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Daniel Tay (born December 17, 1991) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Hobbs in Elf.
- Background
- Personal Life
- Early Career
- Founder of Foodgnostic Pte Ltd
- Founder of Cat and The Fiddle
- Founder of Old Seng Choong
Growing up, Daniel wanted to be a fashion designer. His interest in fashion made him decide to study fashion designing at La Salle. However, Daniel Tay has mentioned that “[his] sewing skills were not up to standard” and he dropped out of his course at La Salle. At his father’s suggestion, Daniel took up a six-week intensive baking course at the UF...
In 2008, Daniel published a cookbook titled "Just Desserts" in which he shared his personal recipes. The book was published by Marshall Cavendish. Daniel reportedly took three years to complete the book, having to “pen the instructions and keep them straightforward”. In a 2009 interview, Daniel mentioned that his favourite traditional Chinese pastr...
Daniel took up apprenticeships under Pokka Corporation. He was tasked to start Rive Gauche patisserie. Through building the patisserie from scratch and working with the General Manager, Daniel learned about accounting, profit and loss (P&L) principles and calculating the break-even point. From Pokka, he joined Bengawan Solo as a Production Manager.
Daniel investing an initial capital of S$2 million to start the business. He set up a centralised bakery and food production facility at Kampong Ampat to meet an anticipated demand for food innovation and large-scale food supply. A report by The Business Times revealed that food supply made up 90% of Foodgnostic’s business revenue and 10% comes fro...
Daniel launched Cat and the Fiddle in 2014, an online premium cheesecake store. The e-commerce is a union of Daniel’s passion for creating the best cheesecakes in Singapore and to continue Daniel’s good relationship with existing customers who like his pastry creations. After perfecting the cheesecake recipe, Cat and the Fiddle has branched into cr...
Daniel launched Old Seng Choong as an online business in 2016 to sell traditional Chinese confections. Daniel remarked that starting a business online incurs fewer start-up costs such as renting a retail space. Daniel hoped that the recent nostalgia for traditional food would make Old Seng Choong a success. Daniel named the online store after his f...
Dec 8, 2022 · Daniel, now aged 29, left the world of Hollywood behind in 2009 to dedicate his time to securing a job in teaching. When the movie came out 18 years ago in November 2003, actor Daniel Tay was just 12-years-old when he was cast for the role.
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Daniel Tay is a former American actor from New York who played Michael Hobbs in Elf and voiced Doogal and other characters in video games. He was born in 1991 and has appeared in several films and TV shows, such as American Splendor and Brooklyn Rules.
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Dec 2, 2023 · Daniel Tay was a child actor who starred as Michael, Buddy's younger half-brother, in the 2003 Christmas classic "Elf." He also voiced Doogal, a talking dog in an animated film, and Billy Blue, a character in the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series.
Dec 16, 2023 · Elf child star Daniel Tay, who played the role of Buddy's half-brother Michael in the hit movie, looks completely unrecognisable 20 years on from the movie coming out
Dec 23, 2022 · Daniel Tay played Michael Hobbs, Buddy's half-brother, in the 2003 Christmas movie Elf. He also voiced Doogal and appeared in Beer League and Grand Theft Auto IV, but has not acted since 2009. He now works as an educator for Veritas Prep.
