home II (2005), An Enchanted Life (2006), The Shining Star (2006) and Dear, Dear Son-in-Law (2007).

Other notable television credits include the series Mars vs Venus (2007), The Defining Moment (2008), The Little Nyonya (2008), Your Hand In Mine (2009), The Score (2010), A Tale of 2 Cities (2011), Rescue 995 (2012), Pillow Talk (2012), Beyond (2012), C.L.I.F. 2 (2013), The Journey: A Voyage (2013) and In The Name Of Love (2014).

In 2014, Png landed the lead role of David Tan on the Channel 5 English-language thriller series Zero Calling which he also reprised in its sequel Zero Calling 2 (2015). The talented actor continued his dominance of Chinese-language TV series as he featured in Life Is Beautiful (2015), Beyond Words (2016), The Gentlemen (2016), Home Truly (2017), When Duty Calls (2017) and many others.

While Pierre Png’s acting credits consist mainly of television productions, the talented actor has also recorded a few notable film credits. In the early days of his acting career, Singaporean-born actor starred in the romantic comedy Chicken Rice War (2000) and the horror flick The Eye (2002). He reached a major career milestone when he landed his first Hollywood film role in the highly successful romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians (2018), starring alongside , and . The movie was a massive box-office hit, was well received by fans and it provided a perfect start for Png’s transition into Hollywood.

Following the success of Crazy Rich Asians, Pierre Png got a spot on the main cast of the English-language action series Missing (2018) starring as the lead star Sean Tan.

Is He Married? Wife

Pierre Png is married to Andrea Heidi De Cruz, a TV personality and former actress. These 2 lovebirds have been together since forever and they do not seem to be slowing down anytime in the future. The couple tied the knot on October 18, 2003.

Back in 2002, Andrea Cruz was at the center of a major health scandal in Singapore. She had suffered life-threatening liver damage after consuming an infamous dieting pill. Fortunately, her life was saved after she received an emergency transplant from her then-boyfriend and now-husband Pierre Png, who donated one of his own liver to her.

Net Worth

Pierre Png’s illustrious acting career has indeed earned him great fame and fortune in Singapore and beyond. He has enjoyed a steady rise in his career since marking his acting debut over 2 decades ago. The talented film and TV star is estimated to be worth an astonishing $43 million and is ranked among the richest celebrities in his native country.

Height and Weight

Pierre Png stands at an impressive height of 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm). The Singaporean-born star sports a well-sculpted physique and he maintains a body weight of 72 kg (159 lb). As expected, he puts in a lot of hard work to keep his body in shape and has also maintained his boyish looks though he is now in his 40s.

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