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Shawn Ku

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

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]

Personal life

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Shawn Ku Filmography". www.fandango.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
  2. ^ "Shawn Ku Theatre Credits". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  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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