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FlashForward's Return Is Brought to You by the Words Crazy and ...

EOnline.com - Found 14 hours ago
Who's the dude in the stadium? Is John Cho gonna live? And who's that shirtless dude on the couch?" Jack Davenport (Lloyd) teases.
WATCH: Joseph Fiennes Will 'Flash Forward' - ABC News
ABC's 'FlashForward' returns with new episodes - Detroit News
ABC's FlashForward' looks ahead, not behind - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Flash-forward three months: FlashForward?s finally back - Globe and Mail
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TV Guide Online

Posted on March 17, 2010, 9:42 am

Peter Joins a Night of 140 Tweets - Help Out a Good Cause

/Film - Found Mar. 16, 2010
? Damon Lindelof??? Carlton Cuse??? James Gunn??? Mary Lynn Rasjkub??? Steve Agee??? John Cho ??? Jarrad Paul??? Justin Long...

Posted on March 16, 2010, 6:00 am

Flash Forward Season 1 Episodes 11 and 12 Preview

dingoRUE - Found Mar. 14, 2010
?FlashForward? stars Joseph Fiennes as Mark Benford, John Cho as Demetri Noh, Jack Davenport as Lloyd Simcoe, Zachary Knighton as Bryce...

Posted on March 14, 2010, 9:12 am

John Cho Says 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' Could Film This ...

MTV - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Between his roles as Sulu in " Star Trek " and the possibly ill-fated Demetri Noh on " FlashForward ," John Cho has made quite a name for himself in
Cho confirms third 'Harold and Kumar' - Digital Spy
John Cho on Third Harold & Kumar and Star Trek 2 - Coming Soon!
Harold and Kumar smoke out Santa and his elves for Christmas - JoBlo Movie Emporium
EXCLUSIVE: John Cho Talks Star Trek 2, American Pie 4 and A Very ... - MovieWeb
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Posted on March 12, 2010, 1:06 pm

John Cho says third Harold & Kumar could start shooting this summer

Your Entertainment Now - Found Mar. 12, 2010
In an interview with Collider, John Cho provided an update on the status A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas.  You may remember that Paramount announced ...

Posted on March 12, 2010, 1:12 pm

John Cho Says A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Could Shoot in June

/Film - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Is there any point to doing a Harold & Kumar movie without Kal Penn ? We may find out, as John Cho is now saying that the proposed third film in the

Posted on March 12, 2010, 9:02 am

John Cho Says 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' is Coming

FirstShowing.net - Found Mar. 11, 2010
Apparently it was successful enough for yet another new sequel, which John Cho (Harold) recently revealed to Collider will be titled A Very...

Posted on March 11, 2010, 12:36 pm

Brace Yourselves For A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR CHRISTMAS!! + John Cho ...

Ain't It Cool News - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Collider spoke with John Cho, who said quite a bit a new HAROLD & KUMAR movie, and spoke significantly less about the next TREK film.

Posted on March 12, 2010, 10:14 am

John Cho Confirms Harold And Kumar Holiday Movie

Cinema Blend - Found Mar. 11, 2010
In an interview with Collider.com, John Cho spoke about the reality of a new installment to the Harold and Kumar franchise, A Very Harold and...

Posted on March 11, 2010, 4:14 am

EXCLUSIVE: 3D Sperm Jokes and John Cho in American Pie: Reunion!

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 2, 2010
... the previous three installments told us that he wants to get the entire original cast back together, including John Cho, as well as maybe have...

Posted on March 2, 2010, 9:45 am

John Cho Biography

John Cho
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John Cho

John Cho in 2008
Born John Yohan Cho
June 16, 1972 (1972-06-16) (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Actor
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s) Kerri Higuchi (2006-present)

John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American1 actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films (1999–2003) and the Harold & Kumar films (2004–present). More recently, Cho portrayed Hikaru Sulu in the 2009 film Star Trek, and he is currently starring in the television drama FlashForward.

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Personal life

Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Los Angeles, California, where his family settled in 1978. His father was a minister in the Church of Christ.2 Cho graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California in 1990. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1996 with a BA degree in English, and taught English at Pacific Hills School in West Hollywood, California.

Career

Cho began his career as a print model for Korean magazines, such as appearing in an ad for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. After graduating from Berkeley, he moved to Los Angeles, and worked with the Asian American theatre company, East West Players, appearing in Edward Sakamoto's The Taste of Kona Coffee in 1996, and Euijoon Kim's My Tired Broke Ass Pontificating Slapstick Funk in 2000.3 He gained attention with a small role in the 1999 comedy American Pie, in which he popularized the slang term "MILF". His most successful starring role to date has been as Harold Lee in 2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Cho was one of the stars of the short-lived situation comedy, Off Centre, and guest-starred on Charmed as a ghost. He was a co-star of the now-defunct Fox sitcom Kitchen Confidential. Cho had supporting roles in American Beauty, Evolution, and Down to Earth, and a minor role in Bowfinger.

In 2002, Cho had a starring role in the ensemble cast of Better Luck Tomorrow, a drama/dark comedy focusing on the travails of a group of Asian Americans living in Southern California who are academically successful, but socially discontented, and as a result engage in wantonly violent, criminal behavior. He was cast in NBC's new comedy The Singles Table September 2006, but the series never aired due to changes in scheduling and production. In 2006 and 2009,4 Cho was selected as one of the sexiest men alive in People Magazine.

Cho appeared on July 2004 issue of KoreAm Journal. He is the lead singer for Viva La Union,5 a Los Angeles band composed of former UCB and USC students. In 2007, Cho was added to the cast of Ugly Betty as a recurring regular. Cho plays Kenny, a best friend of accountant Henry Grubstick (played by Christopher Gorham). Cho played helmsman Hikaru Sulu in J. J. Abrams's feature film Star Trek.67

Cho appeared in Nas' "Be a Nigger Too" music video along with various celebrities and had a guest appearance in the episode I'm Not That Guy of How I Met Your Mother.

Cho is currently starring in the fall TV series FlashForward as FBI Special Agent Demetri Noh.8

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Aide #3
Shopping for Fangs Clarence
1998 Charmed Mark Chao TV Series
1999 American Beauty Sale House Man #1
Bowfinger Nightclub Cleaner
American Pie John
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Parking Valet
2001 American Pie 2 John
Evolution Student
Off Centre Chau Presley TV series
Down to Earth Phil Quon
Pavilion of Women Fengmo Wu
2002 Better Luck Tomorrow Steve Choe
Solaris DBA Emissary #1
Big Fat Liar Dustin Wong
2003 American Wedding John
Kim Possible Hirotaka (voice) TV series
2004 In Good Company Petey
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold Lee
See This Movie Larry Finkelstein
2005 House, M.D. Harvey Park TV series
Kitchen Confidential Teddy Wong TV series
2006 American Dreamz Frank Ittles
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Tom
Grey's Anatomy Marshall Stone- #REDIRECT Damage Case Episode TV series
2007 West 32nd John Kim
Smiley Face Mikey
How I Met Your Mother Jeff Coatsworth TV series
Ugly Betty Kenny TV series
'Til Death Vice Principal TV series
2008 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Hype Man
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Harold Lee
West 32nd John Kim
2009 Star Trek Hikaru Sulu
FlashForward Demetri Noh TV Series
2010 A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas Harold Lee

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