BIOGRAPHY DANIEL N. WU

 

PERSONAL DATA

Age: 28
Date of Birth: 30/9/74
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California

MEASUREMENTS

Chest: 39"
Waist: 30"
Hips: 36"
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 160lbs
Shoe" 10(US)

HOBBIES

SPORTS:

Chinese Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Thai Boxing, Archery, Golf, Volleyball, Football (American Style), Basketball, Skiing, Snowboarding

ART: Photography, Painting, Furniture Design, Writing

OTHER: Travel, Music, Reading books and watching movies

PERSONAL STATMENT

 I am what is called an "ABC" (American Born Chinese). My mother and father were both originally born in Shanghai, China and eventually each found their way to the United States. My father, George S. Wu, left Shanghai just prior to the 1949 communist revolution to study engineering at Taida University in Taipei, Taiwan. After completing his undergraduate degree he continued his studies in the United States where he obtained his Master's degree. My mother, Diana T. Wu also left Shanghai at around the same time and ended up in Hong Kong where she attended high school she then eventually left to attend New York University. It was there in New York city where my parents met and eventually got married and finally moved West to California. It was here in San Francisco where my mother eventually obtained her PhD. in psychology and began to raise the family.

I am the youngest of three children, with two elder sisters before me. Growing as a Chinese in America was a very interesting experience because it forced me to live a dual or double identity. With my friends I walked, talked and acted like and American but at home I was always a Chinese. But because of my parents educational background education came first and foremost above anything else. And because of this my parents pushed me in all aspects of education. After completing high school I went on to the University of Oregon where I pursued my degree in Architecture. By graduation (June 1997) I had completed a five-year professional degree in Architecture and a minor degree in Art History with honors and a scholarship.

Although education was a center point in my life, the most significant change in my life came when I was just 11 years old. This is when I began to study Chinese Kung Fu. As a child I always loved watching Kung Fu movies, so finally I decided to learn it for real. When I did join, it opened a whole new world for me that lead to a greater self-understanding. Not only did I learn about fighting, discipline and honor but most importantly I learned a great deal about Chinese culture. My master taught me much about what it meant to be a Chinese and after several years I realised how proud I was to be Chinese, no matter where I was living. This knowledge, I feel, sets me apart from other ABC's in that I no longer feel that I am living a dual life of American and Chinese but rather I am A Person with a history, a culture and a past that is Chinese. And it is this, after years of perseverance and hard training that I feel has affected my life the most.

TRAVELS

I had the opportunity at an early age to travel and has become a basic habit of mine. My travels include:

1. Asia:
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan

2. Europe:
England, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Spain

3. Others:
Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, Mexico

RECENT TIMELINE

1992
June - Graduated from high school
June - Began work at Ratcliff Architects

1992
June
-Graduated from high school
June
-Began work at Ratcliff Architects
September
-Began studies at the University of Oregon

1993
March
-Obtained Callison Scholarship for minority students in architecture
June
-Took 1st place at Tiger Balm International Kung Fu Competition
July-August
-Travelled Europe
September
-Began 2nd year university
October
-Founded University of Oregon Wushu Team
-Became head instructor of team
April
-2nd place at California Martial Arts Competitions
-Ranked #2 in West Coast, USA
June-August
-Went to Beijing, China to study with Beijing Wushu Team
-6th place at Beijing International Wushu and Taichi Competition
September
-Began 3rd year university

1994
June-August
-Went to Kyoto, Japan to study Japanese Architecture
September
-Hong Kong- worked for RTKL architects
-Part time model: TVC for Hang Seng Bank, Pizza

1995

1996

1997
June
-Graduated from University of Oregon with B-Arch degree and Art History minor degree
-Arrived in Hong Kong on June 24th.
July
-Witnessed Handover
-Began Modelling
-Shot HOLIDAY INN commercial
August
-Shot Poster and Catalogue for CROCODILE
-Shot Poster for BALENO
September
-Shot CUSSON'S SOAP commercial (China release only)
-Shot GQ Magazine with Karen Mok in Taipei
October
-Shot SMARTONE commercial
-Casted for "BISHONEN" directed by YONFAN
November
-Began shooting "BISHONEN"
December
-Finished "BISHONEN"
-TDC fashion show

