George Hu (Chinese: èƒ¡å®‡å¨ ; pinyin: Hú YÇ"wÄ"i; born July 24,
1982) is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He speaks
fluent English, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Since 2011, he has
been signed to Yang Deng-kui's management company Polyland
International Entertainment.George Hu was born and raised in New York
City, New York on July 24, 1982 to parents of Taiwanese descent.
Eldest of a 2 children family, he has a sister younger by 2 years,
mother and father who all currently still reside in New York. At age 7
he began training in Chinese martial arts. His mother who had martial
arts training herself was a huge influence on him learning martial
arts. He studied under Master Marlon Ma at NY Wutang Chinese Martial
Arts Institute where he learned the fighting style of the long fist,
praying mantis, and baji. He participated in several martial arts
competitions in the US and has won several competitions such as 1995
S. Henry Cho America Open, Shi Fu Yang Shu-Ton Martial Arts
Association of Ohio Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, Huang Chien Liang
U.S.C.K.F, and Wushu Kung Fu Federation. At age 17 he was appointed as
an instructor at Wutang. He attended St. John's University located in
Queens, New York, graduating in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in
Computer Graphic Design. While visiting family and friends in Taiwan
after graduating from college he was scouted and asked to audition for
a talent agency due to his boyish good looks and 5' 11" (180 cm)
height. Besides martial arts, he also enjoys playing the viola and
electric guitar.In March 2005 he signed under Yang Dengkui's First
Media Holdings Corporation and moved to Taiwan to pursue a career in
acting. He lived at his uncle's house and shared a bedroom with his
cousin when he first moved to Taiwan. As he was unfamiliar with the
Chinese language since he only spoke a few words and couldn't read or
write Chinese he spent his entire first year in Taiwan learning basic
Chinese and memorizing the lines to his first drama "Emerald on the
Roof".In 2006 he made his acting debut as the 2nd male lead alongside
Wallace Huo in the idol drama "Emerald on the Roof". As his Chinese
pronunciations wasn't fluent his voice was dubbed by a voice actor in
the drama. His next drama, 2007's pre-war China comedy, romance,
action drama "Love at First Fight" starred mostly the same cast from
"Emerald On the Roof" with the addition of Hong Kong actress/singer
Miriam Yeung as the female lead. His voice was once again dubbed in
both Mandarin and Cantonese for this drama.
1982) is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He speaks
fluent English, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Since 2011, he has
been signed to Yang Deng-kui's management company Polyland
International Entertainment.George Hu was born and raised in New York
City, New York on July 24, 1982 to parents of Taiwanese descent.
Eldest of a 2 children family, he has a sister younger by 2 years,
mother and father who all currently still reside in New York. At age 7
he began training in Chinese martial arts. His mother who had martial
arts training herself was a huge influence on him learning martial
arts. He studied under Master Marlon Ma at NY Wutang Chinese Martial
Arts Institute where he learned the fighting style of the long fist,
praying mantis, and baji. He participated in several martial arts
competitions in the US and has won several competitions such as 1995
S. Henry Cho America Open, Shi Fu Yang Shu-Ton Martial Arts
Association of Ohio Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, Huang Chien Liang
U.S.C.K.F, and Wushu Kung Fu Federation. At age 17 he was appointed as
an instructor at Wutang. He attended St. John's University located in
Queens, New York, graduating in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in
Computer Graphic Design. While visiting family and friends in Taiwan
after graduating from college he was scouted and asked to audition for
a talent agency due to his boyish good looks and 5' 11" (180 cm)
height. Besides martial arts, he also enjoys playing the viola and
electric guitar.In March 2005 he signed under Yang Dengkui's First
Media Holdings Corporation and moved to Taiwan to pursue a career in
acting. He lived at his uncle's house and shared a bedroom with his
cousin when he first moved to Taiwan. As he was unfamiliar with the
Chinese language since he only spoke a few words and couldn't read or
write Chinese he spent his entire first year in Taiwan learning basic
Chinese and memorizing the lines to his first drama "Emerald on the
Roof".In 2006 he made his acting debut as the 2nd male lead alongside
Wallace Huo in the idol drama "Emerald on the Roof". As his Chinese
pronunciations wasn't fluent his voice was dubbed by a voice actor in
the drama. His next drama, 2007's pre-war China comedy, romance,
action drama "Love at First Fight" starred mostly the same cast from
"Emerald On the Roof" with the addition of Hong Kong actress/singer
Miriam Yeung as the female lead. His voice was once again dubbed in
both Mandarin and Cantonese for this drama.
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