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{{Filmography|Notorious Roles}} |
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* John (a.k.a. MILF guy # 2) in ''[[American Pie]]'', ''American Pie 2'', ''American Wedding'' and ''American Reunion.'' |
* John (a.k.a. MILF guy # 2) in ''[[American Pie]]'', ''American Pie 2'', ''American Wedding'' and ''American Reunion.'' |
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* Harold Lee in the ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' |
* Harold Lee in the ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar]]'' series |
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* Hikaru Sulu in the ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' reboot films |
* Hikaru Sulu in the ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' reboot films |
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* David Kim in ''Searching'' |
* David Kim in ''Searching'' |
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* [[Hidden Depths]]: Broke through in comedy films, but also capable of [http://youtu.be/xsldWZm2R7M quite serious reflections on his family's history in Korea] (0:28:00) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140121080301/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090703/article.asp?parentID=110087 dissecting Asian stereotypes on film and TV.] |
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Broke through in comedy films, but also capable of [http://youtu.be/xsldWZm2R7M quite serious reflections on his family's history in Korea] (0:28:00) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140121080301/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090703/article.asp?parentID=110087 dissecting Asian stereotypes on film and TV.] |
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* [[Hot Teacher]]: He used to teach English. There was probably at least one girl who had a crush on him. |
* [[Hot Teacher]]: He used to teach English. There was probably at least one girl who had a crush on him. |
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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Some of his most famous roles are a decade younger than he |
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Some of his most famous roles are a decade younger than he was at the time of filming, and yet he looked the part. |
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* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: As the MILF guy in ''[[American Pie]]''. |
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: As the MILF guy in ''[[American Pie]]'', enough to bring him again in the sequels. |
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* [[Preacher's Kid]]: His father is a Christian minister. |
* [[Preacher's Kid]]: His father is a Christian minister. |
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Revision as of 15:04, 29 September 2021
John Cho ( June 16, 1972) is a Korean-born American actor, known for his roles in the American Pie films, the Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle series, as Demetri in FlashForward, and as Sulu in the latest incarnation of Star Trek.
Notorious Roles
- John (a.k.a. MILF guy # 2) in American Pie, American Pie 2, American Wedding and American Reunion.
- Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar series
- Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek reboot films
- David Kim in Searching
- Demetri Noh in FlashForward
- Henry Higgs in Selfie
- Andrew "Andy" Kim in the TV series of The Exorcist
- Spike Spiegel in the 2021 live-action version of Cowboy Bebop
Tropes used in John Cho include:
- All Asians Are Alike: Got hit with this hard when the Green Hornet remake came out in early 2011. Despite the fact that Kato was played by Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou, who is years younger and speaks English with a heavy accent, many reviewers remarked on how great "John Cho" was. Even IMDB screwed this up at one point. The confusion might also have had something to do with their similar-sounding names.
- Hidden Depths: Broke through in comedy films, but also capable of quite serious reflections on his family's history in Korea (0:28:00) and dissecting Asian stereotypes on film and TV.
- Hot Teacher: He used to teach English. There was probably at least one girl who had a crush on him.
- Older Than They Look: Some of his most famous roles are a decade younger than he was at the time of filming, and yet he looked the part.
- One-Scene Wonder: As the MILF guy in American Pie, enough to bring him again in the sequels.
- Preacher's Kid: His father is a Christian minister.