Shawn Ku

Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director.[1] He has also danced on Broadway,[2] and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.[3]

Shawn Ku
Ku at the screening of Beautiful Boy at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Years active2001-present

Personal life

Ku went to Harvard University as a chemistry pre-medical major and was accepted to Columbia medical school, before beginning his entertainment career.[4]

Credits

References

  1. http://www.fandango.com/shawnku/filmography/p328709
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Complications of Fear: an interview with Beautiful Boy writer/director Shawn Ku". Asia Pacific Arts. 4 June 2011.
  4. "Director/Choreographer Shawn Ku talks about American Mall and Asians". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 1 August 2008.


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