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Height |
: 1.83m |
| Weight |
: 76kg |
| Eyes |
: Dark Brown |
Race |
: Indian |
Country of Residence |
: Malaysia |
Language Proficiency |
: English (first language), Malay, basic Malayalam, some Tamil
& Hindi |
Skills
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- Great voice for radio, television, hosting
- Rich bass-baritone singing voice
- Natural Dancer especially Latin and Bhangra
- Long experience in legal, corporate world
- Has oodles of charm, presence and style!
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“Chacko
can bring to life any character with lots of dramatisation and
underlying energy.” - Jad Mahidin The Malay Mail (5th June
2000) |
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Malaysian lawyer
turned actor of Indian/Syrian Christian descent, Chacko got hooked
on acting as an undergraduate at Cambridge University playing
Othello and Siddhartha and in a musical pantomime at the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe.
A versatile character and
comic actor who loves music theatre, he has a rich baritone-bass
singing and speaking voice. Currently on Singapore TV as Sabo
Singh in popular sitcom Mr Kiasu, he has guested on series like
Growing Up, Living With Lydia and The Others playing roles from
fiersome Prosecutor to mournful ghost.
Other theatre roles in Kuala
Lumpur include King Arthur (Camelot), Capulet (Romeo & Juliet),
Nehru (Sindhu-A tribute to Nehru), Director/Co-Producer/Singer
(The Piano Bar Shows), Assistant Director (Savages), Multiple
Roles (Five Fantastical Tales from Asia), and Instant Café
Theatre Revues. He was in Twentieth Century Fox’s Entrapment
with the speaking role of the Monetary Exchange Trader.
In demand for hosting diverse
events from fashion shows to Kama Sutra parties, voice-overs,
writing and corporate training, he is also a natural nifty dancer
be it latin or bhangra. He is fluent in English, competent in
Malay and speaks a smattering of Indian languages. A person with
charm, presence and style. |
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2003
2000
1999 |
The Big Durian (selected for Sundance 2004)
Lips to Lips
Entrapment
(Starring Sean Connery & Catherine Zeta Jones) |
Lawyer
Sensual Diner
Monetary Exchange Trader
(Featured extra with dialogue) |
Amir Muhammad
FroggeMedia
Twentieth Century Fox |
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2005
2004
2003
2003
2003
2003/02
2002
2002/01
2000
2000
1999
1998
1998
1997 |
Indian Film Festival Gala
Awards Night
Mind Games(Othello)
The Christmas Story (musical)
8TV (promotions for launch)
The Office(pilot)
Living With Lydia
Restless
Mr Kiasu
Growing Up
Child’s Play
Arena
Global
Moving On 2
On Stage |
Host [Live Telecast from Putra World Trade Centre]
Anil (Othello)
King Herod
Zack, Creative Director of 8TV
Director General (regular character)
Headmaster Chacko (recurring)
Prof. Sundram
Sabo Singh (regular character)
DPP Mohan Das (recurring guest)
Dr. Sam
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist |
Astro (Malaysia)
Channel I, Singapore
BN Integrated for TV2, Malaysia
8TV, Malaysia
MediaCorp Studios Singapore
MediaCorp Studios
Film Formations, Singapore
MediaCorp Studios / Cream Media [Singapore]
(nominated Best Comedy Asian Television Awards '02)
MediaCorp Studios, Singapore
Film Formations , Singapore
Radio Television Malaysia
Radio Television Malaysia
Radio Television Malaysia
TV3, Malaysia |
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2006
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000-2001
2001
1999
1988-1999
1998
1998
1997
1996
1996
1989-1995
1995
1995
1994
1993
1992
1989
1987
1986
1985
1985
1984 |
Producer
Manoharlal
(Nominated for best supporting actor Cameronian awards)
Oonni (male lead)
Narrator
Multiple Roles
The Tempest
Perasanistas (music theatre)
The Deep Blue Sea by Terrence Rattigan
Comic Potential by Allan Ayckbourn
Gross Indecency: Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Box of Delights: Five Fantastic Tales
Autumn Leaves
Piano Bar Shows:Theatre Songs By Theatre People,
Songs of Love & War
Reluctant Performers (Revue Shows)
On The Street Where He Lives (Tribute to Allan Jay Lerner)
Tribute to Indrani Rehman
Bakai (The Bacchae)
Scintillations
Inspiration (Tribute to Olave Baden-Powell)
Instant Café Theatre Revues
The Storyteller (Musical)
Savages
Camelot
The Cord
Sindhu (Nehru’s Birth Centenary Tribute)
Romeo & Juliet
The Millionairess
The Baddies Strike Back (Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show)
Othello
Siddhartha
Romeo & Juliet |
M! The Opera (www.mtheopera.com)
The Odd CoupleFemale vers. Adapt.
