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Patrick Teoh (born 16 October, 1947) is an actor and radio personality in Malaysia. A career in radio, on TV, stage and in movies spanning more than five decades earned Teoh the nickname of "Voice of Malaysia", bestowed by his fans and the Malaysian mass media.

Patrick Teoh
Photo of Teoh, taken on 10 October, 2008.
Born
Teoh Kah Yong
(Chinese: 张家扬)

(1947-10-16) October 16, 1947 (age 75)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationActor, radio personality
Years active1966present
Height5'4"
WebsiteBlog

Early life


Patrick Teoh was born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. He attended St. Michael's Institution up until Form 5. Never one for book learning, Teoh was a below par student in all his years at school. His only "A" was in English in all the exams he took. As a result Teoh failed his Form Six Entrance Exam thereby screwing his chances of furthering his formal education at university.

Teoh learned to speak English before he even went to school. He managed this because he watched more movies as a child that the average person would in their lifetime. His father took him and his mother to the movies every day for the 9.15 p.m. screening, school night or not. From this routine of watching a movie a day, Teoh learned to speak English by watching actors such as John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Henry Fonda and James Stewart. This personal habit of going to the cinema everyday stayed with Teoh until he was 24 years old and was the only "hobby" he claims he had. His personal record was watching six movies in a single day.[1]

After high school, Teoh remained in Ipoh and became a life insurance and encyclopaedia salesman working on commission for a few years. His father, fed up with this, finally told him to 'get a real job'. In 1966, he was having dinner at home when Rediffusion, a cable radio station announced that they had vacancies for radio announcers. Teoh applied, was called for an interview and got the job soon after. He was 19 years old.


Career



1966-1970s: Rediffusion


In 1966, Teoh joined Rediffusion as an "English Programme Announcer Grade 3", earning the miserly salary of RM$150 a month. For the first three months, he was not allowed to enter the studio. Instead, he wrote scripts and picked out songs for 'Lunch Time Melodies'. At the end of the three months, he was allowed to work in the studio during non-peak hours, where his primary duty was to press buttons to air pre-recorded programmes. After six months, he was allowed to go "on air," reading from pre-approved scripts. Within two years, Teoh was promoted to Assistant Programme Manager. A year later, in 1968, he was again promoted, this time to Programme Manager. A memorable moment of his tenure in the English Programme Department of Rediffusion was when Teoh was told by his then Department Supervisor that he would never amount to much in the industry because of his physical handicap (Teoh contracted polio when he was 7 years old). Teoh eventually replaced the man as English Programme Supervisor.

A few years later, Teoh was made the Divisional Manager for 'Sound and Film Services', a division set up by Rediffusion to tap into the burgeoning advertising industry. Due to a nationwide demand for Teoh's voice talent, the division did well and in less than 9 months, it was in the black.

The then-managing director told Teoh that according to the terms of his employment contract he was only entitled to a salary and all monies earned from his professional talents (which included being a professional voice talent) rightfully belonged to the company. But as Teoh was a model employee, the managing director would make an exception and allow him to keep 50% of his voice-over fees. Teoh, who was then earning up to six times his salary in voice-over fees disagreed with the new terms, and resigned from Rediffusion having been there for more than a decade.


Voice of Malaysia


During Teoh's last few years with Rediffusion, Malaysia was going through an advertising boom. The government introduced a 'Made in Malaysia' ruling: 65% of the elements in commercials meant to be aired over electronic media had to be of Malaysian origin, or Malaysian-made. It was at this juncture that Teoh was very often called upon to do voice-over work. At this point of his career, arguably 90% of English advertisements aired over Malaysian electronic media were voiced by Teoh. Additionally Teoh's voice also announced MAS safety and emergency procedure recordings. It was at this point that Teoh distinctive baritone and clean, crisp diction earned him the moniker the "Voice of Malaysia".


Disco Fever


When disco music became popular Teoh jumped on the bandwagon and was credited as being a Malaysian mobile disco pioneer. In the mid-1970s, the disco era exploded across the country. At that time, Teoh was frequently employed as a DJ for private parties and in-house company functions. During an annual ball for the advertising industry, he was brought in as 'support' for the performing band when they took their set breaks. The crowd reacted positively to the disco tunes that he played, and he was asked to perform for the rest of the night. After the ball, he was asked to perform at more private functions, spinning popular disco tracks. Seeing the popularity of 'mobile disco', Teoh started "The Music Machine" for that purpose. He wound up multiplying his initial sound and light show six times becoming the largest mobile disco entrepreneur in the country.


1984-1986: Newscasting


In June 1984, TV3 began broadcasting in the Klang Valley. Teoh, alongside Mahadzir Lokman, Wan Zaleha Radzi, Robert Lam, and Caryn Lim were hired to be newscasters for the station. On Caryn Lim's last day on the job, Teoh was her co-newscaster. Teoh mentioned that Caryn was leaving the station, then stood up and gave her a friendly farewell peck on her cheek. Controversy ensued as the press (mostly the Chinese press) created a ruckus over the kiss aired live on television.