1998
January
-Casted for "CITY OF GLASS" directed by Mabel Cheung
February
-Began shooting "CITY OF GLASS"
-Casted for "YOUNG & DANGEROUS 6 directed by Lau Wai Keung
March
-Began shooting "YOUNG & DANGEROUS 6
April
-Finished shooting "YOUNG & DANGEROUS 6
-Finished shooting "CITY OF GLASS
November
-Began shooting "GEN X COPS" directed by Benny Chan

1999
March
-Began shooting "PURPLE STORM" directed by Teddy Chen
April
-Attended the Hong Kong Film Award with the nomination of the Best New Performer
September
-Began shooting 2000 A.D. directed by Gordon Chan
November
-Photo shot STROBE printed advertisement
-Attended the Tokyo Film Festival
December
-Attended the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Award

2000
January
-TDC fashion show
-Shot MAKOTO BANK CREDIT CARD commercial
March
-Began shooting “頭號人物” directed by 向立行
April
-Finished shooting “頭號人物”
-Began shooting "Honey I Love You" produced by Miike Takashi
-Attended and guest performed in the HK Film Award
July
-Finished shooting "Honey I Love You"
-Began shooting “野獸之瞳”directed by Patrick Leung
August
-Began and finished shooting "刑" directed by 鍾少雄
-Finished shooting “野獸之瞳”
-Guest appearance in Joey Yung's MTV (何苦)
-Cover photo shot for Singapore "Men's Folio Magazine"
September
-Began shooting "重裝警察" directed by 林超賢
-Photo shot for CK Calvin Klein Watches Printed Advertisement
-Cover photo shot for City Magazine
October
-Began shooting "BEIJING ROCKS" (北京樂與路) in Beijing directed by Mabel Cheung
-Finished shooting "HIT TEAM"
-Began shooting "PEONY PAVILION" (遊園驚夢) in China directed by Yonfan
November
-Received "THE BEST NEW COMER" at CineAsia Award Presentation in HongKong
December
-Award presenter at Taiwan Golden Horse Awards
-Finished shooting "BEIJING ROCKS" (北京樂與路) and "PEONY PAVILION" (遊園驚夢)
-Began shooting "COP ON A MISSION" (知法犯法) directed by麥子善

2001
January
-Finished shooting "COP ON A MISSION" (知法犯法)
February
-Shooting HK Tourist Association TV Commercial in HK for Japanese channel
March
-Shooting "BIORE" Shower commercial in Taipei
April
-Presented the movie "PEONY PAVILION" (遊園驚夢) as the opening film inThe HK International Film Festival
-Began shooting "PRINCESS D" (想飛) directed by Sylvia Cheung
-Be invited as a guest in the English Festival of HK University
-As a presenter for the Best Art Director and Costume Designer in the HK Film Awards
June
-Finished shooting "PRINCESS D"
-Shooting "MANHATTAN 21 credit card" commercial in Hong Kong
-Began shooting "RIO" Japanese TV telefeatures in Japan
July
-Finished shooting "RIO"
September
-Began and finished shooting "DEVIL FACE ANGEL HEART" (變臉迷情) Directed by 鐘少雄
-Received "Davidroff Cool Guy" award
-Attended the "RIO" press conference in Tokyo
-Promotion trip to Taipei for the movie "Beijing Rocks"
-Received one of the "Most Seductive Guy" in Hugo Deep Red Event
October
-Attended the premiere of "Peony Pavilion" in Hong Kong
-Attended the "金雞百花影展" in 寧波 with the movie "Peony Pavilion" as the opening film
-Received one of the "Ten Best Dressed" Award in Hong Kong
November
-Received the "Men Of Power Ceremony 2001" in Hong Kong
-Promotion trip to Taiwan for the movie "Beijing Rocks"
-Special guest appearance in "Nokia" handphone event in Taipei
-Cover shooting for the "City" magazine in Hong Kong
-Attended the "Ferrari" car parade in "寰亞天幕名人盃" in Macau
-Attended the "ESPRIT" fashion shop grand opening in Taipei as the ribbon-cutting guest
-Began filming the movie "BEAUTY AND THE BREAST (豐胸秘Cup)directed by 葉偉民
December
-Finished filming the movie "Beauty and the Breast"
-Began filming the movie "Love Undercover" (新紮師妹) directed by Joe Ma

