Romeo Tan was born on Tan Romeo on 9 April 1985 and is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.
17 Facts About Romeo Tan
Romeo Tan studied at Ngee Ann Secondary School and multimedia technology at ITE MacPherson.
Romeo Tan then went on to graduate with a diploma in digital media design from Nanyang Polytechnic.
Romeo Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of Heartlanders in 2005.
In 2010, after completing his filming for The Best Things in Life, Romeo Tan participated in the tenth season of Star Search.
Romeo Tan auditioned for the competition and was accepted for the competition.
Romeo Tan finished in fourth place, losing the title to Jeffrey Xu.
Romeo Tan was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong.
Romeo Tan was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at Star Awards 2012 for his performance, but lost the award to Kate Pang.
Romeo Tan was then given a role in the star-studded drama series Joys of Life and made a career breakthrough in which he played a role as an antagonist for the first time.
Romeo Tan's performance was well-received from the public, and was widely regarded as one of the current rising stars.
Romeo Tan later appeared in the year-end blockbuster, It Takes Two as the Fish Prince.
In 2013, Romeo Tan replaced Dai Xiang Yu, who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong, as the male lead in the drama series Sudden.
Romeo Tan was one of the original singers of the theme song of the drama series, together with Da Feng Chui.
Romeo Tan was nominated for Best Actor, Star Awards for Favourite Male Character and won London Choco Roll Happiness Award in Star Awards 2016.
Romeo Tan had to share a room with his younger brother since young.
Hence, Romeo Tan often stayed over at the semi-detached house of his actor friend Elvin Ng, as it was nearer to Mediacorp's former and current studios at Caldecott Hill and one-north, and to have a quiet environment to memorise his lines.