Birth date: Friday, November 13, 1981 [28 years old]
Birth place: Hong Kong
Bio
English name: Shawn Yue / Shawn Yu
Profession: Actor and singer
Height: 178cm
Weight: 64kg
Star sign: Scorpio
Chinese zodiac: Rooster
Shawn Yu Man Lok was born on November 13, 1981. He started out in modeling and made his first movie appearance in an independent film called Leaving Sorrowfully (2001). Yu first gained popularity in Taiwan thanks to his work in the idol TV series Tomorrow, but in Hong Kong he was mainly known for being Candy Lo’s ex-boyfriend at the time.
He played Takeshi Nakazato in the movie Initial D which also featured Edison Chen, Chapman To and Jay Zhou.
According to the latest media release, Yu only appeared for less than half an hour in the movie Initial D. However, despite the short appearance, his portrayal of Nakazato managed to leave a deep impression on many viewers, especially in Japan, where this has resulted directly in many new Japanese fans of Yu and a new lucrative market has opened up for him to conquer.
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, and English
Trivia
Has an older brother and a younger sisterIs also a singerPosed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book "Super Stars", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, which consists of photographs (mostly erotic) of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee.
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