- John Lone
Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = John Lone
tradchinesename = 尊龍
simpchinesename = 尊龙
birthname = Ng Kwok-Leung (吳國良)
birthdate = birth date and age|1952|10|13
birthplace =Macau
spouse = Nina Savino (1972-1979)John Lone (zh-tp|t=尊龍|p=Zūn Lóng; born
October 13 ,1952 as 吳國良) is an Americanactor .Biography
Early life
Lone was born Kwok-Leung Ng in
Macau , to a Chinese father and to Portuguese or Macanese (Chinese and Portuguese) mother.Fact|date=July 2008 Though little is known of the actual circumstance of his early life, he initially was raised in a Hong Kongorphanage . Eventually, he began training at Hong Kong's Chiu Chiu Academy and at thePeking Opera . It was here, at the age of ten he was given the name Johnny. He later chose the name Lone to reflect the fact that he was an orphan and for its similarity to Lung, his Chinese name.Sponsored by an American family, he left the Peking Opera troupe and immigrated to
Los Angeles, California . In theUnited States he continued hisperforming arts studies atAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts inPasadena, California . Eventually, he moved toNew York City , to pursue a career in thetheater .Career
Lone struggled for a time until the actor Mako recognized his talent and suggested him for a role in
David Henry Hwang ’s first play "F.O.B." From his performance in this play, Lone received anObie Award . While in New York City he was discovered by the talent agentJadin Wong , who helped him to launch his career. Wong subsequently discoveredJoan Chen ,Bai Ling ,Lucy Liu ,Ken Leung andKai Wong . His first major role in films was as the title character in "Iceman". He is probably best known for his portrayal of the EmperorPuyi in "The Last Emperor ", crime boss Joey Tai in "Year of the Dragon" and as corruptHong Kong cop Ricky Tan in "Rush Hour 2 ".Despite his
Hollywood fame, he chose to further his career in the Asian market. He playedEmperor Kangxi , another Manchu emperor, in a 30 episode TV drama series 《乾隆與香妃》in 2004.Filmography
* "Iceman" (1984)
* "Year of the Dragon" (1985)
* "The Last Emperor " (1987) as EmperorPuyi
* "The Moderns " (1988)
* "Echoes of Paradise " (1989)
* "Shadow of China " (1990)
* "Shanghai 1920 " (1991)
* "M. Butterfly" (1993) as Song Liling
* "The Shadow" (1994)
* "The Hunted" (1995)
* "Rush Hour 2 " (2001) as Ricky Tan
* "War" (2007)External links
*imdb name|id=0518821|name=John Lone
* [http://post.baidu.com/f?kw=johnlone Message Board of John Lone]
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