After two years on TV3, Teoh found his news reading schedule was reduced. When he approached his editor about his reduced time on air, he was informed that from the following month onwards, his services would no longer be required. Teoh does not know the exact reason for his termination.[2]


1994-1997: Radio 4


In 1994, the new 24-hour radio station Time Highway Radio proved to be competition to RTM's existing radio stations. Hence RTM decided to re-brand Radio 4, and brought in new DJs such as Patrick and Yasmin Yusoff. Teoh's talk show slot was from 9 a.m. until 12 noon, Mondays to Wednesdays. When Radio 4 went for 24-hour broadcasting, Teoh also hosted a weekly 12 a.m. until 3 a.m. slot calling it 'Midnight Magic'. For Midnight Magic Teoh invited listeners to call in and tell ghost stories, a move that proved to be a hit among his listeners.

Teoh's radio slots became very popular, and after a while he felt that his programmes should be taken one step further to be a better talk show. However he was denied the resources to improve his shows. In 1997, Teoh resigned from Radio 4, and until this day has not returned to radio. During his time on Radio 4 Teoh gained a reputation for being "controversial". This came about as Teoh would discuss current affairs on air and invite listeners to call in with their views. This led to live, on air, debates and arguments that them the his call in show the talk of the country. It was the first time in Malaysian history that everyday listeners were allowed to air their views on live national radio.


Tempests in a Tea Pot


1980s - present: Stage and television acting


In 1989, Joe Hasham and Faridah Merican set up The Actors Studio. One of their first projects was an introductory acting course, and they invited Teoh to join. After the course, The Actors Studio staged "A Man For All Seasons." Teoh was offered the cameo role of Cardinal Wolsey, his first appearance on the Malaysian stage. In 2021 Teoh once again acted in a production of the same play this time landing the role of Thomas Cromwell, the villain in the play. It was the role he had craved decades earlier. In 2022 Teoh reprised the role of SB Tan in a production of "Philadelphia, Here I Come." Presently Teoh is a full-time performing member of the Instant Café Theatre Company.


Theatrical performances


YearTitleRole
1991Twelfth NightThe Sea Captain
1992MacBethKing Duncan / The porter
1993Philadelphia, Here I ComeThe father
Death and the MaidenDr. Rivaldo
1999Accidental Death of an AnarchistSuperintendent
Gross Indecency, The Trials of Oscar WildeQueensbury
2000Executive SpaMultiple characters
The Merchant of VeniceShylock
2001Goldfish TaleAh Kong
2002Wish I Was ThereOld man
2005Hamlet in MalayPolonius
2006Julius CaesarCassius
The HomecomingSam
Frankenstein in LoveGeneral Garcia Perez
2007WrecksEdward Carr
2011In Perfect HarmonyNarrator
UndatedA Man for All SeasonsCardinal Wolsey
AntigoneCreon
SavagesGeneral Garcia
Life Sdn Bhd Parts I, II, IIIMultiple characters
Me, The MortalMultiple characters
StageThe janitor

Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
1998 Return to Paradise Chief Justice
1999 Anna and the King Third Judge
2000 Lips To Lips Patrick
2003 The Big Durian Aloysius Tham
2004 The Beautiful Washing Machine Mr. Wong
Buli Tan Sri Michael
2005 Baik Punya Cilok Uncle Wong
Monday Morning Glory Police Chief
2006 Buli Balik Tan Sri Michael
Before We Fall in Love Again Master Wong Cameo
The Red Kebaya Choong
2007 Sumolah Mr. Honda
Kinta 1881 Master Hung
2008 Bernafas Dalam Lumpur Cameo
2009 The Blue Mansion Wee Bak Chuan
2010 Kapoww!
2011 Stretch The Man
Sini Ada Hantu Uncle Ma Zhai
Ratu The Movie Boss Hanna
Karipap-Karipap Cinta Uncle Hong
Nasi Lemak 2.0 Judge
2012 The Collector Uncle Wong
2013 Final Recipe Mr. Lee
2014 Cuak Mr. Wong
Take Me to Dinner Edward
2016 Hanyut Jim Eng
2018 Republic of Food Old Chia
The Spiral Professor Lee

Television


Year Title Role Network Notes
2004 Show Me The Money NTV7
Ah-Ha TV3
2005 Daddy's Girls Mediacorp Channel 5
2006–2007 Jazz Café himself, as host TV2 Music / talk show host
2007 My Starz himself, as judge TV3 Reality show
2008 En Bloc Lim Teik Beng MediaCorp TV series
First Class Mr. Gay Beh Song MediaCorp TV series
Dream Hotel Mr. Wong German TV
2009 Red Thread Kong Wah MediaCorp 40-episode TV series
Angel MediaCorp Telemovie
Ten-Ten-Ten Ensemble TV series for Tall Order Productions
The Philanthropist General Nyo NBC TV series
2011 Love And Death On Java Dr. Ling German telemovie
My Heart In Malaysia Patrick Lim German telemovie[9]
The Pupil Teoh MediaCorp Channel 5
2014 Marco Polo (Season 1) General Red Brow Netflix 7 episodes
2015 Love Is Love Han
2016 Dark Triptych
2020 The Bridge (Season 2) Mr. Ong Viu/HBO Asia
2021 Keluarga Baha Don (Season 3) Profesor Jack D Viu

Other projects



Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Title Result
2006 Cameronian Arts Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role We Are Family Nominated
2006 Chinese Theater Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role We Are Family Nominated
2007 Cameronian Arts Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Homecoming Nominated
2007 20th Malaysia Film Festival Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sumolah Nominated
2008 13th Asian Television Awards Best Drama Performance by an Actor En Bloc Nominated
2009 14th Asian Television Awards Best Drama Performance by an Actor Red Thread Nominated

References







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