John Yohan Cho

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John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films (1999-2012) and the Harold & Kumar films (2004-present). He also starred in the critically acclaimed hit film Better Luck Tomorrow. More recently, Cho portrayed Hikaru Sulu in the 2009 film Star Trek and starred in the television drama FlashForward as FBI agent Demetri Noh. Cho began his career as a print model for Korean magazines, appearing in advertisements for companies such as 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. 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 costar 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 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 in September 2006, but the series never aired due to changes in scheduling and production. In 2006 and 2009, Cho was selected as one of the sexiest men alive in People Magazine. Cho appeared on July 2004 issue of KoreAm Journal. 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. Cho appeared in Nas’s “Be a Nigger Too” music video along with various celebrities, and had a guest appearance on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, in the episode “I’m Not That Guy”. In 2009-10, Cho starred in the TV series FlashForward as FBI Special Agent Demetri Noh. His character was originally slated to be killed off during what turned out to be the show’s only season, but after his turn as Sulu in Star Trek boosted his popularity, the producers revised the show’s storyline so that he survived, in an attempt to boost declining ratings. He is the lead singer for Viva La Union (formerly known as Left of Zed), a Los Angeles band composed of former UCB and USC students. They have one album, self-titled, while their song “Chinese Baby” is featured on the Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay soundtrack.

Joey Yung

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Joey Yung (born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG “Most Popular Female Singer” and “Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold” awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong. According to Forbes 2011 Chinese Celebrity List, Yung made an estimated $25,660,000 RMB last year, making her the highest earning Hong Kong-based female singer. On 29 January, the 10th Anniversary EP known as Joey Ten was released together with the Joey Ten Boxset. This EP consists of 10 different covers (9 for Version 1 and 1 for Version 2) and includes five songs. The Joey Ten Boxset includes a photo album, stickers, a thank you card from Yung, a Chofy bookmark, a comic book, a Chofy USB, a DVD and the new EP. The first and second plugs from the EP received very great results in the four major media, one getting a No.1 from all four of them while the other gets No.1 from three of them. The third plug, named Always seeing an Angel(一直看見天使), is a song labeling Yung’s character. In March, Yung wrapped up her StarLight tour with two final shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. In August released her new EP 空港 and in November she delivered her Number6 concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, which was her sixth major solo concert (and seventh overall) held at the Coliseum. The concert received great reviews by critics and fans alike, calling it a worthy successor to her successful StarLight tour. For the first couple of months in 2011, Yung will travel the world and go on her first major break since 2002. She had earlier stated that in 2011 she will focus her time on the Mandarin market, recording a new Mandarin album and doing promotions in Taiwan and Mainland China. Amsterdam-based European Chinese concert organizers Orientouch have confirmed that she will be performing a show in London, England on 26 April 2011 at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall, making it her first concert in Europe. This will make Yung the first female Chinese singer to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, and the third Chinese singer overall after Eason in 2010 and her mentor Roman Tam in 1979. Yung will also star in a big budget film titled Diva produced by Chapman To. The story will revolve around a successful pop diva, which To cites is the reason why he chose Yung. In an interview, he stated “a movie about a diva obviously requires a diva to play the main role.” He does not agree with the general consensus that Yung is a bad actress, and hopes that the film can show her true acting potential.

Melissa "Missy" Peregrym

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• Missy Peregrym at the Internet Movie Database

Melissa “Missy” Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. She made her feature film debut in the 2006 gymnastics comedy drama Stick It. She played a recurring role as Candice Wilmer on the NBC television series Heroes, and starred in the CW television series Reaper. She stars as Officer Andy McNally on the ABC and Global TV television series Rookie Blue. Peregrym began modeling at the age of eighteen with Lizbell Agency, she has appeared in commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Sprint Canada, and the Olympics. She made her acting debut in a 2000 episode of the television series Dark Angel, and spent the next several years appearing in television roles, including episodes of The Chris Isaak Show,Black Sash, Jake 2.0, Smallville, Tru Calling, Life as We Know It, Andromeda, Heroes, and in the made-for-television film Call Me: the Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss. After an uncredited role in 2004’s Catwoman, Peregrym made her film debut playing the lead role in 2006’s Stick It, which is a film about a rebellious teenager who is forced to return to her former life in gymnastics but ends up liking her old life and continues to live it. Peregrym portrayed illusion-generating Candice Wilmer on the television series Heroes. Billed in promotional materials as “a female temptress” set to appear in the episode titledParasite, she actually debuted in a non-speaking role the prior week. She was cast in The CW’s television series Reaper as the female lead, in the role that was originally intended to be played by Nikki Reed, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Reaper was about a young man named Sam who became a bounty hunter for the devil. Missy played the role of Sam’s love interest, Andi. Peregrym currently stars in the lead role of Officer Andy McNally in the hit police drama Rookie Blue, which airs simultaneously in North America on Global TV in Canada and onABC in the U.S. Because of wintry weather logistics, filming must begin roughly one year in advance of airing, so the premiere season, set to debut in June 2010, began filming in August 2009. Ratings for the drama were so solid for ABC that it renewed the show for a second season after only three episodes.  ABC has announced after only a few episodes that it was picking up Rookie Blue for a third season to air in the summer of 2012.

