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Cast and characters. Episodes. Accolades. References. Growing Up (Singaporean TV series) Growing Up was one of the English-language dramas in Singapore (aired on Channel 5) which was produced by MediaCorp, it had a total of six seasons and the show was set between the 1960s to the 1980s.
Feb 12, 2015 · Four actors took on the memorable roles of the Tay children, Gary, Vicky, David and Tammy. Here's a look at where they are now. Who: Andrew Seow, 42, played the rebellious eldest son Gary. His role...
Cast & Crew. Andrew Seow Irin Gan Steven Lim Lim Kay Tong. Season 1. Season 2. Season 3. Season 4. Season 5. Season 6. EP: Oldest First. The return of the popular local series set in Singapore in the 60s. This season, Vicky becomes a mother, and has a busy time juggling her maternal duties with running a boutique and searching for a new love.
- drama
- 1999
Cast & Crew. Wang Yuqing Chen Bifeng Lin Mingzhe Zeng Hui Fen. Season 1. Oldest First. Jiang Shao Wen, Hong JIng and Su Yaozu are national servicemen from the same camp, awaiting discharge. Hong and Su are close friends who constantly help each other, while Jian and Su's former classmate.
- drama
- 1984
- Background
- Acting
- Partners
- Corporate Career
Early life & family
Irin’s parents divorced when she was in primary school. Irin and her sister, Mabel, were then raised by her mother, Madam Tan Ghok Lan, who worked as a seamstress and a chicken rice stallholder at Jurong Junior College.Irin’s 82-year-old grandmother, Madam Li Jin Hua, also helped out at the chicken rice stall. On 6 November 2007, Madam Li fell into a 19-day coma when one of the college’s footballers accidentally knocked her down when they were cutting across the canteen to get to the sports d...
Education
Irin Gan went to Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) from 1988 to 1989. She furthered her studies at Stansfield School of Business while pursuing her acting career.Irin then pursued a Graduate Diploma in Marketing at the Marketing Institute of Singapore. In 2017, she attended a Social Media Strategy Workshop conducted by Pacific Conference Pte Ltd.
Early career & Mediacorp contract
After attending junior college, Irin started modelling to financially contribute to her family.She joined the modelling agency Imp International when she was 19 years old. Irin signed a full-time contract with Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS - now MediaCorp) in the 1990s.Before her acting debut on screen, Irin appeared in a Daikin air-conditioning commercial.
Growing Up
Irin Gan is best known for playing the role of Vicky Tay in the hit TV series ‘Growing Up’ by MediaCorp, which aired up to six seasons from 1996 to 2002.However, she was only featured in seasons one to five as she left Mediacorp in February 2000 to further her studies.
MediaWorks contract
After taking a year off from her studies, Irin returned to show business and signed a two-year contract with the now-defunct television station MediaWorks.After her contract with Mediaworks ended in 2003, Irin left show business to join the corporate world and has kept a low profile ever since.
Awards & accolades
In 2002 and 2003, Irin made it to FHM Singapore’s annual 100 Sexiest Women in the World list.
Irin’s first marriage with businessman Steve Ting lasted two years from 1998 to 2000. In a 2007 interview with The Straits Times, Irin’s uncle, Mr Koh, mentioned that she was dating a man named Raymond Ting for “four to five years” after her divorce. He was later announced as her fiance in 2007.However, there had been no official announcement of th...
After leaving her acting career, Irin deliberated entering either the business or banking sector. On 1 October 2003, she was supposed to report to work as a sales engineer at Toyota distributor Borneo Motors. However, she turned down the position one week before her first day at the job due to a change of heart.According to Irin's LinkedIn profile,...
Jun 3, 2021 · Over in the Growing Up portion, Lim Kay Tong (Charlie Tay), Wee Soon Hui (Soo Mei), Jamie Yeo (Tammy), and Benedict Goh (Tan Teck Ann) gathered at a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Singapore’s last remaining village.
Feb 12, 2015 · Played by actors Lim Kay Tong and Wee Soon Hui, Mr and Mrs Tay of Channel 5 series Growing Up were arguably the most iconic couple on Singapore TV in the 1990s.
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