George Hu

George Hu (; born 24 July 1982) is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Since 2011, he has been signed to Yang Deng-kui's management company Polyland International Entertainment. Early life George Hu was born in New York City on 24 July 1982, to parents of Taiwanese descent. Eldest of a two children family, he has a sister who is two years younger and a mother and father who all currently still reside in New York. When he was seven, he began training in Chinese martial arts. His mother who had martial arts training herself was a huge influence on him learning martial arts. He studied under Master Marlon Ma at NY Wutang Chinese Martial Arts Institute where he learned the fighting style of the long fist, praying mantis, and baji. He participated in several martial arts competitions in the US and has won several competitions such as 1995 S. Henry Cho America Open, Shi Fu Yang Shu-Ton Martial Arts Association of Ohio Chinese Martial Arts Tournament, Huang Chien Liang U.S.C.K.F, and Wushu Kung Fu Federation. When he was 17, he was appointed as an instructor at Wutang. He attended St. John's University located in Queens, New York, graduating in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in Computer Graphic Design. While visiting family and friends in Taiwan after graduating from college he was scouted and asked to audition for a talent agency. Besides martial arts, he also enjoys playing the viola and electric guitar. Acting career 2005: Move to Taiwan and learning Chinese In March 2005 he signed under Yang Dengkui's First Media Holdings Corporation and moved to Taiwan to pursue a career in acting. He lived at his uncle's house and shared a bedroom with his cousin when he first moved to Taiwan. As he was unfamiliar with the Chinese language, could only spoke a few words and couldn't read or write Chinese, he spent his entire first year in Taiwan learning basic Chinese and memorizing the lines to his first drama Emerald on the Roof.