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Harry Shum Jr.
Shum at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982 (age 42)
Limón, Costa Rica
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer
Years active2002–present
Harry Shum, Jr.
Chinese岑勇康
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCén Yǒngkāng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSam4 Jung4 Hong1

Harry Shum, Jr. (Chinese: 岑勇康; pinyin: Cén Yǒngkāng; born April 28, 1982) is an American dancer, actor, and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Mike Chang on the FOX television show Glee. He has appeared in dance films such as Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D.[1] He also plays the character of Elliot Hoo in The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers

Early life

Shum was born in Puerto Limón, Costa Rica on April 28, 1982. His mother is a native of Hong Kong, and his father is from Guangzhou, China. The two relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters, Cristina and Susana, were born. When Shum was six years old, the family moved to San Francisco, California.[2] He states, "I feel I have the best of so many worlds. I speak Chinese and Spanish. Spanish is actually my first language before I learned Chinese and English".[3][4] In an interview, he said that his earliest motivations to dance were from Ginuwine, Dru Hill, and Usher, before becoming influenced by iconic dancers like Gene Kelly and Michael Jackson.[5]

Shum graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in 2000. He started dancing with his high school dance company team and continued his career in San Francisco under several different studios. He incorporates various different styles into his dance, including popping, tutting, waving, locking, breaking and also contemporary.

Shum was accepted into San Francisco State University, but only stayed there three months before deciding to pursue a career in dance and entertainment.[6]

Career

Shum launched his career as the only male dancer on BET's Comic View in 2002 and has continued his dancing career from there. He was also one of the lead dancers with stars such as Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson. He was a silhouette for the famous iPod commercials.[7][8] He currently plays Mike Chang, a dancer who joins the glee club, on the Fox musical television show Glee.[9] Known for a while as "Other Asian" on Glee, with very few lines during the show's first season in 2009–2010, Shum's character was given storylines in the second season, mostly involving his relationship with fellow glee club member Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz), and his performances of "Make 'Em Laugh" in "The Substitute", "Sing" from A Chorus Line in "Duets", "Valerie" in "Special Education", and the show's first dance solo in "A Night of Neglect". He has been promoted from guest star to series regular for the third season, which is Mike's senior year of high school.[10] He has already been given a major storyline in the third episode, "Asian F", and performed "Cool" from West Side Story, his first solo song.

Shum has been featured in many productions done by Wong Fu Productions.[11]

In 2010, Shum appeared in Step Up 3-D, a 3D look at New York style street dancing.[12] He is also a dancer and choreographer for the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.[13]

In 2011, Shum completed an action-oriented project with director Ross Ching, producers Don Le and George Wang, starring himself in the lead role as "the Hunter", Stephen "tWitch" Boss (runner-up of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (season 4), and Katrina Law (Spartacus: Blood and Sand, The Resistance). The project released January 10, 2011, and is set to be part of a trilogy of short films. "3 Minutes" has received nationwide coverage from the official Star Wars site,[14] Wired.com,[15] and Gizmodo,[16] as well as the New York Post,[17] Seventeen Magazine,[18] Audrey Magazine,[19][20][21] and Hyphen Magazine.[22] It was also won the coveted slot of Vimeo's Staff Pick of the Day on its debut day, netting well over 60,000 views on the site within the first 24 hours.[23] As of the end of 2010, the short film had been viewed by well over 350,000 people on both YouTube and Vimeo. He was briefly featured as a dancer in British girl group, The Saturdays music video for their song, Higher.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2004 You Got Served Dancer Cameo
2007 Stomp the Yard Crew dancer Cameo
2008 The Onion Movie Lollipop love dancer Cameo
2008 Step Up 2: The Streets Cable
2008 Center Stage: Turn It Up Club dancer Cameo
2008 iCarly: iGo to Japan Yûki TV film
2010 Our Family Wedding Harry Cameo
2010 Step Up 3D Cable
2011 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Mike Chang
2012 White Frog Chaz Young
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Boston Public Fletcher Episode "Chapter Sixty"
2005 Committed Chinese delivery guy #1 Episode "The Apartment Episode"
2007 Viva Laughlin Construction dancer Episode "Pilot"
2008 Zoey 101 Roy Episode "Trading Places"
2008 Rita Rocks Zack Episode "Flirting with Disaster"
2008 Greek Omega Chi brother 3 episodes
2009–present Glee Mike Chang Season 1 & 2: Recurring role; 41 episodes
Season 3: Regular cast member

