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John Cho bio: Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay Actor

release date: Friday April 25, 2008
Tuesday July 29, 2008 (dvd/video)
genre: Comedy
running time: 100 min.
director: Hayden Schlossberg, John Hurwitz
studio: Alliance Films
producer(s): Greg Shapiro, Nathan Kahane
screenplay: John Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Roger Bart, Rob Corddry, Neil Patrick Harris
Current Tribute rating: 2.76 Current rating: 2.76     Rate Movie     User Reviews

John Cho Biography

JOHN CHO

Date of Birth: June 16, 1972

Born in Seoul, South Korea, John Cho was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Degree in English/Literature. One of his first acting jobs was a role in the small budget film, Shopping for Fangs (1997). Soon after, he made guest appearances on TV series such as <>Boston Common, Felicity and Charmed.

His first role in a major motion picture was as Aide #3 in Wag the Dog (1997), starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. Roles in films such as American Beauty (1999), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) and American Pie 2 (2001) followed, and in 2001 he landed the recurring part of Chau Presley in the WB sitcom, Off Centre, which lasted for two seasons.

Work in features continued, playing Dustin Wong in Big Fat Liar and reprising his role as John in the third American Pie installment, American Wedding (2003). Cho won his first starring role in a wide release as Harold in New Line Cinema's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Although the film takes place in New Jersey, it was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, featuring cameos from stars such as Anthony Anderson, Ethan Embry, Jamie Kennedy and Neil Patrick Harris. Since then, Cho has played the lead role of Larry Finkelstein in the comedy See This Movie (2004).

When not acting, John keeps busy as the lead singer for the Los Angeles band "Left of Zed."

Filmography:

Star Trek (2008)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
West 32nd (2007)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Smiley Face (2007)
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
American Dreamz (2006)
In Good Company (2004)
See This Movie (2004)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
American Wedding (2003)
Solaris (2002)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
American Pie 2 (2001)
Evolution (2001)
Pavilion of Women (2001)
Down to Earth (2001)
Delivering Milo (2001)
Among Others (2000)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
American Beauty (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
American Pie (1999)
Exchange Value (1998)
Yellow (1998)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Shopping for Fangs (1997)

Filmography

ActorStar Trek (2009)
ActorAmerican Dreamz (2006)
ActorAmerican Wedding (2003)
ActorBig Fat Liar (2002)
ActorSolaris (2002)
ActorAmerican Pie 2 (2001)
ActorEvolution (2001)
ActorPavilion Of Women (2001)
ActorDown To Earth (2000)
ActorAmerican Beauty (1999)
ActorAmerican Pie (1999)
ActorBowfinger (1999)

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