Aayillyam Kavile Ponni
Ritugana, Classical Indian Dance
15th Anniversary Road Show
Prospero
Glamrockerista Chic
Miller/Menon
L. Trainsmith/multiple roles
Sir Edward Clarke (Oscar’s lawyer)
Multiple Roles
Dan
Director, Performer & Co-Producer
Co-writer, Director & Performer
Henry Higgins, King Arthur, Ensemble
Narrator
Penggembala
Production, Concept & Writing
Lord Baden-Powell
Performer, Writing
The Chief
Assistant Director
King Arthur
Muthiah
Nehru
Lord Capulet
Sagamore
Abanazaar
Othello
Siddhartha
Benvolio |
Istana Budaya (National Theatre, KL)
The Actors Studio KL
Malankara Arts, KL
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay,
Singapore
Instant Café Theatre
Theatre Practice, Singapore
Boh Cameronian Arts Awards, KL
Escape Theatre, Singapore
Fiction Farm, Singapore
The Instant Café Theatre Co. (KL)
Actors Studio (Kuala Lumpur)
Kai Theatre Projectz
Merak Players
The Malaysian Bar
Music Theatre
Sutra Dance Theatre
Uwei Haji Saari
Scat Productions
Girl Guides Association of Malaysia
Instant Café Theatre Company
DramaLab
Actors Studio
Chin San Sooi
Five Arts Centre
Sutra Dance Theatre
Liberal Arts Society
Liberal Arts Society
Cambridge University Light
Entertainment Society (CULES)
Fletcher Players,
Cambridge University
Pembroke Players,
Cambridge University
Amateur Dramatics Club,
Cambridge University |
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2003
2001
2000
2000
1998 |
Counsellor
Hotel Manager
Cybercafe Owner
Cloth Store Manager
Eccentric Professor |
Kembara Car DVVT
Nokia mobile phone
TMNet (ISP)
Shampoo Ad for Middle East Market
British Education Fair |
Passion Pictures
Passion Pictures
Boo Films
Shooting Gallery (Malaysia)
British Council |
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2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
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Narrator/Charactro voice
Narrator/Character voice
Narrator/Character voice
Narrator/Character voice
Narrator/Voice over
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
Narrator
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Lancome, World Cup promo, Malaysian Open
Celcom, NTV7, Nestle, RHB Bank
Malaysia Airlines for worldwide distribution, HSBC, Petronas,
Proton, KFC, Autoshow, Dentyne, Nestle etc.
Percaturan Dance Drama
MBf
Kembara, The Maple, Safety at Petrol Stations
The Equatorial Hotel
Kimberley Clark Corporate video
AXN Hongkong Challenge Documentary
Nescafe
Allianz, John Hancock, KFC ,Maxis
John Hancock
Maxis, Coffee Bean, Sony
Corporate video Danish Shipping co.
