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Max Loong

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Max Loong
Occupation(s)Actor, host
Websitehttp://www.maxloong.com/

Max Loong is an actor and TV host.

Swiss entertainment magazine Schweizer Illustrierte ranked him as one of the top 100 most important and influential Swiss personalities in 2007.

In the same year, Elle Magazine Singapore awarded him the ‘Breakout Star of the year’ award.

Among some of his most recognisable works, he has been the host of Musicstar, the Swiss equivalent of American Idol, and also filled a role as the lead character (Michael Wong) of Singapore's Emmy nominated comedy First Class.

TV career

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At the age of 20, he beat more than 400 other competitors to become the host for the first Swiss music channel, VIVA Schweiz. This was his first foray into hosting.

Shows he has hosted in Europe include Fanta Fiesta (teleprompter), McMusic (requestshow), FreaX (gameshow), Popschau (newsshow), Sunrise (latenightshow) and his own produced hit show Interaktiv (liveshow) where he has interviewed famous artistes such as Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Usher, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Robert Downey Jr. and Pierce Brosnan to name a few.

He has also hosted MTV Southeast Asia, "MTV Mobbed" Gamepad (gameshow), Pop 10 (chartshow), Pop Inc. (life-style show) and red carpet coverage of the MTV Asia Awards 2006 in Bangkok (Thailand).

In 2007, Max was chosen as the Musicstar host, which is the Swiss equivalent of American Idol.

In 2008 and 2009, Max Loong also hosted reality- and entertainment shows such as the S-Factor and Mitsubishi Challenge. In 2009, he signed on for the 4th season of MusicStar in Switzerland.

Film career

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In 2003 he has acted in leading roles on the big screen in Swiss movies such as in “Piff Paff Puff”, a movie about gangsters with different racial backgrounds, playing the role of a drug addict.

While in Snow White, a film about the high society party scene of Zurich, being a DJ, and in his controversial hit movie Breakout, a movie about violent kids locked up in a Swiss youth jail, he took up the role as a rapist, playing his most challenging character so far.

He also had a television drama series named after him, Adventure Max. He appeared in the first two seasons of the French television series Deja Vu and other television shows.

Loong landed a starring role in the Asian dramedy series After Hours, which ran for 13 episodes. He starred in Singapore's Emmy nominated number 1[clarification needed] comedy series First Class (season 1&2) as a young teacher at a dysfunctional school and the 2010 drama “Perfect Deception”.

Filmography

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Actor

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lion Moms Richard Lee Lead Role (Singapore)
2017 Lion Mums 2
2013 Who Killed Johnny Max Lead Role
2011 Perfect Deception Lucas Supporting Role (Asia)
2009 First Class 2 Michael Wong Lead Role (Asia)
Déjà Vu 2 Ming Supporting Role (France)
2008 First Class 1 Michael Wong Lead Role (Asia)
Maggie & Me Rich Supporting Role (Singapore)
Déjà Vu 1 Ming Supporting Role (France)
2007 Lifestory Lionel De Souza Lead Role (Singapore)
After Hours Danny Mereles Lead Role (Asia)
Breakout Blade Supporting Role (Europe)
2006 Syndicate:Zeed Zeed Lead Role (USA)
2006 The Intervention Gay Supporting Role (USA)
2005 Snowwhite DJ Supporting Role (Europe)
2004 Piff Paff Puff Ming Supporting Role (Switzerland)

Host

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 MusicStar Host SF1 Swiss National TV
S-Factor Host Mediacorp Channel 5 Singapore
2008 Sport Of Kings Host Mediacorp Channel 5 Singapore
Mitsubishi Challenge Host Mediacorp Channel 5 Singapore
2007 MusicStar Host SF1 Swiss National TV
New Year's Eve Countdown Co-Host Mediacorp Channel 5 Singapore
2006 MTV Mobbed Host MTV Asia
MTV Pop Inc. Co-Host MTV Asia
MTV Gamepad Co-Host MTV Asia
MTV Asia Awards Red Carpet Host MTV Asia
2004 VIVA Interaktiv Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
VIVA Comet Awards Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
2003 VIVA Popschau Co-Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
VIVA FreaX Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
2002 VIVA McMusic Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
2001 VIVA Sunrise Late Night Co-Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
VIVA Abenteuer Max Lead VIVA Music Channel Switzerland
2000 VIVA Fanta Fiesta Host VIVA Music Channel Switzerland

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Max Loong". Kosmic Film Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
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