Ye Fong
Singaporean comedian
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Seow Tian Chye, professionally known as Ye Fong (Sometimes spelt as Ya Fong or Ye Feng) (1932 – 1 September 1995), was a Singaporean comedian. He was part of a Singaporean comedy duo, with Wang Sa, who were akin to the Laurel and Hardy of the East.[1]
| Ye Fong | |||||||
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| Chinese | 野峰 | ||||||
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| Seow Tian Chye | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧添财 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蕭添財 | ||||||
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Early life and education
Ye was born in 1932 at Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.[2] His elder uncle, who was without children, adopted Ye from his parents at the age of 4.[2] With his adoptive father, Ye stayed at Malacca, Malaysia and subsequently moved to Singapore.[2]
Ye studied at Ying Sin School (應新學校) which was managed by Ying Fo Fui Kun, a Hakka clan association in Singapore.[2] He would later transferred to study at Qifa Primary School.[2]
Career
Ye's adoptive father was a goldsmith which influenced Ye to join the same trade.[2] He learned the trade within fifteen months and became a goldsmith.[2]
Ye often performed with Wang as a comedy duo at the New World Amusement Park and on television in the 1960s and 1970s.[3][4]
Ye, in his first film role in The Crazy Bumpkins, won the Best Comedy Actor in the 20th Asia Pacific Film Festival in 1974.[5]
Death
Legacy
At the Star Awards 2003, Ye together with Wang, were awarded posthumously the 40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award.[7]
In 2024, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) and Mediacorp jointly produced a documentary series, Documentary: Legends Of Singapore Comedy, and an exhibition, Legends Of Singapore Comedy: An Exhibition On Wang Sha And Ye Feng, at SCCC on the lives of Ye and Wang.[8][9]
