Johnny Lu (, born May 8, 1977) is an American-Taiwanese actor.

Life and career

Lu was born in

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, Taiwan. His father, , was one of the founding members of the Bamboo Union triad in Taiwan. Lu's parents divorced, and then at the age of eight Lu moved to America, where he spent the rest of his childhood. He later attended

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, earning a

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. After various modeling work, Lu crossed over to acting in 2002, and subsequently had small roles in films such as '' Lost in Time'', '' Fantasia'' and '' Driving Miss Wealthy''. In 2008, he returned to Taiwan and appeared in his first Mandarin-language series, ''Police et vous'', playing the role of a businessman. Lu then starred in numerous television series such as ''Who's The One'', ''Next Heroes'', ''In Between'', ''True Love 365'', '' Life Plan A and B'', as well as the film '' 100 Days'', which was released in 2013.

Personal life

Lu married his high school girlfriend, Tammi, in Los Angeles in 2008. They have a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Music video

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Johnny 1977 births Living people 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Taipei University of California, Irvine alumni