2002
January
-Finished filming the movie "Love Undercover"
-Attended the radio interview for the promotion of "Beauty and the Breast"
-Cover shooting for the "Jessica" magazine in Hong Kong
March
-Attended the premiere and promotion events of "Love Undercover" in HK
-Attended the "SWATCH" James Bond edition event in HK
-Photo shooting for "Perspective" magazine, "VOGUE" (Taiwan) and "GINZA" (Japan) in Hong Kong
-Promotion trip to Singapore and Malaysia for the movie "Princess D"
April
-Began filming the movie "The Peeping" (偷窺無罪) directed by 麥子善
-Special appearance in "CERRUTI" fashion show in Hong Kong as guest model
-Promotion trip to Taiwan for the movie "Princess D"
-Finished shooting the movie "The Peeping"
-Attended the "CANON" Camera and Printer event in Hong Kong
May
-Cover shooting for "Esquire" magazine in Hong Kong
-Shooting for "BIORE" shower gel TV commercial and print advertisementsin Taiwan
-Promotion trip to Guangzhou for the movie "Love Undercover"
-Photo shooting for "I-D" magazine with Shu Kei in Hong Kong
June
-Attended the "TAU HEUER" watch diving event in Layang Layang as VIP
-Photo shooting for "PHILOSOPHY" skincare print advertisement in Hong Kong
-Photo shooting for "SONY" handycam print advertisement in Hong Kong
-Began filming the movie "Naked Weapon" directed by 程小東 in Philiphines and Hong Kong
-Cover shooting for "VIP" magazine in Hong Kong
July
-Attended the "SONY" handycam event in Hong Kong
-Photo shooting for Japan magazine "FRAU", China magazine "TOM" and Asian magazine "Westeast" in Hong Kong
August
-Attended the "Mini Cooper" car press conference in Hong Kong
-Attended the "Coke Light Hottest Guy in Town" event in Hong Kong
-Guest appearance in Elva Siu's MTV shooting in Hong Kong
-Finished filming "Naked Weapon"
-Cover shooting for "HIM" magazine in Hong Kong
-Photo shooting for "FHM" magazine in Japan
-Attended the "Edward Yang Workshop" of acting courses
September
-Began and finished shooting the TOYOTA car commercial in Shanghai
-Stayed behind in Shanghai for taking the martial training courses
October
-Attended NOKIA 7210 mobile phone launch event in Hong Kong
-Attended the TOYOTA car commercial press conference in Tian Jin
-Received the Most Fashionable Actor HK & Taiwan in the 2002 MTV-LYCRA Fashion Awards at Shanghai
November
-Doing magazine interviews for Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore Medias for "Naked Weapon" movie
-As the leader of Hong Kong team to attend the Mini Cooper Event in Barcelona,Spain and won the 2nd winner-up honor
-Started the preparation of producing and filming the new movie "Night Corridor" directed by Mr Julian Lee
-Vacation trip to Johannesburg
December
-Started the rehearsal of a Chinese stage play "Happy Prince" directed by Mr Edward Lam
-Attended Dream Diamond event as guest appearance
-Started filming the movie "Night Corridor"

2003
January
- Attended the rehearsal of a Chinese stage play "Happy Prince"
- Finished the shooting of the movie "Night Corridor"
-TVC and photo shooting for "TOYOTA" car commercial in Guangzhou directed by Zhang Yi Mou
February
-Attended the rehearsal of the "Happy Prince"
-"Happy Prince" on show from February 21 to March 1 for 11 shows in total