Shawn Lee
Acting
Biography
Shawn Lee Chuang Rui; born 11 February 1990), is a Singaporean actor. He first came into prominence for his award-winning performance alongside his friend and co-star Joshua Ang in the box office hit I Not Stupid, and its sequel, I Not Stupid Too. Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid.[2] His performance in the sitcom adaptation earned him a nomination for the Best Young Talent award, which he won, along with co-stars Joshua Ang and Eric Huang at the 2002 Star Awards. He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his 'A' Levels. Lee made a brief return to acting in Neo's new film We Not Naughty, which was released in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2012 and features former I Not Stupid co-stars Joshua Ang and Xiang Yun.
Known For
A remake of the award-winning Iranian film Children of Heaven, Homerun is a drama about two poor siblings and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes.
Homerun
A movie about growing up in Singapore, which focuses on the lives of two families where the oldest children gets involved with the local mafia.
We Not Naughty
A 2006 Singaporean film and the sequel to the 2002 film, I Not Stupid. A satirical comedy, I Not Stupid Too portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths - 15-year-old Tom, his 8-year-old brother Jerry and their 15-year-old friend Chengcai - who have a strained relationship with their parents. The film explores the issue of poor parent-child communication.
I Not Stupid Too
Kok Pin, Boon Hock and Terry are classmates in "EM3" stream. In Singapore, that means that at the age of 12, the government has decided that they are not as academically inclined as their peers. Kok Pin is creative and a born artist but his parents would rather he focus on his Maths and Sciences. Boon Hock comes from a low-income family and needs to balance school and helping out at the food stall. Terry, a spoilt brat is just too lazy a student. While the three children suffer from the pressure of school, their parents have another set of problems - their jobs and careers.
I Not Stupid
Liang Jiahui has been living in misery due to his inferiority complex. He has been secretly in love with a very pretty classmate, Yangyang. His only friend, Liu Chengguang has a mother and a girlfriend, Xiaoxi who love him very much. One day, Chengguan passed away in a car accident. Chengguang's mother, Xiaoxi and Jiahui became very miserable. As Jiahui wastes his life away in his home, a ray of orange light, Orange decides to leave his home, "The Light World" after being bored of his daily routine. Orange came to Earth for a holiday and assumed Chengguan's appearance. Orange brought along with him the warmth shared between family, friends and lovers, helping people to carry on living.