Who is John Cho? See Net-worth, Quote, Awards, Fact, Wiki

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John Cho is a well known actor and also a musician. He is mostly known for his appearances in such movies and television shows as ‘American Pie’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’, ‘Star Trek’ and many others. During his career as an actor, John has been nominated for and has won several awards. Some of them include MTV Movie Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards and others. So how rich is John Cho? It has been estimated that Cho’s net worth is 16 million dollars. This sum of money of course has mainly come from his career as an actor and it also might grow in the future as John continues to appear in movies and television shows.

John Cho Net Worth $16 Million

John Yohan Cho, or simply known as John Cho, was born in 1972, in South Korea. When Cho was only 6 years old his parents decided to move to United States. John studied at the University of California, Berkeley and received a degree in English. After finishing university, John started to work as an English teacher in Pacific Hills School and at the same time worked at a theater called East West Players. From that time John Cho’s net worth began to grow. While working in East West Players, John was a part of ‘My Tired Broke Ass Pontificating Slapstick Funk’, by Euijoon Kim and ‘The Taste of Kona Coffee’ by Edward Sakamoto. Later John became a part of ‘American Pie’, where he had an opportunity to work with Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan and many others. The popularity of the movie added up a lot to John Cho’s net worth.

What is more, John became more famous after the role in this movie and more noticeable to other producers. Later John also appeared in ‘Off Centre’, ‘Evolution’, ‘Bowfinger’ and others. All these appearances also made John’s net worth grow. Other shows and movies that Cho acted in include ‘Star Trek’, ‘Identity Thief’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’ and many others. All these appearances had a huge impact on the growth of John Cho’s net worth.

As mentioned before, John is not only an actor but he is also a musician. He is a member of the group titled Viva La Union, also known as Left of Zed. Although they are not that famous they still have an album released and their song can be heard in the soundtrack of ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’. This also added to Cho’s net worth.

All in all, it could be said that John Cho is a well known actor who has achieved quite a lot during his career. As John is only 42 years old, there is a high chance that he will appear in even more movies and television shows in the future. If this happens Cho’s net worth also might become higher. Let’s hope that his fans will be able to see him more often and that he will become even more popular and acclaimed.



