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Justin Chon

Justin Chon in February 2009
Born Justin Jitae Chon[1]
May 29, 1981 (1981-05-29) (age 28)
Irvine, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005—present
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Justin Jitae Chon (29 May 1981) is an American actor.

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Life and career

Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean, and his father was an actor in South Korea.[2] He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[1] He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan.[1] In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.[3] Justin reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequel, New Moon.[4]

Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Taki & Luci Drug Buyer
Jack & Bobby Greek Chorus TV
2006 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Peter Wu Supporting Role
Puff, Puff, Pass Bobbi
The O.C. Big Korea TV
Fleetwood Rong
2007 Zoom! Chester Lopman
2007 - 2009 Just Jordan Tony Lee TV
2008 Twilight Eric Yorkie Supporting Role
2009 Ball's Out: The Gary Houseman Story Joe Chang
Crossing Over Yong Kim
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Eric Yorkie Minor Role
Turbo Hugo Park
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Eric Yorkie completed

References

  1. ^ a b c "Star Spotlight: Justin Chon". Scholastic. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/mtm/starspotlight.asp?sf=chon. Retrieved 2008-12-19.  
  2. ^ STARLIT NEWS (2008-06-29). "Justin Chon's STARLIT NEWS Interview!". Starlit News. http://starlitnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/justin-chons-starlit-news-interview.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.  
  3. ^ Larry Carroll (2008-02-07). "'Twilight' Gives The Green Light To Anna Kendrick, Justin Chon For Book-Turned-Movie". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1581186/20080207/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-19.  
  4. ^ "New Moon Actors arrived in Vancouver". ReelzChannel. 2009-04-11. http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/3058/new-moon-actors-arrive-in-vancouver. Retrieved 2009-04-19.  
  5. ^ PixiePressWorldwide.com

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