David Wu (Cantonese: Ng Dai-Wai, ; 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.
Early life and education Wu grew up in Taiwan and attended an American international school, but attended middle and high school in America.HK Cinemagic profile - Filmography - Ng Dai Wai "David Ng est né le 2 octobre 1966 à Southbridge, dans le Massachusetts. A l'âge de deux ans, il suit ses parents à Taiwan où son père a obtenu un nouvel emploi. Pas sûr de rester indéfiniment dans la petite république, David fut envoyé dans une école Américaine de Taipei. La décision fut judicieuse car, à 16 ans, la famille repart aux USA, à Seattle exactement. Inquiète par le fait que le jeune David puisse perdre une part de sa sinité, sa mère l'envoie régulièrement faire des séjours à Taipei" He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle.Television After TV: Essays on a Medium in Transition - Page 293 Lynn Spigel, Jan Olsson - 2004 "... Chan hails from Bangkok, actress Michelle Yeoh from Malaysia, singer/actress Faye Wong from Beijing, actor/veejay David Wu from Seattle, director Sylvia Chang from Taipei, and TV executive Robert Chua from Singapore."
Career Wu started his media career with an English teaching show Go West on Channel V in 1996. Initially, the show was to be an English classroom until Wu convinced the channel to turn the show into five-minute slots teaching slang.The next global stage: challenges and opportunities in our ... - Page 135, , Traduire cette page, Kenʼichi Ōmae - 2005 - Extraits - Autres éditions. It features Taiwanese American entertainer David Wu who teaches his viewers the latest American-English slang. Li Yang is an English teacher, but with a difference. His style, called "Crazy English," is based on shouting slogans and ...
Personal life Wu married his wife in May 2018 and has a daughter in January 2020.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes 1985 The Young and Old Wanderers 1986 Pom Pom Strikes Back Doctor 1987 The Game They Call Sex Burglar Kung Fu Kids IV 1988 My Dream Is Yours 7-11 manager Starry Is the Night Cheung Tien-On 1989 Perfect Match David Shek Chao Te-Chu 1990 Tiger Cage 2 David Goodbye Hero Jerome A Tale from the East Huang Zhin Middle Man David NgThe Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Complete Reference John Charles - 2000 p121,"The writing in the mid-section, featuring the young hoodlum character (played by Taiwanese actor David Wu), is like something out of an American direct-to-video softcore" ; p158 "There is as much action as one would expect, but it is not always as well choreographed as in previous entries (though Yang and Kim Maree Penn have a terrific fight during the climax), and Taiwanese actor David Wu is a lacklustre leading ..."; p251 "Women are being raped and murdered, and the police, led by officer Shek (played by Taiwanese actor David Wu), have not been able to come up " Return Engagement David 1991 Robotrix Chou The Banquet Jogger Lover at Large Leung Ho 1991 Ray 1992 Evil Black Magic Wai The Unleaded Love Peter Let Me Speak Up 1993 Treasure Island Polo Cohabitation Ma Kuang Shen Farewell My Concubine Red Guard Young Wisely 1 1994 One of the Lucky Ones Let's Go Slam Dunk (男兒当入樽) Ng Koon Nam I Have a Date with Spring Karl Sum Young Wisely 2 1995 Full Throttle David Kwan Passion Unbounded Officer Shek Dai Hung / Daai Wai 1996 Hu-Du-Men Director Lam Temptress Moon Jing Yun July 13th Alan Kwok Ka Lun 1998 Restless Lead role playing Chinese-American visiting Beijing with grandfather's ashes 2000 When I Fall in Love - with Both Tung Devils on the Doorstep Major Gao 2003 Hidden Track Joe 2004 Waiting Alone One-Take Liu 2008 Five Bullets Ha! Ha! Ha! (哈哈哈) The One Man Olympics (一个人的奥林匹克) Gun of Mercy 2010 You Deserve To Be Single Xiao Feng My Belle Boss (我的美女老板) Cousin 2011 I Phone You Yu Guanghao 2014 2014 Bull Brothers 2015 Love, At First 2016 Papa Boss Du 2017 Wished Angus Yao
Television Year Title RoleNotes1992Spirit of the DragonBruce Lee2001Adam's Company2005Shooting StarsGeorge 2017 2019 2022
References
External links
David Wu at Love HK Film David Wu at Quest China