Shawn Ku Explained

Shawn Ku
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Yearsactive:	2001-present

Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director.^[1] He has also danced on Broadway,^[2] and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.^[3]

Personal life

Ku went to Harvard University as a chemistry pre-medical major and was accepted to Columbia medical school, before beginning his entertainment career.^[4]

Credits

• Samsara (2001) - actor
• Making Tracks (2002) - choreographer
• Pretty Dead Girl (2004) - writer, director
• The American Mall (2008) - choreographer, director
• Beautiful Boy (2010) - writer, director
• A Score to Settle (2019) - director

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shawn Ku Filmography . www.fandango.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080520121540/http://www.fandango.com/shawnku/filmography/p328709 . 2008-05-20.
2. Web site: Shawn Ku Theatre Credits . 2010-04-17 . dead . https://archive.today/20120707003921/http://broadwayworld.com/bwidb/people/Shawn_Ku/ . 2012-07-07 .
3. Web site: Complications of Fear: an interview with Beautiful Boy writer/director Shawn Ku . Asia Pacific Arts . 4 June 2011.
4. News: Director/Choreographer Shawn Ku talks about American Mall and Asians. Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 1 August 2008 .