Friends pay respects to late actor Moses Lim at wake
Beloved Singaporean comedian, actor and foodie Moses Lim died of ischaemic heart disease, said a spokesperson for the Lim family.
The spokesperson, whom The Straits Times understands to be a family friend, said Lim died peacefully on Feb 11 at the age of 75. Lim, who had heart surgery in 2018, previously revealed in an interview that he was diagnosed with slow pulse rate in 2022 and had declined to get a pacemaker.
News of Lim’s death prompted an outpouring of grief from the local entertainment scene. The bilingual star was known for series like Channel 5 sitcom Under One Roof (1995 to 2003) and Channel 8 sketch show Comedy Nite (1990 to 2000 and 2003 to 2004).
At a wake held in a church near Queenstown on Feb 13, a picture of Lim with his arms wide open and a smile on his face stood at the entrance. There were flower wreaths from stars like celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee, comedian Mark Lee and veteran radio host Qiu Shengyang.
Director Jack Neo and actor Henry Thia were among the first of Lim’s celebrity friends to pay their respects in person. Neo, 65, who had worked with Lim on Comedy Nite, spent about an hour at the wake, which is not open to the public.
He told ST as he was leaving the church that he was shocked, and unaware that Lim was suffering from ill health.
“He was a great scene partner and we cultivated great chemistry over the years.
“There was a time when we were performing onstage for an external engagement and he rolled offstage because he walked backwards, missed a step and fell off. We were all in shock, but thankfully the stage was not high up. It’s a memory that made us laugh every time it was brought up,” he recalled fondly.
Neo called Lim an old friend whom he had known for 40 years.
He last met Lim at a radio interview in 2024, and had invited Lim to the premiere of his latest movie, I Want To Be Boss, in January. Lim had agreed to, but eventually did not show up due to a bad flu.
“He really seemed to be in good spirits, so this is very sudden,” said Neo.
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