Wallace Huo
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Wallace Huo Jian Hua is a Taiwanese actor and singer, based in China.
Wallace first joined the entertainment business at the age of 17. Setting the goal as a singer, he went through two years of training in vocal and dancing. Just before he was about to record his first album, however, he was mandated to enlist in the army.
He became known for his cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee
in 2000. After completing his military service, Wallace joined etKING and became one of the two leading actors in the new drama, Star. Though this series was not immensely popular, it kickstarted his acting career.
His first real major break was in the drama At the Dolphin Bay, where he portrayed the role of a cold-hearted music director who fell in love with the female lead (Angela Chang
) and eventually found himself slowly changing. After Dolphin Bay, he filmed 100% Senorita, Secret Garden I, Great Teacher, Pretty Girl and Westside Story with 5566, all in a year.
In 2003, Wallace became best known by the audience in Taiwan. The idol drama At the Dolphin Bay brought him new fame and popularity. He filled every major TV channel with the six TV dramas he made within that year.
This overnight success brought Wallace nothing but apprehension, however. He said, “Suddenly my life was filled with work. I didn’t have time to study the script in detail, and I couldn’t tell the difference between different characters. But that didn’t make big difference: all the roles wanted me to look cool!”
In 2004, he left for China and decided to work there. His first break in China was to make the movie Hands in the Hair with Rosamund Kwan
. Thereafter, he did a martial art series Tian Xia Di Yi with Michelle Ye
, which received critical acclaim. His role in Tian Xia Di Yi was voted by fans as his most memorable roles. He later also worked with some of the best actresses in China including Ruby Lin
, Shu Qi
, Fan Bingbing.
Wallace is shy in nature, which was often described by the media as cold and aloof. He was teased by many of his co-stars as being too repressive and serious. However, he managed to show a lighter side of him when he filmed, Love at First Fight
with Miriam Yeung
.
He tried to achieve in the SET trendy drama, A Promise of Love At the Dolphin Bay(drama). Used to being a nice and tender person, he had a hard time looking like a bad boy. This made him more famous in Taiwan, making him one of the hottest idol star of the year. Within merely half a year, he filmed 6 TV dramas, his salary greatly increased, and his schedule was booked.
With his salary rising to 50000 NT dollars per episode and all CF together, he had made 5 million dollars within half a year. The photo book he made had sold more than 10000 copies before official release, and the CF he made for Mitsubishi Motors had won a prize in Japan.
As a gift for his hard work and also a solution to meet his packed working schedule, Wallace bought the same Mitsubishi car for which he made a CF.
The popularity in Taiwan that Wallace carried to China with him also gave him a lot of pressure. He won accolades from the famous director Jing Wang
in his first martial arts series Tian Xia Di Yi. His melancholic portrayal of Yida received rave reviews from fans and audiences.
He also got the major lead in Romance of Red Dust. The producer Ziming Wong praised Wallace highly for his dedication in the film. They became buddies and exchanged their ideas about drama and acting.
"Wallace is very smart and is an actor with unique insight and perspectives. He is more mature in Romance of Red Dust, and brings out the true spirits of his role. I totally understand why Dong Wang likes and appreciates him so much,” Wong commented.
Sound of Colors, originally by the renowned comic artist Jimmy, was made into a brand new TV series, with Wallace Huo and Ruby Lin
taking the leading roles. As both are extremely popular TV stars, their salary accounts for one third of the production expense. Sound of Colors had been made into a movie and was performed on the stage.
, which saw him working alongside Hong Kong's Miriam Yeung
. He played a greedy, materialistic man who eventually finds true love in his childhood friend, played by Miriam Yeung
. He was said to have done this role so as to allow his fans to see a different side of him. He became good friends with the cheery Miriam and she invited Wallace to participate in her new MV, Da Sha.
He starred in a lead role in A Mobile Love Story
, a Chinese series in collaboration with Singaporean actors. In the show, he was tangled in a love triangle with lead actress, Han Xue
and Christopher Lee (Singapore actor). Critics pointed out that the movie had a lack of chemistry between Han Xue and Wallace Huo. However, Wallace received accolades for his great and collaboration with Yvonne Lim
.
Wallace first joined the entertainment business at the age of 17. Setting the goal as a singer, he went through two years of training in vocal and dancing. Just before he was about to record his first album, however, he was mandated to enlist in the army.
He became known for his cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee
Angelica Lee
Angelica Lee Sin-Jie is a Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Lee starred in The Eye, the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress...
in 2000. After completing his military service, Wallace joined etKING and became one of the two leading actors in the new drama, Star. Though this series was not immensely popular, it kickstarted his acting career.
