Peter Yu

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{{Short description|Singaporean actor (born 1968)}}

{{Other people}}

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| name = Peter Yu

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|4|3}}

| birth_place = Singapore

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| spouse = {{plainlist|

• {{marriage|Quan Yi Fong|1998|2009|reason=divorced}}
• {{marriage|Brenda Leow|2011}}

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| children = 3, including Eleanor Lee

| occupation = Actor

| other_names = Yu Hongrong

| years_active = {{ubl|1990–2000;|2004-2005;|2016−present}}

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| t = 宏榮

| s = 宏荣

| p = Hóng Róng

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| s2 = 俞宏荣

| t2 = 俞宏榮

| p2 = Yú Hóngróng

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Peter Yu (born 3 April 1968) is a Singaporean actor. He was one of the finalists from the 1990 Star Search competition, organised by Mediacorp. Yu is known for his starring roles in many Channel 8 series in the 1990s, notably The Great Conspiracy (1993), Love At Last (1994), Tofu Street (1996), The Silver Lining (1997) and From The Medical Files series.{{cite web |title=《豆腐街》演员来团聚了！ |url=https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/the-reunion-episode-1-tofu-street-2018191 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=zh-SG |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406191413/https://entlife.8world.com/movies-shows/the-reunion-episode-1-tofu-street-2018191 |url-status=live }} In 2016, he played a supporting role in the drama series Hero, in which the character was reportedly partly based on his own life experiences.{{cite web |title=Quan Yifeng's ex-husband Peter Yu in TV comeback after 19 years |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/quan-yifengs-ex-husband-peter-yu-tv-comeback-after-19-years |website=AsiaOne |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=en |date=1 May 2016 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184357/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/quan-yifengs-ex-husband-peter-yu-tv-comeback-after-19-years |url-status=live }} In 2018, Yu came to renewed attention with A Land Imagined, a critically well received Singaporean film which won the top prize at the Swiss Locarno International Film Festival. Since then, Yu has gone on to appear in a number of films and multiple Mediacorp productions.{{cite web |title=Peter Yu: Channel 8 actor, gambler, now cab driver {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/peter-yu-channel-8-actor-gambler-now-cab-driver |website=www.straitstimes.com |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=en |date=30 November 2014 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184407/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/peter-yu-channel-8-actor-gambler-now-cab-driver |url-status=live }}