Allan Wu | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | June 11, 1972
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Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Stage name | |
Traditional Chinese | 吳振天 |
Simplified Chinese | 吴振天 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Zhèntiān |
Birth name | |
Traditional Chinese | 吳振宇 |
Simplified Chinese | 吴振宇 |
Hanyu Pinyin | WúZhènyǔ |
Allan Wu (born June 11,1972) is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor,host,VJ and model.
He is best known for being the host of 3 different editions of the popular reality game show, The Amazing Race . He was the host of 5 seasons of AXN Asia's The Amazing Race Asia ,3 seasons of International Channel Shanghai's The Amazing Race:China Rush and 4 seasons of Shenzhen Media Group's Chinese edition of The Amazing Race.
Wu decided to change his Chinese name because it was similar to Hong Kong film star Francis Ng (Chinese :吳鎮宇; pinyin :WúZhènyù). [1]
Wu was born in Los Angeles,California,United States to Chinese immigrant parents from Shenyang,Liaoning,China. His first language was Mandarin as his parents spoke it at home. [2] He graduated from the University of California,Berkeley in the United States and worked in the biotechnology industry for several years. He eventually discovered his desire to become an actor after an accident made him reassess his life. He did some modeling for a while and also participated in an episode of the reality competition series Fear Factor ,where he placed 2nd. He moved to Hong Kong where he worked as an actor. [3]
Despite struggling with limited knowledge of Cantonese,MTV Taiwan gave him a stint as a VJ,during which he co-hosted a Christmas concert. He moved to Singapore and began acting in Chinese language drama series on Channel 8.
He has been the host for all five seasons of The Amazing Race Asia . He is also the host of The Amazing Race:China Rush ,the Chinese version of The Amazing Race. In Season 16 of the American version of The Amazing Race,Allan Wu made a cameo appearance in Singapore,handing out clues.
In September 2011,Wu and his family relocated to Shanghai,China to be nearer to job commitments. [4]
Wu was married to former Mediacorp actress Wong Li Lin and they have a daughter Sage and son Jonas. [5] The couple is managed by Fly Entertainment. [6] In 2013,the couple separated. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Bukit Ho Swee | ||
Beautiful Connection | Du Zhengyu | ||
The Unbeatables III | Ding Wei | ||
2003 | True Heroes | Wang Feng | |
A Child's Hope | |||
Always On My Mind (无炎的爱) | |||
2004 | My In-Laws (我的岳父岳母) | itcom | |
A Child's Hope II | |||
Fear Factor | 1 episode | ||
2005 | My Lucky Charm | ||
Baby Blues | |||
2006 | C.I.D. | Steve | |
House of Joy | Zheng Sanji | ||
2011 | Miss Universe China | Host | Hosting |
2012 | Rally On | Channel 5 production | |
2014 | Mata Mata:A New Era | Alan Leong | Channel 5 production |
2017 | Kidnapped (绑架) | Officer Lee |
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2018 | Divided (分裂) | ||
2019 | C.L.I.F 5 | Alexis | |
2021 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost | Evan Lau | |
The Heartland Hero | Jimmy | ||
2022 | Truths About Us (别来无恙) | Dai Shouzheng |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Never Compromise (逆我者死) | Chun Yu Ng | |
2003 | Night Corridor (妖夜迴廊) | Vincent Sze | |
2004 | Rice Rhapsody | Ronald | |
2005 | I Do,I Do | Chen Jianfeng | |
2008 | The Leap Years | Steven | |
2008 | Kung Fu Hip Hop | Tang Ge | |
2010 | Love Cuts | Timothy Tang | Special appearance |
2011 | Overheard 2 |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2003 | Discover Australia (奥妙无及现) | |
2005 | Hua Yu,Cool! | Mediacorp Channel 5 [8] |
2006–2016 | The Amazing Race Asia | |
2010 | The Amazing Race 16 | Cameo appearance |
2010–2012 | The Amazing Race:China Rush | |
2014–2017 | The Amazing Race China | From Season 1 Episode 3 |
Year | Brand | Notes |
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2003 | TAG Heuer | [9] |
2009 | Carlsberg | [10] |
2014 | Oakley | [11] |
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2002 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated | |
2021 | Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost | Nominated | [12] |
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