His first real major break was in the drama At the Dolphin Bay, where he portrayed the role of a cold-hearted music director who fell in love with the female lead (Angela Chang
Angela Chang
Angela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
) and eventually found himself slowly changing. After Dolphin Bay, he filmed 100% Senorita, Secret Garden I, Great Teacher, Pretty Girl and Westside Story with 5566, all in a year.
In 2003, Wallace became best known by the audience in Taiwan. The idol drama At the Dolphin Bay brought him new fame and popularity. He filled every major TV channel with the six TV dramas he made within that year.
This overnight success brought Wallace nothing but apprehension, however. He said, “Suddenly my life was filled with work. I didn’t have time to study the script in detail, and I couldn’t tell the difference between different characters. But that didn’t make big difference: all the roles wanted me to look cool!”
In 2004, he left for China and decided to work there. His first break in China was to make the movie Hands in the Hair with Rosamund Kwan
Rosamund Kwan
Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam is a Chinese actress born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Shenyang, Liaoning in China on her father's side and from Shanghai on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Shaw Brothers star Kwan Shan and actress Cheung Bing Sai...
. Thereafter, he did a martial art series Tian Xia Di Yi with Michelle Ye
Michelle Ye
Michelle Ye Xuan is a Hong Kong actress. In 1999, she won the Miss Chinese International competition. Ye then signed a contract with TVB from 1999-2005. After she left TVB, She signed with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group Limited to pursue a movie career.Ye is fluent in Cantonese, English,...
, which received critical acclaim. His role in Tian Xia Di Yi was voted by fans as his most memorable roles. He later also worked with some of the best actresses in China including Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin is a Taiwanese actress and pop singer. Her English name is from her mother's love of the jewel.Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, for a minor role, she started to develop a passion for acting...
, Shu Qi
Shu Qi
Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...
, Fan Bingbing.
Wallace is shy in nature, which was often described by the media as cold and aloof. He was teased by many of his co-stars as being too repressive and serious. However, he managed to show a lighter side of him when he filmed, Love at First Fight
Love At First Fight
Love At First Fight is a Chinese Martial arts and Romantic Comedy television series, starring Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung , Taiwan-born Wallace Huo, American-born-Taiwanese George Hu, Zhang Meng, Bai Xue and Jia Nai Liang...
with Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung, RN, is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon...
.
2002-2003
The new star Wallace Huo debuted in the TTV drama Star. He also sang four songs in the original soundtrack. He and David Chen became good friends because of show. The crew liked to make fun of their unusually good friendship, and they deliberately displayed intriguing intimacy in public.He tried to achieve in the SET trendy drama, A Promise of Love At the Dolphin Bay(drama). Used to being a nice and tender person, he had a hard time looking like a bad boy. This made him more famous in Taiwan, making him one of the hottest idol star of the year. Within merely half a year, he filmed 6 TV dramas, his salary greatly increased, and his schedule was booked.
With his salary rising to 50000 NT dollars per episode and all CF together, he had made 5 million dollars within half a year. The photo book he made had sold more than 10000 copies before official release, and the CF he made for Mitsubishi Motors had won a prize in Japan.
As a gift for his hard work and also a solution to meet his packed working schedule, Wallace bought the same Mitsubishi car for which he made a CF.
2004-2006
In 2003, he packed his bags and his idol fame in Taiwan and set forth for China to advance his acting career. Wanting to be an "actor's actor" instead of an "idol's actor", he left behind a budding and successful idol career for an acting career in China's entertainment industry.The popularity in Taiwan that Wallace carried to China with him also gave him a lot of pressure. He won accolades from the famous director Jing Wang
Jing Wang
Jing Wang is Professor of Chinese media and Cultural Studies and S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language & Culture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, She is soon to join MIT's Comparative Media Studies....
in his first martial arts series Tian Xia Di Yi. His melancholic portrayal of Yida received rave reviews from fans and audiences.
He also got the major lead in Romance of Red Dust. The producer Ziming Wong praised Wallace highly for his dedication in the film. They became buddies and exchanged their ideas about drama and acting.
"Wallace is very smart and is an actor with unique insight and perspectives. He is more mature in Romance of Red Dust, and brings out the true spirits of his role. I totally understand why Dong Wang likes and appreciates him so much,” Wong commented.