Full Name John Cho
Net Worth $16 Million
Date Of Birth June 16, 1972
Place Of Birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession Actor, Musician, Singer, Voice Actor
Education University of California, Berkeley, Herbert Hoover High School
Nationality South Korea
Spouse Kerri Higuchi (m. 2006)
Children Kage Cho
Nicknames John Yohan Cho , Jo Yo-han
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/johnthecho
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/johnthecho
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/vivalaunionmusic
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158626
Awards MTV Movie Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Nominations Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rockstar Moment, MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence
Movies ‘Off Centre’, ‘Evolution’, ‘Bowfinger’
TV Shows ‘Star Trek’, ‘Identity Thief’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Quote
1 [on avoiding Facebook] I have this nightmare that one day I will have to look at every picture I’ve ever taken with people in an airport or in bars or restaurants, and it will make me very sad. It will be like the Vietnam memorial in Washington – a descending wall of sadness.
2 When I was starting out, it was really hard. I tried to do things like turn down auditions I thought were stereotypical. That sort of thing, small as it was, was difficult. Now it seems like I don’t even have to make those decisions anymore. People understand what I do.
3 [observation, 2012] Thankfully, I’m not sweating too much about how to climb the ladder, and I’m not sweating too much about the money. I’m trying to think of making work that I’m proud of. And I think everything falls into place after that.
4 I am interested in people who are on top and how they stay on top. In a vague way, it’s a bit like athletes and how they stay on top of their game. You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart. I’ve become more interested in second and third acts, and a lot less interested in that splashy debut. For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that’s what’s truly difficult.
5 [on being an Asian American actor] It’s difficult having to hustle for jobs. Not knowing when the next job is coming in. It’s hard. There are not enough roles out there. I try not to get wrapped up in it or I’ll get depressed.
6 With music, I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it is crap, it is mine. With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.
Fact
1 Second child, a girl, was born in 2013.
2 In April 2009, along with several of the cast and crew, he visited Camp Arijan in Kuwait to show Star Trek (2009) to a group of US service members.
3 Has worked on nine projects that have been either directed or produced by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.
4 John announced that his wife Kerri and he are expecting their first child, a boy. [April 2008]
5 Lead singer of the Los Angeles-based band Left of Zed, which has recently been renamed Viva La Union.
6 John immigrated to Los Angeles, California in 1978, when he was just six years old.
7 Along with Alex Kalognomos and Eva Mendes, he attended Herbert Hoover High School.
8 Has worked with actor Eddie Kaye Thomas on nine different occasions. They both appeared in the movies American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Wedding (2003), American Reunion (2012), Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011). The two also have small cameos in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008). And they also co-starred together in the WB’s short-lived sitcom Off Centre (2001).
9 Received his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley (1996).
10 John was raised in Los Angeles, California.
11 His father was a Christian Minister.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Columbus 2017 filming Jin
Gemini 2017/II post-production Detective Edward Ahn
Literally Right Before Aaron 2017 post-production Mark
Connoisseur 2017 TV Movie pre-production
Caller ID: Entity 2016 completed
The Hindenburg Explodes! 2016 TV Movie post-production Reggie
Drunk History 2016 TV Series William Shakespeare
Lip Sync Battle 2016 TV Series
Star Trek Beyond 2016 Sulu
House of Lies 2016 TV Series Sean Chew
Get a Job 2016 Brian Bender
American Dad! 2006-2016 TV Series Vince Chung
New Girl 2016 TV Series Daniel Grant
BoJack Horseman 2015 TV Series Lead Improv-er
The Mindy Project 2015 TV Series Big Murder
Grandma 2015 Chau
Zipper 2015 EJ
Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit 2014 Short Agent Nick Morgan (voice)
Selfie 2014 TV Series Henry Higgs
Sleepy Hollow 2013-2014 TV Series Andy Brooks
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013 Middle Counselor Isonokami (English version, voice)
That Burning Feeling 2013 Roger Whitacre
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 Sulu
Star Trek 2013 Video Game Sulu (voice)
Go On 2012-2013 TV Series Steven
Identity Thief 2013 Daniel Casey
Total Recall 2012/I McClane
American Reunion 2012 MILF Guy #2
The Daily Show 2011 TV Series Harold
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas 2011 Harold
NTSF:SD:SUV 2011 TV Series Chip
30 Rock 2011 TV Series Lorne
Harold & Kumar’s Yuletide Jamz 2011 Short
Backwash 2010 TV Series Narrator
Childrens Hospital 2010 TV Series Park
G.A.Y.S (Guys Against You Serving) 2010 Video short G.A.Y.S. Member
Flashforward 2009-2010 TV Series Demetri Noh
Caller ID 2010 Kama
Saint John of Las Vegas 2009 Smitty
Star Trek 2009 Sulu
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist 2008 Hype Man
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam 2008 Video short Harold
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 Harold
Up All Night 2007 TV Movie
Ugly Betty 2007 TV Series Kenny
How I Met Your Mother 2007 TV Series Jeff Coatsworth
‘Til Death 2007 TV Series Lucas Bender
The Air I Breathe 2007 Banker #3
West 32nd 2007 John Kim
Smiley Face 2007 Mikey
The Singles Table 2007 TV Series Ivan Throckmorton
Grey’s Anatomy 2006 TV Series Dr. Marshall Stone
American Dreamz 2006 Ittles
Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas 2006 Bob
Kitchen Confidential 2005-2006 TV Series Teddy Wong Teddy Wu
Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project 2005 TV Movie
Bam Bam and Celeste 2005 Stephan
House M.D. 2005 TV Series Harvey Park
In Good Company 2004 Petey
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004 Harold Lee
See This Movie 2004 Larry Finkelstein
The Men’s Room 2004 TV Series Bob
Kim Possible 2003 TV Series Hirotaka
Western Avenue 2003 Short Thanh
American Wedding 2003 John
The Division 2003 TV Series Raymond
Solaris 2002 DBA Emissary #1
Off Centre 2001-2002 TV Series Chau Presley
Rocket Power 2002 TV Series Hawaiian Buddy
Big Fat Liar 2002 Dustin ‘Dusty’ Wong
Better Luck Tomorrow 2002 Steve Choe
Earth vs. the Spider 2001 TV Movie Han
American Pie 2 2001 John
Evolution 2001 Student
Static Shock 2001 TV Series Tantrum / Thomas Kim / Navigator
Pavilion of Women 2001 Fengmo Wu
Down to Earth 2001 Phil Quon
Delivering Milo 2001 Mr. Hugo
Among Others 2000 Short Trung
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000 Parking Valet
Daddio 2000 TV Series
American Beauty 1999 Sale House Man #1
Bowfinger 1999 Nightclub Cleaner
American Pie 1999 John, ‘MILF’ Guy #2
The Magnificent Seven 1999 TV Series Wo Chin
Exchange Value 1998 Short
Charmed 1998 TV Series Mark Chao
V.I.P. 1998 TV Series Flower Delivery Guy
Felicity 1998 TV Series Larry
Yellow 1998/I Joey
The Tiger Woods Story 1998 TV Movie Jerry Chang
Wag the Dog 1997 Aide #3
Shopping for Fangs 1997 Clarance
Fester 1997 Short Mark
The Jeff Foxworthy Show 1997 TV Series Pizza Delivery Man
Boston Common 1997 TV Series Larry

