Francis Jue

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Francis Jue

Born September 29, 1963 (1963-09-29) (age 44)
San Francisco, California, U.S.

Francis Jue is an Asian American actor and singer born September 29, 1963. Jue is known for his performances on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theatre, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Among his acting awards is the 2008 Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor.[1]

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[edit] Life and career

Jue was born in San Francisco, California, one of nine children of Frank (an engineer for the Navy) and Jennie Jue. He grew up in the Richmond district of San Francisco and attended St. Ignatius Preparatory high school, taking advantage of the school's excellent drama program.[2] He received his B.A. degree at Yale University.[3]

Jue first appeared in New York in 1984 in a production of Pacific Overtures as the the boy in the tree and the Dutch Admiral. Later, he appeared in the show on Broadway as the Dutch Admiral and Madam (2004-05). He also appeared on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie (play), creating the role of Bun Foo (2002-04), and in M. Butterfly as the title character, Song Liling (1988-90, as understudy in the original Broadway production (and starring in the national tour), and also appearing as and as Comrade Chin occasionally).[4]

Jue's Off-Broadway credits include Dr. Mendel in the 2006 National Asian American Theater Festival's revitalization of William Finn's Falsettoland; numerous roles with the New York Shakespeare Festival in Hamlet, King Lear, The Tragedy of Richard II, Pericles, Timon of Athens and The Winter's Tale; Dream True: My Life with Vernon Dixon (Vineyard Theatre); Oscar in Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own (2005),[5] the father in Kevin So's musical, Victor Woo: The Average Asian American, and Mr. Oji in Philip Kan Gotanda's After the War (2007).[2] He won the 2008 Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for his performance in David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face at the Public Theater.[6] "Jue distinguishes himself as Hwang's father, Henry Y. Hwang.... Jue's moving and heartfelt portrayal... has been earning the consummate actor rave reviews."[2] He was also nominated for a 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for this role.[7]

Jue has also appeared widely in regional theatre. He starred in the title role of Peter Pan (musical) at The Muny in St. Louis in July 2007.[8] He has appeared a number of times at Paper Mill Playhouse and North Shore Music Theatre, and at Theatreworks, Magic Theatre, and Asian American Theatre Co. in San Francisco in such productions as Red, as Skeets Miller in Floyd Collins, as Thomas in A Question of Mercy, as Mike, Ronald and Skunk in As Bees in Honey Drown, as the title character in Amadeus, as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, as the title character in M Butterfly, as Parsi man in Just So, as Amanuensis and Geronte in The Illusion, as the MC in Cabaret (Bay Area Critics Circle Award), as Jeffrey in A Song for a Nisei Fisherman, as Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman (West Coast production; DramaLogue Award), and The King and I (2006).[5]

Jue's television credits include Dr. Fong on Law and Order: SVU (NBC), Dorian on Talk to Me (ABC), voice of James in Nikki (2000, Cartoon Network), Puppet, Love & Mertz, and One Life to Live.[9]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Profile of Jue at the Lucille Lortel Awards site listing several of his awards
  2. ^ a b c Chang, Lia. "Francis Jue, At Home on the Stage". January 06, 2008
  3. ^ Information from a 1996 interview of Jue
  4. ^ Francis Jue at the Internet Broadway Database
  5. ^ a b Information about Jue
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Betrayed and Adding Machine Win Lucille Lortel Awards". May 5, 2008
  7. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Drama Desk Nominees Announced; Catered Affair Garners 12 Noms" April 28, 2008 (Playbill)
  8. ^ Article about Peter Pan at The MUNY
  9. ^ Information about Jue's television appearances

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