Van Ness Wu

Name : simplified Chinese: 吴建豪

           traditional Chinese: 吳建豪

           pinyin: Wú Jiànháo

           Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô Kiàn-hô

           English: Van Nes Wu

Profession: Actor && Singer

Birthday: August 7, 1978

Birth place: San Monica, California, United States

Age: 32 years old

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 72 kg

Horoscope: Leo

Blood Type: A Type

Language: English, Chinese

Sports: Boxing, Swimming, Jogging, Dance, Body Training, Weightlifting

Website: http://www.alivenotdead.com/vannesswu

Official: http://www.vanness.tv/

 Vanness Wu was born and raised in California, USA. At an early age, he already started breakdancing on the streets of Los Angeles. He was part of the US-based all-Chinese boyband called The L.A. Boyz. He was very much into the hiphop and breakdancing events. He made an appearance in Run DMC's video It's Like That, as one of the male breakers involved in a showdown with a group of girls. Upon the suggestion of friends and family, he went to Taiwan to try his luck in the entertainment industry. He was seen by the producers of Meteor Garden in a male pageant on Super Sunday, a popular Taiwanese variety show. They cast him as Mei Zhuo, a sly and playful guy who valued friendships. His lines in Meteor Garden proved to be a bit difficult for him since he was not quite fluent in Mandarin, yet his English proved to be very useful in his music career.


As a member of Taiwanese boyband JVKV, he has appeared on three albums. He has also released three solo albums, and collaborated with Korean star Kangta to produce one album, "Scandal." He has also been featured on singles by Beyoncé and Coco Lee. 

TV Series

• Na Nian, Yu Bu Ting Guo (PTS, 2010) as producer and cameo
• Autumn's Concerto (TTV / SETTV, 2009)
• Wish to See You Again (CTS, 2008)
• Say Yes Enterprise (Story 1: Cinderella) (TTV, 2003)
• Meteor Garden II (CTS, 2002)
• Come To My Place (CTV, 2002)
• Peach Girl (CTS, 2002)
• Meteor Rain (CTS, 2002)
• Meteor Garden (CTS, 2001)

TRIVIA

• Religion: Christian (only non-Buddhist member of F4)