10 fascinating facts about Suhaimi Yusof, the guy who acted in Long Long Time Ago

Last Updated on 2016-05-18 , 3:46 pm

We are all familiar with this person’s face, regardless whether we watched channel 5, or Channel 8, or whatever. Because at some point of time, we would’ve watched Police and Thief, or The Noose, and we would’ve remembered him for his funny antics. However, he’s not just another actor, not just someone who talks nonsense and go crazy on the TV. Here are 10 fascinating facts about him.

He grew up in a kampung
He sure looks young, but he is really not that young. When he was a child, kampungs were still a thing and he happened to live in one, located in Punggol. The first 16 years of his life was spent in Jalan Kampung Tengah, Punggol, until it was demolished and they moved to Hougang.

He was a shy person in school
In his own words, he was a “shy and quiet child” in school, one who was so timid that he would rather hold his bladder than interrupt the teacher to ask for permission to visit the restroom. And many of his teachers were shocked to find him working as a comedian.

Being Micheal Jackson changed his life
When he was selected for a school performance, he panicked, but later got his wits together and came up with the idea of spoofing the late King Of Pop Michael Jackson, creating a character that he named “Montfort Jackson”, which turned out to be very popular among his schoolmates. It was then he realised that he got a talent in comedy.

He studied in Tampines JC
Yeah, he basically went to school there. A little far from Hougang actually. which was where he stayed.

Multiple awards since 2001
Since 2001, he have bagged  in 4 trophies for The Most Popular Personality Award, 4 trophies for The Best Host Awards, a trophy for The Best Actor in a Comedic Role Award and a trophy for The Best TV Opening Graphic Award as an Editor in The Singapore Mediacorp Malay TV Award Event, Pesta Perdana.

Asian television awards
Yusof received the Best Comedy Performance award at the 2011 Asian Television Awards for his efforts in The Noose.

Radio
He started off his career being a host for a Malay radio programme Majulah Remaja, which was aimed at teens. After his studies and the completion of his compulsory national service, Yusof joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) (now MediaCorp) as a full-time radio presenter, and soon he was hosting the morning radio show. Later on, he quit radio to focus on television.

Business
Besides his acting and hosting jobs, Suhaimi and his wife-cum-personal manager Siti Yuhana Sulaiman also run an events management and production house Q & Que. The company has taken on many projects, from Hari Raya light-up launch events and live comedy shows to organising tour packages to China and India. Most of these events and projects were anchored by Suhaimi’s gregarious personality and he would be on the frontline, usually as a host.

Talks
He was invited by Pei Tong Primary School to give a motivational talk for parents to motivate their children. Motivating the parents to motivate their children. Motiva-ception.

Malaysia
He is now trying to make a name for himself as a comedian in Malaysian entertainment.