Keshia Chante

Official Website – Main Keshia Chante(born Keshia Chanté Harper; June 16, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, model, actress,  philanthropist, fashion icon and TV personality judge on singing competition reality series, YTV’s The Next Star. She signed to BMG Music Canada at the age of 14, and has released three albums in Canada. She has had six Top Ten singles at radio with songs Unpredictable, Bad Boy, Does He Love Me?, Been Gone, 2U, Fallen & Table Dancer  Chanté has won many awards, including a Juno Award, “Best New Artist” at the Canadian Radio Awards and Urban Music Awards, as well as “Video of the Year” and “Fans Choice”. She is known in the U.S. for her “Bad Boy” video that was in heavy rotation on BET,  her guest appearance in Bow Wow & Chris Brown’s “Shortie Like Mine” video and constant media attention surrounding her personal life. After a three-year musical hiatus, in November 2010 Chante released 2 videos for 2 new singles “Table Dancer” and “Test Drive”, both off her new album Night & Day, which was released November 2011. Both singles were nominated for Juno Awards; R&B Recording of the Year for “Test Drive” and Dance Recording of the Year for “Table Dancer”

Joseph "Joe" McElderry

Official website Joseph “Joe” McElderry (born 16 June 1991) is an English singer songwriter and model. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single “The Climb” reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two years later in 2011.   To date he has released three albums – two of them reaching the UK top three.  He is currently working on his fourth studio album. McElderry auditioned for The X Factor in 2007, but it wasn’t shown because he felt he was too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away. He auditioned again in 2009 in Manchester and sang Luther Vandross’s “Dance with My Father”. Mentored by Cheryl Cole, he made it through to the live finals and was announced the winner on 13 December 2009, beating runner up Olly Murs with his version of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb”.  

Ken Jeong

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• Ken Jeong at the Internet Movie Database

Kendrick Kang-Joh “Ken” Jeong (born July 13, 1969) also known as Dr. Ken, is an American comedian, actor, and physician. He is best known for his role as Leslie Chow in The Hangover & The Hangover Part II and as Ben Chang on the NBC comedy series Community. Jeong’s background in theater and improv has led to several television appearances, including NBC’s The Office, HBO’s Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Ken made his feature film debut as Dr. Kuni in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up which proved to be his breakout performance. Subsequently, he has appeared in Pineapple Express; Role Models as King Argotron; All About Steve; The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard; Couples Retreat; and as Mr. Chow in The Hangover and The Hangover Part II. He co-starred in Zookeeper andTransformers: Dark of the Moon, released in summer 2011. He attacked (kayfabe) pro wrestler John Cena with a cane on the August 3, 2009 episode of WWE Raw. Jeong is a series regular as Señor Chang on NBC’s sitcom Community. Jeong was nominated for two 2010 MTV Movie Awards, winning the award for Best WTF Moment as well as being nominated for MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for The Hangover. Jeong was also nominated for “Breakout Star Male” for Community at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards. In the fall of 2010, Adidas basketball began a wide-ranging marketing campaign in which Jeong stars as the character “Slim Chin” alongside NBA stars Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose. On May 22, 2011, Jeong hosted the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on ABC. On June 15, 2011, Jeong was featured in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign from the American Heart Association. Ken Jeong will star in and produce the film The Chung Factor, which was purchased by Lionsgate on October 25, 2011.

Christopher Jon Castile

Christopher Castile at the Internet Movie Database Christopher Jon Castile is an American actor. His well-known roles Ted Newton in the movies Beethoven and Beethoven’s 2nd, the voice of Zachary Sellers and Nick Mulligan in Focus on the Family’s Adventures in Odyssey, Mark Foster on the sitcom Step by Step, and the voice of Eugene Horowitz in Hey Arnold!. One of Castile’s earliest television appearances was in a long-circulated segment of Totally For Kids, kid safety interstitials that aired on the Fox network’s Saturday morning lineup in the early 1990s. In one segment, he portrayed a young boy who was followed by a group of kids (the main characters of the “safety patrol”) because he had his named printed on his shirt, as a way to address the dangers of name display for strangers (or possible abductors) to see. The Totally For Kids segments also featured John Walsh.

