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Celebrity Birthdays: John Cho, Clifton Collins Jr.

USA Weekend Magazine - Found Jun. 16, 2009
John Cho celebrates his 37th birthday on a hot streak. He's the sword-wielding Sulu in J.J. Abrams' current hit reboot of Star Trek, and Cho...

Posted on June 16, 2009, 3:23 am

Karl Urban and John Cho give first Star Trek interview - for STV

STV.tv - Found May. 12, 2009
Actors Karl Urban and John Cho have given their first Star Trek interview for STV, and said that it was a big thrill to be part of the saga?s long-

Posted on May 12, 2009, 6:31 am

John Cho and Anton Yelchin Exclusive Video Interview - STAR TREK

Collider.com - Found May. 11, 2009
John Cho and Anton Yelchin Exclusive Video Interview - STAR TREK 5/6/2009 Posted by Frosty Written by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Over the past few days ...

Posted on May 11, 2009, 3:26 am

John Cho: from Harold' to the helm of the Enterprise

Sun Herald - Found May. 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES - After John Cho was cast to play Hikaru Sulu in the new 'Star Trek' film, he sat down with George Takei, who originated the role on the

Posted on May 7, 2009, 1:00 pm

John Cho: from Harold' to the helm of the Enterprise

Fort Mills Times - Found May. 6, 2009
LOS ANGELES - After John Cho was cast to play Hikaru Sulu in the new 'Star Trek' film, he sat down with George Takei, who originated the role on the

Posted on May 6, 2009, 9:01 am

Chris Pine, John Cho, Eric Bana and Anton Yelchin on New Movie, ...

Trekweb - Found May. 19, 2009
RollCreditsOnline.com posted a new interview with Star Trek stars Chris Pine, Eric Bana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin and here are excerpts.

Posted on May 19, 2009, 8:14 am

Leonard Nimoy and John Cho Say New Star Trek Movie is a Very ...

Trekweb - Found May. 15, 2009
I like it.' BlackBook posted a new interview with John Cho, the new Sulu, and here are excerpts.

Posted on May 15, 2009, 6:40 am

John Cho Star Trek Interview

Femail - Found May. 1, 2009
CHO BEAMED UP TO NEW TREK CHALLENGES. EXCLUSIVE John Cho, Star Trek Interview by Paul Fischer. At first glance, the casting of Korean-born John Cho...

Posted on May 1, 2009, 1:05 pm

Leonard Nimoy, Anton Yechin, Karl Urban and John Cho Talk Star Trek

Trekweb - Found May. 12, 2009
... else is secondary.' The full article is here st.tv posted a video interview with Karl Urban (McCoy) and John Cho (Sulu) and here are excerpts.

Posted on May 12, 2009, 12:13 pm

Movies: Bale Chases Depp?s Dillinger in Public Enemies

Wired News - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Meanwhile, Enterprise familiar crew members Sulu (John Cho), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Uhura (Zoë Saldana), Leonard ?Bones? McCoy (Karl Urban...

Posted on July 2, 2009, 5:17 am

John Cho Biography

John Cho
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

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

John Yohan Cho (born March 14, 1972) is an Korean-born 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.

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Biography

Personal life

Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Los Angeles, California, where his family settled in 1978. Despite a Korean upbringing, Cho cannot speak Korean. 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 then taught English at Pacific Hills School in West Hollywood, California. He is married to actress Kerri Higuchi and has a son.2 Cho campaigned against passage of Proposition 8.3

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 2000.4 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, 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.

Cho will star in the fall TV series Flash Forward. 8

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Aide #3
Shopping for Fangs Clarence
1998 Charmed Mark Chao
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 Ittles
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Tom
Grey's Anatomy Marshall Stone 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
2009 Flash Forward Unknown Upcoming TV Series

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