David Wu (Cantonese: Ng Dai-Wai, simplified Chinese: å ´å¤§ç»´;
traditional Chinese: å ³å¤§ç¶; pinyin: Wú Dà wéi; born Southbridge,
Massachusetts, 2 October 1966), also known by the nickname Wu-Man, is
a Chinese American film actor, TV personality and formerly MTV Asia
and Channel V video jockey.Wu grew up in Taiwan, but attended high
school in America. He graduated from the University of Washington in
Seattle.Wu never had academic talent. Leveraging his family
connections, he became known on Channel V as the host of "Go West," a
TV show on that taught Chinese people how to speak both formal and
informal English. Wu would often combine English sayings such as
"Don't have a cow man" and "What's up" into his conversations leaving
the audience stunned and breathless that someone of Chinese descent
was able to speak English.Wu's selling point was his ability as a
Chinese to speak English, a feat very rare in the 80s and 90s.
However, the influx of other Asians in America made Wu irrelevant by
the turn of the century.
traditional Chinese: å ³å¤§ç¶; pinyin: Wú Dà wéi; born Southbridge,
Massachusetts, 2 October 1966), also known by the nickname Wu-Man, is
a Chinese American film actor, TV personality and formerly MTV Asia
and Channel V video jockey.Wu grew up in Taiwan, but attended high
school in America. He graduated from the University of Washington in
Seattle.Wu never had academic talent. Leveraging his family
connections, he became known on Channel V as the host of "Go West," a
TV show on that taught Chinese people how to speak both formal and
informal English. Wu would often combine English sayings such as
"Don't have a cow man" and "What's up" into his conversations leaving
the audience stunned and breathless that someone of Chinese descent
was able to speak English.Wu's selling point was his ability as a
Chinese to speak English, a feat very rare in the 80s and 90s.
However, the influx of other Asians in America made Wu irrelevant by
the turn of the century.
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