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John Cho

John Cho
John Cho born 16th June 1972 was the lead singer of the Los Angeles-based band Left of Zed, which has recently been renamed Viva La Union.
John was raised in Los Angeles.
Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English-language literature.

John Cho has worked with actor Eddie Kaye Thomas on SEVEN different occasions. They both appeared in the movies American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Pie: The Wedding (2003), Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies (2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011). They also co-starred together in the WB's short-lived sitcom "Off Centre" (2001).

Along with Alex Kalognomos and Eva Mendes, he attended Herbert Hoover High School.

Cho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1978, when he was just six years old.
His father is a reverend.
John announced that his wife Kerri and he are expecting their first child, a boy. [April 2008].
Has worked on nine projects that have been either directed or produced by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.
In April 2009, along with several of the cast and crew, he visited Camp Arijan in Kuwait to show Star Trek to a group of US service members.



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John Cho - what members say


  • Star Trek
  • Star Trek review by Selfy from Newcastle upon Tyne
    Rated - 5.0 stars Star Trek still lives! 9 May 2009
    ... get their chance to shine. Zoe Saldana's Uhura is smart, sexy and no-nonsense. John Cho's Sulu is, surprisingly, a bit of a badass, his fencing training coming in very...   Read customer review

John Cho - filmography


  • Total Recall (2012)
    Starring: Colin Farrell,  Kate Beckinsale,  Bill Nighy
    Director: Len Wiseman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker (Farrell) begins to suspect that he's a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he's on.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 20 members
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  • FlashForward (6 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Joseph Fiennes,  Lennon Wynn,  Cynthia Addai-Robinson
    Director: David S. Goyer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A mysterious global event causes everyone to black out simultaneously for two minutes and seventeen seconds, and each person sees a glimpse of their lives six months from now. When they wake up, everyone is left wondering if what they saw will actually happen. Los Angeles FBI Agent Mark Benford (..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 3,050 members
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  • Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
    Starring: Steve Buscemi,  Romany Malco,  Sarah Silverman
    Director: Hue Rhodes
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After a run of bad luck, John, a compulsive gambler, runs away from Las Vegas and toward a normal job and life. Taking a position in an auto insurance company in Albuquerque, he tries to get ahead in the straight world, amid the ever-present temptations of scratch-off lotto tickets. When his boss ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 8 members
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  • Star Trek - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Ben Cross,  Jimmy Bennet,  Chris Pine
    Director: J.J. Abrams
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director J.J. Abrams (Alias) re-teams with his MI: III screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to bring a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time. Featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, Star Trek depicts Romulan time traveller Nero's bloody ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 18,176 members
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  • Star Trek on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Chris Pine,  Zachary Quinto,  Simon Pegg
    Director: J.J. Abrams
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director J.J. Abrams (Alias) re-teams with his MI: III screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to bring a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time. Featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, Star Trek depicts Romulan time traveller Nero's bloody ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 69,798 members
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  • Smiley Face on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Steve Golin,  Anna Faris,  Danny Trejo
    Director: Gregg Araki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jane F, an unsuccessful slacker actress, is having a bad day. And it's getting more outrageous and comically surreal by the minute. Jane's misadventures begin when she treats herself to a batch of cupcakes left unattended by her psycho roommate that prove not as innocent as they appear, Soon, she ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 1,458 member
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  • See This Movie on DVD (2004)
    Starring: John Cho,  Seth Meyers,  Jim Piddock
    Director: David M. Rosenthal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Two bumbling but determined three-day film school graduates enter the Montreal World Film Festival with a feature film that doesn't exist.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 17 members
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  • Pavilion Of Women (2001)
    Starring: Willem Dafoe,  Luo Yan,  Shek Sau
    Director: Yim Ho
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in rural China in 1938, this is the story of Madame Wu, the wife of an Aristocrat and her love affair with and American doctor called Andre...
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 208 members
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John Cho facts

5 most recent films

Total Recall - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Total Recall - 3.0 stars
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas - 3.5 stars
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
FlashForward - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Star Trek - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Star Trek - 4.0 stars
FlashForward - 4.0 stars
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas - 3.5 stars
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Total Recall - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Saint John of Las Vegas - 2.0 stars
See This Movie - 2.5 stars
Total Recall - 3.0 stars
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kal Penn - 5 times - show films
Neil Patrick Harris - 5 times - show films
Anton Yelchin - 3 times - show films
Jennifer Morrison - 3 times - show films
Zachary Quinto - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David S. Goyer - 7 times - show films
J.J. Abrams - 4 times - show films
Hayden Schlossberg - 4 times - show films
Jon Hurwitz - 4 times - show films
Gregg Araki - 2 times - show films