Sound of Colors, originally by the renowned comic artist Jimmy, was made into a brand new TV series, with Wallace Huo and Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin
Ruby Lin is a Taiwanese actress and pop singer. Her English name is from her mother's love of the jewel.Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, for a minor role, she started to develop a passion for acting...
taking the leading roles. As both are extremely popular TV stars, their salary accounts for one third of the production expense. Sound of Colors had been made into a movie and was performed on the stage.
2007-2008
He made his debut comedy role in the hit series, Love at First FightLove At First Fight
Love At First Fight is a Chinese Martial arts and Romantic Comedy television series, starring Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung , Taiwan-born Wallace Huo, American-born-Taiwanese George Hu, Zhang Meng, Bai Xue and Jia Nai Liang...
, which saw him working alongside Hong Kong's Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung, RN, is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon...
. He played a greedy, materialistic man who eventually finds true love in his childhood friend, played by Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung
Miriam Yeung, RN, is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon...
. He was said to have done this role so as to allow his fans to see a different side of him. He became good friends with the cheery Miriam and she invited Wallace to participate in her new MV, Da Sha.
He starred in a lead role in A Mobile Love Story
A Mobile Love Story
A Mobile Love Story is a twenty-one episode Chinese Romance Idol Drama starring Taiwanese heartthrob Wallace Huo and Mainland singer-actress Han Xue with Singapore superstars Christopher Lee and Yvonne Lim...
, a Chinese series in collaboration with Singaporean actors. In the show, he was tangled in a love triangle with lead actress, Han Xue
Han Xue
Han Xue is a Chinese swimmer and Olympic medalist. She participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metre medley relay. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
and Christopher Lee (Singapore actor). Critics pointed out that the movie had a lack of chemistry between Han Xue and Wallace Huo. However, Wallace received accolades for his great and collaboration with Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim is a Singaporean actress who has starred in many drama serials on MediaCorp Channel 8 since 1997.Lim was the first runner-up in the Singapore Polytechnic Beauty Quest and a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest before she joined Star Search in 1997...
.
Trivia
- He was the former assistant of Taiwanese entertainer Cheng Guo Cheng
- He was highly praised by his co-starring actresses, including Angela Zhang, Michelle Yip, Rosamund KwanRosamund KwanRosamund Kwan Chi-lam is a Chinese actress born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Shenyang, Liaoning in China on her father's side and from Shanghai on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Shaw Brothers star Kwan Shan and actress Cheung Bing Sai...
, Shu QiShu QiShu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...
, and Ruby LinRuby LinRuby Lin is a Taiwanese actress and pop singer. Her English name is from her mother's love of the jewel.Lin made her acting debut in a TV commercial in Taiwan. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, for a minor role, she started to develop a passion for acting...
. - He gave up his blooming career in Taiwan and headed to China.
- He first worked as a backstage assistant to the variety show host Kuo-Cheng Tseng
- Sound of Colors was aired Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, USA, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, and Japan.
- On June 7, 2007, Wallace presented the TV Award in Beijing.
- A photographer in Taiwan once said that he looked like the famous Japanese singer Masaharu FukuyamaMasaharu Fukuyamais a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...
. - He recorded a tribute song for Xu Wei Lun.
- He loves basketball and has a large collection of basketball shoes.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2002 | Star | Xia Yuan Qiao 夏淵橋 | TTV TTV TTV may refer to:* Taiwan Television** TTV Main Channel ** TTV Family ** TTV Finance ** TTV Health ** TTV World * Transfusion Transmitted Virus* Transit Timing Variation* TTV , a teenage-aimed television show broadcast on RTÉ Two in Ireland.... |
| 2003 | Pretty Girl | Fu Li Heng 傅立恆 | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| The Great Teacher | Guest(Huo Jian Qi 霍建齊)/Student | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| My Secret Garden My Secret Garden My Secret Garden: Women’s Sexual Fantasies is a 1973 book compiled by Nancy Friday, who collected women's fantasies through letters and taped and personal interviews. After including a female sexual fantasy in a novel she submitted for publishing, her editor objected, and Friday shelved the novel... |