Other works

Year Title Description
2007 Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Special thanks
2008 Teen Choice Awards 2008 Segment producer
2008 Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show Co-choreographer
2009 Glee Soundtrack singer
2010-present The LXD as Elliot Hoo
also choreographer and dancer
Web series
2011 3 Minutes as The Hunter
short film[24][25]
2011 Wong Fu Productions- Best date EVER, 3 Steps to Self Esteem, Buffet, The Screen Test
2011 Just Dance 3- Playing Game With Friends

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with Glee cast) Won
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with Glee cast) Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Harry Shum Jr. on the Perks of Glee, Oprah and On-Set Dance Battles". Movieline. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  2. ^ "Nov10 1-9-P" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  3. ^ ShannonLin Offline (2007-04-10). "Harry Shum is full of Glee". Asiance Magazine. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Lee. "15 (More) Stars You Never Knew Were Latino!". Latina.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  5. ^ "The Different Worlds of Dance: interview with Harry Shum Jr". Asia Pacific Arts. 2010-11-19.
  6. ^ http://www.mochimag.com/2010/04/glees-harry-shum-jr-is-much-more-than-just-the-other-asian/
  7. ^ "Harry Shum Jr. Interview – Portrait Magazine, November 2009 Issue". Portraitmagazine.net. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  8. ^ By jozjozjoz (2010-04-26). "Harry Shum Jr Has the Moves in Glee and the New iPod Nano Commercial | Entertainment". 8Asians.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  9. ^ ""Asian" and "Other Asian" Hook Up on Glee—Is Artie Out for Good? – E! Online". Ca.eonline.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  10. ^ "Glee club is back in session on the season premiere of Glee" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  11. ^ Berk, Brett. "Glee's Harry Shum Jr. Speaks! (And He Wants His Gaga Costume) | Little Gold Men". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  12. ^ Milzoff, Rebecca (2010-05-25). "Glee's Harry Shum Jr. Finally Speaks (and Answers Your Questions!) – Vulture". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  13. ^ "'Glee's' Harry Shum talks 'The Situ-Asian,' Asian Camp and The LXD – From Inside the Box – Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  14. ^ The Official Star Wars Blog » Glee Goes Geek in 3 Minutes. Starwarsblog.starwars.com (2011-01-11). Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  15. ^ Previous post Next post. "Intense Lightsaber Combat in "3 Minutes" | GeekDad". Wired.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  16. ^ If You Got Three Minutes, Watch 3 Minutes. Gizmodo.com (2011-01-10). Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  17. ^ Harry Shum & Stephen 'tWitch' Boss star in '3 Minutes' – PopWrap. Nypost.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  18. ^ Magazine, Seventeen. (2011-01-06) Harry Shum Jr Movie - 3 Minutes Movie - Harry Shum Jr. Seventeen. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  19. ^ Harry Shum Jr.’s “3 Minutes”. Audrey Magazine (2011-01-06). Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  20. ^ http://www.channelapa.com/2011/01/3-minutes-teaser-with-harry-shum-jr.html
  21. ^ harry shum jr. in 3 minutes teaser trailer #2 | angry asian man. Blog.angryasianman.com (2009-05-30). Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  22. ^ On Screen & On Scene: The LA Miss Chinatown Fashion Show | Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics. Hyphen magazine. Retrieved on 2011-08-23.
  23. ^ "Channel APA 4 Jan 2011". Channelapa.com. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  24. ^ "3 Minutes teaser with Harry Shum Jr". channelAPA.com. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  25. ^ angrylink (2009-05-30). "harry shum jr. in 3 minutes teaser trailer #2 | angry asian man". Blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved 2011-07-07. {{cite web}}: Text "share" ignored (help)
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