GurmitSinghGurmitSinghasPhuaChuKangBirthnameGurmitOttawanSinghBornMarch241965isapopularSingaporeanactor,hostandcomedyperformer.BorntoaPunjabifatherandaChinese–Japanesemother,GurmitwasbroughtupasaSikh,butconvertedtoChristianitylaterinhislife.MakinghisdebutinthevarietyshowLiveOn5,hethenbecamethehostandleadactorofthecomedyGurmit'sWorld.ThesecondseasonofGurmit'sWorld,inwhichGurmitportrayedhis'relatives'inaseriesofskits,featuredthefirstappearanceofacharacternamedPhuaChuKang.TheSinglish-basedspin-offsitcomPhuaChuKangPteLtdin1996madeGurmitapopulariconintherecentyears,notonlyinSingapore,butalsoinneighbouringcountries.ThisfactorledhimtobethehostintheSingaporeIdolvarietyshow.Inthepastfewyears,GurmithasalsowontheTop10MostPopularMaleArtistesattheStarAwards.GurmitismarriedtoMelissa,aCantoneseChinese.Hehasaneight-year-olddaughter,Gabrielle;andathree-year-oldson,Elliot.GurmitisalsoanalumnusofNationalPoliceCadetCorps,Singapore.