Guest(Li Wei/Huo Jian Hua)/Singer | CTV China Television China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network... |
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| At Dolphin Bay At Dolphin Bay At Dolphin Bay is a Taiwanese drama that stars Angela Zhang, Ambrose Hsu, Wallace Huo, and Jill Hsu. The drama aired on 2003 in SETTV.-Plot:... |
Zhong Xiao Gang 鍾曉剛/Diector | SETTV | |
| Westside Story (TV series) | Xing Wang 邢望/a prodigy | SETTV | |
| 100% Senorita | Li Wei Xiang 李韋翔 | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| 2005 | Tian Xia Di Yi(Royal Swordsmen) | Gui Hai Yi Dao | |
| 2006 | Sound of Colors Sound of Colors Sound of Colors is a Chinese and Taiwanese romance television series, based on a book of the same name by famous Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. It first broadcast on June 10, 2006 in Taiwan, followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries... |
Lu Yun Xiang 陸雲翔 | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| Romance of Red Dust | Li Jing | ||
| Emerald On the Roof Emerald On The Roof Emerald on the Roof is a Chinese and Taiwanese romance television series starring Wallace Huo, Sun Li, Yvonne Yao, George Hu and Jia Nai Liang... |
Zhou Nian Zhong 周念中 | ||
| 2007 | Love at First Fight Love At First Fight Love At First Fight is a Chinese Martial arts and Romantic Comedy television series, starring Hong Kong actress Miriam Yeung , Taiwan-born Wallace Huo, American-born-Taiwanese George Hu, Zhang Meng, Bai Xue and Jia Nai Liang... |
Li Ya Shou 李亚寿 | |
| Modern Beauty | Yang Guang | ||
| 2008 | A Mobile Love Story A Mobile Love Story A Mobile Love Story is a twenty-one episode Chinese Romance Idol Drama starring Taiwanese heartthrob Wallace Huo and Mainland singer-actress Han Xue with Singapore superstars Christopher Lee and Yvonne Lim... |
Lu Yun Fei 陆云飞/advertising agent | CCTV-1 CCTV-1 CCTV-1 is the primary channel of the Chinese television network, CCTV in the People's Republic of China. It has a mixture of all kinds of TV programs, and is available to both cable and terrestrial television viewers.-External links:*... |
| Rouge Snow | Xia Yun Kai / Butler | ||
| Love in the Forlon City | Yan-fei 颜飞 | ||
| 2009 | Chinese Paladin 3 (TV series) Chinese Paladin 3 (TV series) -Track list:#Shengsheng Shishi Ai #Wanji Shijian performed by Hu Ge#Cisheng Buhuan performed by Qingdao Feiyu... |
Xu Changqin 徐長卿/Taoist | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
| Contract About Interchange Status | Mai Zhelun | ||
| Go Yi Yi Go | Cao Yan / DJ | CCTV-8 CCTV-8 CCTV-8 is the television drama channel of the CCTV Network in the People's Republic of China.-External links:*... |
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| 2010 | Detective Tanglang | Tanglang 唐琅/Detective | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... , CCTV-1 CCTV-1 CCTV-1 is the primary channel of the Chinese television network, CCTV in the People's Republic of China. It has a mixture of all kinds of TV programs, and is available to both cable and terrestrial television viewers.-External links:*... |
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Li Gexiao 离歌笑 | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| 2011 | Qing Shi Wang Fei | Special Guest(Liu liancheng)/Emperor of Bei-han dynesty | |
| Gan Dong Sheng Ming 感动生命 | Han Zi-hang 韩子航 / Doctor |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Film Production |
| 2004 | Hands in the Air | ||
| 2009 | Contract About Interchange Status |
Discography
| Album # | Album information |
|---|---|
| 1st | Start (Also called Kai Shi)
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- Star OST (4 tracks)
- My Secret Garden OST (1 track)
- 100%Senorita OST (1 track)
- Tian Xia Di Yi OST (2 tracks)
Music video appearances
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- saya (1997) - Kang Chin Chung- Run Away(2000)
- Somebody/ 100%Senorita OST (2003)
- Xing Fu De Di Tu/Elva Hsiao /100%Senorita OST (2003)
- Ni Hao Jiu Hai, Na Shi Hou, Jian Shang Qing Ting, Ni Di Di Yi with Rosamund KwanRosamund KwanRosamund Kwan Chi-lam is a Chinese actress born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Shenyang, Liaoning in China on her father's side and from Shanghai on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Shaw Brothers star Kwan Shan and actress Cheung Bing Sai...
/ Start vol.1 album(2004) - Da Sha with Miriam YeungMiriam YeungMiriam Yeung, RN, is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Before entering the entertainment business, she was a registered nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She studied at the Holy Family Canossian College Kowloon...
Endorsements
- E-Wap (2000)
- Wrigley’s Gum (2000)
- Mitsubishi Virage IO (2003)
- Timberland (2003)
- Matrix (2003)
- Siemens CX65 (2004)
- Formosa Shades (2005)