Alaric Tay - WorldVentures Testimonial
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Born on June 26,
1979, and the only child of divorced parents,
Alaric Tay was born and raised on the tropical island city of
Singapore. With a strong
Christian background, his mother, a primary school teacher, raised him with a strict legalistic upbringing. Ironically, he would later passionately pursue entertainment as the career of his choice.
Alaric began seeking out professional acting work at the age of sixteen. He received his first television job on Singapore's
Channel 8's
Kung Fu Master, as the backside of a lion.
After a year of fumbling around with miscellaneous roles, his big break finally came when he landed
a supporting role in the Miramax film,
That's the Way I Like It (aka
Forever Fever), directed by
Glen Goei.
Since appearing as
Adrian Pang's adorable sidekick in Forever Fever, Alaric's television career began to take off. The versatility of this young actor became apparent in the myriad of roles he took on for numerous shows, including leading roles in several telemovies, and even as an episodic regular on the popular drama-comedy,
Money. His comedic notoriety finally made him a household name when he took on the persona of
Andre Chichak and other hilarious personalities in the popular sketch comedy series,
The Noose.
In early
2007,
Director Han Yew Kwang offered him a lead role in his romantic comedy 18 Grams of
Love, playing an eccentric writer who suspects his wife is having an affair. The film went on to win several awards at The
Lyon Asian Film Festival and the Offensiva
Film Festival.
Alaric's talent has not been limited to the craft of acting. A gifted orator, he has also hosted a variety of road shows and dinner-&-dances, to high profile banquets involving national statesmen, politicians and ambassadors.
With various performance credits to his name, Alaric is also an award-winning filmmaker. His film When We Were Bengs snagged 3 prizes at the ReelHeART
International Film Festival 2007, for
Best Experimental Film,
Best Sound and
Best Editing, while his short documentary
Journey of
Change has garnered critical acclaim among audiences at its special screenings in Singapore,
Malaysia,
Australia, and the
United States.
A student of the late
John Spencer (
The West Wing), and a former artiste of the
Singapore Armed Forces Music and
Drama Company (
SAF MDC), Alaric is an active member of the entertainment community. He serves on the board of the NP
Film,
Sound and
Video Alumni Chapter as Vice-President and continues to maintain his association with
Breaking Into
Hollywood. He also holds a
Bachelor of Film &
Television from the
Griffith Film School,
Griffith University.
Alaric is currently in development for his first feature film. He resides in Singapore.
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