Sunday, September 28, 2008

Jan Lamb

Jan Lamb Hoi Fong is a Hong Kong celebrity in the Cantopop industry. As a popular DJ/pop singer/actor, Jan is the elder brother of actor/DJ/game host and younger brother of singer and radio personality . Many fans call him affectionately by his nickname 'LambDawg'.

He formed a rap duo during the late 80s with fellow MC and comedian Eric Kot, called 'Softhard' .

Radio DJ


He DJ's for Commercial Radio 2, hosting several successful programmes. His most current one ''On a Clear Day'' is a 3-hour morning show which airs from 7 to 10am from Monday to Friday. This three-hour programme is hosted by Jan Lamb, Matt Chow and Michelle Lo.

Stand-up Comedy


In 2005 Jan gave a successful series of stand-up comedy shows , which all sold out. Jan also released a new song album which has sold very well to the extent that he has been nominated for the "best male singer award" by Chik Chak 903 .

TV commercials


Jan Lamb lends his voice to a huge number of television commercials in Hong Kong including. One of his most successful commercial was for Gummi Mini Burgers which was made up of a dialog script of only one word repeated three times. The script read '食多啲 食多啲 食多啲啦' which literally meant 'Eat More, Eat More, Eat More!'. Jan Lamb also dubbed the cantonese version of Hong Kong Disneyland grand opening commercial.

As Softhard, he was also a part of McDonald's Hong Kong's TV advertising campaign with Janice Vidal and Charles Ying.

Education


He is an alumnus of St. Teresa's School Kowloon and St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong.

Family


His father was a Shanghainese suit maker. He grew up in a cozy family, where he was able to freely grow and develop his creative and artistic skills.

His eldest sister is Sandy Lamb Shan-Shan who was also a DJ with Commercial Radio.

His younger brother is Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung who is an actor and also DJ with Commercial Radio.

Jan is married to retired female singer Cass Phang and they have two daughters - Lamb Wing and Lamb Ching.

Ti Lung is his uncle, i.e. his mother's brother.

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