John Yohan Cho (born June 16, 1972) is a
Korean-
American[ "Korean-American actor John Cho, 35, is becoming a household name in the United States..."] actor and
musician, best known for his roles in the
American Pie films (1999–2003) and the
Harold & Kumar films (2004–present). More recently, Cho portrayed
Hikaru Sulu in the 2009 film
Star Trek, and he is currently starring in the television drama
FlashForward.
Personal life
Cho was born in
Seoul,
South Korea, and raised in
Los Angeles, California, where his family settled in 1978. His father was a minister in the
Church of Christ.
[www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/090703/article.asp?parentID=110087] Cho graduated from
Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California in 1990. He then attended the
University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1996 with a
BA degree in English, and then taught English at
Pacific Hills School in
West Hollywood, California. He is married to actress Kerri Higuchi and has a son named Kage.
[Harold and Kumar's John Cho to Be a Dad] Cho campaigned against the passage of
Proposition 8.
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFNjJb2ubRE]