Nestle Koko, Esso, Shell, Proton
HitzFM
RHB Bank
Planet Hollywood, Ikea, RHB, Twinkies
Ministry of Health Mental Health Campaign on Television
Video documentary on Prime Minister’s School
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Nokia, BMW, Citibank, Celcom
Recording of Tribute to Indrani Rehman
Documentary film on Monuments of the Rainforest |
2AM
NTV7, Adaudio, Imaginex
2AM, Adaudio, Fuse, Imaginex
Fuse
2AM
Adaudio
VHQ
Adaudio
Red Communications
AMP Radio
Imaginex
Allinace Solutions, Bangkok
Imaginex
Synchrosound
Adaudio
VHQ
Scat & AMP
AMP
Utusan
Utusan
Adaudio
Adaudio
Sutra Dance Theatre
National Planetarium Malaysia |
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2005
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1995
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Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Entertainer with band
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Singing Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Artistic Director & Host
Toastmaster
Host
Artistic Director
Host
Artistic Director
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Launch of Indian Film Festival
Opening Ceremony of Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Conference, Sunway
Resort
Gala Finale of Kuala Lumpur Gourmet Festival
Wedding of Huzir Sulaiman and Claire Wong
International Conference Opening
Dome Cart Launch
Annual Dinner
New Year party for diplomats
Wedding of Siva and Sharmilla
Launch of NeWater by PM of Singapore
Lawaid Fundraiser
Tribute to Deputy PM of Malaysia’s Wife
Coronation Ball for the Sultan of Selangor
American Express Platinum Card Lifestyle Experience Launch
Dinner cooked by PM of Malaysia
Aseana Anniversay Extravaganza
Furla Store and Fashion Show Launch
Shell Malaysia Annual Dinner
Classical Music shows at Breizh
Oxford and Cambridge Society Boat Race Dinner
Red Ribbon Gala with Chanel’s Winter Collection
Guest of Honour: The Prime Minister of Malaysia. Co-Host: Asha
Gill of Channel V
Launch of George Reche Store and Fashion Show
Commonwealth Law Conference
Guest of Honour: The PM of Malaysia. Also put on and performed
Revue show
which got a standing ovation from 1000 international delegates
Toast to Oxford from Cambridge at Boat Race Dinner
50th Anniversary Dinner. Guests of Honour: The King & Queen
of Malaysia
Gala Society Wedding of Anuka and Allan Parapuram
AIDS Memorial Day Concert In the Open at Merdeka Square
Gala Society Wedding of Anna & Jacob Alex
Guests of Honour: HRH The Sultan & Raja Permaisuri of Perak
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ASTRO
Asia Pacific Association
of Ophthalmologists
Vision KL
Grand Hyatt Singapore
Malaysian Quarry Association
Melium Group
Institute of Certified
Public Accountants
Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Picture This and That, KL
Ministry of Public Works
Malaysian Bar
Melium Group
Melium Group
American Express &
Melium Group
Melium Group
Melium Group at Suria KLCC
Melium Group
Shell Malaysia
No Black Tie
Oxbridge Society Malaysia
Malaysian AIDS Council
Melium Group
The Malaysian Bar
Oxbridge Society Malaysia
The Malaysian Bar
Malaysian AIDS Council
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2003
2002
2000
1999 |
Wrote for television
Wrote and Presented for television
Narration for Documentary
Narration recorded for Dance Drama (American Tour) |
Thaipusam Festival
Onam : Harvest Festival
Monuments of the Rainforest
Tribute to Indrani Rehman |
ASTRO (satellite TV, Malaysia)
ASTRO (satellite TV Malaysia)
National Planetarium Malaysia
(International release, IMAX cinemas)
Sutra Dance Theatre |
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2005
2003/02
2002/01
2001
2001
1999
1999 |
Management Skills
Client Relationship Management - Role Playing
Public Relations Skills for Gallery Staff
Drama Workshop Leader
Invited to be Guest Lecturer
Trained Presenters and Prepared Winning Bid
Role Playing |
BP regional (Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta)
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
With Sandra Sodhy
Leadership Convention
Faculty of Performing Arts
To host World Congress of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology (defeating Sydney & HK)
Asia-Pacific Management Training Programme |
Languageworks
Languageworks, Malaysia.
National Art Gallery Malaysia
La Salle Schools in Malaysia/Singapore
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
Malaysian Society of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology
Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
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1997
1986-1987
1983-1986
1980-1982
1975-1979 |
The New School, New York
Lincoln’s Inn, London
Cambridge University (Pembroke College)
Haileybury & Imperial Service College, England
Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur |
Acting for Film & Television - Directing for the
Stage and Introduction to Film Making
Barrister-at-Law
M.A. In Law and Archaelogy & Anthropology
‘A’
Levels
Secondary School |
Summer Programmes |
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2000-2004
1996-2000
1987-1999
1988-present |
Malaysian AIDS Council
Malaysian AIDS Council
Shearn Delamore & Co, Kuala Lumpur
Great Danes, especially Harlequins |
Member: Law, Human Rights & Ethics Committee
Member: Executive Committee
Chairman: Law Human Rights & Ethics Committee
Trained & Worked as an Advocate & Solicitor |
Specialised in Medical
Malpractice Litigation |
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Chacko Vadaketh is represented by Fly Entertainment
Pte Ltd
133 Neil Road Singapore 088862 . Tel +65 6224 3188 . Fax +65 6224-2388
. Web www.fly.com.sg
. Email ask@fly.com.sg |
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