Douglas Lim

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim (林).
Douglas Lim
Lim interviewed on MeleTOP in September 2014.
Born (1977-10-11) 11 October 1977 (age 47)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
EducationVictoria Institution
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television presenter
  • emcee
  • radio personality
  • singer
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Natasha Fernz
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(m. 2007)​
Websitewww.douglaslim.com

Douglas Lim (born 11 October 1977) is a Malaysian actor, comedian, television presenter and emcee. He is well known for his involvement in local television, theater and film, and comedy.[1][2]

Career

Lim appeared in Kopitiam. He also sang the theme song of the sitcom, "Empty Decorations" together with Chelsia Ng.[3] He also appeared in the same series as a barber shop owner named Steven. His performance in Kopitiam earned him a nomination in the Best Actor (Comedy) category at the Asian Television Awards.

In addition, Lim is also part of one of the main local Chinese comedies titled Homecoming aired on Astro Wah Lai Toi. He has also starred in several TV commercials including Petronas, TM, Nestlé, Sime Darby, Maybank, HSBC and UEM. In addition to being a stand-up comedian, his performance as an emcee are also needed by several companies that are seen as a catalyst for their success.

He acted in the historical film 1957: Hati Malaya directed by Shuhaimi Baba, in which Lim played the role of an MCA member. On 15 January 2008, Lim produced and hosted the Malaysiantalents.com program for the broadcast on the web portal gua.com.my.[4]

In 2009, Lim founded the Chinese Comedian Association of Malaysia.[5] In addition to acting and presenting career, Lim is also a theater performer; in March 2011, he performed the musical show Lat Kampung Boy: Sebuah Muzikal (Lat [the] Village Boy: A Musical), staged at the Istana Budaya from 16 March to 3 April 2011. He played Frankie, a childhood friend of the cartoonist Lat. The show also starred Awie, Jalil Hamid, Rahim Razali and Atilia Haron.[6]

He was the guest voice actor for 2013 animated film Bola Kampung: The Movie produced by Animasia Studio, an adaptation of the animated series Bola Kampung. Other actors who had their guest voice roles include Afdlin Shauki, Aznil Nawawi, Aizat Amdan, Deanna Yusoff and Marsha Milan Londoh.[7]

From 6 to 18 November 2013, Lim became part of the special theater award actor for Malaysian national football legend Mokhtar Dahari, Supermokh Sebuah Muzikal, staged at the Istana Budaya.[8]

Two years later, Lim shared the stage with Afdlin Shauki, the Bocey comedian trio and Harith Iskander in a Lawak Ke Der staging at the Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya.[9] Lim played the role of Jackie in the movie Soulmate Hingga Jannah, directed by Abdul Razak Mohaideen, which aired on 16 February 2017.[10]

Douglas was one of the actors involved in the Spanar Jaya X sitcom that aired on TV3 from February to April 2019. Directed by Ahmad Idham (original cast of Spanar Jaya), the sitcom also starred Ben Amir, Uqasha Senrose, and Sangeeta Krishnasamy.[11]

Douglas was one of the lead cast for the live-action theater of Ola Bola: The Musical, which ran from 18 February to 3 March 2019 at the Istana Budaya. The cast included Luqman Hafidz, Iedil Putra, Hafeez Mikail, Tony Eusoff and Nabila Huda.[12]

He was also one of the co-starring cast of Kopitiam: Double Shot, which aired on Viu on 28 November 2019. It is the latest version of the Kopitiam sitcom.[13][14] During the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, Lim's popularity soared due to his satirical spoofs of popular political leaders and topics of the day.[15]

Personal life

Lim has been married to Natasha Fernz since 12 May 2007.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 O.C.J. Operasi Cegah Jenayah Irwan friend's
2002 Day After Tomorrow
2007 1957: Hati Malaya Ang Lee / MCA Member
2009 Los dan Faun Madre'D
My Spy Taiko
2013 Bola Kampung: The Movie Szeto Voice actor
Tanda Putera Leslie Cheah
2017 Soulmate Hingga Jannah Jackie
2021 Arwah Pak Mat Lif & AJK Ah Chai
Chomel John
Rumah Madu Ku Berhantu Mr. Wong
2023 Polis Evo 3 Inspector Dell
2024 The Experts Ah Teck
Harimau Malaya: The Untold Journey Lionel
Baik Punya Ah Long Fortune Teller
Don Dukun Aloysius