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Flashforward 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 writer: “Chinese Baby”

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Connoisseur 2017 TV Movie executive producer pre-production

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Linsanity 2013 Documentary special thanks
Flashforward 2010 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode
Mr. Isaac 2005 special thanks
Talk to Taka 2000 Short thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Lip Sync Battle 2016 TV Series Himself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Himself
Today 2016 TV Series Himself
Film HQ 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest
Made in Hollywood 2016 TV Series Himself
The Talk 2016 TV Series Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2008-2016 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2014-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Selfie
Good Morning America 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest
No, You Shut Up! 2015 TV Series Himself
The Insider 2014 TV Series Himself – Selfie
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Himself
The View 2014 TV Series Himself – Selfie
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Dish Nation 2014 TV Series
To Be Takei 2014 Documentary Himself
Quiet on the Set 2014 TV Series Himself
Sesame Street 2013 TV Series Himself
Hello! Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself
Larry King Now 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Sidewalks Entertainment 2011-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2012-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Pop Culture Memory Lane 2012 TV Series short Himself
2012 Do Something Awards 2012 TV Special Himself
Get a Life! 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself
MSN Exclusives 2012 TV Series Himself
The Soup 2011 TV Series Himself
1st Look 2011 TV Series Himself – Interviewee
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2004-2011 TV Series Himself
Scream Awards 2011 2011 TV Special Himself
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Download with Jordan Rubin 2011 TV Mini-Series Himself – Guest
BPM: Beats Per Mnet 2011 TV Series Himself
A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti 2010 Video Himself
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2010 TV Series Himself – Guest
15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2010 TV Special Himself
Star Trek: The Gag Reel 2009 Video short Himself
Scream Awards 2009 2009 TV Special Himself
Making of… 2009 TV Series documentary
Xposé 2009 TV Series Himself
Special zu ‘Star Trek XI’ 2009 TV Movie documentary
Snapshot: Six Months of the Korean American Male 2008 Short Himself
Spike Guys Choice 2008 TV Movie Himself – Host
Last Call with Carson Daly 2008 TV Series Himself – Guest
2008 Asian Excellence Awards 2008 TV Movie documentary
Tavis Smiley 2008 TV Series Himself – Guest
Hollywood Residential 2008 TV Series Himself
2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards 2007 TV Special Himself
MADtv 2006 TV Series Himself
2006 Asian Excellence Awards 2006 TV Special Himself – Presenter
Young Hollywood Awards 2005 TV Special Himself
Forever in Our Hearts: The Making of Documentary 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
John Cho & Kal Penn: The Backseat Interview 2005 Video short Himself
Howard Stern 2004 TV Series Himself – Guest
G-Phoria 2004 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself – Presenter
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2004 TV Series Himself – Guest
Dean’s List 2002 TV Series
The Jamie Kennedy Experiment 2002 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Extra 2016 TV Series Himself
Entertainment Tonight 2016 TV Series Himself
Lennon or McCartney 2014 Documentary short Himself
Chelsea Lately 2013 TV Series Sulu
Flashforward 2010 TV Series Demetri Noh

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2009 BSFC Award Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Ensemble Cast Star Trek (2009)
2009 DFCS Award Denver Film Critics Society Best Acting Ensemble Star Trek (2009)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2009 WAFCA Award Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Star Trek (2009)
2005 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Team Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
2005 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Musical Performance Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
2005 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Rockstar Moment Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

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