Singaporean comedian Suhaimi Yusof recalls how Lydia Shum helped turn a two-cameo gig into four seasons (VIDEO)

Suhaimi Yusof, a prominent Singaporean comedian, reflected on his early acting career, crediting the late Hong Kong actress Lydia Shum for her mentorship on the sitcom "Living with Lydia." Initially known as a radio DJ and funny TV host, Suhaimi's role in the English-language sitcom marked his first acting job.

Although designed as a cameo, his role expanded due to Shum's encouragement and collaboration, leading to a familial bond with the cast and crew.

Suhaimi expressed gratitude for the opportunity and reflected on the valuable lesson of uplifting and supporting others in one's professional journey.

SINGAPORE, Oct 2 — Suhaimi Yusof is now a renowned comedian in the local showbiz scene and he had help from a big Hong Kong star in the beginning.

The 57-year-old actor-host was a radio DJ from 1987 to 2001 before he was offered the role of a maintenance man in the beloved English-language Singapore-Hong Kong sitcom Living with Lydia , also starring the popular late Hong Kong actress Lydia Shum.

In an Instagram post on Oct 1, Suhaimi looked back on his early acting days fondly.

“Honestly, I was never given an acting role in any Malay TV dramas before this sitcom. I was known as the funny TV host,” he said, sharing a snippet from Living With Lydia .

In the scene, which happens in episode three of the second season, his character Sulaiman meets Lydia for the first time.

“By the way, my name is Sulaiman,” he says, and Lydia funnily replies: “Oh, Soh Lye Mun!”

Suhaimi revealed the scene was his first acting job and his first appearance on the English-language Channel 5. He was meant to have only two cameo roles in the show.

“It went on into full seasons because the late Lydia encouraged and taught me comedy acting, and I taught her English jokes,” he said.

“The cast became a family. The producers, writers and directors trusted my skills… The rest is history.”

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He added with a teary emoji: “Lesson learned — Go to the people who lift you up and you lift them up higher after that. Miss you Lydia.”

Lydia, also affectionately known as Fei Fei, died on Feb 19, 2008, at age 62 after battling liver cancer.

Living With Lydia follows Hong Kong restaurateur Lydia who relocates to Singapore after her dim sum eatery is hit with a case of food poisoning. It ran from 2001 to 2005 with four seasons. — AsiaOne

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新加坡著名喜剧演员苏海米·尤索夫回顾了自己的早期演艺生涯，并感谢已故香港女演员岑丽香在情景喜剧《与莉迪亚同住》中给予他的指导。苏海米最初以电台DJ和幽默电视节目主持人的身份为人所知，这部英语情景喜剧标志着他的第一份表演工作。

虽然最初只是客串，但由于岑勇康的鼓励和合作，他的角色逐渐扩大，并与剧组人员建立了如同家人般的关系。

苏海米对这次机会表示感谢，并反思了在职业生涯中提携和支持他人这一宝贵经验。

新加坡，10 月 2 日讯——苏海米·尤索夫如今已是本地演艺圈一位知名的喜剧演员，而他最初得到了香港一位大明星的帮助。

这位 57 岁的演员兼主持人从 1987 年到 2001 年担任电台 DJ，之后在深受喜爱的新加坡-香港英语情景喜剧《与莉迪亚一起生活》中饰演一名维修工，该剧的另一位主演是已故的香港著名女演员岑丽香。

10月1日，苏海米在Instagram上发帖，深情地回顾了他早期的演艺生涯。

“说实话，在出演这部情景喜剧之前，我从未在任何马来语电视剧中获得过表演角色。我当时只是个搞笑的电视主持人，”他说道，并分享了《与莉迪亚一起生活》中的一段片段。

在第二季第三集中，他饰演的苏莱曼第一次见到了莉迪亚。

“对了，我叫苏莱曼，”他说，莉迪亚滑稽地回答：“哦，苏莱曼！”

苏海米透露，这场戏是他第一次演戏，也是他第一次在英语频道5上亮相。他原本只打算在剧中客串两个角色。

“之所以能拍成完整的几季，是因为已故的莉迪亚鼓励我、教我喜剧表演，而我也教她讲英语笑话，”他说。

“剧组人员就像一家人。制片人、编剧和导演都信任我的能力……剩下的故事大家都知道了。”

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他还加了一个泪眼婆娑的表情符号：“我吸取了教训——要去找那些支持你的人，然后你也要把他们提升到更高的层次。想念你，莉迪亚。”

莉迪亚（Lydia），也被亲切地称为菲菲（Fei Fei），于 2008 年 2 月 19 日因肝癌去世，享年 62 岁。

《与莉迪亚同住》讲述了香港餐馆老板莉迪亚的故事。她的点心店发生食物中毒事件后，她搬到了新加坡。该剧于2001年至2005年播出，共四季。——亚洲新闻网

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