Theater

Year Title
2007 P.Ramlee The Musical[18]
2011 Lat Kampung Boy Sebuah Muzikal
2012 Lawak Ke Der?
2013 Cuci The Musical
Broken Bridges
Supermokh Sebuah Muzikal
2018 Ola Bola: The Musical
2019 Ola Bola The Musical: Restaging

Telemovie

Year Title Role TV channel
2017 Lari Hantu Lari Himself Astro Citra

Television

Year Title Role TV channel
1997-2003 Kopitiam Steven NTV7
2002 Each Other TV3
2003 Homecoming Astro Wah Lai Toi
2004 Living with Lydia MediaCorp Channel 5
2007 Let’s Breakfast 2 TV2
2008 Malaysiantalents.com Gua.com.my
2012 SME: Small Mission Enterprise NTV7
2016 Komediri Astro Warna
2017 Gegar Lawak
10 Things We Loved About Malaysians History Asia
2018 Arena Panggang Astro Warna
2019 Spanar Jaya X Henley TV3
Kopitiam: Double Shot Steven Viu
2021 Budak Intern Billy TV9
2022 One Cent Thief Inspector Lim Astro Ria

Radiography

Radio

Date Title Station
30 July 2021– 30 December 2022 Douglas Lim & Juanita in the Morning Fly FM

Discography

Single
Year Song Title Artist
2022 "ADUH" SonaOne

References

  1. ^ Liz Lee (24 October 2013). "Up Close & Personal with Douglas Lim". The Star Online. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ Nor Khalilah Gusti Hassa (24 October 2015). "Aura lawak Douglas Lim". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ Venner-Pack, Natasha (2 July 2015). "Kopitiam, where everybody knows your name". Star2.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ Li Eee Kee (15 January 2008). "Behind the Scenes into Malaysiantalents.com". gua.com.my.
  5. ^ "Douglas Lim 'Made in Malaysia' Australian Tour 2024 | Ticket Merchant". www.theticketmerchant.com.au. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  6. ^ Feride Hikmet Atak (14 January 2011). "Teater Muzikal Lat Kampung Boy Di Istana Budaya Mac Ini". mSTAR Online. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Suara Latar Selebriti Hidupkan 'Bola Kampung The Movie'" (in Malay). Perak Today. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  8. ^ Michael Chiang (3 November 2013). Rhythm of the game in ‘SuperMokh’ Archived 2019-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Star2. Achieved on 24 February 2014.
  9. ^ Muhammad Adnan (17 April 2015). "Pertaruhan Pelawak Baharu di 'Lawak Ke Der 2015' Menjadi" (in Malay). mStar Online. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. ^ Tahir Alhamzah (21 February 2017). "Douglas Lim back on the big screen". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Douglas Lim mahu ulang fenomena Spanar Jaya". XTRA. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  12. ^ Dennis Chua (26 January 2019). "#Showbiz: Ola Bola The Musical returns with new cast members". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  13. ^ Aref Omar (22 November 2019). "#Showbiz: Douglas Lim not in demand?". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  14. ^ Syafil Syazwan Jefri (21 November 2019). "Bukan eksklusif, tapi tak laku - Douglas Lim". Harian Metro (in Malay). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Douglas Lim - from teenage singer-songwriter to cutting edge king of parody". 6 June 2021.
  16. ^ Grant Corban (13 March 2020). "DOUGLAS LIM AND VALERIE'S WEDDING". grantcorban.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  17. ^ Kelly Tey (27 January 2017). "Calming garb for nervous pooches". The Star Online. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ^ Chua, Dennis (8 October 2014). "Back with a bang". New Straits Times.