John Yohan Cho is a South Korean born American actor and musician. He starred as Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar films and played the character John, MILF Guy No. 2 who popularized the term "MILF" in the American Pie films. He has also starred in the critically acclaimed As...
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
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, MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rockstar Moment
Movies
‘Off Centre’, ‘Evolution’, ‘Bowfinger’
TV Shows
‘Star Trek’, ‘Identity Thief’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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Fact
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Second child, a girl, was born in 2013.
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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.
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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.
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John immigrated to Los Angeles, California in 1978, when he was just six years old.