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'Ah Beng bad boy' actor and getai artiste Ah Nan dies of heart attack


'Ah Beng bad boy' actor and getai artiste Ah Nan dies of heart attack

Posted on 22 Jan 2013
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Veteran getai compere, singer and actor John Cheng, known affectionately among his fans as Ah Nan, has died of a

heart attack. For decades, Ah Nan has been a familiar sight in his trademark multicoloured suit on Getai stages during

the annual Hungry Ghost Festival. In 1998 John branched out into acting, scoring a role in local production Money No

Enough, followed by another role in Liang Po Po the next year. Cheng is best known for portraying ah beng 'gangsters',

a reference to his alleged past career as a loan shark. In I Not Stupid, however, he went against the grain, taking on a

minor role as a police officer tasked with rescuing hostages. His death was reported on Lian He Wan Bao's facebook page

this morning (Jan 22), where many of his fans expressed their condolences. Ah Nan has worked closely with Stomp in the

past for its annual Getai coverage on Getai A-Go-Go, while continuing to host shows including this recent one at Arumugam Road.

Check out the gallery for John Cheng as most would remember him, as a fast-talking Getai compere.




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Ah Nan joked about his heart problems during performance at Esplanade
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Veteran getai compere, singer and actor John Cheng 'Ah Nan', who died of a heart attack, joked about his heart, weight and cholesterol problems during a performance at the Esplanade in November last year.

Before he sang his Hokkien song, Ah Nan jokingly said: "I have heart disease. I have 3 arteries and one has been cut."

Ah Nan mentioned he had gotten fatter as he hardly exercises, and said his cholesterol levels were so high, they were higher than Yao Ming's height.

During his banter session, he also kept saying he was 'going to drop on the floor'.

In a more light hearted performance at Chinatown with Wang Lei, Lee Peifen and Zheng Ying Ying, Ah Nan played a bumbling student who calls his teacher 'old virgin' after being set up by his fellow classmates.

He continues to infuriate his teacher with his various antics throughout the rest of the skit.

His death was reported on Lian He Wan Bao's facebook page this morning (Jan 22), where many of his fans expressed their condolences.

Ah Nan has worked closely with Stomp in the past for its annual Getai coverage on Getai A-Go-Go, while continuing to host shows including this recent one at Arumugam Road.

Check out the gallery for screengrabs from John Cheng's performances at Esplanade and Chinatown, as well as pictures of John Cheng as most would remember him, as a fast-talking Getai compere.

Adult content: Viewer discretion advised for Ah Nan's Chinatown performance.

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