Johnny Lu

Johnny Lu
Born
Johnny Chen[1]

(1977-05-08) May 8, 1977 (age 47)
Alma materUniversity of California, Irvine
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • television host
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Tammi
(m. 2008)
[2]
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese路斯明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Sīmíng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLō͘ Su-bêng
Musical career
Also known as
  • Lu Sze-ming
  • Lu Siming
GenresMandopop
InstrumentVocals

Johnny Lu (Chinese: 路斯明; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lō͘ Su-bêng, born May 8, 1977) is an American-Taiwanese actor.[citation needed][4]

Life and career

Lu was born in Taipei City, Taiwan. His father, Chen Kung [zh], was one of the founding members of the Bamboo Union triad in Taiwan. Lu's parents divorced, and then at the age of eight Lu moved to America, where he spent the rest of his childhood. He later attended University of California in Irvine, California, earning a bachelor's degree in English studies.[5]

After various modeling work, Lu crossed over to acting in 2002, and subsequently had small roles in films such as Lost in Time, Fantasia and Driving Miss Wealthy. In 2008, he returned to Taiwan and appeared in his first Mandarin-language series, Police et vous, playing the role of a businessman. Lu then starred in numerous television series such as Who's The One, Next Heroes, In Between, True Love 365, Life Plan A and B, as well as the film 100 Days, which was released in 2013. Had a cameo role for one episode in Brothers Sun, a Netflix original in 2024.

Personal life

Lu married his high school girlfriend, Tammi, in Los Angeles in 2008. They have a son and a daughter.[6][7]

Filmography

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2007 H.I.T 히트 [8]
2008 Sayang Sayang Marcus Tan
Police et Vous 波麗士大人 Chiang Chin-yung
Three Women 這三個女人 Mr. X
Justice for Love 天平上的馬爾濟斯 Chen Chun-yang
2009 Qing Kong Ji Zhou 晴空濟州 Howard
The Will 一切從遺囑開始 Pan Guosheng
2010 Happy Together 青梅竹馬 James Alternative title: 4 Friends
The Gifts 女王不下班 Lin Sheng-chieh Alternative title: 4 Gifts
2011 Strangers When We Meet 相逢何必曾相識 Chuang Hsun
Who's The One 我的完美男人 Yang Kai-chung
Next Heroes 真的漢子 Kao Chang
2012 Fondant Garden 翻糖花園 Tan Rui
In Between 半熟戀人 Meng Ke-Huai
What Is Love 花是愛 Meng Ke-Huai Episode 1
Dong Men Si Shao 東門四少 Groom Cameo
2013 True Love 365 求愛365 Lai Chun-chieh
The Queen! 女王的誕生 Yang Rui
2014 High Heels and a Scalpel 白袍下的高跟鞋 Chin Shao-yang
2015 Premonition Jonah Lee
Aquarius 星座愛情水瓶女 Fu Po-feng
2016 Life Plan A and B 植劇場-荼蘼 Eason Jung Yi-chao
High 5 Basketball High 5 制霸青春 Sze Po-jan
2017 Intern Doctor 實習醫生鬥格 Cameo
2018 My Ex-Man 前男友不是人!? Chou Li-yang
2019 Kin Charles Kwan
2020 Wacko At Law 王牌辯護人
2021 Island Nation 2 國際橋牌社2 Chen Ching-tang
2024 Imperfect Us 不夠善良的我們 Mr. Lin

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2003 Lost in Time 忘不了 Sharon's husband
2004 Fantasia 鬼馬狂想曲 Lotus gangster
Papa Loves You 這個阿爸真爆炸 Keung
Driving Miss Wealthy 絕世好賓 Samson
2005 Set Up 凶男寡女 Edmund
Set to Kill 借兵 Billy Wong
The Unusual Youth 非常青春期 Big Shot
2006 On the Edge 黑白道 Tung Kin-man
Wo Hu 臥虎 Chief Inspector Ming
Fatal Contact 黑拳 Wai
The Shopaholics 最愛女人購物狂 Choosey's best man
2007 A Mob Story 人在江湖 Contractor for assassin
2008 Fatal Move 奪帥 Jacky Ho Wing-kit Alternative title: Triad Wars
2011 Sin Sation 感官犯罪 Yang Tzu-wei Television
2012 Bang Bang Formosa 寶島大爆走 Ma Hao
2013 100 Days 真愛100天 Wu Bo-tan
2014 Lost Sheep 羊在火爐前走失了 Chen Chien Television
2015 Article 274 in Criminal Law 刑法第274條 Kao Yu-te Television
Rainbow Fairy 尋物少女 Lin Tai-te Television
2018 Tomorrow's Star 明日之星 Manager
My Turtle Honey Girlfriend
2019 The Last Thieves 聖人大盜 Kao Yu-hsiu

Variety show

Year English title Original title Notes
2002 Entertainment News 天下娛樂通 Host

Music video

Year Artist Song title
2002 Miriam Yeung "The Shining" ("閃靈")
2017 A-mei "Full Name" ("連名帶姓")

Discography

Year Title Notes
2015 "All Through the Night 擁抱我" [9]
2016 "Thank You 謝謝你" [10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Life Plan A and B Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Chen – my official artist profile". alivenotdead.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "路斯明對初戀老婆一見鍾情 交往24年欠她一個婚禮 | ETNEWS星光雲 | ETNEWS新聞雲". star.ettoday.net. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "性感歌喉超溫暖 路斯明會演又會唱 – 自由娛樂". ent.ltn.com.tw. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "⓿⓿ Johnny Lu Movies – Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "蘋果日報|Apple Daily|首頁". m.appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "路斯明直升機求婚 喊辦希臘浪漫婚禮 – 自由娛樂". ent.ltn.com.tw. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "【補償片】路斯明認8年前娶初戀女友 「欠她一個婚禮」 | 即時新聞 | 20161021 | 蘋果日報". appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "路斯明 – About". Facebook. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "路斯明 Johnny Lu 【擁抱我 All through the night】Official Lyric Video". YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "路斯明活生生被小燕姐脫光光". nextmag.com.tw. Retrieved September 14, 2017.