Raymond Lam

Hong Kong actor and singer
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Raymond Lam is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas A Step into the Past, Twin of Brothers, Moonlight Resonance, Highs and Lows and Line Walker and was dubbed the King of Chok after his role in The Mysteries of Love.

Raymond Lam was born in Xiamen, China, on 8 December 1979, but moved to Hong Kong at the age of 2. His father, Lam Kwok-Wah (林國華), is a real-estate property developer in the mainland referred to as "Xiamen's Li Ka-shing" (廈門李嘉誠; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g Lí Ka-sêng) who sits on the board of seven real estate and construction companies.

While his first languages are Cantonese and Hokkien, Lam studied in Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School, a primarily Mandarin-speaking primary school in pre-Handover Hong Kong and is thus also fluent in Mandarin and English. Raymond Lam's childhood dream was to become a professional singer and dancer. He studied in St. Paul's College, Hong Kong for Secondary School. Following that, he studied architecture in Xiamen University for 1st Year, and then completed the rest at University of Southern California, majoring in architecture and minoring in music.

Date of Birth8th December 1979
Age45 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryChina
Current CityXiamen
Birth PlaceXiamen
NationalityPeople's Republic of China
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China
SpousesCarina Zhang
Education
University of Southern California, Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School
Instrumentspiano, voice
Occupationactor, singer, film actor, television actor
Career Start1999 (25 years ago)
Awards
  • TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Male Character