Daniel Wu
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| Daniel Wu (吳彥祖) | ||
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| Birth name | Daniel Wu Yan Zu | |
| Born | September 30, 1974 (age 32) | |
| Origin |  San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model | |
| Years active | 1998–present (modeling) 1998–present (acting) |
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Daniel Wu (Chinese: 吳彥祖; pinyin: Wú Yànzǔ) (born September 30, 1974 in San Francisco, California) is a Chinese American film actor famous for his work in Hong Kong. Raised in Orinda, California, he attended the Head-Royce School in Oakland, California and the University of Oregon. Since his youth he was an avid practitioner of the Chinese martial arts known as Wushu, he founded and served as the head coach for the University of Oregon Wushu Club in January 1994. Upon graduation with a BA in architecture, he moved to Hong Kong in 1997, where he began his modeling and acting career. Wu was once romantically linked to actress/model Maggie Q and is now linked with model Lisa Selesner.
In 2005, Daniel formed the boyband, Alive [1]. Wu's fellow bandmates include Terence Yin, Conroy Chan, and Andrew Lin. It has been revealed that the band was created to play the center piece in the movie The Heavenly Kings, released in April 2006 [2]. The film has been described as a mockumentary about the Hong Kong music industry; it marks Daniel Wu's debut as a director.
He has won a Golden Horse Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor in New Police Story and in 2007 was nominated for best new director category of the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards for The Heavenly Kings [3].
[edit] Profile
- Name: Daniel Wu Yan Zu, 吴彦祖
- Birthday: 30th Sep 1974
- Height: 1.88m (6'2")
- Family: Parents , 2 elder sisters
- Pets : 1 Bull Dog, 1 Lizard
- Education: University of Oregon (BA Of Architecture)
- Hobbies: Chinese Martial Arts , Travel and Photograph
- Favorite Food: Italian Cuisine, Chinese Cuisine & Japanese Cuisine
- Favorite Sport: Swimming, War game, Wakeboard
- Favorite Movies: The Godfather , Pulp fiction, Citizen Kane
- Special Talent: Chinese Martial Arts (Ten Years Experience)
- Manager: Willie Chan
- Company: JC Group
[edit] Filmography
- Blood Brothers (2007) - In Production
- Protégé (2007)
- Rob-B-Hood - cameo
- The Banquet (2006)
- The Heavenly Kings (2006) - Director/Actor
- Night Corridor (2006) - Producer/Actor
- Everlasting Regret (2005)
- Drink Drank Drunk (2005)
- Divergence (2005)
- House of Fury (2005)
- Dragonblade (2005) [voice only]
- Beyond Our Ken (2004)
- The Twins Effect II (2004)
- New Police Story (2004)
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- One Nite In Mongkok (2004)
- Enter the Phoenix (2004)
- Magic Kitchen (2004)
- Blade of the Rose
- Miss Du Shi Niang (2003)
- Hidden Track (2003)
- Love Undercover 2: Love Mission (2003)
- Night Corridor (2003) - Producer/Actor
- Naked Weapon (2002)
- The Peeping (2002)
- Devil Face Angel Heart (2002)
- Princess D (2002)
- Love Undercover (2002)
- Beauty and the Breast (2002)
- Peony Pavilion (2001)
- Beijing Rocks (2001)
- Born Wild (2001)
- Cop on a Mission (2001)
- Hit Team (2001)
- Headlines (2001)
- Undercover Blues (2000)
- 2000 A.D. (2000)
- Purple Storm (1999)
- Gen-X Cops (1999)
- Gorgeous (1999)
- City of Glass (1998)
- Bishonen (1998)
- Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)
[edit] External links
- Daniel Wu at the Internet Movie Database
- History of US Collegiate Wushu Article on beijingwushuteam.com
- University of Oregon Wushu Club History Page
- Official Site for Alive - Daniel Wu's boyband project, including blogs
- Daniel Wu's Official Newsletter (temporarily on hold)
- Daniel Wu Fansite
- 100% Daniel Wu - The 1st Taiwan fan club of Daniel
