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'''Lee Chuang Rui''' (born February 11, 1990), also known as '''Shawn Lee''', 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.
'''Lee Chuang Rui''' (born February 11, 1990), also known as '''Shawn Lee''', is a Singaporean former 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.


==Career==
==Career==
Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in [[Jack Neo]]'s hit film I Not Stupid. 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. He 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.
Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in [[Jack Neo]]'s hit film I Not Stupid. 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.  


In a 2009 interview with The New Paper, Lee said he was planning on pursuing a scholarship to read film at New York University. However, he later said in a 2012 interview that he planned to go into banking after completing his studies, and relegate acting to hobby status.
In the early 2000s, Lee also had roles in a few Channel 8 children's drama series. He also had an English speaking role in the Growing Years video series commissioned by MOE.
 
He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his second last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his A-levels. His last role to date was in Neo's new film We Not Naughty, which was released during Chinese New Year 2012 and features former I Not Stupid co-stars Joshua Ang, Ashley Leong, and Xiang Yun.
 
Lee hosted the Young Talents Award with former co-star Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011.
 
In a 2009 interview with The New Paper, Lee said he was planning on pursuing a film studies scholarship at New York University. However, in a 2012 interview, he said he planned to go into banking after completing his studies, and probably take up roles only when time allowed.
 
Lee was commonly confused with Aloysius Pang, a fellow child actor who was the same age. When Pang died in January 2019, some foreign news sources mistakenly reported that Pang was the one who had acted in I Not Stupid.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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! Year !! Movie !! Role
! Year !! Movie !! Role
|-2012 it takes two
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| 2012 ||''We Not Naughty'' 孩子不坏 || Chen Weijie
| 2012 ||''We Not Naughty'' 孩子不坏 || Chen Weijie
|-
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| 2007 ||''Colour Of Hope'' 再见阳光 || Orange Light/Liu Chengguang
| 2007 ||''Colour Of Hope'' 再见阳光 || Orange Light/Liu Cheng Guang
|-
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| 2006 ||''I Not Stupid Too'' 小孩不笨2 || Tom Yeo 杨学谦
| 2006 ||''I Not Stupid Too'' 小孩不笨2 || Tom Yeo 杨学谦
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| 2002 ||''I Not Stupid''|| Liu Kok Pin || '''Won - Young Talent Award, Star Awards 2002'''
| 2002 ||''I Not Stupid''|| Liu Kok Pin || '''Won - Young Talent Award, Star Awards 2002'''
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| 2001 || ''Beyond the Axis of Truth'' || Chen Xueming (younger) ||
|rowspan=2| 2001 || ''Beyond the Axis of Truth'' || Chen Xueming (younger) ||
|-
| Sweet Sweet Holiday || Yang Tianxing || Episodes 1-10
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| 2000 || My Teacher, My Buddy || ||
|}
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lee studied at [[Xingnan Primary School]], [[Unity Primary School]], [[Bukit Panjang Government High School]] and subsequently completed his [[GCE Advanced Level|A Levels]] at [[Anglo-Chinese Junior College]]. An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match and is currently reading business administration at the [[National University of Singapore]].
After he completed his [[GCE Advanced Level|A Levels]] at [[Anglo-Chinese Junior College]], Lee studied business administration at the [[National University of Singapore]]. An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match.  
 
Lee hosted the Young Talents Award with former co-star Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011.
 
For a brief time, Lee offered maths, chemistry and physics tuition at the secondary level, during his National Service days.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.jteam.com.sg/artistprofile/profile_shawn.asp Profile on J-Team website]
*[http://www.jteam.com.sg/artistprofile/profile_shawn.asp Profile on J-Team website]
*[http://www.yestuition.sg/viewdetails.php?tutorid=13644 YesTuition - Lee Chuang Rui]
 


[[Category:Singaporeans]]
[[Category:Singaporeans]]

Latest revision as of 08:02, 3 September 2020

Lee Chuang Rui (born February 11, 1990), also known as Shawn Lee, is a Singaporean former 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.

Career[edit]

Lee was one of four child actors who successfully auditioned for the child lead roles in Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid. 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.

In the early 2000s, Lee also had roles in a few Channel 8 children's drama series. He also had an English speaking role in the Growing Years video series commissioned by MOE.

He would go on to star alongside them in three more of Neo's films. He filmed his second last movie in 2007 before leaving the industry to concentrate on his A-levels. His last role to date was in Neo's new film We Not Naughty, which was released during Chinese New Year 2012 and features former I Not Stupid co-stars Joshua Ang, Ashley Leong, and Xiang Yun.

Lee hosted the Young Talents Award with former co-star Megan Tay at the Star Awards 2011.

In a 2009 interview with The New Paper, Lee said he was planning on pursuing a film studies scholarship at New York University. However, in a 2012 interview, he said he planned to go into banking after completing his studies, and probably take up roles only when time allowed.

Lee was commonly confused with Aloysius Pang, a fellow child actor who was the same age. When Pang died in January 2019, some foreign news sources mistakenly reported that Pang was the one who had acted in I Not Stupid.

Filmography[edit]

Films/Movies[edit]

Year Movie Role
2012 We Not Naughty 孩子不坏 Chen Weijie
2007 Colour Of Hope 再见阳光 Orange Light/Liu Cheng Guang
2006 I Not Stupid Too 小孩不笨2 Tom Yeo 杨学谦
2003 Homerun 跑吧!孩子 Chew Kiat Kun 周杰坤
2002 I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 Liu Kok Pin 刘国彬

Television[edit]

Year Movie Role Notes
2006 I Not Stupid Too Tom Yeo
2002 I Not Stupid Liu Kok Pin Won - Young Talent Award, Star Awards 2002
2001 Beyond the Axis of Truth Chen Xueming (younger)
Sweet Sweet Holiday Yang Tianxing Episodes 1-10
2000 My Teacher, My Buddy

Personal life[edit]

After he completed his A Levels at Anglo-Chinese Junior College, Lee studied business administration at the National University of Singapore. An avid basketball player, he completed his national service in 2010 as a clerk due to an injury sustained during a match.

External links[edit]