OVERVIEW
US Green Card
Valid Passport
Canadian Citizen
Based in Los Angeles
Height: 5’11
Weight: 160
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Ethnicity: Chinese
TELEVISION
On The Run: The Elusive Mr Wee
The Border
Money
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Phua Chu Kang, Pte Ltd
The Sporting Life
Blueprint For Disaster: Hong Kong Inferno
Truth About The Sexes
General Hospital
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Singapore
The Pyramid Game
Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Recurring Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Co-Star
Celebrity Guest Contestant [Charity]
Celebrity Guest Contestant
Discovery Channel
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
MediaCorp Studios Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
W Network Canada
W Network Canada
ABC
MediaCorp Studios Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
FILM
For Glory’s Sake
Weekend De-Brief
Getting Gertrude
On The Grid
Dive
Saving Face
Mermaid Got Married
Lead
Lead
Lead
Supporting Lead
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
CYR Productions
Virgin Films
Metal Productions
Hoplite Entertainment
RioVey Films
Aminocat Entertainment
Tung Ah Films Hong Kong
HOSTING
In The Limelight with Lawrence Chau
Tom Cruise [Vanilla Sky TV PR Events]
Ghostly Encounters
Showbuzz
Hollywood Squares Singapore
Miss Singapore Universe
Silver Screen Awards
A Celebration of Gold
A Nation Connects
Capital E [for Entertainment]
Tonight In Person
CAN
Citylife Hong Kong
Series Host
Special Appointed Emcee
Series Host
Series Anchor
Series Host
Host [Live Special]
Host [Live Special]
Host [Live Special]
Host [Live Special]
Series Host
Guest Host
Guest VJ
Series Host
On Air Entertajnment | PRV
Paramount Pictures Asia
Destination America | OWN Canada
Crime & Investigation TV Asia | YourTV UK
Television Corp of Singapore
MediaCorp Studios Singapore
MediaCorp Studios Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
Television Corp of Singapore
Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia
Television Corp of Singapore
TVB Pearl Hong Kong
TRAINING
Ivana Chubbuck Studio
Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop
Margie Haber Studio
Lesly Kahn & Company
Advanced Intensive
Kat Harris Acting Studio
Caryn’s Space for Actors
The Second City Hollywood
Television Corp of Singapore
Lee Wei Song School of Music
Rowena Balos
Equity Showcase Toronto
Killian’s Commercial Workshop
Scene Study
Cold Read & Scene Study
Cold Read & Acting Intensives
Comedy
Audition Technique
Audition Technique
Audition Technique
Improv
Drama & Comedy
Singing [Tenor]
Voice
Acting
Commercial Casting & Improv
Ivana Chubbuck, Frantz Turner
Christina Zorich-Dukakis
Margie Haber & John Rushing
Lesly Kahn & Tyler Poelle
Dean Fronk
Kat Harris
Caryn West
Doug Morency
Andrea Teo & Various
Lee Wei Song
Private Coaching
David Rotenberg
Killian McHugh & Alex Burke
THEATER
Stop! Press
Lead [Journalist]
Not So Loud Theater Company
SPECIAL SKILLS
Languages: Cantonese, Scripted French
Ear Prompter
Hand Guns
Teleprompter
Accents: Canadian, Chinese, British
Flute
Skating
Volleyball
Badminton
Fitness Training
Table Tennis
Yoga
LOCAL HIRE
Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Toronto
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BIO
ACCOLADES
AFFILIATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS
Lawrence Chau is a multi-faceted, multi-award-winning entertainer with an illustrious portfolio spanning acting, hosting, writing, producing and music. He has worked in Canada, Asia and now America. Currently based in Los Angeles, Lawrence travels to various cities around the world for work, particularly New York and Toronto.
After graduating with a degree in journalism, Lawrence first rocked the airwaves not in his hometown of Toronto, but rather half way around the world in Asia.
First television gig: as co-host and writer of Citylife Hong Kong, the territory’s top rated prime time English entertainment and lifestyle program in the mid-90s. During this time, Lawrence also acted in theater and appeared in numerous commercials and print ads.
The floodgates to show business, however, really burst open when Lawrence was talent scouted by the television execs in Singapore. Originally slated to become an afternoon veejay, Lawrence was drafted practically by accident as a temporary roving reporter on Showbuzz, the nation’s No. 1 English prime time entertainment news program.
The new 1997 season of Showbuzz featured an aggressive media campaign plugging the new anchor with no mention of Lawrence; however, like its own E! True Hollywood Story, the public and press took — not to the new anchor — but to Lawrence (subsequently dubbed The Accidental Host) with a never-before-seen-like frenzy.
Phones rang off the hook at the television station whilst media headlines screamed: We Want Lawrence Chau; Who Is That New Guy?; The Host with The Most; and He Does More Than Just Sit There, the latter referencing Lawrence’s dual skills as a host and producer.
