Barbie Actor Simu Liu Family Details You Should Know About

Simu Liu parents Zhenning Liu & Zheng Liu are aerospace engineers by profession. The Liu couple has been living in Ontario for thirty years.

The Shang-Chi actor was born in Harbin, China. He relocated to Canada with his guardians when he was just five years old. Liu’s grandparents still live in their hometown to this day.

Liu spent the first five years of his life under the care of his grandparents. He grew up in a low-income household without basic facilities like running water. The actor, despite growing up underprivileged, claims to have been happy and joyful for most of his childhood. 

Simu’s grandmother, whom he lovingly called NaiNai, worked as a pediatrician in China. She later battled with Alzheimer’s for several years before passing away.

At the time, his father Zhennin was in the US to earn his doctorate, whereas his mother Zheng was working in Beijing. The actor’s parents are both aerospace engineers who first met during their university years in Beijing. 

After his parents received scholarships, Liu moved to Mississauga, Ontario with them. Once he shifted to Canada, everything changed for the worse. 

Liu’s parents weren’t as sympathetic as his grandparents. As they put higher academic expectations, the actor started growing rebellious and even resented his mom and dad.

The 33-year-old eventually received a college degree from Ivey Business School Ontario under Western University. He also got a job as an accountant for Deloitte, which Liu describes as one of the rare occasions his parents were proud of him.

However, his happiness wouldn’t last long as he was laid off nine months into the job. After the incident, Liu finally decided to pursue an acting career.

On the occasion of his mom’s 60th birthday, Simu wrote an eight-page-long letter expressing the feelings he had bottled up for years.

As of 2023, Simu has reconciled with his parents and regularly visits them. Meanwhile, his father and mother are both proud of his achievements as an actor.

Simu Liu relationship with his girlfriend Allison Hsu first came to light in 2022. Hsu shared a photo of the two on November 20.

A few days later on November 29, the couple made their debut red carpet appearance at the premiere of the movie Violent Night. People magazine soon confirmed that the two were dating.

Simu Liu and Allison Hsu went to the Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel in Anguilla for their first romantic getaway,

Simu Liu wife has not been officially announced. Although, the actor is enjoying a joyful dating life with Allison Hsu.

The couple is known for going on multiple exotic trips and public events. Ever since the two came out as lovers, they have already taken a trip to Taiwan while also attending events like the 2023 Spotify Best New Artist Party. 

Before Allison, Liu was in a short relationship with actress Jade Bender. The two dated briefly in 2022 before breaking up after two months in September. 

Similarly, Simu was also linked to his Kim’s Convenience co-actor Tina Jung.

Allison Hsu

Allison is a digital marketing expert. Hsu has been working as a digital marketing director for Interscope Records since March 2023. 

Hsu joined the company as a revenue intern in January 2017. She also worked as a digital marketing intern from May 2017 to June 2019 and as a coordinator in July 2018. She worked in the position for over two years before getting promoted to manager in August 2020. 

Earlier, Allison had also interned for other companies like Jimmy Choo, William Morris Endeavor, Giorgio Armani, Post+Beam, and more.

Allison has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Film, Television & Digital Media from UCLA. 

Simu Was Rumored To Be Together With Tina Jung

Tina is a Korean-Canadian professional actress. She is best known for her performances in movies and TV shows, including Queen of the Morning Calm, Strays, Love Upstream, Heart of the Holidays, and more.

Simu Liu and Tina Jung first met in 2015 on the set of the CW show, Beauty and the Beast. A year later, the pair reunited to work on the CBC show Kim’s Convenience. Tina appeared as Jeanie Park, whereas Simu played the role of Jung.

The duo’s final collaboration was in the 2017 short film Meeting Mommy. 

Tina and Simu never came off publicly as a couple, their glowing onscreen chemistry was enough to keep the fans guessing.

Simu Liu Barbie role is a variation of the Ken doll played by Ryan Gosling. The movie will be out in theaters on July 21, 2023.

Barbie is one of the anticipated movies of 2023, produced by Warner Bros Pictures and directed by Greta Gerwig.

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play the leading roles of Barbie and Ken, respectively. Similarly, Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, and Ncuti Gatwa play the different variations of Ken.

Among Barbie variations, Kate McKinnon appears as Weird Barbie, Hari Nef as Doctor Barbie, Issa Rae as President Barbie, Emma Mackey as Physicist Barbie, Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie, Ritu Arya as Journalist Barbie, and more.

Similarly, Helen Mirren narrates the movie, Michael Cera appears as Allan while Emerald Fennell plays Midge.

Barbie’s first trailer, a minute and 14 seconds long video was released on December 16, 2022. Likewise, its second trailer was released by Warner Bros on April 4, 2023. 

The second trailer also includes Liu as Ken. The video showcases a rivalry between the two Kens as they compete for the affection of Barbie. Take a look at the latest trailer below.