Film

• Beethoven (1992) — Ted Newton
• Beethoven’s 2nd (1993) — Ted Newton

Television

• My Two Dads, “To Thine Own Elf Be True” (1990)
• Hurricane Sam (TV movie, 1990) — Neil Gianelli
• The Fanelli Boys, “Tarnished Angel” (1990) — Timmy
• Empty Nest, “Barbara the Mom” (1990) — Barry
• Going Places (1991) — Sam Roberts (3 episodes)
• The Family Man, “Trading Places” (1991) — Lowell
• Step by Step (1991–1998) — Mark Foster
• Empty Nest, “Final Analysis” (1992) — Larry
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?, “The Tale of Prisoner’s Past” (1995) — Jason
• Hey Arnold! (1996–1998) — Eugene Horowitz (voice, 8 episodes)

Daniel Vosovic

 

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• Biography on official Project Runway site

Daniel Vosovic (born March 25, 1981) is a fashion designer and a finalist in season 2 of the reality show, Project Runway. He was the winner of the Project Runway All-Star Challenge, which aired on August 20, 2009. He graduated from Grand Rapids Community College before attending the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He also received additional formal and on-the-job training at Gorland/Ittiere in London and through fashion seminars by Li Edelkoort in Florence,Milan, and Paris. Vosovic is  currently lives in New York City. He has published a book, Fashion Inside Out,  with a foreword by Tim Gunn. It was released on October 28, 2008.   He also recently appeared in singer Anya Marina’s music video of her cover of “Whatever You Like,” by T.I. The video was posted to YouTube on Nov. 12, 2009.  

Julia Fischer

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Julia Fischer (born 15 June 1983) is a German classical violinist and pianist. In 2003 Fischer, with numerous performances in the U.S. in the previous six years, appeared with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel playing the Sibelius Violin Concerto in New York’s Lincoln Center, as well as the Mendelssohn Violin concerto in Vail, Colorado. Her 2003 Carnegie Hall debut received standing ovations for her performance of Brahms’s Double Concerto with Lorin Maazel and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Fischer has been on orchestral tours with Sir Neville Marriner and theAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields, Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dresden Philharmonic. In fall 2004 the label PentaTone released Fischer’s first CD: Russian violin concertos with Yakov Kreizberg and the Russian National Orchestra. It received rave reviews, climbed into the top five best-selling classical records in Germany within a few days, and received an “Editor’s Choice” from Gramophone in January 2005. Other critically acclaimed recordings include sonatas and partitas for solo violin of J. S. Bach, the Mozart violin concerti and the Tchaikovsky violin concerto.

Julia Fischer, ConcertgebouwAmsterdam, December 2007

Among the most prestigious competitions that Fischer has won are the International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition under Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s supervision, where she won both the first prize and the special prize for best Bach solo work performance in 1995, and the Eighth Eurovision Competition for Young Instrumentalists in 1996, which was broadcast in 22 countries from Lisbon. In 1997, Fischer was awarded the “Prix d’Espoir” by the Foundation of European Industry. She had the opportunity to play Mozart’s own violin in the room in which he was born at Salzburg to honor the 250th anniversary of his birth. Her active repertoire spans from Bach to Penderecki, from Vivaldi to Shostakovich, containing over 40 works with orchestra and about 60 works of chamber music. On 1 January 2008, Fischer had her unexpected public debut as a pianist, performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt. The concert was conducted by Matthias Pintscher, who stepped in for Sir Neville Marriner. On the same occasion she also performed the Violin Concerto no. 3 in B minor by Camille Saint-Saëns.

Miwa

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• Tristone Management site (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)

miwa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2010 with the single “Don’t Cry Anymore”, which was used as the theme song for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta hi. Miwa was signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan during her third year of high school. She debuted as an artist in 2010, while attending Keio University.  Her debut single, “Don’t Cry Anymore,” was chosen to be used for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi’s theme song.  The single was a minor commercial success, breaking the top 20 on Oricon’s single charts and being certified by the RIAJ as selling 100,000 full length cellphone downloads a month after its release.  In April 2010, the song won the award for best drama theme song at the 64th The Television Drama Academy Awards, beating out songs such as Arashi’s “Troublemaker” and Mr. Children’s “Hanabi.” miwa released her second single, “Little Girl,” in late June.  Her third single, “Change,” was the twelfth opening theme song for the Bleach anime,  and was a top 10 single.  For the animated film adaptation of Eto Mori’s novel Colorful, miwa covered two songs by famous Japanese artists. Yutaka Ozaki’s “Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni” was used as the film’s image song, and The Blue Hearts’ song “Aozora” was used as the ending theme song of the film. Both songs were released as digital downloads on August 12, 2010.  miwa considers her favorite Western musicians to be Sheryl Crow, Deep Purple, Carole King, Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift. Her favorite Japanese musicians are Aiko, Angela Aki, Radwimps and Yuki. miwa previously been a DJ on monthly radio show on All Night Nippon, miwa no All Night Nippon R (miwaのオールナイトニッポンR), every third Monday from 3:00am to 5:00am. It has since then been changed into a weekly show, now known as miwa no All Night Nippon (miwaのオールナイトニッポン), airing every Tuesday (early Wednesday) from 1:00am to 3:00am.   miwa released her first album Guitarissimo on April 6, 2011 (was scheduled to release a week earlier on end of March but was delayed due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiand its aftereffects). The charts performance was miwa’s best overall: the album reached No. 1 in the Oricon’s album charts, making miwa the first Heisei period-born solo singer to reach a No. 1 on the album charts in the history of the Oricon.