David Wu (American actor) explained

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

Wu grew up in Taiwan, but attended high school in America.[1] He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle.[2]

MTV and TV host

Wu never had academic talent. Leveraging his family connections, he became known on Channel V as the host of "Go West," a TV show on that taught Chinese people how to speak both formal and informal English.[3] Wu would often combine English sayings such as "Don't have a cow man" and "What's up" into his conversations leaving the audience stunned and breathless that someone of Chinese descent was able to speak English.

Wu's selling point was his ability as a Chinese to speak English, a feat very rare in the 80s and 90s. However, the influx of other Asians in America made Wu irrelevant by the turn of the century.

Acting career

YearTitleRole
1985The Young and Old Wanderers
1986Pom Pom Strikes BackDoctor
1987The Game They Call SexBurglar
1987Kung Fu Kids IV
1988My Dream Is Yours7-11 manager
1988Starry Is the NightCheung Tien-On
1989Perfect MatchDavid Shek
1989Chao Te-Chu
1990Tiger Cage 2David
1990Goodbye HeroJerome
1990A Tale from the EastHuang Zhin
1990Middle Man (皇家师姐V之中间人 pinyin Zhong jian ren) [4] [5] David Ng
1990Return EngagementDavid
1991RobotrixChou
1991The BanquetJogger
1991Lover at LargeLeung Ho
1991Ray
1992Evil Black MagicWai
1992The Unleaded LovePeter
1992Let Me Speak Up
1992Spirit of the Dragon (Television Series)Bruce Lee
1993Treasure IslandPolo
1993Cohabitation
1993Ma Kuang Shen
1993Farewell My ConcubineRed Guard
1993Young Wisely 1
1994One of the Lucky Ones
1994Let's Go Slam Dunk (男兒当入樽)Ng Koon Nam
1994I Have a Date with SpringKarl Sum
1994Young Wisely 2
1995Full ThrottleDavid Kwan
1995Passion UnboundedOfficer Shek Dai Hung / Daai Wai
1996Hu-Du-MenDirector Lam
1996Temptress MoonJing Yun
1996July 13thAlan Kwok Ka Lun
1998Restless (夏日情动 pinyin Xiari Qingdong)Lead role playing Chinese-American visiting Beijing with grandfather's ashes
2000When I Fall in Love - with BothTung
2000Devils on the DoorstepMajor Gao
2003Hidden TrackJoe
2004Waiting AloneOne-Take Liu
2008Five Bullets (5颗子弹)
2008Ha! Ha! Ha! (哈哈哈)
2008The One Man Olympics (一个人的奥林匹克)
2008Gun of Mercy
2010You Deserve To Be Single (活该你单身)Xiao Feng
2010My Belle Boss (我的美女老板)Cousin
2011I Phone You (爱封了)Yu Guanghao
2014
2014Bull Brothers
2015Love, At First
2016PapaBoss Du
2017WishedAngus Yao
2017 (Television Series)
2019 (Television Series)

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/people.asp?id=1448 HK Cinemagic profile - Filmography - Ng Dai Wai
  2. 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."
  3. 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 ...
  4. The 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 "
  5. Web site: David Wu at Hong Kong Cinemagic.