Ping Wu
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Ping Wu is an American television and movie actor. He is best known for a recurring television role on the Seinfeld
television series as Ping the delivery boy. In the 2001 film Pearl Harbor
, he played a Japanese officer. He also has been featured in a recent American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) commercial, where he "clones
" himself to demonstrate, "If one person could do it alone, the world wouldn't need AARP."
Wu, a Chinese American
, graduated at the age of 19 with bachelor's degrees in both physics and electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis
. Before becoming an actor in the 1980s, he was an electrical engineer with National Semiconductor
, in Santa Clara, CA. He played Paul Choy in the 1988 TV mini-series "Noble House
".
Today, Wu can be found in several professional selling skills instructional videos, widely used by Australian beverage company Lion Nathan Australia
.
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
television series as Ping the delivery boy. In the 2001 film Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (film)
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American action drama war film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Randall Wallace, who wrote the screenplay...
, he played a Japanese officer. He also has been featured in a recent American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) commercial, where he "clones
Cloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
" himself to demonstrate, "If one person could do it alone, the world wouldn't need AARP."
Wu, a Chinese American
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
, graduated at the age of 19 with bachelor's degrees in both physics and electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
. Before becoming an actor in the 1980s, he was an electrical engineer with National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was an American semiconductor manufacturer, that specialized in analog devices and subsystems,formerly headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. The products of National Semiconductor included power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers,...
, in Santa Clara, CA. He played Paul Choy in the 1988 TV mini-series "Noble House
Noble House (TV miniseries)
Noble House was an American television miniseries that was produced and broadcast by NBC in 1988. Based upon the novel Noble House by James Clavell, it featured a large cast headlined by Pierce Brosnan as business tycoon Ian Dunross and was directed by Gary Nelson...
".
Today, Wu can be found in several professional selling skills instructional videos, widely used by Australian beverage company Lion Nathan Australia
Lion Nathan
Lion Nathan National Foods is the parent company created in October 2009, into which Lion Nathan and National Foods were merged. It is fully owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited...
.