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Allan Wu - Wikipedia

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Allan Wu
Wu in 2024
Born	(1972-06-11) June 11, 1972 (age 52) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupations	Actor host model
Spouse	Wong Li Lin (m. 2003; div. 2013)
Children	2


Stage name
Traditional Chinese	吳振天
Simplified Chinese	吴振天

Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Zhèntiān

Birth name
Traditional Chinese	吳振宇
Simplified Chinese	吴振宇

Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Zhènyǔ

Allan Wu (born June 11, 1972) is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor, host, VJ and model.

He is best known for being the host of 3 different editions of the popular reality game show, The Amazing Race. He was the host of 5 seasons of AXN Asia's The Amazing Race Asia, 3 seasons of International Channel Shanghai's The Amazing Race: China Rush and 4 seasons of Shenzhen Media Group's Chinese edition of The Amazing Race.

Wu decided to change his Chinese name because it was similar to Hong Kong film star Francis Ng (Chinese: 吳鎮宇; pinyin: Wú Zhènyù).^[1]

Early life and education

Wu was born in Los Angeles, California, United States to Chinese immigrant parents from Shenyang, Liaoning, China. His first language was Mandarin as his parents spoke it at home.^[2] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and worked in the biotechnology industry for several years. He eventually discovered his desire to become an actor after an accident made him reassess his life. He did some modeling for a while and also participated in an episode of the reality competition series Fear Factor, where he placed 2nd. He moved to Hong Kong where he worked as an actor.^[3]

Career

Despite struggling with limited knowledge of Cantonese, MTV Taiwan gave him a stint as a VJ, during which he co-hosted a Christmas concert. He moved to Singapore and began acting in Chinese language drama series on Channel 8.

He has been the host for all five seasons of The Amazing Race Asia. He is also the host of The Amazing Race: China Rush, the Chinese version of The Amazing Race. In Season 16 of the American version of The Amazing Race, Allan Wu made a cameo appearance in Singapore, handing out clues.

Personal life

In September 2011, Wu and his family relocated to Shanghai, China to be nearer to job commitments.^[4]

Wu was married to former Mediacorp actress Wong Li Lin and they have a daughter Sage and son Jonas.^[5] The couple is managed by Fly Entertainment.^[6] In 2013, the couple separated.^[7]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Bukit Ho Swee
	Beautiful Connection	Du Zhengyu
	The Unbeatables III	Ding Wei
2003	True Heroes	Wang Feng
	A Child's Hope
	Always On My Mind (无炎的爱)
2004	My In-Laws (我的岳父岳母)		itcom
	A Child's Hope II
	Fear Factor		1 episode
2005	My Lucky Charm
2005	Baby Blues
2006	C.I.D.	Steve
2006	House of Joy	Zheng Sanji
2011	Miss Universe China	Host	Hosting
2012	Rally On		Channel 5 production
2014	Mata Mata: A New Era	Alan Leong	Channel 5 production
2017	Kidnapped (绑架)	Officer Lee	Male lead Toggle Original Series
2018	Divided (分裂)		Male lead Toggle Original Series
2019	C.L.I.F 5	Alexis
2021	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost	Evan Lau
2021	The Heartland Hero	Jimmy
2022	Truths About Us (别来无恙)	Dai Shouzheng

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Never Compromise (逆我者死)	Chun Yu Ng
2003	Night Corridor (妖夜迴廊)	Vincent Sze
2004	Rice Rhapsody	Ronald
2005	I Do, I Do	Chen Jianfeng
2008	The Leap Years	Steven
2008	Kung Fu Hip Hop	Tang Ge
2010	Love Cuts	Timothy Tang	Special appearance
2011	Overheard 2

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Discover Australia (奥妙无及现)
2005	Hua Yu, Cool!	Mediacorp Channel 5^[8]
2006–2016	The Amazing Race Asia
2010	The Amazing Race 16	Cameo appearance
2010–2012	The Amazing Race: China Rush
2014–2017	The Amazing Race China	From Season 1 Episode 3

Brand ambassador

Year	Brand	Notes
2003	TAG Heuer	^[9]
2009	Carlsberg	^[10]
2014	Oakley	^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2002	Star Awards	Best Newcomer	—	Nominated
2021	Asian Television Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost	Nominated	^[12]

References

^ "What's Up with My Chinese Name??". Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
^ "Allan Wu back in the race". AsiaOne. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014.
^ Men’s Health, November 2006
^ "Allan Wu's culture shock". The New Paper. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
^ "Allan Wu's 18-Year-Old Daughter Just Got Into Stanford University; He Says He's Been "Saving Up For A Long Time" To Pay For Her School Fees". 8days. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "Amazing Race Asia a 'wild ride' for Allan Wu". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2006-11-01.
^ Yap, Desmond (17 June 2013). "Allan Wu & Wong Li Ling divorced due to affair". Yahoo. Yahoo News Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^ "Be cool and catch Hua Yu, Cool!". No. 18 January 2005. Today. 18 January 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "A new star for TAG Heuer". Newspaper SG. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "早早报喜!". eAdvine February 2009. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "When Oakley Meets Ferrari". GolfPunk-Singapore Edition. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "2021 Nominees". Asian Television Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

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