Film Director Jack Neo, founder of J Team Productions, is truly a local entertainment legend. He is a great man with humble origins. He believes everyone has his own road to success and he upholds his beliefs throughout his 30 years of relentless contribution towards the local entertainment industry.

During the 1990’s, he won the local audience over with his signature comedic hosting style in variety programmes. Apart from hosting and acting then, he was the creative brain behind the longest running local and high rated variety show, “Comedy Night” 《搞笑行动》. The popularity of the decade-long production is a strong testament of Jack’s remarkable talents and creativity.

The unprecedented scope of Director Jack Neo’s talent encompasses all the major disciplines – acting, directing, singing, lyrics composing, producing and scriptwriting. To excel in just one area is rare; to excel at the lot is nothing less than extraordinary.

Following his success in television productions, Director Neo took on new challenges and ventured into the film industry in 1998 with "Money No Enough", Singapore’s highest grossing feature film to-date. Consequently, he scripted, directed and produced a successful string of coveted movies namely, "I Not Stupid"«小孩不笨», "Homerun" «跑吧！孩子», "The Best Bet" «突然发财», romantic comedy “I Do I Do” «爱都爱都», “One More Chance” «三个好人»and upcoming hit, “I Not Stupid Too” «小孩不笨2».

Director Neo’s movies wrote a new milestone for the local film industry. Besides garnering record high box office earnings, his later works drew much regional and international attention. Among his well-commented works, "Homerun" «跑吧！孩子»won the first international movie award for Singapore. A total of six international awards were honoured to the movie including the International Kids Film Festival Of Home Iran 2003’s “Best Director" title.

Today, Director Jack Neo is one of the most prolific filmmakers in Singapore. His contributions to the local film industry have earned him honourable mentions from former Prime Minister Mr. Goh Chok Tong’s national address in 1998 and 2003.

In recognition of his achievements and contributions towards Singapore’s media industry, Film Director Jack Neo was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and Multi-Talent Award in 2004 from MediaCorp Singapore in Star Awards. He also received the Public Service Medal Award in August 2004 and the Arts Cultural Medallion Award in October 2005.

The legendary footprints of Film Director Jack Neo

His Accomplishments In Television Programmes:

• Tuesday Night Show (Talkshow Format)
• Comedy News (Humourous Parody of Current News)
• Liang Po Po (The highest-rated local Comedy Drama series)
• Office Politics (A Satirical Drama on office rivalry and politics)
• School Politics (A Satirical Dramedy on teacher-student relationships)
• Silverscreen Expose (A Satirical Dramedy on the entertainment circle)
• Viva My Neighbours (A Family Centred Comedy)
• Crazy Court (A Court-Case Based Comedy)
• Liang Xi Mei (A Family Centred Satirical Dramedy)
• Top Fun Series 1 to 8 (One of the highest-rated local variety show)
• Creatively Mine (“Best Variety Programme” – Star Awards 2004, A variety showcase of innovative inventions)
• Star Run (A game show designed for artistes)

His Hosting Experience In Prime-Time Shows:

• He is the designated compere for "NKF Charity Show"(a national fund-raising programme) for the past years.

His Extensive Filmography:

(Director/Scriptwriter)

• 1999 – That One No Enough
• 2002 – I Not Stupid (Box Office Earnings Hit S$3.8 million)
• 2003 – Homerun (Won six international film awards including “Best Director and “Best Newcomer”, Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, People’s Choice Award 2005 under Official Competition Section)
• 2004 – The Best Bet
• 2005 – I Do I Do
• 2005 – One More Chance
• 2006 – I Not Stupid Too (Coming Soon)

(Scriptwriter)

• 1998 – Money No Enough (Box Office Earnings Hit S$5.8 million)
• 1998 – Liang Po Po The Movie

(Acted)

• 1990 - Conmen (Hong Kong)
• 1991 - War Dogs (Taiwan)
• 1996 - 12 Storeys (Singapore)
• 1997 - Money No Enough (Singapore)
• 1998 - Liang Po Po The Movie (Singapore)
• 1999 - That One No Enough (Singapore)
• 1999 - The Mirror (Hong Kong)
• 1999 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Hong Kong)
• 2001 - One Leg Kicking (Singapore)
• 2002 - I Not Stupid (Singapore)
• 2005 – I Do I Do (Singapore)
• 2005 – One More Chance (Singapore)
• 2006 – I Not Stupid Too (Singapore)

His Theatrical Performing Experience:

Jack Neo has also accepted National Arts Council invitation to perform in the arts scene. His 2-hr monologue performance of local drama scripts "Coffin Too Big, Hole Too Small" and "No Parking on Odd Days" enjoyed critical acclaims and reviews. All of his four performances were fully booked!

His Album & Video Records:

Jack Neo has recorded 17 singing albums and 5 videodiscs albums over his entertainment career.

His Comic Books:

• 1998 – Story & Script Written for "LTA Neo In The Wrong Camp Training (Part One)"
• 1999 – Story & Script Written for "LTA Neo In The Wrong Camp Training (Part Two)"
• 1999 – Comic Adaptation for "The Mirror"
• 2002 – Story for "I Not Stupid"
• 2006 – Story for “I Not Stupid Too”

His Film Festival Awards:

• 2005 – "Homerun" awarded for People’s Choice Award Montreal International Children’s Film Festival
• 2004 – “Homerun” awarded the Golden Butterfly prize for Best Direction in the Asian Competition of the Isfahan International Children’s Film Festival. In the same year, “Homerun” has also participated in the LUCAS 27th International Children film festival in Frankfurt, Kinder film festival in Hamburg, 9th Pyongyang film festival in North Korea and Asian film festival in ROME.
• 2004 – “I Not Stupid” has participated in the Jakarta International Film Festival.
• 2004 – “The Best Bet” has been nominated in the 41th Taiwan Golden Horse Award competition.
• 2004 – “The Best Bet” has participated in the 35th International film festival in India.
• 2003 – “Homerun” awarded the Grand Prix prize in the 20th Moscow International Festival for Children & Youth.
• 2003 – “Homerun” awarded the Best New Performer award in the Taiwan 40th Golden Horse Award.
• 2003 – “Homerun” awarded the CIFEJ prize in the 14th Cairo International Film Festival.