Post by FragrantMemory on Mar 25, 2008 19:34:59 GMT -5
* Name: 余文樂 (余文乐) / Yu Man Lok (Yu Wen Le)
* English name: Shawn Yue / Shawn Yu
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1981-Nov-13
* Birthplace: Hong Kong
* Height: 178cm
* Weight: 64kg
* Star sign: Scorpio
* Chinese zodiac: Rooster
Series
* Chun Bai Zhi Lian (2007)
* Phoenix from the Ashes (ATV, 2006)
* Hearts of Fencing II - Sunshine Heartbeat (TVB, 2004, guest)
* Original Scent of Summer (CTV, 2003)
* Tomorrow (2002)
* Youth @ Y2K (2000)
Movies
* I Come With The Rain (2008)
* Rule Number One (2008)
* Girl's Revolution (2007)
* In Love With The Dead (2007)
* Invisible Target (2007)
* Undercover (2007)
* Shamo (2007)
* Operation Undercover (2006)
* Nan Cai Nv Mao / Love in the City (2006)
* Diary (2006)
* Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
* Dragon Squad (2005)
* Initial D (2005)
* Colour of the Loyalty (2005)
* Love Is A Many Stupid Thing (2004)
* In-Laws, Out-Laws (2004)
* Infernal Affairs III (2003)
* Hidden Track (2003)
* Infernal Affairs II (2003)
* Feel 100% 2003 (2003)
* Diva: Ah Hey (2003)
* My Lucky Star (2003)
* Infernal Affairs (2002)
* Just One Look (2002)
* The New Option (2002)
* Leaving In Sorrow (2001)
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Shawn Yu Man Lok was born on November 13, 1981. He started out in modeling and made his first movie appearance in an independent film called Leaving Sorrowfully (2001). Yu first gained popularity in Taiwan thanks to his work in the idol TV series Tomorrow, but in Hong Kong he was mainly known for being Candy Lo’s ex-boyfriend at the time.
Hyped as a possible replacement for Nicholas Tse, he finally arrived on the HK movie scene in 2002, making appearances in popular, high-profile films like "Just One Look" and "Infernal Affairs." In addition, Yu has recently received both positive and negative attention by posing for some risqué photos in Taiwan’s “Vogue” magazine, and for his World War II-themed photo book in which he is dressed as a German soldier. (Yinique 2003)
He played Takeshi Nakazato in the movie "Initial D" which also featured Edison Chen, Chapman To and Jay Zhou.
According to the latest media release, Yu only appeared for less than half an hour in the movie Initial D. However, despite the short appearance, his portrayal of Nakazato managed to leave a deep impression on many viewers, especially in Japan, where this has resulted directly in many new Japanese fans of Yu and a new lucrative market has opened up for him to conquer.
