Takeshi Kaneshiro
(Japanese and Chinese: 金城 武, romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), born October 11, 1973, is a famous Asian actor of mixed heritage – his father is an ethnic Japanese Okinawan and his mother is a Taiwanese. Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei, and is a Japanese citizen (nationality).
He is well known for his leading role as Jin in the House of Flying Daggers, also starring Zhang Ziyi.
His first movie was Executioners (1993) and this was followed by the critically acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai film Chungking Express (1994) and a string of other Hong Kong movies. Later, Kaneshiro starred in the highly successful Japanese TV mini-series God, Please Give Me More Time (1998), allowing him to branch into Japanese movies such as Returner (2002). Kaneshiro’s work, however, is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
He also became well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in the Capcom hit Onimusha. In a June 2007 article on the movie site Ain’t It Cool News, it was revealed that Kaneshiro will be in the Onimusha movie, reprising his role as Samanosuke and for a 2011 release.[6][7][8]
Outside of the entertainment business, Kaneshiro has acted as a spokesperson and model for Emporio Armani Underwear (2008) as well as, Prada (1998), Lifecard credit card company, VAIO personal computer, Honda, Lipice lips moisturizer, SonyEricsson, Pocari Sweat soft drink, Morinaga chocolate, Volvic, GEOS (eikaiwa) (language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan, NTT Yellow Pages, Shiseido, Lycos, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Kadokawa Shoten a well-known Japanese publisher based in Tokyo, Rice Burger, Roasted barley tea, One2Free (HK), and Kiwi cold drink.
Kaneshiro has been quoted as saying “If one day I get married and have kids, I will probably be one of those men who really care for the family. I will eat at home every day, and help with the chores and take care of the children.”[9]
Seriously? That’s way too dreamy…get outta here with that Takeshi…don’t tease us.
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Brandon Soo Hoo
born November 2, 1995 (Wiki) plays the young Storm Shadow in GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra and was Tran in Ben Stiller’s, Tropic Thunder (2008).
Though the specificity of his Asian heritage has yet to be confirmed on the internet, where everything is true, Lee will be tagged as “other” Asian.
Brandon holds a black belt in Tae Kwan Do and is currently training in extreme martial arts and Wing Chun Kung Fu. Soo Hoo has also received training in weapons such as the bō staff, sword, and the nunchaku.[2] (Rock on!)
Soo Hoo was nominated for and won the award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor award at the Young Artists Awards.[3]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kocmp653qW1qzvmrjo1_500.jpg)
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Lindsay Jaylyn Price
Born: December 6, 1976 in Arcadia, California
Who: Television actress who most recently starred in NBC’s 2008 mid-season series, Lipstick Jungle and next appearing in ABC’s Eastwick.
Ethnicity: Her mother is Korean and her father is of German-Irish descent.
She is the daughter of a mother and a father who were legally siblings. Her paternal grandfather’s adopted daughter married her grandfather’s son.[1]
Credits: She is also known for her work on soap operas such as All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beverly Hills 90210. She guest starred in NCIS for two episodes as a neurotic fling of main character, Anthony DiNozzo. She also starred on the short-lived American version of Coupling and had a recurring role on Becker, where she played Amanda, Jake Malinak (Alex Désert)’s girlfriend, a role that spanned three seasons.
My comments: Lindsay frist appeared to me on Beverly Hills 90210 (the original) and was more than elated when producers introduced an Asian actress on such a popular prime time show … It was BIG, we all watched it…even the straight boys…](http://24.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSqho15p7n5GXRZWbo1_500.jpg)
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Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen
usually credited as Stephanie Jacobsen was born 22 June 1980 in Hong Kong and is a television actress. Her mother is Portuguese and her father has Chinese, Norwegian, and English descent.
In 2007, Jacobsen landed the role of Kendra Shaw in Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a between-seasons television film of the Peabody Award-winning re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series. In 2008 she was cast on the Fox television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles[1], playing Jesse, a Resistance fighter and girlfriend of Derek Reese.(She ROCKED both roles, by the way)
In April 2009, Jacobsen was cast on The CW’s revamped Melrose Place in the role of call-girl/medical student Lauren Yung.
Jacobsen began her career on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002. She later appeared in Farscape and the SBS comedy Pizza, as well as a number of TV commercials.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSp5ruukgrZv2LEROo1_400.jpg)
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Takeshi Kaneshiro
(Japanese and Chinese: 金城 武, romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ), born October 11, 1973, is a famous Asian actor of mixed heritage – his father is an ethnic Japanese Okinawan and his mother is a Taiwanese. Kaneshiro was born and raised in Taipei, and is a Japanese citizen (nationality).
He is well known for his leading role as Jin in the House of Flying Daggers, also starring Zhang Ziyi.
His first movie was Executioners (1993) and this was followed by the critically acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai film Chungking Express (1994) and a string of other Hong Kong movies. Later, Kaneshiro starred in the highly successful Japanese TV mini-series God, Please Give Me More Time (1998), allowing him to branch into Japanese movies such as Returner (2002). Kaneshiro’s work, however, is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He also became well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in the Capcom hit Onimusha. In a June 2007 article on the movie site Ain’t It Cool News, it was revealed that Kaneshiro will be in the Onimusha movie, reprising his role as Samanosuke and for a 2011 release.[6][7][8]
Outside of the entertainment business, Kaneshiro has acted as a spokesperson and model for Emporio Armani Underwear (2008) as well as, Prada (1998), Lifecard credit card company, VAIO personal computer, Honda, Lipice lips moisturizer, SonyEricsson, Pocari Sweat soft drink, Morinaga chocolate, Volvic, GEOS (eikaiwa) (language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan, NTT Yellow Pages, Shiseido, Lycos, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Kadokawa Shoten a well-known Japanese publisher based in Tokyo, Rice Burger, Roasted barley tea, One2Free (HK), and Kiwi cold drink.
Kaneshiro has been quoted as saying “If one day I get married and have kids, I will probably be one of those men who really care for the family. I will eat at home every day, and help with the chores and take care of the children.”[9]
Seriously? That’s way too dreamy…get outta here with that Takeshi…don’t tease us.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSp55ms10QsuTIbT4o1_400.jpg)
