Outpouring of grief as local celebrities react to actor Aloysius Pang's death
PUBLISHED ONJanuary 23, 2019 7:00 PMByLynette PhuaSingaporean actor Aloysius Pang died on Wednesday night (Jan 23) at age 28 from injuries sustained last Saturday while carrying out repair works during reservist duty. As a Singaporean son and actor since his childhood days, his passing was deeply saddening to fans and fellow entertainers alike.
Many Singapore celebrities took to social media to mourn the death and share their condolences following actor Aloysius Pang's tragic passing.
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Actress Jayley Woo was one of the first to share memories of her 'dearest' Aloysius Pang, who's believed to be her boyfriend.
In their Instagram posts dedicated to Aloysius, actors Xu Bin, Ian Fang, Shane Pow revealed that they were close like brothers -- Ian and Shane even labelled him as 'dai lo' (Cantonese for big brother).
Actresses Sheila Sim, Carrie Wong, He Ying Ying, Bonnie Loo, Chantalle Ng shared pictures of them working with Aloysius in recent years.
With more than 20 series filmed in the last eight of his most active years as an actor, this hardworking young man has indeed left a footprint in many of his co-stars' hearts.
Veterans of the entertainment industry also shared memories they had of the actor.
Actress Hong Hui Fang spoke fondly of the time they first collaborated in 2003 as mother and son, while actor Thomas Ong revealed his wish of acting father and son with Aloysius in their next life.
Radio DJ Dennis Chew simply reminisced about Aloysius' acting career through his pictures of him as a child actor till present.
Even celebrities who have barely worked with Aloysius also posted their heartfelt condolences.
Actresses Zoe Tay, Rebecca Lim, Ann Kok actor Tosh Zhang, radio DJ Dee Kosh took it to Instagram with selfies with Aloysius and black screens to express their thoughts.
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Other celebrities who paid tribute to the young actor on social media:
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Following reports of the actor's passing, Mediacorp said in a statement:
"It is with great sadness that Mediacorp conveys our deepest sympathies to the family of artiste Aloysius Pang. Aloysius grew up with Mediacorp, starting his career as a child actor in our dramas in 1999. He was named one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill in 2014, awarded Best Newcomer at Star Awards 2015 and became one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes at Star Awards 2016. Over the years, Aloysius matured as an actor and was recently cast in the lead role of My One in a Million (我的万里挑一), a future drama on Channel 8.
Aloysius was much loved by all who worked with him and extremely popular with fans. He was a highly capable actor who had grown in skill and versatility but remained humble, diligent and ever willing to help others. He will always be remembered for his good-heartedness, his sincere, unaffected earnestness and his professionalism. He showed respect to everyone, especially his elders.
This is a devastating loss and we feel deeply for Aloysius's family, friends, fans, his colleagues at NoonTalk Media and fellow artistes and teams who worked with him. We will do all we can to support them at this very difficult time."
Rest in peace Aloysius. You are, and will be dearly missed by many.
lynette@asiaone.com