Bowing to public demand, the station replaced the new anchor with Lawrence — all within a span of a month. Lawrence was also promoted to senior producer thanks to his international style of reporting and sound journalism skills.
Disarming, and armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of entertainment, Lawrence’s trademark probing but non-threatening interview style prompted him to become THE most sought after showbiz news host by the major movie studios and record labels.
Tom Hanks, George Clooney, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Kevin Costner, Denzel Washington, Julianne Moore, Celine Dion, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Vin Diesel, Lucy Liu, Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Matt Damon, Téa Leoni, Boy George and the late Whitney Houston were but a few of the many A-listers Lawrence held court with.
Exclusive one-on-ones, satellite interviews, airports, five star hotels, limousines, movie premieres, concerts and backstage access became a part of life for Lawrence as he jetted around the globe tracking down the world’s biggest and brightest stars.
Ratings soared as did ad revenue for Showbuzz as the program picked up its first ever nominations at the 1998 Asian Television Awards (one for Best Entertainment Program and one for Lawrence as Best Entertainment Presenter).
Eclipsing MTV Asia as Singapore’s go-to-source for entertainment news, Showbuzz was also awarded a weekend spin-off entitled, Showbuzz Weekend, co-executive produced, scripted and anchored by Lawrence.
Other accolades and endorsement deals came Lawrence’s way, as did a prestigious appointment to emcee the regional press conference, red carpet ceremony and gala premiere of Vanilla Sky attended by none other than Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Crowe.
The hosting of top rated game shows (Hollywood Squares Singapore aka Celebrity Squares), live specials (like Miss Singapore Universe), current affairs programs (Capital E: The Business of Show Business) and travel programs (China: World of Travel and China: World of Entertainment) quickly filled up Lawrence’s résumé as did a number of prominent acting roles in Singapore’s top rated programs like Money, Phua Chu Kang Pte, Ltd and Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Leaving no stone un-turned, Lawrence bid farewell to his decade-long stint in Asia with the release of a self-produced and co-penned CD, entitled Soulo from which the lead track The Real Thang! was adopted as the theme song for the Singapore TV series, Making Love.
Returning home to Toronto to embark on a new millennium, Lawrence landed roles in a number of shows, most notably as the host of the Gemini award-winning paranormal series, Ghostly Encounters. Syndicated internationally, Ghostly has, over the years, been broadcast on a number of networks in the US (Destination America, BIO.); in Canada (OWN, W Network, VIVA); and most recently in Asia (Crime & Investigation Channel).
With its delivery of real life stories combined with chilling paranormal re-enactments, Ghostly has garnered a cult-like following and has served as the catalyst for other programs like Celebrity Ghost Encounters and My Haunted House.
Flexing his acting chops, Lawrence landed plumb acting roles in The Border and a starring lead role as The Elusive Mr. Wee for Discovery Channel’s glossy crime re-enactment series, On The Run (which like Ghostly Encounters was also broadcast internationally).
Throughout his near two-decade showbiz career, Lawrence has also helmed entertainment columns and penned articles for various newspapers and magazines in North America and Asia.
From Toronto, Lawrence did what most entertainers do: headed for the bright lights of Hollywood where he continues to work in front of and behind the scenes.
“People tell me I’m taking a big risk by moving to Los Angeles,” admits Lawrence. “But I’ve taken risks all my life. After graduating from journalism school in Toronto, I trekked off to Hong Kong with two suitcases and $2000 and managed to make a name for myself in a foreign land. Then I trotted off to Singapore and made an even bigger splash. Starting fresh in America doesn’t faze me at all; if anything it feels like I’m finally where I always aspired to be.”
Lawrence has been a popular face on the private circuit serving as an emcee for a variety of prestigious corporate and government events frequently attended by heads of state, including the Prime Ministers of Singapore.
Throughout his career, Lawrence has supported numerous charitable causes helping to raise funds to combat AIDS, Alzheimer’s, cancer, under privileged children, physically challenged adults, endangered wildlife, and abandoned and abused pets.
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• 1st Asian-Canadian male to front a national entertainment program in Canada
• 1st Canadian to appear in a string of top rated prime time programs in Singapore
• 1st Canadian to be called upon to host Singapore’s National Day Event celebrating the country’s 32nd
birthday, a major live television special seen by millions in 1997
• 1st to co-host the 1st ever Miss Singapore Universe television special in 2001
• 1st Runner-Up: Best Entertainment Presenter, Asian Television Awards 1998
• 1st Ever Nomination for Showbuzz as Best Entertainment Program, Asian Television Awards 1998
• Best-Dressed Male Celebrity, Singapore Fashion Television Awards 1998
• Best Television Newcomer, The New Paper Awards 1997
• 1997’s Top 5 Faces of Entertainment, 8 Days Magazine, Singapore
• Selected in 1997 as part of a quartet of Singapore’s 1st-ever Omega International Celebrity Watch Club Ambassadors
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